Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-06
CITIZENS DISCUSS
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
EIdridge Tells Association
Crossing Hogs Are at Fault
in Many Accidents.

Traffic problems. including a some.
what NEGATIVE view on the proposed
harl on all-niSht parking the fiVe-year
school building program and reduced
street car fares were among the many
subjects discussed last night by the
. Columbia Heights Citizens AssoCia
ton. at its regular meeting in st.
Stephens Parish Hall NJ q. Eldridge
director Of ira fic. was the speaker of
the evening.
Mr.. t,ldridce blamed crossing hogs
for many accidents in traffic. Pcdes-
TRANS and motorists alike must obey
the right of way law he said before
the annual toll can he reduced. and
he expressed a hope that the higher
courts would sustain the legality Of
the anti-iay walking statute. On the
question Of ending all-night parking.
Mr.. EldridGe preferred not to commit
himself. hut admitted that it had some
very serious aspects.
Power to Revoke Permits.
The director expressed a belief that
Washington has the simplest. smallest
and Vet the hest set of traffic recula i
tons of any large city in the country.
lie said however. that the traffic
director should have authority to re-
woke permits and cited as one rea son
the increasing number at persons who.
arrested once on charges OF driving
while drunk and released ON bond.
reappear for second and even third
offenses on the same charge before
their first trial has, been called.
After the directors talk there was
considerable discussion on the all
night parking ban proposal, on which
diverse views We're expressed.
BY the time q resolution was pre-
scented on the parking ban question
more than half of the hundred or
more members had left the meeting
and IL was decided To ballot on the
question at the next meeting. \ reso-
luton was adopted favorinC the
Gasque bill providing for the election
Of members Of the Board OF Educa-
tion. Mrs. Lucy r. Swanton pre-
scented resolution which was adopted
urging Congress 10 appropriate At
least $4,000. 600 annually for five
years 10 carry out Vhe provisions of
the five-year school building program
1t was voted 10 request the Public
Utilities Commission to withdraw its
letter 70 Congress opposing a reduc-
tion in street car fares to ; cents.
Will Ask Hearing.
On motion of !. Clinton Hiatt chair
man of the committee on public
safety. it was decided to join with
the Park View. Finey Bra nch. Pet
worth and RriShtwood Citizens Asso-
Citations in requesting that hearing
he granted by the Public Utilities
Commission for the purpose Of
authorizing and directing the Wash
incton Railway and Electric Co. to
install the underground conduit SyS-
tenn for the operation of its line and
for the elimination of the ia ng erouS
pit a Georgia avenue and w street.
where the change from underground
to the overhead system is made
New members elected We're: A. Left.
witch Sinclair. ir.; DIR. j. Rozier Biggs
J. i. Hogan. Leon W. Bell. L. Lebo.
witt. William D'Alfonso. Ben min r.
Fernad. Frances NJ. F'ernad. :. II.
Johnson. Dr. j. :. Montgomery. John
n. Stewart. Miss &. {. Rand. J. Zulin.
Emmanuel Preston. +. &. Mattingly.
T. L. WaCcaman. George Smith.
Joseph Cornell. r. =. fofman. George
F.. Nash Paul T. Hanson. Charles II.
EeilIey. Mrs. r. n. Mitchell, Dr. Carl
Goide nherC. Harry n. Holla nder. \.
. FeinherG. George {. Dillingham;. Gu.
Fschberc. John C. DassouIas. Oscar
]. FarwelI. Morris Luchs. Joseph
\evoa r. F. Fair. A. i. Turpin.
Maurice Miller. Y. NJ. Foo<es. Mrs. J
Carow, n. Carow. Louis Deninbere
Max Lopatin Charles II. kenton, jr.;
William Lawman. Charles Robey
Peter ZachariaS. Warren r. Manter
F. G.. Wilcox. l. Kreuff, Mrs Frank
F. Murray. +. w. Schwoerer. p. J.
Garoufes, Clarence Nohe. II. I. Patten
Clarence O. Lubin MISS. Herr. Jacob
Nolfman. David Walsh. Charles Nor
clio and Peter Berger.
Committees Are Named
President w. I. Swanton announced
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