Evening star., 1936-03-07
DECISION IS TAKEN
ON BAN PROPOSAL
BY BURTON MARSH
A. A. A. Engineering Official
Sees FaVors Linked
to Accidents.
CARPENTER ASKS BROWN
TO SUBMIT INFORMATION
Subcommittee Makes Another
Trip Over City During Rush
to View Street Situation.

The special Traffic Subcommittee Of
the House District Committee decided
today to make thorough investiga-
ton of traffic ticket fixing"
The decision followed a recommen-
dation of Burton w. Marsh of the
Engineering Department of the Amer
ican Automobile Association that an
absolute ban be placed on ticket FIX
ing"
There is definite relationship"
he declared, between fixing and acci-
dents"
Chairman Carpenter called on Maj.
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent OF
police, to furnish information as to
the number of tickets "fixed' last
year.
Want to Determine Evil.
I'VE. are going to find out the ex.
tent Of ticket fixing" declared Car.
penter. I'VE want to know if there
Is such an evil which ought to be
stopped. The charge of ticket fixing
is rather serious and I don't think
it should be passed over lightly"
Marsh said his organization made
efforts to procure information on
ticket fixing" but had been unable
to get it. He pointed out, however,
the organization had been able to get
the information from other cities.
We know what went into the ma
chine in Washington-the number Of
arrests-but We don't know what
came out" he declared.
Il don't see why Congress can't
have that information" remarked
Representative Wood, Democrat, of
Missouri. How can we proceed with
our traffic study if We are not in
formed?"
Timing of the traffic signal lights
at 81 intersections in the congested
area will be heightened for a 3O-day
trial beginning tomorrow to give the
pedestrian better break in crossing
streets. under an order issued late
yesterday by the Commissioners.
The oroer was announced follow
ing a meeting of the Commissioners
with representatives of Washingtons
street car, bus, taxi and trucking in
dustries, in which pledges of Coop
Grafton with the Commissioners in q
continued traffic safety campaign
were given.
The traffic light change was or
dered on recommendation by Traffic
Director William A. Van Duzer. The
cycle for changing the red and green
stop and 60 light signals will be
heightened from 55 to 80 seconds.
Hope to Curb Jaywalking.
The hope of officials is that this
change will persuade more pedes-
trians to stop jaywalking and give
them greater protection while obey
ing rules. Signal lights at Thirteenth
and N streets and at Sixth and K
streets will be shut off during the
period of the trial because they are
not suited to the change in timing.
officials of the Capital Transit Co.
told the Commissioners at the con-
ference they are discharging or sus-
pending operators of street cars and
buses who are found guilty of re-
peated clear offenses of skipping"
signal lights. Police Supt. Ernest w.
Brown had informed the city heads
this sort of violation was frequent.
Truck Parking Scrutinized.
Speaking for the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, Ringgold
Hart, attorney, opposed any prohi.
bition against parking of the trucks
in the downtown congested area,
even during rush hours, declaring the
interest of merchants and the public
would be adversely affected.
Taxi interests agreed to some limi-
tation of the number of cabs but
suggested any limitation be not dras-
tic, but gauged by convenience and
necessity"