Evening star., 1935-05-25
PARK|NG|S BANNED
DOWNTOWN FOR
SHRINE CONCLAVE
City Heads Cut Original
Order to Include Only
Five Days.
LARGE AREA INCLUDED
IN FORBIDDEN ZONES
New Rule Providing Penalties to
Reach $100 or 80 Days Al.
lowed to Stand.
BULLETIN.

the period of the Shrine conven-
tion next month, will be considered
at a special meeting of the Com
miSsionerS Monday.
The time the ban will be in ef-
feet was reduced this morning
from seven to five days, and Mon
day the city heads will consider
whether some of the north-south
streets should be exempted and
whether the penalties for violation,
now set from ST. TO 500 or to
80 days in Jail. should be reduced.
After brief reconsideration today,
the Commissioners stood pat on most
of their order of yesterday banning
any parking of cars, either day or
night, in a large portion OF the down.
town section during the Shrine con-
Vention.
The only modification made limits
the period of the ban to five days.
that is. from June 10 at 8 am. to
June IA at pm. The original order
would have made the ban effective
from 1901 am. June 9 to midnight
June IS.
The order forbids parking in the
area from Second street, east OF the
Capitol to Twenty-fourth street on
the west, and roughly from MaSsachu-
setts avenue on the north to 1ndep-
endence and Maryland avenues on the
south, except for the section west OF
Fourteenth street. where the southern
rrr;1 h. Constitution and
Virginia avenues.
The Commissioners let stand the
rule that penalties tor violation OF the
order may range from 81 TO 500 for
each offense or a Jail sentence up to
80 days for default in payment OF a
fine.
The Commissioners this morning
questioned whether their order was
too drastic, but were told by Traffic
Director Van Duzer and Police Supt.
Brown the rule was necessary to pre-
vent an unmanageable condition OF
traffic congestion. Therefore, after
looping off the first and last day of
the period stated in their order, they
directed that legal notice of the order
be published. This will be done Mon
day or Tuesday.
Question on Jail Term.
There was a question in the mind
OF one official dS to whether person
actually could be- sent to Jail for 30
days in default of payment of a fine
of 500, If such fine was ordered by
the court. Others said, however, they
did not expect it would be necessary
to impose the maximum possible fine
or Jail sentence.
Police officials said definite rule
had not been laid down as to how
much collateral would be required
when a case was made by police, but
that decision probably will depend
on the flagrancy of the case, it was
said. They expected that in many
cases only the ordinary 81 to So col
lateral would be required.
Authority for the drastic rule,
officials explained, is founded on the
special act of Congress providing for
special arrangements for the Shrine
Convention.
Traffic officials said frankly they
did not know what residents within
the affected area were going to do to
find garages or parking places for
their cars. One official said he felt
sure there would be more cars than
available parking space within rea-
sonable distance from the prescribed
area. With 100000 estimated to be
here for the convention, it is essen
tial that special arrangements be
made to keep the streets open Tor
traffic, officials insisted.
After outlining the boundaries OF
the area affected by the ban, the
Commissioners order states:
within the territory designated as
a temporary congested section, no
passenger vehicle shall be parked or
left standing except when actually
taking on or discharging passengers,
or in the case of commercial vehicles
when actually loading or unloading
merchandise; and such vehicles while
SO engaged shall stop or stand IN
position parallel with the curb.
provided, however, that this shall
not apply to taxicabs nor to licensed
vehicles for the conveyance OF pas
sengers for hire while vehicles may
occupy the stands now established
or such special stands as may here
after be established within this zone,
except where the occupation OF such
stands will interfere with the forma-
ton or passage of any scheduled
parade or ceremony.
provided further that a driver OF
any vehicle shall not stop, stand or
park so as to interfere with the free
movement of traffic"
District officials announced also that
a large unoccupied space at the Dis
trict woodward, at Sixth street and
Constitution avenue. had been reserved
for the parking of cars of delegates to
the Shrine convention.
Details of Ban.
The area included in the ban is
bounded on the east by Second street
northeast: on the south by 1ndepend-
ence avenue and Maryland avenue as
far west as Fourteenth street, and
then Constitution avenue and Virginia
avenue; on the west by Twenty-fourth
street. and on the north by K street,
Vermont avenue and Massachusetts,
avenue. The ban also extends for
several blocks along North Capitol
street above Massachusetts, avenue.
Meantime, it was announced by
Robert P. Smith, potentate OF Almas
Temple, and director general OF the
Shrine conclave, that Commissioner
Hazen officially will welcome the
Shriners from all parts OF North
America, on behalf of the District.
A novelty in radio broadcasting was
adopted yesterday afternoon to inform
Washington of the preparations under
way along the line of march OF the
parade, when short wave portable
radio in an automobile covered the
area. Director General Smith and
Stanley Bell of the National Broad
casting Co., carried on a conversation
as the car passed along, describing the
sights of grandstands, festooning OF
Pennsylvania avenue, construction OF
the Pavilion of Omar in front OF the
White House, decoration OF Almas
Temple and others. The short wave
was picked up and rebroadcast here
hy the National Broadcastiug Co.