The Washington times., 1925-05-04
E. DRIDGE
INDS IS
IN BRIEF
SPACE
Violations InexcusabIe, Says
Traffic Director, and
Must Stop

Instructions to police to arrest
all vioIators Of parking regula-
tions were sent out today by In
spector Charles A. Evans, acting
Superintendent Of Police. He took
this action after numerous re-
ports Of fragrant violations Of
parking rules.
He told police the ten-day leni-
ency period for minor violations
does not apply to parking.
"Signs clearly indicate where
not to park" Evans said. "There
is no excuse for violations. A
motorist who disobeys the rules
is either blind or deliberately vio-
lating the law. The police depart
ment will not tolerate it."
M. o. Eldridge, director Of traf-
tic, reported to Evans that he
personally noted sixty-six parking
violations while walking on Six
teenth street between U and /
streets northwest.
Must Be Enforced.
These cars were parked under
or near signs" Eldridge said. II
intend, and so does Inspector Evans,
that parking regulations be en-
forced to the letter. They will do
no good If one or two or a group OF
persons get by without prosecu-
tion.''
No arrests for illegal parking
this morning, the First, Second, and
Third precincts reported.
Director Eldridge took the tag
numbers of the sixty-six violators,
but declares he does not intend to
order their arrest.
There may have been some mis-
understanding today, and I will
therefore take no action he de-
clared. But after today no ex-
cuses or alibis will go. A motorist
parking in the wrong place will
be arrested
Arrests Increase.
Traffic arrests from a. m. yes
lie
Speeding, four; minor violations,
twenty-eight; driving while drunk.
four; reckless driving, six; total
forty-two. For the same period last
Sunday: Speeding, eleven; minor
violations, twentythree; driving
while drunk, one; total thirty-five.
Eldridge spent most Of the morn
ing driving about the downtown
section.
1T believe that traffic was con-
siderably speeded up by the alb
sence of parked automobiles on
streets on which traffic is always
heavy. Liksewise, I think that
there was much less confusion to-
day."
However, motorists found parking
space in the congested district very
limited. And where parking was
permitted an absolute one-hour rule
was in effect.
Police have been given instruc-
tions to enforce the parking limit
regulations to the letter.
Thousands of motorists are re-
ported to have left their cars at
nome To-Day.
Street cars and buses reported a
materially increased business. Il
was said today additional cars and
buses would be put on.
Packed With Machines
The territory bordering on the
zone, where all-day park
ing is permitted, was packed with
machines.
AT 8 o'clock 1t was impossible to
get all-day parking space within
five or six blocks of the edge or
the zone.
Police believe that the all-day
parking evil has, to a great extent,
been eliminated. They declared
that with enforcement Of the park
ing law, all-day parkers will dis
appear.
Every available policeman was
on duty through the city today.
They spent their time giving ad-
vice to motorists.
Many of the policemen held con-
ferences on various street corners
with motorists, explaining the new
Police Educate Motorists.
Under orders of Inspector Charles
A. Evans, acting superintendent or
police, no arrests were made today
for minor violations Of the new
traffic code. Instead the police