Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
MACH|N|STS FIGHT
PROPOSED BAN ON
/. ALL-N|GHT PARKING
Would Put Burdensome Cost
on Many and Cut Auto
Sales, They Assert.
SPACE DECLARED SHORT
FOR ENOUGH GARAGES
Protest to Traffic Engineer Calls
Attention to Problem at
U. s, Buildings.

Any official steps taken to adopt an
ordinance forbidding all-night parking
on the streets will be met with vigor-
Gus opposition from local members of
the International Association of Ma
chinists.
Abolition Of all-night sparkling has
been recommended to local officialb by
the Automobile Parking Committee, the
advisory body which has been coop
Grating with the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission in studying
local traffic conditions from the point
of view Of the parking problem.
While the union machinists are par
ticularly concerned with the possibility
of abolition Of all-night parking near
the Navy Yard, the Government Print
ing ONCE and the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, its membership is opposed
to the general plan of forbidding all
night parking, according to Edward r.
Williams, spokesman for the organiza-
ton.
Write TO Engineer.
Mr.. Williams w. w. Keeler and Will
liam Smoct, representing the machin-
lists of the Columbia Lodge, No. TIA,
Of the International Association, has
written to DR.. Miller McClintock, the
traffic engineer and expert employed by
the Automobile Parking Committee,
asking what position the committee
has taken affecting employees of the
Navy Yard, the Government Printing
ONCE and the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing.
The letter also contained excerpts of
testimony by members of the machinists
given before the traffic subcommittee
OF the Senate District committee, def
nitely opposing abolition of all night
parking.
The position is taken by the ma
chinists' organization that there is no
necessity for abolition of such parking
privileges as now exist and further that
many owners Of automobiles, persons
receiving but a nominal income, could
not afford to rent or purchase garages
for the storage of their machines, and
therefore would be deprived of benefit
and pleasure Of possessing an auto
mobile.
Represents Large Number.
The local nachinists organization,
Mr.. Williams told members of the SUBJ
committee of the Senate District body,
represented 4, 1900 permanent employees
Of the Naval Gun Factory and about
1000 automobile owners in Washing
ton,
petition presented to the commit
tee last DC ,ober stated:
I'VE, the undersigned, automobile
owners within the District of Columbia,
respectfully request that no action be
taken on the proposed elimination of
all night parking in the District OF
Columbia for the following reasons:
THE forced renting of garages would
further increase the already high
maintenance of our automobiles, If
night parking were eliminated in the
District Of Columbia
We do not park out automobiles in
the street by choice. A great number
that park In the street cannot afford
to rent garages even If they were avail
able in their locality. It is-impoSsible
and even ridiculous to even think that
there are garage accommodations to
house the cars that are parked on the
streets at night.
Increased Cost Seen.
'If all-night parking were eliminated
1t would increase the cost of renting
and building Of garages.
There are any number of blocks IN
the different sections Of the city where
the houses have no alley outlets, which
makes 1t impossible to build a garage
and surely no one would want to take
from the automobile owner the use of
the streets that he helps to pay for in
the District of Columbia.
1T has been estimated that about 80
per cent of the automobile owners that
park on the streets will be compelled to
dispose of their cars due to increased
overhead costs If all-night parking Is
eliminated"