Evening star., 1936-04-05
LEGION DRAWS Up
CIVIC PROPOSALS
Traffic Program and Ideas
for Fairgrounds Sent to
Local Officials.

Recommendations designed to de-
crease danger from traffic hazards on
the city streets and to improve play
ground facilities of the Georgetown
area have been submitted to Govern
ment officials by the Civic Relations
Committee Of the Department OF the
District of Columbia, American Le-
gion.
Traffic suggestions were forwarded
by the committee, headed by Orville
c. Gaudette, to Peoples Counsel Will
liam A. Roberts, while the playground
proposals for Georgetown went to c.
Marshall Finnan, superintendent Of
National Capital Parks.
Committee Preparing Report.
Roberts received the traf1c sugges-
tions while q subcommittee of the
House is preparing a report on its
study of local trafic conditions.
Gaudette for the Legion said his
subcommittee on safety and trans
portation had made q careful study"
of the situation, and its recommended
tons were forwarded to Roberts with
the proposal that legislation be drafted
for consideration of the Board Of
Commissioners.
The recommendations would include
legislation:
Il. That will give the Commissions
ers full authority to regulate traffic
for protection Of the people Of the
District.
~. That will require every motor
vehicle owner to have his car inspected
semi-annually for safety operation
the inspection to be conducted by the
municipal government.
Responsibility Asked.
SO. That will embody safety re-
sponsibility provisions for the control
of reckless and financially irresponsi-
BILE motorists.
"a. That will embody provisions for
an investigation by the peoples coun.
sci relative to the disposition Of all
traffic cases by the court, looking into
the matter of criminal negligence.
IS. That an absolute ban be placed
on the fixing" so-oalled, Of tickets
for traffic violations, particularly
where motor vehicles are involved in
accidents.
IS. That will embody provisions
banning parking for 20 feet from
crosS-walks at intersections, thereby
giving pedestrians opportunity to OBJ
serve approaching motor vehicles.
Penalty for Drunken Driving.
81. That will provide that where
drivers who cause accidents by being
| drunk or under the influence OF liquor
be most severely dealt with and the
full penalty of the law applied.
"S. That will provide for a thorough
study of the effect of street lighting,
as exists, in justice to the motorists.
80. That will provide for thorough
study into the existing speed limits
to observe what effect the placing Of
speed-limit signs on certain streets
would have in reducing accidents.
40. That we indorse the suggestion
made by william A. Roberts, peoples
counsel, for a municipal garage to
relieve the downtown congestion and
pdIku46 PAODAcIILo, du0 uIeC Iikc NOuls
missioners Of the District OF Columbia
to ask for P. w. A. funds to build or
secure this garage and that a reason
able charge be made for its use"
Playground Suggestion.
The Georgetown Playground recon-
mendations were proposed as result
of study by the Legion Subcommittee
on Health and Recreation. Finnan
was asked to approve the following
projects:
/. Acquisition of area south Of p
street and west of Rock Creek for q
playground.
"2. Conversion of parkway south
Of P street Bridge into tennis and
other athletic courts.
IS. Conversion of site Of street car
barns north of street and west OF
the bridge into q playground.
| II. Construction of two tennis
courts and one basket ball court on
property adjacent to Bell court, of
Volta place.
| "5. Playground on land north Of
S street at Wisconsin avenue"