Evening star., 1937-12-17
BAN ON PARKING
NBUS|NESS AREA
GAINS SUPPORT
Chairman PaImisano Prom
ises to Back Proposal
of Officials.
NOT READY TO APPROVE
ALL-NIGHT RESTRICTION
Representatives Sacks and Ken.
nedy Announce They Will Op.
pose Downtown Plan.

The plan Of group Of House Dis
trict Committee members to force the
Commissioners to adopt a regulation
prohibiting all automobile parking ir
the congested area received the in.
| dorsement today of Chairman Palmi.
sano.
Il don't know how far the members
will get" he declared, but I'll sup.
port them"
Mr.. Palmisano, however, said hi
is not yet ready to approve the propo.
sal to ban all-night parking through.
out the District, because he does moi
believe there is sufficient off-tsreet
storage space for the accommodation
Of all car owners.
The proposed prohibition against
all-day parking in the business sec.
ton, however, is destined to run into
some opposition in the District Com
mittee If legislation is introduced te
put it into effect.
Sacks Opposes Plan.
The latest committee member tc
oppose the plan is Representative
Sacks, Democrat, OF Pennsylvania
W declared its adoption would con.
stitute hardship on an automobile
owner who cannot afford to pay q
parking fee on private lot.
Il believe in proper parking restric-
tions," he declared, but l don't be-
lieve the complete abolition of park
ing, even in the congested area, would
be proper"
Like Chairman Palmisano, Mr.
Sacks also said he would not favor a
ban on all-night parking until there
are adequate facilities for off f-street
storage
Previously Representative Kennedy
| Democrat, of Maryland, ranking ma
Jorlty member of the District Com
mittee, announced he would fight the
opposed downtown parking prohibi.
ton, He feels the parking problem
can be controlled by the installation
OF parking meters.
Schultz Pushes Program.
Meantime Representative Schultz
Democrat, of Indiana, who initiated
the present safety campaign, wen
ahead with plans to compel the Com.
missioners to adopt the program laie
down at his conference Wednesda,
with police and traffic officials. II
addition to an all-night parking bar
and a prohibition against all park.
ing in the business section. the pro.
gram includes an anti -taywalkint
ordinance which would force pedes.
trians to cross at street intersections
Mr.. Schultz is preparing a lettel
inviting the Commissioners to tn,
second conference he plans to cal
early next week. At that time h,
will urge the Commissioners to sup.
port the safety program. If they re.
fuse he intends to sponsor legislation
to force them to adopt the proposet
regulations.
The traffic act, which was recentl,
fortified by decision of the Distric
Court of Appeals, Mr.. Schultz pointee
out, gives the Commissioners ampl.
authority to adopt the regula ton.
without special legislation.
Plans Mass Meeting.
After the Christmas holidays Mr.
Schultz plans to Il a mass meeting
OF residents of the District inter.
ested in the traffic problem. He L
particularly anxious to get their re.
action to his program to save The
lives of all potential traffic victim!
in 1898.
Business men who own fleets o.
trucks and taxicab owners and opera.
tors also are to be invited to a specia
conference before Congress recesses
for Christmas. Mr.. Schultz believe.
If the business men will penalize theil
truck drivers every time they are in.
volved in an accident they will be
inclined to be more safety conscious.