Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01
NO THROUGH CARS
Citizens Oppose Change on
Wisconsin Avenue Line.
NOT PRACTICAL, THEY SAY
Argue Against Extension Through
City to Union Station.
BEFORE DISTRICT COMMISSION
Washington Railway and Electric
Company Expects to Introduce
Additional Protests Later.

Members OF the Georgetown Citizens
ernoon before the District electric railway
commission in continuation of the hear
ing on the question whether or not the
street cars on the Wisconsin avenue line
shall be diverted onto the tracks of til
Georgetown line of the Washington Ra
way and Electric Company and ~
through the center of the city Sever
witnesses stated the view that it wo
not be for the best interests of the PEG
generally to have through service.
1t was commended that the Washinst
Railway and Electric Company could
establish through car system to the
Union station from Cleveland Park and
occur, and people living in the sections in
question would not know when they
could get to and from their residences
For the convenience OF those who still
desire to travel through the Georgetown
business section II was suggested that a
shuttle car could operate between NJ and
Q streets on Wisconsin avenue.
Declared to Be Not Practical.
The same ground was gone over as was
traversed in the closing hour of the last
meeting. when residents and merchants
Of Georgetown objected to the change
Attorney Ofutt, who represents the
Georgetown men. said he could bring any
number Of witnesses who would testify
that the service desired by residents Of
Cleveland Park Is not practical and II II
is inaugurated would work hardship on
those who travel regularly on the Wis
consin avenue line.
Commissioner West in examining sew
eral of the witnesses brought out the
fact that though the line was tied up
nearly every day, about twelve years ago,
when the through service experiment was
tried. the fact Is that the operating force
and equipment of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company since then
have been greatly improved and that IL the
through service was again established it
might fare better than when first inaug-
urated.
Jed \. Cuttings, secretary of the
George W. Knox Express Company and
a resident of Bethesda Md. William
Tyler Page of Friendship Heights and J.
Hite Miller of Alta Vista, Md, formerly
superintendent Of the washington Rail
way and Electric Company. were wit
nesses during the afternoon and each
thought the service should be allowed to
stand as 1t is.
Expresses Positive Belief.
Mr.. Miller said he felt positive if the
proposed service is inaugurated that the
schedules cannot be maintained and as
result there will be confusion all along
the line.
such service he said. cannot be
run with any degree of certainty. Both
lines would be tied up. 1t is impracticable
to make this change
Petitions were filed at the meeting for
| $. McComas Hawken of Tenleytown, +.
II. Bogley and George w. Offutt. jr.. of
IGeorgetown, and the West Rock Creek
| and Georgetown citizens associations,
Directing to the proposed change.
Witnesses will be introduced by the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany officials next Friday afternoon at =
o'clock. when the company win endeavor
| to show that IL should not be ordered
to install the service as desired.