Evening star., 1934-04-23
.A[L-DAy PARKING
BAN|SPR0TESTED
|, BY 40 MERCHANTS
-Four Favor Restriction in
| Reports to Board of
Trade.
LIMIT OF 80 MINUTES
| OR HOUR is PROPOSED
Shopping Declared Discouraged.
Replies to Be Considered
Wednesday.

in effect on three main downtown
streets, 40 merchants in the central
business area today had filed with the
Washington Board of Trade written
protests against the restriction. Four
favored it.
Replying to QUESTIONABLE sent out
to merchants on F, G and Seventh
streets, on which the parking prohi-
bit1on Is in effect, the business men
were OF one accord in describing the
ban as harmful to business and dis
couraging to shopping in the central
| district.
Some set forth the argument that
II the one hour parking limit, here
to1ore In effect, were properly in
forced, the problem would be solved
satisfactorily. Some favored a half.
hour limit.
| VIII Meet Wednesday,
These replies will be taken up at a
Joint meeting of representatives of
Wasnlngton's major trade bodies We'd
nesday at 10 am. in the Board of
Trade headquarters, in The Star Build
ing. With the object Of deciding upon
a future course of actor. cc the park
ing problem, the meeting will Se at.
tended by members of the Board or
Trade, Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, Chamber of Commerce.
and the Seventh Street Business Men's
Association.
The trade boards survey is supple.
mentary to a similar one conducted
previously by the Merchants and Man
u1acturers' Association, which re-
Vealed overwhelming opposition to the
restriction. The answers are now
being catalogued for presentation at
the meeting.
Business Found Affected.
Some Of the protests filed with the
Board Of Trade follow:
| Frank r. Jelleff-I think the experi-
ment so far has absolutely proved nv
contention that there is no need for
this parking ban except during rush
hours. II 1t was extended as an ex-
pertinent only, from 4:30 to O'Clock.
In addition to the fact that there is no
parking before $50, think it would
go far toward solving the problem.
H. d. Ormsby, manager, S. S. Kresse
Coins has, no doubt seriously al
1ected the retail business on all Of
these streets involved. ! wish to state
that all merchants on G street are
very much disturbed about this park
ing ban, and it is my confident opin-
ion that if it is not lifted it will seri-
ously affect retail sales more than it
already has. From my own observa-
ton 1t drives the customers to the
outlying districts to do shopping when
they can park.
Finds Conditions Worse.
Frank Meyer, Meyers Mems Shop.
Inc.-The parking ban on F street,
ETC., has not helped traffic conditions
at any OF the bad places such as
thirteenth and F and Fourteenth and
F streets. In fact, from our observa-
ton, 1t has made them worse. Also.
II mas curtailed our business substan-
TALLY.
Sol Herzog.-Regarding the recent
parking ban on F street, We can truth
tulIy say that 1t is hurting our busi-
ness and will continue to do so as
long as it is in force We are abso-
lutely opposed to the restriction, and
feel that it is unfair.
Arthur j. Sundlun, A. Kahn. Inc
We find this restriction is proving
very costly to our business. This regu.
lation is very discriminatory and from
discussions with a number of our Gus
toners We can readily see that the
! merchants on other streets where
parking Is permitted will be greatly
| favored.
Finds People Stay Away.
X. Harris & Cove are not In
favor OF restricting parking, as it un-
doubtedly keeps people from coming
| downtown. 1t may be advisable To re-.
strict parking after o'clock, when the
Government Offices let out and on Sat
urday afternoons, which are about the
only tlmes r street seems at all con-
gested.
Salvatore Desio-We are emphatic
ally against the present trial of no
parking from am. to pm. and ap-
prove the enforcement of the ONE
| hour parking system. One-hour park
ing has never been really enforced
/ and therefore cannot be classed as inn.
practical.
Charles NJ. Stieff, Inc,-we fee,
that 1t is an injustice to ourselves
as well as to our neighbors to prohibit
parking on F street. Business has been
bad enough for us to get, and now
since the Commissioners are abandon
ing parking on F and G streets. we
cannot help but feel that they are
trying to do everything in their power
to make 1t harder for us
Reports Trade Scattered.
A. j. Stephens, Nunnally Co.-The
rule Is quite a detriment to our busi-
ness as well as other business in the
affected area. It is the intention of
the District to decentralize the shop
ping area, they have arrived at the
best way to scatter the downtown
trade.
Evaristo Murray, manager, Bren-
tano's-We feel sure that our business
has been and will be seriously dam
aged by the parking ban. We feel par
ticularly strong on this matter since
the elimination Of parking does not
add an extra lane to the moving
traffic. No matter how rigidily en-
forced the parking ban Is, there are
always few cars stopped at the curb
to unload passengers.
l.. p. McLachlen, president, McLach-
len Banking Corporation.-I consider
the new parking ban on F and G
streets entirely unnecessary and ex-
tremely harmful to business in this
area. A few years ago the Police
Department instigated a rigid enforce
ment Of one-hour parking on these
streets with most gratifying results.
This could be done again very