Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-24
Connecticut Avenue, E, 18th
and 18th Are Slated for
Improvement.
ACTION ON ELDRIDGE'S
PROPOSALS is DELAYED
Director Told to Confer on Plans
for 3O-Mile Limit and for New
Traffic Signals.

Decision to widen four downtown
thoroughfares at A total cost OF S2oo,'
600 was announced ry the Board OF
Commissioners, following their meet
ing today.
The streets are: Connecticut avenue
from the intersection of Eighteenth
street to n street and to Dupont Cir
Gle; Fifteenth street, / street to Massa-
chusetts avenue; f street. Fourth to
Fifth streets, and Twelfth street,
PENNSYLVANIA avenue to E street.
The Commissioners postponed ac-
ton on the recommendation of Trat-
fic Director Eldridge for the establish
ment of Il 30-mile speed limit on out.
living portions of several arterlal
highways, and also for the installa-
ton of additional traffic signals. On
both of these questions the Commls-
sioners referred the recommendations
back to the traffic director.
On the question of the 3Omile speed
limit the director was requested to
confer with the traffic counsel. ana
with regard to the extension of the
signal system he was directed to con-
suit with the Public Utilities Commits
sion, the traffic counsel and the engl-
neer of highways.
Klan Protest Denied.
The proposed new regulation OF
Health Officer Fowler requiring addl-
tional protection for meats displayed
for sale in market stores was post
poned until later date.
The Commissioners decided to hold a
public hearing Monday, September 10,
on the recommendation of the Health
xl,a% q a
to keen chickens where more than so
per cent of the area of the block is
covered with permanent buildings.
The commissioners had before them
the protest of the National ASsocta-
ton for the Advancement of Colored
People against the staging of the ku
Klux klan parade in Washington on
September 13, and approved a reply
prepared by Supt of Police tieSSe, ad-
vising the organization that the Dis
trict authorities do not know of any
reason why the parade should not be
held.
Four Short Streets Taken.
The decision to widen four down
town streets is the result of a public
hearing held August 10, at which
eight proposed widening projects were
discussed. 1t had not been expected
that the city heads would approve
more than two of them for the next
budget, but it was concluded at the
board meeting today to ask for four
short distances in lieu of two long
stretches of widening work.
On Connecticut avenue the road
way will be widened from so to 65
feet from Eighteenth to \ street, and
from y to Dupont Circle from so to 80
feet; Twelfth street, from 3S to iS
feet; F. street, from 80 to As feet: Fif-
teenth street from I to X will be
widened from 40 to 60 feet, and from
X to Massa chusetts avenue from 81
to 20 feet.
Although these projects We're given
final action by the Commissioners to-
day, the funds will have to be OBJ
tanned in the next district appropri-
alton act.
Fast Traffic Streets.
The ton for the extern
sion of the traffic signal system,
which went back to the director for
consultation, covered the following
streets: Maryland avenue northeast,
Second street to Bladensburg road.
Massa chusetts avenue northwest, New
Jersey avenue to Sixth street. from
Dupont Circle 10 IWenlE-SecOnu street
on Massa chusetts avenue also around
Thomas Circle on Ma ssachusetts ave
nue), Rhode Island avenue northwest,
Iowa Circle to North Capitol street,
f street northwest. North Capitol to
Thirteenth street and Vermont avenue
from Thomas Circle o. Iowa Circle.
The 30-naile speed limit, which also
goes back for further study by the
traffic counsel. would have applied to
certain stretches of Bladensburg road,
Rhode Island avenue, Sixteenth street,
Alaska, Connecticut. Wisconsin and
Massachusetts avenues. Pennsylvan
avenue southeast, Alabama avenue,
Canal road. River road, Good Hope
road and Naylor road.
The recommendation did not mean
that a continuous speed of 30 miles
would be permitted on the outlying
portions of those highways, but that
signs would be erected designating
certain stretches of open roadway
where that speed might I've attained.
At all dangerous points within those
areas, however, special signs would
he placed indicating a slow down to
30 or even Is miles per hour.