Evening star. [volume], November 27, 1924, Page 15, Image 15

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SUGGESTS ALLEYS
FOR AUTO PARKING
Engineer Believes Objection
able Areas May Be Made
Useful.
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Study of the alley situation in and
around the congested traffic district
of Washington, and particularly
where the alley homes are located,
with a view to using this space for
the parking of automobiles to relieve
the parking congestion downtown,
has been started by the Washington
Chapter of the American Association
of Engineers, according to announce
ment today by Allen B. McDaniel,
secretary of the national association,
with ojces in the Investment Build
ing.
W. E. Doying, chief inspector of
the Panama Canal, is chairman of
this committee, which also includes
traffic experts and economists. The
Investigation which now. is under
•nay has been discussed thoroughly
with Lieut. Col. J. Franklin Bell,
Engineer Commissioner of the District
of Columbia, who has given it his
hearty approval. Commissioner Bell, it
is understood, also has had such a
matter in mind, having served some
time in Pittsburgh, where a similar
system of parking is in effect.
Mr. McDaniel said the committee
will study the problem with relation
to all its aspects—the social and eco
nomic as well as practical. He ex
pressed the hope that a sufficiently
comprehensive report will be made
available for use of the District
Commissioners, to be presented to
the next Congress as a basis for
definite action.
Blot on Capital.
Pointing out that the alley houses
are a blot on the Capital, Mr. Mc-
Daniel said:
“As Washington is the home of our
National Government, any action to
remedy existing evils and to improve
and develop the city should conform
to legislation passed bv the Con
gress specifically relating to the in
habited alley problem, and also be
taken under the authority of the Dii
trict government.
“Legislative measures passed in re
cent years," he continued, "have dem
onstrated the impracticability of
simply cleaning out these inhabited
alleys. In the first place, some plan
must be provided which will effec
tively utilize the space that would be
made available when the alley dwel
ings are vacated. Secondly, some
provision must be made for the hous
ing of these 9,500 people when they
are deprived of their present Quar
ters.
“The logical solution of this per
plexing problem is the one that will
transform the objectionable areas of
the city into sightly and useful factors
in our municipal life.
I tilize for Parking Spare.
“Why, then, not utilize these in
habited alley sections as parking
areas for motor vehicles?
“A preliminary study shows these
, - areas are well distributed
Throughout the District. The elim
inalion of alley dwellings In sections
adjacent to the business district
would provide sufficient parking to
relieve the present congestion in the
most crowded areas—Massachusetts
avenue on the north to R .street on
the south, and Sixth st.eet on the
ea f* to Nineteenth street on the west
There are large inhabited allev
areas at the boundaries of this con
gested business diotrlct.
“These interior areas of the blocks
are accessible by at least two drive
ways so that the traffic could be
routed without interference bv mak
Nothing Puzzling About
1 These Furniture Values f
Odds and Ends Selected From Our Month-End Clearance
(I) Three-piece Overstaffed Living Room rjv (7) Tables, in walnut and mahogany
Suite, in blue and taupe finishes, size 22x30 inches. One Cfi
velour. Former price $225.00. <jj || 2 5() drawer. Were $11.50. Now .... 4*0./O
(2) Walnut Chifforobes, t from suites. |||
3 Suite, overstuffed, in beaver COO OO roomv. Were $95.00. Now r>
“I velour. Was $198.00. Now ... 4*W*v/vr t
(3) fumedfinish Telephone 1“
(1) Four-piece Bedroom Suite, in American Stands and Stools. Were $12.00 CO
W r alnut. Semi-vanity, chifforette, bow-bed Now d/v*»7v
and dresser. Wa. 51950 °- $98.00 < 7 > End Tables, floor samples, AA
sold for SB.OO and SIO.OO. Now.. 4**>«UU
H 2A (i) v!** te ‘£ g Tab,ei V ma iL°F" y I°P’ (ID Odd Windsor Chairs and Rockers. L
Che x; n °° T sam P les - Uere $1 75 A various styles-floor samples, CCAC □
_ 5 -°°- * ow Were $8.50 and $12.00. Now ~... 3*5.95 H
3 (4) Layer Felt Mattress, (2) Royal Easy Chairs, oak frames, uphdl- -1
“1 maker s samples. Were $15.00 Cll AA stered in imitation leather. CIA AA
' and SIB.OO. Now , Were $29.00. Now 4*IY«vH/
(2) Cane Panel Cribs, heavy (1) Royal Easy Chair, over-
tubing, ivory finish. Were Cl CAA stuffed in tapestry. Was $69.00. C/IA AA
$24.00. Now .» 4*av»UvF Now
=J (2) Overstuffed Wing Chairs, < l > Odd Vanity and Bed, in ivory enamel r
t ST! 1 . ta .. v * fc ? r :.'525.00 $75.00 r
(1) Golden Oak Extension mint- ««
Table, 54-inch. Was $6_.50. QQ Chifforette was $39.00. Both 00
(2) Three-door Refrigerators, (8) Mahogany-finish Spindle Back Bar- Z
71 60-pound ice capacity. W r ere COft AA ba»a Chairs. Former prices, C1 E
Z $39.50. Now
(6) Golden Oak Chifforettes, with three (6) Odd Site McKay Table Pads, none
drawers and enclosed trays. CO A A A b etter ntade; oblong and round; CC AA
Were $35.00. Now V*) $10.50 and $12.00. Now .......... 4*3
= Extended Payments to Meet Your Budget jt
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t aJLLways "Right' in Quality and Price F
905 Seventh Street N.W.
=|i Limr==irn "IIT nF^^^inF^^np 5 In
ing one driveway an entrance and the
'other an exit.
"It would bo desirable to have
these alley spaces simply planted
with trees and small grass plots. The
parking areas could be either open
or covered with ornamental fireproof
shelters. Thus, these areas, which
no wexlst as a menace to the health
and proper development of the Capi
tal, can be transformed into attrac
tive and useful portions of our city.
“The municipal authorities now
provide parks and playgrounds for
the people. Public market places are
also provided. So. the writer believes
that there is sufficient precedent
here, as well as in other cities, for
the District to provide free parking
space. On the other hand, It might
be well to follow the custom—used in
some communities in England—of
charging a small fee for the use of
public parking space, and thus pro
vide for the proper maintenance and
operation of these areas.”
BOARD CONSIDERS BIDS
ON WORK AT HOWARD
More Than 100 Proposals Offered
on Construction of New
Buildings.
Announcements of the awards in
the bids for the construction of the
gymnasium, armory building and
athletic Held for Howard University
will be made as soon as the board
appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior finishes its survey, It was an
nounced yesterday.
The board, composed of Dr. Em
mett J. Scott, secretary-treasurer,
Howard University: W. B. Acker, as
sistant attorney. Department of In
terior; Janies F. Gill, assistant super
intendent. State, War and Navy De
partments. and W. S. Ayres, clerk,
office of the Secretary of the Interior,
met at the Department of Interior
today and opened the proposals. The
sum of 1197,500 has already been ap
propriated by Congress for the work.
The bids call for contracts for the
erection of a gymnasium and armory
building, construction and comple
tion of an athletic field, structural
steel and iron work in the erection
of the gymnasium and armory; in
stallation of heating, plumbing and
gas; electrical installation, and fur
nishing and installation of gymna
sium equipment, window shades and
furniture for the buildings. More
than 100 bids were received.
■\Vindsor Castle, the oldest royal
residence in the world, was deve’oped
out of the hunting lodge of Saxon
kings erected on the site long before
the Norman conquest.
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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1924.
GEN. MILLS’ WILL FILED:
Showing: of Near SIOO,OOO Estate
Made" by Trustees.
Gen. Anson Mills, XT. S. A., retired,
who died a few weeks ago, owned
No. 2 Dupont circle, value at #37,000.
and had stocks, bonds and house
hold effects at $'44,000. ac
cording to a petition for the probate
of his will filed by the National Sav
ings and Trust Company, executor
and trustee.
The trust company is to hold this
remnant of the mllllon-dollar estate
of the general In trust for 20 yearn
for the purpose of defending any
litigation that may arise over the
various trust funds arranged by Gen,
Mills in his lifetime. At the expira
tion of the trust the estate is to
be turned over to some charity, the
selection of which Is left to the trust
company. The daughter of Gen. Mills
is to have the use of the home dur»
ing her life and also Is beneficiary
under one of the trust funds. Attor
ney Frank Stetson appears for the
executor.
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