Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-10
Unites With FesS in Belief
Some Place Must Be
Found for Cars.
CAREFUL STUDY OF ALL
FACTORS is ADVOCATED
Approach to Highway Bridge and
Tidal Basin Inlet Span Also
Require Consideration.

The automobile parking problem,
raised yesterday by the Fine Arts Com
mission in its relation to the appear
ance of Washington. is a question that
will require sympathetic and construc-
tive consideration, in the opinion of
Senators Fess Republican. of Ohio, and
Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut
Senator Bingham, who is chairman of
the subcommittee on District appro-
priations, suggested that it might be-
come necessary to set aside a part of
the Government-owned land for a
structure that would house a large
number of cars of Government en-
ployes now parked in the vicinity of
the Government buildings.
Commission Will Meet.
Senator Fess, who is chairman of the
Executive Committee of the National
George Washington Bicentennial Com
mission, said that committee Will meet
shortly after Congress convenes and
that any suggestions which may grow
out of the Fine Arts Commission letter
would be taken up by his committee at
that time
Senator Tess revealed that the letter
of the Fine Arts Commission was for
warded to the District Commissioners
after it had been discussed by the SUBJ
committee on Program for the Bicenten-
NAL Celebration. The Ohio Senator
said he wanted to emphasize that, in
sending the letter to the District Build
ing for consideration, there was no
thought of criticism or complaint OF
local officials in respect to the handling
of traffic. That course was taken. he
said, because it was a question over
which the Bicentennial group would
have no control or jurisdiction. He
said, however he would cooperate in
considering any proposals that may be
advanced Tor solving the problem.
Will Require Study.
Senators Fess and Bingham agreed
that the problem of automobile park
ing is one that will have to be solved
in some way, but both indicated their
belief that it would require careful
study of all the factors.
The problem was not one within our
province" said Senator FeSS referring
to the Bicentennial Commission, and
the most we could do was to take it up
with the Commissioners and offer to
The Ohio Senator said he had not
reached conclusions as to how it is to
be solved but thought that ultimately
it will become necessary to find spaces
where cars could be parked.
1T is problem that must be looked
into Sympathetically and constructive
ly," Senator Fes5 added
Senator Bingham in commenting on
the Fine Arts Commission letter, said:
1T is one of the most difficult ques-
tons confronting us, both from the
standpoint of Identification and of the
convenience of the people in the Dis
trict. There is no problem ahead of us
that presents more difficulties"
Senator Bingham said he appreciated
the position of the Fine Arts Commits
sion regarding the desirability of pro-
tecting the appearance of the improve
ments being made in the National Capt.
tai. At the same time, he said, I'VE
have got to provide a proper place to
put them" referring to parked auto
mobiles.
Suggests Ramp Garage.
The Connecticut Senator then adj
vanced the suggestion that rone step
might be to set aside a part OF the
Governmental land for building
to take care of Government employees
cars. Such structure, he said, could
two stories above.
Aside from the parking question,
Senator Fess Of Ohio said there were
two traffic problems that should be
given study, namely, the approach to
the Highway Bridge, and the narrow
neck" over the inlet to the Tidal Basin.
I'VE simply must find a better way
to approach the Highway Bridge" the
Senator declared.
ILL Al
Basin, the Senator said ne realized the
bridge at that point had been widened.
but he thought that location still re-
quires further consideration from
traffic standpoint.
Elimination Considered.
The gradual elimination of parking in
the city parks. in the Ellipse and on
the Mall is being considered by Lieut..
Col. u. S. Grant, Sd, director of pub
lie buildings and public parks, as a re-
suit of the commissions letter.
Col. Grant has instructed the United
States park police to reduce gradually
the all-day parking in the parks and
this program has long been under way.
The parking and garage problem. Col
Grant recalled, was studied eXhaustively
recently by DR.. Miller McClintock. head
of the ErSkine Bureau for Traffic Re-
SEARCH OF HARVARD university, as con-
sultant to the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. The Auto
mobile Parking Committee of Washing
ton, of which Col Grant was chairman,
sanctioned the McClintock report.
Included in the list of recommenda-
tons made in the McClintock report
were: In the near future parking
should be prohibited in the Ellipse and
on the Mall"
The report asserted that double park
ing should be prohibited, that loading
zones should be established, one-hour
parking limit continued in the con-
gested district and ''two-hour parking
limit should be applied in the district
surrounding the present