Evening star., 1949-01-19
Parking Space
Al AtPrenliium for
Inauguration
Drivers Told to Leave
Autos Early on Side
Streets Near Transit

WdSnlnSCOnS commercial parking
lots will be at a premium for in
auguration,s due to traffic restric-
tions. P. Y. K Howat, chairman Of
the District Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency, said today
Accordingly, he urged out-of-town
motorists either to park early on
parking lots or park on side streets
out of the congested area close to
mass transportation ito get the best
break"
Inspector Arthur E. Miller, in
spector in charge of traffic for the
Metropolitan Police Department.,
said motorists will be permitted to
drive anywhere they wish tomorrow
up until 10 am. After that hour
they will not be permitted to cross
the parade route or drive along the
parade route. This means they will
be harmed from the route along
Pennsylvania avenue from the Cap
itol to Washington Circle. This
condition will prevail until the pa
rade is over, which will be about
pm, the inspector said.
George E. Keneipp District direc-
tor of vehicles and traffic, said tenn
porary truck routes from the South
will be over the Highway Bridge to
Maine avenue to M street S.W.,
along NJ street to Ninth street Sc,
north on Ninth street I'd Maryland
avenue NE, and on out Maryland
avenue NE. He said truck routes
from the North will be the reverse
of that He said established truck
routes in the western part of the
city will remain unchanged.
No Authority Over Rates.
Mr.. Howat said that while he has
been advised that parking rates will
be boosted over Inauguration Day at
the downtown parking lots, his
agency has no authority over rates.
He said he thought any "gouging"
viii be done by attendants at the
lots, rather than by the operators.
The attendants will get whatever
they can and pocket the difference
above the established rates, he an
ticipated.
There are 5000 parking spaces at
the Pentagon Building, Mr.. Howat
pointed out, but he said there is no
legal authority to permit parking
there. He said an act of Congress
would be needed. But Mr. Howat
declared he is sure that "if people
park there for Inauguration, nobody
will bother them
Charles T. McGavin, chief analyst
for the District Motor Vehicle Park
ing Agency, will personally make an
inspection of parking lots tomorrow.
to secure information. Although his
agency lacks legal authority over
parking rates, he said the organiza-
ton wants the information for flu
ture use and to make a record Of
the situation.
Largest Lots Located.
The city's two lagresG downtown
parking lots are south Of the Mu-
nicipal Building at Fourteenth and
D streets NV.
> At the lot near the Municipal
Center, motorists will pay 81 to park,
but this will insure them a reserved
spot on the lot and special police
to watch property, officials there
said Motorists can enter any time
after pm. today and stay until
7 am. Friday. The usual rate is
IS cents day. A few reservations
were still available this morning.
officials said, and more than Is
extra attendants have been hired.
About 1,400 parking spaces is the
lots capacity, they explained.
i At the lot near the District Build
ing, a fiat rate of ST will be charged.
This will permit motorist to park
for both the inaugural parade and
the fireworks for that rate, author
tiles said. The ST rate will enable
motorists to park all day and in the
evening. After 6 pm, those coming
in for the fireworks will be charged
) so cents.
The capacity of that parking lot
is Its cars, officials said.
: More Lots Listed.
Mr.. McGavin said next door to the
!, Army and Navy Club on I street
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets NV, there is parking lot
with a 2O0-car capacity. On H
, street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets NV, there is an
other parking lot with capacity OF
14O cars, he recalled. The Medical
Building Garage, on street, be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets NV, has capacity OF 2oO
cars, he said. j,
The Star Garage, on E street at
Tenth street NV, has capacity OF
28O cars, Mr.. McGavin pointed out.
, The Hecht Co. Garage, with a 2SO-
', car capacity, at Sixth and E streets
NV, will be on first come, frst
, served" basis, with the entrance on
F street.
Mr.. McGavin said other parking
facilities include the Capital Garage.
1920 New York avenue NV, with a
sOO-car capacity; the new Catrltz
Garage on K street near Thirteenth
: street NV, with $50 cars and
Tompkins Garage, on I street be-
) tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets NV, with $50 cars.
The new Ring Garage, Nineteenth
and M streets NV. is being rushed
for completion tomorrow, Mr.. NC
Gavin said. and will be able to han
die $50 cars.
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