Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

traffic has been buSlly en-
gagged during the past week
a In figuring out the 1890 ap-
preparations, In so far as they per-
tain to traffic management. The
tireSome task has been completed,
and the many sheets are now IN
the hands of the Commissioners.
Commissioner Dougherty is con-
sidering a plan of changing angle
parking to parallel parking on
Eighth street from Pennsylvania
avenue TO F street, New York ave-
nue. between Ninth and Fifteenth
streets and on Fourteenth and
Thirteenth and-a-half streets by
the District Building. No &C
ton will be taken until the official
returns from his vacation in
Maine. which is scheduled for
July Is.
If such action is taken the usual
protests from the merchants may
be expected. With the ever-in-
creaSing number of machines, it
does not appear to be reasonable
to take away additional parking
space from the motorists, who
have a hard enough time now to
park their cars. Dougherty's
opinion is that the above-named
streets are too narrow for angle
parking.
Light Installation Cost.
The order for 200 additional
traffic lights has gone through,
the same firm again making the
lowest bid. In the case of the
timers, there were two low bids
tied. In this case the order was
given to the local firm. For the
600 lights now on hand Harland
has recommended that the con-
tract for installation be awarded
to the Potomac Electric Power Co.
The contract calls for an expend-
iture of S143.000.
The flashing of the amber and
red lights for a fire signal has
been done away with. The direc-
tor of traffic was Of the opinion
that the signals were dangerous,
inaSInuch as after they stopped
flashing the fire apparatus might
dash by into a steady strearS OF
traffic. Also. he declared. there
was no reason to have the lights
fash the entire length of a bl'tlle-
ward highway, when the engines
were crossing only one mtelSec-
ton.
Acting upon an editorial sug-
geStion in The Star regarding
traffic around Sheridan, Circle,
Harland has made the r street
block by the circle one way west.
The situation has been bad there
for some time, and this plan viii
greatly aid in reducing congestion
and prevent accidents.
A suggestion has been made TO
Harland to draw up regulation
that would make all occupants OF
a car guilty of violating the speed
law. along with the operator. The
proposed regulation was tabled by
Harland. Adoption OF such a plan
would be severe on occupants OF a
bus or street car.
Strange Requests.
Other strange requests find
their way into the Office of the
director of traffic. Recently a
woman asked to obtain I'VE per-
nlits. She was perfectly willing
to paw the So for each one. She
stated that the reason for her
unusual request was that she
wanted one for home, one to keep
in the car. one to carry in her
pocketbOok, one for the office and
one for her coat. She became
very indignant when her plan
was turned down.
A magician playing at one OF
the local theaters recently asked
Harland for permission to drive
down r street. Olindfolded. Har-
land refused. Then the man
stated that the blindfold was
fixed SO he could really see. Har-
land refused again, this time on
the grounds that 1t was fraud.
The regulation making left
hand turns uniform on both the
lights and intersections controlled
by q policeman is now law. Mr..
Harlarad believes it viii simplify
the handling of traffic in the bus
mess section. At intersections
not controlled by traffic lights or
policemen, the left turns may be
made By driving to the middle OF
the street and swinging left, as
has been the case heretofore.
While the regulation TO control
pedestrian traffic was turned
down by the Commissioners, Har-