Evening star., 1926-02-18
REVOKING PERMITS
IS GIVEN APPROVAL
House Subcommittee Also
o. KS Amendment Extend
ing Date for Renewals.

Favorable report on two measures
to the full District committee AT a
special meeting tomorrow was ordered
today by the House subcommittee Oh
streets, highways and traffic.
On motion of Representative Clar-
enCe j. Mcleod Republican. Mlchl-
gan. two amendments to the existing
traffic act were approved. One of
these gives the traffic director au-
thority. on notice and hearing, to sus-
pend or revoke automobile drivers
permits for violation of the traffic act
as well as for violation of traffic regu-
lations.
A second amendment extends the
date for reiSsuanCe of permits to July
! next and makes permit good for
three years at fee of 81 a year. The
$3.50 900 to be raised by this permit
fee is to be expended on completion
of the electric traffic signal system
Water Bill Approved.
The second measure faVorably re-
ported is the Moore bill to permit de
livery of District water from the
DaleCarlia Reservoir across the Cham
Bridge to the Arlington County sanl-
district.
Representative Thomas l.. Rlanton
served notice that he would vigorously
oppose this legisla ton. He said he
@esents the disposition Of nearby
Maryland and Virginia to evade pay
ing taxes and otherwise supporting
the National Capital. at the same
time trying to get all the dement's
they can out of the Capital. 1t was
on motion of Representative Bowles.
Republican, Massachusetts. that ia
rorable report on the water bill was
ordered.
On motion of Representative Beers.
Republican, Pennsylvania, the sub
committee deferred action on the
Moore bill to erect new bridge on
the site of the present Chain Bridge
entirely al the expense of the Federal
Government Representative William,
c. Hammer. Democrat. North Caro-
lima, said Let's finish the Arlington
Memorial Bridge first
Compromise on Permits.
Chairman Zihlman of the District
committee had drafted the amend
ment giving the traffic director au-
thority to revoke driving licenses,
which Mr.. Blanton said was the prin-
cipal purpose of his bill. 1t was
adopted on motion of Mr.. Blanton.
Mr.. Zihlman then offered the amend
ment, recommended by the District
Commissioners. to extend for one year.
that is until March 81, 1927. the time
for reiSsuanCe of permits. The Dis
trict officials felt that ii would be
physically impossible 10 do this work
before July 81. Mr.. Blanton argued
for a provision which would make a
drivers permit good for five years at
s I lor = L.
discussion, an agreement was reached
extending the time until July l, 1926,
making a permit good for three years,
ct fG of 81 a year.
Mr.. Blanton spoke enthusiastically
of the splendid traffic signal system
on Sixteenth street" saying that the
traffic director should have S400. 600 to
provide similar traffic lights on all the
main thoroughfares. 1t was made
part of the amendment that the money
raised by license fee should be used
for completion of this electric signal
system. Mr.. Blanton explained that
the District Commissioners and the
traffic director have agreed on the fol
lowing program of traffic signals:
Signal Program.
On Massachusetts avenue from New
jersey avenue to Twenty-seCond street;
on Sixteenth street from II street to
Newton street, around Lafayette
Square: on Pennsylvania avenue from
the Peace Monument to Twenty eighth
street northwest: on NJ street north.
west from Twenty-ninth to Thirty.
fourth street; on Rhode Island ave
nue. from Connecticut avenue to First
street northwest; on Connecticut ave
nue. from Eighteenth street to Cathe
dral avenue; on street northwest
from Sixth to Fifteen street; on G
street northwest from Sixth to Fif
teenth street. on Sixth street north
west from Pennsylvania avenue to
Rhode Island avenue; on Thirteenth
street northwest from Pennsylvania
avenue to Florida avenue: on Eight
zenith street from Pennsylvania avenue
TO Florida avenue: on Twenty-seconG
street from Pennsylvania avenue tc
Ma aSSa chuSetts avenue; on Florida ave
nue. northwest from Ma achusetts
avenue to Connecticut avenue. and or
Maryland avenue from First street
northeast TO the intersection with Bla
densburg road.
Mr.. Blanton endeavored to get his
traffic bill with amendments recon
mended by the District Commissioners
favorably reported. but was unable to
do so. Mr.. Blanton had previously
stated that he was opposed to some
of the Commissioners anne endments
and would fight them on the floor Of
the House.
He served notice that he would also
endeavor to have the salary of Traffic
Director NJ. o. Eldridge increa sed from
$4,000 to $500. and that of the as
sistant director. Col. Moller. increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. He also notified
the committee that he was going tt
contend on the floor for all of the
provisions in his bill.
PLANS LIGHT EXTENSION.