Evening star., 1934-04-05
SPEED REDUCTION
ASKEDBY CITIZENS
Friendship Group Would Aid
Children on Wisconsin
Avenue.

Discussion of trafic problems occu-
pied a greater part of the time OF last
nights meeting of the Friendship Cit
liens Association in the Janney
School, 4510 Wisconsin avenue. A
committee was appointed to confer
with William A. Van Duzer, director
of vehicles and traffic, to speed action
on traffic regulation in the area.
The committee is to ask Van Duzer
for a reduction of the speed limit in
Wisconsin avenue from 80 miles per
hour. to % miles per hour from the
District line to Forty-first street. Is
miles per hour from Forty first street
to Window place, and % miles per
hour from Window place to Van Ness
street. A survey made this week shows
the average speed in Wisconsin ave-
hue at Albemarle street is "a miles per
hour. and the secretary of the asso-
citation, David L. Hunter, reported re-
ceiving a letter from Van Duzer, in
which it was said the average speed
in wisconsin avenue is over 80 miles
per hour. 1t is almost impossible for
school children to cross Wisconsin
avenue safely. according to members
of the association.
Seeks Traffic Light.
The committee is to renew the
Friendship groups plea for a traffic
light at the intersection of Albemarle
street and Wisconsin avenue. The
light was requested some time ago and
the money for installation reported
available, but so far no results have
been obtained. The association was
told this light is not on the list OF
those needed by traffic count, out
members feel school children need the
protection the light will offer.
A request that no-parking re-
striction be placed on the east side of
Thirty ninth street at the intersection
of Wisconsin avenue. Thirty ninth
and Van Ness streets was to be made
by the committee.
c. F. Mccarthy, B. E. Burke and ].
Committee.
being 100 per cent in favor of the
taxicab liability insurance bill spon-
sored by Senator McCarran.
Other traffic problems discussed in
cluded street lighting at Friendship
Circle and traffic regulation at Grant
road and Wisconsin avenue on Sun
day morning. The secretary was di-
rected to address a letter to the
proper authority to obtain better
lighting at the circle, and the asso-
citation is to ask the Police Depart
ment to assign a traffic policeman to
duty at the intersection.
G. D. Franks. reporting for the
committee on the Fort Reno Park de-
velopment. told the association that
there was no possibility of an appro-
priation for this under the 1885
budget He reported that the con-
tract for the Woodrow Wilson High
School had been let and that houses
on the ground we're being razed. The
committee on the Fort Reno develop
ment is to meet with q joint COM
mittee from other associations inter-
ested in the Woodrow Wilson High
School to assure that construction OF
that project will not lag.
Circus Carnivals Hit.
The association passed the resolu-
ton that it is opposed to the spirit
of the coming regulations to issue per-
mits to circuses or travelling carnivals
to operate on property classed as resi-
Dental. The lot at Nebraska and Wis
consin avenues has been used by
number of these carnivals, and such
Use was objected to by members OF
the association.
A motion was passed to take up the
question of the boundary between the
Friendship group and the North Cleve-
land Park Association. Harry Fried
man, president of the association;
Carmine Garafolo and c. A. Wright
compose the committee appointed to
discuss this boundary with commit
tee from North Cleveland Park.
A motion to ask the grading OF
Forty-second street north of Abe
marie to Brandywine and resurface it
from Nebraska avenue to Wisconsin
avenue was tabled.
The association heard the report of
f. E. Smith. treasurer, and voted to
pay 10 per cent of the dues from new
members to the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations for expenses in
CURED during the recent membership
drive,