Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1929, Page 3

- DEMOCRATS DRAW TARIFF FRAY LINES Senate Finance Committee Minority Studies Final Draft of Bill. | i By the Ascociated Press. The Senate finance committee Demo- crats were ready today to go forward with_consideration of amendmenis to} the Republican tariff bill in preparation for the long, bitter controversy that will move next Wednesday from the field of public statements to the Senate floor. They had before them the final draft of the bill which will be presented by the committee Republicans as the product of their work through the Sum- mer rewriting the House version. They ! also had available special studies of | various proposals in the measure made | for them by experts employed for the purpose. d | Publication Postponed. | The expected advance publication of | the committee majority’s report on the ! bill, however, had been postponed un- il next Tuesday. The Democrats had counted on having this available today or tomorrow for consideration before deciding whether to present a minority eport. Brought into the open in its final form yesterday, the majority bill showed only a few important changes not al- ready disclosed to the public. It in- spired, however, a fresh outburst of criticism from Democratic and Repub- lican independent opponents of the | legislation. ! Senator Harrison, Mississippl, said it was “even worse than when it was pas: by the Hou: and Senator Nye, Republican, of Nort! Dakota, expressed the opinion that no | tariff legisaltion at all would be better than this proposal. Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana, bitterly assailed | the removal of proposed manganese rates, saying it would force the mines in | his State to close. See Bitter Fight Forming. Many observers saw in the committee majority's version of the administrative | sections of the bill new material for a controversy, which is expected to rival even the sugar tariff debate in duration and intensity. Complying with Presi- dent Hoover's request for authority to reorganize the tariff commission, the Republican committeemen retain the House proposal to enable him to ap- point new members without waiting for the terms of those now serving to expire. The House provisions to increase the number of members from six to seven and to permit their appointment with- out regard to party afiiliation, however, were amended, the committeemen pre- ferring to retain the present bi-partisan nature of the commission with the terms of office reduced from 12 to 6 years and each incumbent serving until & successor takes office. Their salaries would be $12,000 a year as compared with $7,500 under existing law. The President could retain any member he desired. Under present law, the term of Com- missioner Frank Clark of Florida ex- pires September 7, 1930; that of Edgar B. Brossard, Utah. the same date in | 2; Chairman Thomas O. Marvin of | Massachusetts, 1934; Vice Chairman | Alfred P. nnis, Maryland, 1936; | Lincoln Dixon, Indiana, 1938, and | Sherman J. Lowell. New York, 1940. The committee Republicans hecded the protest of Buffalo millers and struck out a new House provision subjecting | Canadian wheat imported and milled in | bond for export to Cuba to a tariff equal Democrat, of | | | | the streets is for the accommodation of { anv particular sector this A survey of 19 large cities which THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C., THURSDAY AUGUST 29, 1929. LOCAL CONDITIONS CONSIDERED IN SOLVING PARKING PROBLEMS Survey of 19 Cities Shows That 3 Methods Are Most Widely Used in Relieving Congested Areas in Business Districts. has just been completed by The Star discloses that the parking question in congested business districts is becoming increasingly acute throughout the country and that the problem is being solved | in various ways, depending largely on local conditions. ! are relying to a large extent on parking prohibition, five are putting their faith !in limited parking of varying lengths and seven are combining both no parking and limited parking in their efforts to alleviate congestion. | present. using the combined method, is planning a large extension of the area in which parking is banned, and the other, now using limited parking, expects to adopt no parking within the yeas ‘The replies received indicate that the | matter is considered by the country's leading traffic experts to be one of the most important questions, which must be settled by traffic engineers and busi- ness men working in co-operation. It is not a matter, they contend, which can be determined by general rules, as local conditions must and should determine what is the proper solution, and the men who have built up the merchandis- ing establishments, which in a large measure are responsible for attracting a focus of traffic to a particular locality, are primarily interested in solving the problem in such a way that the result will not be a mere diversion of trade to other sections., Coupled with this phase and of equal importance there must, however, by consideration given to the effect of parking on the safety, and convenience of the public at large, it being generally admitted that the primary purpose of moving traffic from one point to another | and that the use of a portion of them for storage purposes is permissable only when it does not defeat the prin- | cipal reason for their existence. It is | likewise recognized that a parked car is an obstruction to one lane of traffic, may result in slowing down another lane of moving vehicles and is a poten- tial hazard. Hence the solution must be reached by agreement between the traffic authorities and the business in- terests, as they are responsible for and directly concerned with safety and convenience and the prosperity of the district where parking control is being contemplated. Facts Must Be Studied. Obviously. therefore, it is pointed out, any proper consideration must be predicated not on prejudice, not on not on the desire to obtain some particylar benefit. but rather on a weighing of all of the interest involved with a thorough compilation of the necessary factual information as an essential preliminary. As an instance of this, various cities report that the fact that vehicles avail themselves of | curb parking facilities is by no means an indication that they are used in the | transporting of potential purchasers nor does the number of vehicles enter- | ing a particular district necessarily have any particular bearing on the numb-r of motor-transported possible buyers. Only by actual checks has it been found possible to determine the percentage of customers arriving by private trans- portation means as compared with those reaching the business district through ' Five of the communities One other, at pmt" remedy is enactment of no- parking ordinances. < Judging from the actions taken by the various cities which reported, the solutions arrived at have been varied indeed, and for some of them it is frankly stated that they were not adopted as curses, but as palliatives. Some of the cities have no-parking on many, if not all, of the matn busi- ness streets; others rely on limited parking for various time periods rang- ing from 15 minutes to 2 hour: thers prohibit parking altogether during cer- tain hours of the day in the congested district, and then at other times have either limited or unlimited parking in the same territory. Of this last class certain towns keep the curb clear up to 9:30 in the morning and after 4:30 in the afternoon, while others use the no-parking ba nonly in the afternoon. It is the contention of those using the ban in the morning as well as the aft- ernoon that the early prohibition does that some remedial action is neces: sary. In addition to the various methods of parking restriction, running from elimination to limitation, various other methods have been and are being adopted throughout the country. Off- street parking, either in the open air or in storage garages, is proving more and more popular. Several towns re- ported that land used in this manner was showing a better return than did the buildings which formerly these sites. Office buildings o newer types are being constructe a portion of the building devoted to garage facilities for the tenants. De- troit reports some outstanding success- ful instances in which the office tenant drives up to the floor on which his office is located, leaves his car and walks a short distance to.his office. Other cities, instead of central parking facili- ties, favor their location away from the congested district, with mass transpor- tation then furnished to the heart of the business district. Philadelphia re- ports success with this solution, which is there, to a large extent, furnished by the local street car company, which for a fee of 25 cents gives Plrktng space and a round-trip ticket from the out- skirts to the business center. In Cleve- land several of the department stores have storage garages outside of the congested district, where free parking is offered their customers along with round-trip bus transportation to the store. Some of these remedies are com- bined with no-parking bans, and in other places with limited parldn%u Of the cities surveyed, Pitsburgl Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago and Bo: ton are applylng parking prohibition in a large way. On the other hand, Day- ton, Cleveland, Buffalo, New Orleans and Minneapolis are at present trying to meet the situation with various sorts of limited parking, while Cincinnati, Kansas City, Los Angeles, San Fran- cisco, Newark, St. Louis and Baltimore are combining both in different man- ners. However, in some of these towns, away with much of the “storage” phase. since that restriction forces those who use the automobile to transport them to business to leave their cars in some | place other than the congested district. A Phase of Parking. Merchants who are considering the parking problem, it is claimed in sev- phase of the matter which is often overlooked. While many of them of their sales, still if shopping in any particular district becomes impossible, or even inconvenient, because of traf- fic congestion, then, it is said. that the certain effect is to divert trade to out- lying sections. Of course, it does not follow that no-parking is the indi- cated cure, but it does mean, if a survey shows this condition to exist, 000000000000000000000000 the use of mass transportation facilities. Without a comprehensive study of all aspects of the situation, it is claimed that parking bars or limitations m: be imposed before the point of satur: tion has been reached with the result that unnecessary and unscientific re- | strictions may be imposed. It was sug- gested by one of the experts that when double parking began to be the rule in might be taken as a fair indication that the saturation point had been reached and that corrective action was necessary. 000000000000000000000. to the amount of duty preference which Cuba grants American flour, which is 30 per cent. Southwestern millers had | [f &ponsored the new clause. The text also disclosed the elimina- | tion of the House proposal to deny the 99 per cent duty drawback on export ! flour made from imported wheat and | restoration of existing provisions mak- ing the refund apply in cases where | imported wheat was mixed with not less | than 30 per cent American wheat. 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HEDGES & 1412 Eye Street N.W, Metal n extensive Living Room a Dining Room, Sun Parlor and Kitchen. s tank), Kelvinator Electric ~Weather Stripping, e ishable ex- be hardly disting The price MIDDLETON Franklin 9503 B o voluntary organization known as the Citizens” Street Traffic Committee has, | to within the last month, recommended to the mayor additional no-parking re- strictions for nearly 100 streets. Mem- phis, Tenn., now using limited parking, reports it will adopt no-parking t! year. Many Law Violators. ‘This New York committee instituted a survey of the vehicles parked in New 000 vehicles at the curb in the one- hour parking district violated the ordi- nance by parking from one to eight hours. One suggestion of that commit- tee might do much to expedite traffic if observed locally, it is pointed out. This was to the effect that a great deal of the manhole opening might be done at night or at times other than rush periods. Another had to do with the present existing practice of permitting building construction work to occupy a portion of the roadway both with pe- destrian runways and storage of mate- rial in the streets. ‘The objection to such practices is, of course, that it narrows the roadway width of a street, which, as was pointed out by W. Graham Cole, New York traffic and safety expert, is likewise the effect of parking. “If the parked cars are forced tochange at intervals of 30 minutes to 2 hours or more it simply means that the width of the roadway is permanently narrowed and that the free flow of vehicles is materially inte: fered with because of the parked cars backing out into traffic.” Mr. Cole evi- dently had in mind angle parking, but in addition to the points he mentioned it is apparent that requiring vehicles to move at or before the end of certain periods likewise adds to the traffic con. ] opinion of many experts, presents the true heart of the matter and has been the subject of t deal of loose and ite ing. The term “parking” is used, of course, to de ate a vehicle not in motion, but in reality jt should be qualified in ap- plication, §o as not to be used to cover the statiohary vehicle in both of its main aspegts, according to the report. Eliminating stops caused by traffic control, traffic congestion or accidents, vehicles are stationary on the streets for two main purposes, the syrvey shows. One is to permit the occupants to transact business in the vicinity; the other is for storage purposes. It is gen- erally conceded that the streets are de- signed for the public service of fur- nishing a place for travel to points be- yond the district being considered or for travel to some point within the ter- ritory being surveyed. To the merchant or business man located therein it is im- rtant that his prospective customer enabled to reach him promptly and conveniently. Most Happy Result. The most happy result is when the | customer is able to park at the curb in front of the establishment he desires to patronize. And it is the opinion of the business men and traffic experts who replied to The Star's survey that, the vehicle driver should be permitted to approximate that ideal situation as| nearly as possible, subject to one con- sideration, le., to the paramount right | of the public in general to use the en-| tire roadway for the passage of vehicles, if the entire roadway is necessary to accommodate the amount of vehicular traffic desiring to use it. When any less than the entire width is needed, then the right of stoppage is next in' order | of importance and space should be lotted for one lane of stationary hicles or, if the trafic will permit, of one lane on each side of the street, the survey indicates. It makes no difference from the standpoint of passing traffic through the street whether there be one ve- hicle in the lane or whether the curb line be full. In either event that lane is of no value for through traffic once it contains a parked car, the report shows. 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