Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15
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Howard j. and D. +.
Dispute Over Lights

The case of the driver whose
automobile ploWed into a Howard
University student parade, injuring
II students, was continued until
next Friday when the driver ap-
peared today before Municipal
Court Judge Milton S. Kronheim,
II.
Bond was set at $500 for Lewis
Garrett, 26, colored, of 1929 First
street NV, whose crash led to
revelation of a long standing
dispute between Howard University
and the District Government ever
installation of traffic lights near
the campus.
Garrett struck the students yes
terday afternoon as they were
parading on Fourth street NV.
near the east entrance of the uni
versity campus, police said. He
was charged with failure to give
full time and attention to his driv-
ing. failure to wear proper glasses
as required by his drivers permit
and disregarding a policeman's
signal.
Agreement Held Violated.
DR.. Mordecai johnson, univer-
sity president, said that on
September 80 he wrote En-
gineer Commissioner Gordon R.
Young. protesting that the Dis
trict had failed to keep an agree
ment with the university to install
traffic lights in the area where
the accident occurred.
He said that in 1916 Howard
transferred property to the Dis
trict for the widening of Fourth
street and in return the city
agreed to install traffic lights at
the east entrance to the campus
at Fourth and Bryant streets NV.
and to consider one at Fourth and
College place NV.
DR.. johnson said the agreement
was not kept and his September 80
letter was to protest the delay of
the lights any longer because of
the traffic hazard to students who
must cross Fourth street many
times each day.
Disparity on Interpretation.
He said he had received a re-
ply to his letter from a subordi-
nate of the Engineer Commits
sioner which stated search of
the minutes of the Commissioners
meetings seemed to indicate no
such agreement was made. DR.,
johnson said his Interpretation of
the same minutes seemed to indi-
cate such an agreement was made.
Gen. Young. who has just re-
turned from a trip to Europe,
said he was not familiar with the
case at all.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp said the agreement, if
there was one. was made before
he took Office and he was not
familiar with the situation either.
Mr.. Keneipp did say that he
had been asked to make traffic
counts in the Howard University
area a short time ago and had
completed one at Fourth and
Bryant streets NV. This count
showed light justified, Mr..
Kenelpp said, but right now there
are IS other intersections which
need lights as badly or worse.
Counts at the other intersections
at Howard are underway, he said.
Traffic Policeman at Scene.
The accident yesterday occurred
when the car went by a police
man stationed on Fourth street
to turn traffic from the parade
route, according to Detective Har-
old Gipe. of the accident investi-
cation unit.
Joseph Bryant, %, of 421
Twelfth street NV, was ad-
mitted to Freedmen's Hospital for
head injuries. Other students
treated for minor injuries were
Margaret Sharpe. 10; Katherine
Mcclure, II; Earl Anthony, %;
Reginald Mckenzie, 10: Cynthia
Garvin, IT; Esther Cook, 81, and
William Hughes, 20. who all live
on the campus, and Morris Butler,
81. of 2407 South Second street
Arlington; Carl Henry, 20, of 753
! Columbia road NV, and Robert
Hopkins. %, of 627 Fairmont
street NV.