Evening star., 1926-09-17
|3BOULEVARDS GET
I|,3(M|LE SPEED LAW
Commissioners Approve High
Rate on Specific Sections.
Light Extension Waits.

A 3O-mile speed limit on three OF
the 13 arterial highways which were
recommended for the increased speed
by Traffic Director NJ. o. Eldridge. was
approved today by the District Com
missioners.
Installation of a temporary auto
matte traffic signal at the intersection
of Fifteenth street and New York ave-
nue. also was indorsed. but the Com
missioners again deferred action on a
number of other recommendations of
the traffic director. including the pro
posal to extend the automatic lights
on certain streets to require learn
er's permit for new drivers 'and to
regulate pedestrians at intersections
where the automatic signals are To-
Gated.
The three highways on which n
30-mile limit will prevail are MasSa-
chusettS avenue from Sheridan circle
to the District line. Bladensburg road
from Fifteenth and III streets north
east to the District line and central
avenue from Benning road to the DIS
trict line ON the two latter highways
the increa sed speed limit has been III
effect for the past year in certain sec
tions with "SatiSfa Ctory results, ac-
Cording to report Mr.. Eldridge SUD-
mitted to the Commissioners.
Others Await Result.
Approyal of the increased speed ON
the remaining highways was post
poned on Mr.. EldridGe'S reCommendd-
tion until the three have been prop
erlv marked and the results noted
These others are Rhode Island aVenle
from Fourth street northeast to the
District line sixteenth street from
Florida. avenue to tho District tlne.
Alaska avenue from sixteenth StfP''
to Georgia. avenue, Connecticut ave
me from Macomb to Morrison street.
Wisconsin avenue from Massachusetts
avenue to. the District line, lEVer
road from Wisconsin avenue 10 TN"
District line, Canal road from FoN-
hall road to the District line. fehh-
Svlvania avenue southeast from Nlh-
nesota. to Alabama avenue, Alahamt
avenue from corner Of Bowen road
and PENNSYLVANIA avenue TO the 'S-
trict line Good Hope road from MIN
nesota avenue to NaylOr road and
NavlOr road from Good Hope road I"
the District line.
The temporary installation or the
electric signal at Fifteenth street ana
New York avenue was voted IN con
nection with the opening of the inter
section to north and south bound traf-
fic. The question of a permanent IN
stallation will he considered after 6O-
day experiment.
Light System Roundup.
Approval of Mr.. Eldridge's plans for
placing additional automatic signals
on MARYLAND avenue northeast, from
second to Fifteenth streets, Massi-
chusetts avenue from New Jersey ave
me to Sixth street. also from Dupont
Circle TO Twenty second street, Rhode
Island avenue from Iowa Circle To
North Capitol street, and f. street
from North Capitol to Thirteenth
streets. was delayed until details are
worked out to insure that buSses and
street cars are not UnreaSonahly de-
layed. ttpon the suggestion OF MAJ.
w. f., r. COvell. senior Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner assigned tn pub
lie utilities.
'In view of the fact that two ana
a half times as many people use inc
street cars and Washington Rapid
Transit Company buSses in going I"
and from their places of business as
Use private automobiles, said Maj.
Covell in report to the tommlS-
sioners. lit is strongly recommended
that the time of traffic signals al all
intersections where there are public
utility busses or street cars he ar
ranged to give proper consideration to
this part of the travelling pubic.