Evening star., 1927-09-28
COUNCIL 0.K.'S NEW.
TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
Two Exceptions Made in
Program Submitted by
Director HarIand.

The program of Traffic Director
William H. Harland for extending
Washington's system of automatic
traffic signals was approved with two
exceptions last night by the District
Traffic Council.
Before submitting the program to
the council Mr.. Harland revised i,
somewhat from the one he drew tenta
lively several months ago. The
changes made are designed to increase
the number of automatic or manual
control lights at isolated intersections
by eliminating some Of the installa
tions planned for the downtown sec
tionS.
One of the proposed installations
which the council diSapproved called
for synchronized lights along Twenty
second street from X to Q street. In.
stead of this installation the council
recommended that single light De
placed at the intersection or twenty.
second and Q streets. which would
connect with the system planned Tor
Massachusetts avenue. The other pro-
posed installation opposed by the
from Tenth street to Washington
Circle. The council urged that this
installation extend westward only as
far as Eighteenth street.
Northeast Light Approved.
The first important light installa'
ton planned by Mr.. Harland, covering
Rhode Island avenue from Iowa CIR
Gle TO Fourth street northeast, already
has been approved by the Commis-
sioners. The other projects In the
revised program which the trafnc
council approved follow:
Sixth street from Louisiana to
Florida avenues; street from Thir'
teenth to North Capitol street; FIJI
teenth street from Vermont to Florida
Avenues: Fifteenth street from Euclid
to Irving street; X street and Flor
ida avenue from Fifth street north
west to Fifteenth and H streets north
east; Thirteenth street from E to
Massachusetts avenue: Rhode Island
avenue from Iowa Circle to North
Capitol street; Massachusetts avenue
from Fifth street to North
Capitol street. Eighteenth street from
L street to Florida avenue and Con-
necticut avenue from Mckinley to
Morrison streets.
Signal Light Locations.
The signal lights also would be in.
stalled under the program at the fol
lowing isolated intersections: At the
four corners of Lafayette Square.
Rhode Island avenue and South Da-
kota avenue southeast. Eighth street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
Eighth and H streets northeast, Sew.
enth street and Florida avenue, Yer.
mont avenue and u street, First and
b streets southeast, Twelfth and l.
streets, Calvert street and Connecticut
avenue, Massachusetts avenue and
North Capitol street. Georgia and New
Hampshire avenues, M street, New
York and New Jersey avenues: Park
road and New Hampshire avenue.
Wisconsin avenue and M street, North
Capitol and H streets, Fourteenth
street and Park road. Eighteenth
street and Columbia road, Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue south.
east and Good Hope road and Nichols
avenue southeast.
The tentative program OF fnstalla-
tions as drawn up originally by Mr..
Harland called for traffic light install.
tations on Maryland avenue northeast
from Second to Fourteenth streets,
E street from Thirteenth street to
Union Station; Thirteenth street from
E street to Florida avenue, Fifteenth
street from Rhode Island avenue to
Florida avenue. Seventeenth street
from Lafayette Square to Florida
avenue, Eighteenth street from X
street to Florida avenue, Twenty-sec.
ond street from X street to Massa-
chusetts avenue, Connecticut avenue
from Calvert street to Cathedral ave-
nue.. and both sides of MACPHERSON
Square.