Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-11
ACTION IS ASKED
ON TRAFFIC JAMS.
Merchants and Manufactur-
ers' Board Seeks Relief on
14th Street Southwest.

Traffic congestion problems affecting
downtown Washington occupied
major part of the monthly meeting yes
terday afternoon of the board OF gov
errors of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association, held at the
organization headquarters in The Star
Building. Resolutions designed to slim
ulate efforts toward bringing rellet
during the peak Of rush hours were
adopted by the group.
The board went on record in protest
of the closing of Fourteenth street
southwest between B and, D streets
each evening between 3 and O'Clock,
when employees of the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing leave work. 1t
was pointed out by the group that con-
siderable unnecessary congestion during
the evening homeward rush hour Is
caused by the cutting off of this i'm
portant highway, and the suggestion
was made that either the street car
tracks be rerouted over adjacent streets
or Fourteenth street be widened at
that point.
Favor Creating Left Turn.
Fourteenth street opposite the Bureau
of Engraving is closed while Govern
ment employees are being let out, by
police order, it being maintained that
a hazard is created through the heavy
flow of pedestrians and vehicular traffic
at the same time.
The board also favored creation OF
a left turn at some intersection between
3 street southwest and K street north
west. 1t was pointed out that traffic
coming into tine city and desiring to
turn westward toward Georgetown
cannot turn left at any intersection be-
tween these two streets during rush
hours because of police regulations.
The closing of Thirteenth street
south of Pennsylvania avenue. which is
contemplated by the Government in
conjunction with its Federal building
program, was opposed by the associa-
ton.
In placing itself on record as object
Ing to the closing of the street the
board suggested that If the architectural
plans for the triangle could not be
changed to permit the highway to con-
tinue south of Pennsylvania avenue, at
least subway to drain the vast volume
OF traffic pouring out of the business
area be provided. The board observed
that the only other immediate outlet
would be Twelfth street, narrow thor
oughfare, inadequate to handle the
heavy traHic.
The board voted to address a letter
to the Police Department voicing its
objection to the parking of derelict
automobiles, confiscated by the police,
in front of the various precinct houses.
1t was charged by the board that these
machines are parked day in and day
out. in many cases without lights, in
violation of police regulations. In adj
dition. the board asserted. they consti-
tute an untidy sight in the city.
Referendum Sc Endorsed.
Referendum No. So of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, which
recommended continuance of present
methods Of commodity exchange trad
ing, was Endorsed by the board
Mark Lansburgh, president of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton, named the following committee to
cooperate with post Office officials in
shop early-mail early" campaign for
Christmas: Ralph Goldsmith. William
Friel, A. Abbott, Sylvan King. c. B.
Dulcan, Westwood White, Bert Bre-
wood, George Mccain. A. j. Sundlun.
Charles Frame, Walter ingalls,, Sidney
Selinger, Dewey Zirkin, j. C. Parker.
Q. j. De Moll, George Harris and Joseph
kaufman.
A discussion of the vendors regula-
tlon adopted this year by the District
commissioners took place at the meet
ing, but no action was taken by the
board. The merchants association is
on record as opposed to the present
regulatin, which permits any vendor to
sell MS product or wares in residential
sections, being restricted only tn a half
hour stand in one place. The associa-
uon maintains that this constitutes
unfair competition to established mer-
chants who are zoned out of residential
sections by the zoning Commission,