Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-10
WH|TEHURST SEES
|. Street ZONE NEED
District Engineer Declares
Traffic to Cause Radical
Change in Program.

The time Is coming when the District
government will be forced to adopt a
radical change In its street paving and
replacement program, due to changed
traff1c conditions, under which all
streets would be zoned for specific types
OF trafnc and roadways laid to carr
trafic loads under such restrictions.
This was the prediction made by Capt.
H. G. Whitehurst, co-ordinator and
chief engineer of the District, in an ad-
dress last night before the Washington
Real Estate Board, In which he gave
a summary Of highway improvement
problems now before the city. The plan
now is applied here only to certain ar
terial highways.
Capt. Whitehurst also called attention
to the operation of the existing system
OF assessing so per cent of the cost
OF paving streets against AUDITING prop
erty owners; under the Borland Law. and
urged the realty organization to make
study OF such assessments for street
| Improvements.
Heavier Base Need Discussed.
In discussing the necessity of build
ing heavier base highways to carry
maximum traffic loads now being oper-
ated. Capt. Whitehurst declared. '6The
time is coming when streets must be
zoned for specific types of traffic. This
must come because the city cannot af-
lord to continue to pave all streets to
take care Of maximum traffic condi-
lions. We will have to classify streets
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Capt. Whitehurst also foresaw the
time when the District must rule of
the streets trucks having solid tires.
He declared that experience showed
mat solid-tired vehicles do about five
times the damage to streets as those
having pneumatic tires.
Capt Whttehurst pointed out that
the value Of resurfaced streets in the
District now amounts to about SIS. o0o,-
O0O,- and that this resurfacinR work
costs about $780, 900 annually.
Explains Purposes of Co. ordination.
Capt. Whitehurst explained that one
OF the chief purposes of the Office Of CO.
| ordinator Of the District would be to
/ time the work of various phases, of
street improvements to avoid the stimuli
taneous closing of a number Of parallel
or intersecting streets. and thus tying
| up tramc. and to avoid the cutting Of
newly laid streets unnecessarily for
the installation of sewers, water mains,
i
The meeting Of the realty board also
was in the nature of tribute to Ben
| T. Webster, president. w. W. Everett
/ president Of the Washington Board of
Trade, guest speaker, paid tribute To
the public services of the realty board
president, and Luther Linkins of the
realty organization formally presented
to Mr.. Webster letters from 10 members
OF the membership committee Of the
| Board Of Trade and the real estate
board lauding the work of Mr. Webster
in the interest Of the city as an execu-
tive Of the two bodies. Mr.. Webster is
secretary Of the Beard Of Trade.
Approves Tribute to Washington.
On motion by Harry K. Boss, the
real estate board went on record ap-
proving the plan of the Wakefield
Memorial Association for the rebuilding
Of the birthplace of George Washington
in Westmoreland County, Va. The prof.
ect has been designed by Edward w.
Dom, Washington architect, and has
the approval Of the Fine Arts Commits
sion. The matter was presented to the
realty board at the instance Of Mrs. H.
L. Rust, ST. t..-f tH
During his address, President Everett
Of the Board of Trade told Of the survey
OF Washington being planned by his or
ganization, and urged the realtors to
support the project, which is designed
TO formulate plan for proper develop
ment of the District for a predicted
population Of 100000 or more.