Evening star., 1953-06-30

10 Be Edsed ii Strike
Halls Streetcars Here
II a transit strike occurs at
midnight tonight, the Commits
sioners and Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp are ready to
ease the situation as far as pos
sible by temporarily resembling
certain parking regulations and
efecting other arrangements.
This was pointed out last night
by Commissioner Samuel Spen-
GER during the telecast of "Your
Commissioners Report" over
WMAL-TV, The Stars television
station.
Still Far Apart.
Mr.. Spencer told reporters
both the Capital Transit Co., and
the union were ''still long dis
tance apart" on settling the is
sue Of increased pensions-the
point Of dif1culty-but there still
was hope an agreement would be
reached by the midnight dead
line, thus averting a strike.
Commissioner Spencer urged
that car pools be set up at once,
so that If strike comes they
can operate Immediately to
Government buildings in partic-
ular, He suggested that per-
sons coming into the District
from Virginia do so by bus
(theSe buses will rum to cut
down on the number of cars en-
tering the District and, by the
same token, cut down on neces-
sary parking space.
Here are the regulations which
will become effective as soon as
the strike begins:
l: Parking meter fees will be sus-
2; All-day parking will be allowed
ai5ited aien during peak rush rush hours. z to
3. Parking in bus and streetcar stops
such cases where parking is prohibited
along the entire street at special times
or during peak hour traflc.
areas normally limited to two hours or
5. Forty-five- degree angle parking on
st,s ssrsetcar tracks will be allowed at the
Ccnnecticut avenue, from K to N
streets and from s street to Columbia
F street NV. from Seventh to Ninth
streets.
Indiana avenue from Third to Fifth
Independence avenue s.W. from Mary
land avenue to Seventh street and from
First to Second streets:
Massachusetts ayenue NE. from North
Capitol to First streets.
Pennsylvania avenue NV. from Peace
Monument to Fifteenth street and from
Seventeenth to Twenty-second streets.
Eleventh street NV. from F street to
Eighteenth street NV. from street
Nineteenth street NV. from C street
g. Parallel parking on street car tracks
will be permitted at the following loca-
b street s.w. from Second to Third
streets.
Union Station Plaza on the westbound
tracks
Second street sw. from Independence
Third street s.W. from independence
avenue to d street.
Motorists Cautioned.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp warned motorists that
parking will be permitted only
on the streetcar tracks deSig-
mated. He emphasized that all
mo Parking at Any Time" pro-
hibitions will remain in effect.
Edward j. Kelly. superintend-
ent Of National Capital Parks,
announced at the same time
these changes would become ef-
fective on park road systems in
event of a strike:
/. The limit will be lifted on all PARK.
ing ON roads ia thA park ssyAfem.
:. FAfking win be permitted in bus
8. Ninety degree angle parking win be
permitted on the outer peFimeter Of the
Ellipse circular roadway.
T.. Parallel parking on Seventeenth
street between Constitution avenue and
s.. Parking on the north. side Of the
westbound lane Of Independence avenue
from Seventeenth to Twenty-third
streets; on the south side Of the east
Seventeenth to Twenty third streets;
and on the south side of Constitution
avenue between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, except during rush hours,
will be permitted.
Discuss AddIcts Law.
The bill for compulsory hos
pitalization of narcotic addicts,
signed recently by President
Eisenhower, also came up for
discussion during the telecast.
The President has suggested
that District addicts be hos
pitalized here rather in the
Federal institutions at Lexing-
ton, KY, and Fort Worth, Tex.
Commissioner Renah F. Cam
alier said, in respons to q
question that President Eisen-
hover suggested this in good
faith, assuming that the District
had such institutions. The
Commissioner pointed out that
an old building at Gallinger
Hospital is entirely unsuited for
such q purpose.
what we need" Commission
er Camalier said, ''is an institu-
ton in the District which would
take care Of these addicts. I
would say we would be very re-
miss if we did not plan ahead"
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