Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-17
NEW HERD|CL|NES
FOR CITY PLANNED
Commissioners Order That liz
Cense Be Granted to De-
termine Need.
CARS TO BE OPERATED
UNTIL LAST OF JUNE
Renewal of Permit Depends Upon
Traffic Conditions-Three Routes
Proposed-Ten-Cent Fare
Permitted.

Approval was given by the District Of
Columbia Commissioners today to q plan
to determine whether or not additional
herdic lines are needed in certain resi-
Dental sections Of the city.
The District heads ordered that license
be issued to the National Motor Trans
portation Company to operate motor
buses along three proposed routes at a
fare not to exceed 10 cents per passenger.
The license is good only until June 30 Of
the present year. In the meantime the
Commissioners will determine whether
traffic conditions or other considerations
justify renewal Of the permit, while
the company officials will decide whether
it will be advantageous to continue in
the business.
Reticent as to Plans.
Horace J. Westcott, president Of the
company, today refused to discuss the
plans of the transportation concern. AL
though the Commissioners have ordered
that license be issued. the herdic line
will have to pay the required license fees
before 1t can engage in business. Mr..
Westcott said that he did not know what
day the service will begin.
L
ties is that probably six or eight herdics
will be operated for experimental pur-
poses on the three routes proposed. For
the present the policy Of the Commits
sioners, it is understood, will be to allow
the company to make full inveStiga-
ton as to the demand for additional her.
die facilities in the residential sections
without prescribing a time schedule.
Three Proposed Routes.
The three routes proposed are the fol-
lowing:
Route No. 1-Btginning at the intersec-
ton Of Wisconsin avenue and Massachu
sets avenue extended. or from the via
duct over Massachusetts, avenue at Rock
creek, or from Sheridan Circle. as said
company may elect; thence along Massa-
chusetts avenue to Scott Circle and 10Th
street; thence south on 18th street to I
street; thence west on 1 street to 18th
street; thence south on 18th street to
Pennsylvania avenue: thence east on
Pennsylvania avenue to Executive ave-
nue.; thence south on Executive avenue to
Pennsylvania avenue; thence east on
Pennsylvania avenue to the United States
Capitol. and around said Capitol to Della
ware avenue northeast; thence via Della
ware avenue to the Union station, re-
turning over the same route.
Route No. 2-Beginning at 10th and
streets; thence east on l street to 14th
street, thence south on 14th street to F
street, thence east on F street to the
Union station, hence south on Delaware
avenue to and around the United States
Capitol, thence returning by the same
route.
Route No. beginning at 18th street
and Park road, or 10th street and Florida
nv aQf6 elect
thence south on 18th street to New Hamp-
shire avenue; thence southwest on New
Hampshire avenue to 18th street, thence
south on 18th street to Massachusetts
avenue, thence following route No. 1.
Will Get Double Fare.
The Metropolitan Coach Company
operates ferdic line on 10th street, now
known as Avenue Of the Presidents. and
charges fare of 5 cents per passenger.
1t Is proposed by the new company to
charge twice as much, plan to which
the Commissioners have consented. The
company will be under the supervision Of
the public utilities commission, SO that
any changes in the time schedule Or
rates maintained that the commission
may deem necessary can be made at any
time.
business men are interested in THE Ma
tional Motor Transportation Company,
which is organized under the laws Of
Delaware The type of motor vehicle to
be operated by the company has re-
ceived the approval of the Commission
ers The herdics will, have a. seating ca
pacity of seventeen and are described as
comfortable conveyances.
1t is ordered by the Commissioners that
free transfers. shall be- issued from one
route to the other. in the event the COM
pany shall operate more than one route.
It is also stipulated that the vehicles
shall at all times be kept neat and clean
and free from offensive smoke, noise and
odors.