Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
NEW PARKING BAN
TO Be PROTESTED
BY u. S. EMPLOYEES.
Hearing Set Tuesday Before
Commissioners Adopt Re-
zoning Plan.
FEDERAL BAR GROUP
ASSAILS PROPOSALS
Major Recommendations Made by
Col. Grants Committee Still
Await Action.

Representatives of three Government
institutions will be given chance to
enter protests at hearing at the meet
ing of the Board of Commissioners next
Tuesday before the city heads adopt a
series of new parking regulations, which
would place a two-hour limit on park
ing as far South as B street southwest.
The protests are from the Bureau of
Printing and Engraving, the Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Smith
sonian Institution.
Should the proposed rules go through,
it would mean that many of the en-
ployeS Of these institutions would have
to find new parking places for their
cars further south or go out and move
them every two hours. A large proper
ton of the workers at these institu-
tons, it is said, go to work in auto
mobiles. and at present the buildings int
which they work are out of the restrict
ed zone.
Bar Group Protests.
The Federal Bar Association last
night adopted a resolution which will
be sent to the Commissioners and the
supervising architect of the Treasury
Department asking that the proposed
parking changes be reconsidered, as
being entirely too drastic. Since most
government buildings are in zones re-
stricted as to parking under the pro-
posed rules, most On the government
workers owning cars viii be affected,
the resolution points out. The Treas
ury architect is also asked to see to it
that in planning the new Federal build
ings, space for parking be provided on
the roofs or in the cellars Of the build
ings.
The text Of the resolution was:
Whereas the traffic director Of the
District of Columbia has announced the
proposed establishment of an extension
of the present restricted zone for park
ing purposes to include all of the gov
eminent departments and independent
offices;
And whereas the present state of
congestion of traffic as observed by
members of the Federal Bar Association
is not such as to demand such drastic
action;
Space in Buildings Asked.
"Now, therefore, be it resolved that
the executive council of the Federal
Bar Association hereby protests against
the proposed changes in parking regu-
lationS enlarging the present restricted
areas as being unnecessary and as cauS-
ing undue hardship to Government en-
ployes, many of whom live in outlying
and suburban communities;
And be it resolved further that the
Office of the supervising architect of the
Treasury be and it is hereby requested
to take suitable measures in connec-
ton with the construction of buildings
so as to provide parking space either on
the roofs or underground in order to
remedy adequately the traffic condi-
tons"
A perusal of the recommendations
prepared under the sponsorship of Col.
Grants Automobile Parking Committee
reveals that there are some major
recommendations that have not as yet
been adopted.
Recommendations Unadopted.
Foremost of these are the following
recommendations:
The provision permitting double
parking should be repealed and a strict
prohibition substituted.
Loading zcnes should be freely estab-
lished with the special provision that
they may be occupied by waiting pri-
vate cars in charge of driver when
the zone is not required for loading or
unloading
In the near future parking should be
prohibited in the Ellipse and on the
Mall"
Identity Cards Proposed.
The committee urged that private
garage enterprises be encouraged and
that the Government should provide
storage for approximately 1000 cars In
each Of five buildings composing the
triangle group Of Federal buildings.
Capt. r. 2. Montgomery of the Park
Police, who have charge of the Mall
area, believes that some system will
have to be worked out to comply with
the establishing of parking areas in the
vicinity OF governmental establishments,
whereby Identification cards would be
distributed to designated officials in
each Of the departments.
1t VIII be easy enough he says. to
identify Senators and Representatives
about the Government departments and
bureaus, but it viii be difficult matter
10 know when governmental official
Is on Official business.