Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-01
TRAFFIC LIMITED
! DURING INAUGURAL
Sweeping Regulations for
Pedestrians and Vehicles
Issued by Police.


Sweeping regulations covering move
ment of traffic and pedestrians during
the inaugural ceremony Monday were
issued today by the Police Department.
The rules embrace passage OF autos
on and across Pennsylvania avenue and
the immediate vicinity. the movement
of buses and street cars. designate
routes for the machines of Senators,
Representatives, visiting governors and
other notableS. areas set aside Tor park
ing of spectators automobiles. and nu-
nerouS other regulations TO facilitate
efficient handling of the throngs which
will be in Washington for the day.
Beginning al 10 m. Monday, III prep
aration for the parade, barbados Will
be set up to prevent traffic crossing the
parade route from the east side OF the
Capitol along Pennsylvania avenue to
Nineteenth street northwest The bar
ricades will be set up along the Avenue
and, in some spots, one square nortn or
south.
This will mean that most north and
south bound traffic desiring 10 cross
the Avenue will have to make wide de-
tours between 10 am. and the time the
parade disbands.
Information Booths Provided.
The only out-of-t town traffic TO be
interfered with seriously will be that
coming from the south over Highway
Bridge. This will have to turn west on
the Tidal Basin roadway just south OF
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
The best route from there to most
downtown hotels will be west to Twen-
ty-sixth street, north Oh Twenty-sixth
street to Pennsylvania avenue and then
east back to the city, according TO the
Police Department.
All the main entrances to WashAes
ton are being served by information
booths conducted jointly by the Police
Department and the American Automo-
bile Association. The booths are sta
toned at Fourteenth and D streets
southwest, Wisconsin avenue at the Bis
trict line Georgia avenue at the Dis
trict line. Rhode Island avenue at the
District line and BladenSburg road at
the District line
The booths will be open from am.
until midnight tomorrow. from am.
until midnight Sunday and from am.
until noon Monday. They probably VIII
be open also on Tuesday morning.
There will be policeman and repre-
sentative of the A. A. A. stationed at
directions for reaching any given deSti-
nation and a map of Washington show
ing all the locations where autos may
be parked "a hours.
Parking Is Restricted.
Washington motorists are warned that
the congested zone has been greatly en-
larged and no parking will be permitted
therein from midnight Sunday night
until midnight Monday, except for taxi
cabs, which may occupy their regular
stands outside Of the parade route.
The boundaries Of the emergency i
congested zone are as follows: From
Sixth street and Missouri avenue along
the east curb of Sixth street to LouiSi-
ana avenue to Fifth street; thence along
the east curb of Fifth street to @ street,
along the north curb of G street to
Fifteenth street, along the east curb of
Fifteenth street to II street. along the
north curb OF H street to Seventeenth
street. along the west curb of Seven
tenth street to New York avenue AMI
thence along the east curb of Seven
tenth street to Pennsylvania avenue,
along the south curb of Pennsylvania
avenue to Fifteenth street, along the
west curb of Fifteenth street to B
street and thence along the south curb
souri, avenue, all northwest.
Summary of Regulations.
For Monday police have issued the
following regulations:
All roadways entering the Capitol
grounds, with the exception Of the
roadways at New Jersey avenue south
east and Delaware avenue northeast,
will be barricaded at am. and after
hot 1s>rrN 70 %kzn de-
be restricted to vehicles bearing the
official pass issued by either the ser
geant-at-arms of the Senate or the SER
geant-at-arms Of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Vehicles carrying members of the Su- ]
preme Court will approach stands via
Delaware avenue entrance to the Cap
itol grounds and the drivers will be
directed to selected parking spaces.
Vehicles of Senators will enter the
Capitol grounds via Delaware avenue
and after depositing passengers the
drivers will move through the south
driveway of the Capitol grounds to
First street; thence north on First
street. entering the north driveway OF
the Capitol grounds at Peace Monu-
ment, vehicles to be parked in the
north driveway.
Members of the House who wish to
reach the White House will exit from
the south roadway of the Capitol
grounds and proceed west through
Maryland avenue, c street and Virginia
avenue to Twelfth street; north on
Twelfth street to the main entrance
of the Agricultural grounds; thence
west through Agricultural and Monu-
ment grounds to Tidal Basin roadway
thence west to Seventeenth street and
north thereon to State place. Inter-
sections of the route indicated VIII be
controlled by the police. who will d.
rect the vehicles as 10 the proper route.
REGULATIONS for Diplomatic Corps.
Vehicles conveying members OF the
diplomatic corps will enter Capitol
grounds via Delaware avenue, and after
depositing passengers will exit from the
grounds at New Jersey avenue and b
street. and will move west on B street
to South Capitol street and south on
South Capitol street to reserved parking
space indicated by signs and supervised
by police.
Vehicles conveying visiting governors
and other distinguished guests Will en-
ter the Capitol grounds via Delaware
avenue. After depositing their paSsen-
gers they will exit from the Plaza at
New Jersey avenue and street ana
will park on both sides of street east
of New Jersey avenue under the direc-
ton OF police. Al the conclusion OF th2
inaugural ceremonies the governors will
walk to their vehicles, which VIII be
directed to their proper place in the
parade formation. When that part OF
the parade reaches Nineteenth street.
the vehicles having the governors viii
move south to f sect, east through L