Evening star., 1913-02-10
traffic during periods covered by previous

| traffic during periods covered by previous
orders.
| "Reuuiring an eastbound service OH &
| three-minute headway on the Maryland
| line leaving 18th street west between th'
hours Of pm. and $50 pm.
Requiring a northbound service on {
| one-and-one- -third-minute headway on thu
| 14th street line leaving the Peace Monu
| ment between the hours of 5:10 pm. anf
6 pm
| "Reuuiring a southbound service on &
| three-minute headway on the 14th stree
| line leaving Park road between the hour!
| of am. and 10 am.
Requiring an eastbound service on 6
| four-minute headway on the Anacostls
| line leaving 9th and streets northwes
| between the hours of q pm and Oh
pm.
| two -and-one- -half-minute headway on tht
| Brightwood-9th street line leaving Sol
| diers' Home Junction between the hours
| of 1908 am. and 1886 am.
| Requiring a westbound service on q
| three-minute headway on the George
town-Lincoln Park line leaving 9th and
| F. streets northwest between the hours o.
5:15 pm. and pm.
Requiring a northbound service on z
! two-and- eight -tenths- minute headway or
| the bureau line leaving 18th and B street.
| southwest between the hours of 4:30 p. m
and 4:.po pm.
Requiring an eastbound service OF
| one-and- d-one-third-minute headway on the
PENNSYLVANIA avenue line leaving 1ti
| street west between the hours of 6:Os
pm. and $40 pm.
Requiring an ca stbOund service OH q
| two-and-one equarter-minute headway or
| the Maryland line leaving 10Th street
west between the hours of 4 30 pm. anc
| 5 pm. and OF a two-minute headway
| leaving 18th street west between the
| hours of > pm. and $50 pm.
Requiring northbound service on a
! two-and-o e-third-nninute headway or
! the Brightwood- 9th street line leaving
| Pennsylvania avenue between the hours
| of 5::}O pm. and $50 pm.
Relating to Transfers.
This commission favors legislation Civ
| ing to the interstate commerce commits
sion or to the public utilities commission
| if such is to be provided power to deter
| mine the points at which, and the condi-
| tionS on which. transfers shall be issued
| within the District of Columbia. At the
present time the interstate commerce com
mission has no authority to require new
, transfer arrangements. and is unable to
/ give relief in numerous meritorious cases
| which have been brought to it's attention
Not only should there be an increased
number of transfer ARRANGEMENTS between
| the 0fneTent companies, out tnere should
also be more liberal use of transfers be-
/ tive en- various lines of the same company
tit is believed that this situation can be
better handled Enthusiastically than by
the Incorporation of transfer arrange
| mentS in statute.
| During the year some Improvement in
the transfer situation has been made.
Transfers are now issued at Rock Creek
| loop to Southbound passengers on Chevy
Chase cars, greatly to the convenience of
the patrons OF that line. whose complaints
We're brought to the attention of the Capt.
/ tai Traction Company by this commission.
| Request Deemed Reasonable.
After extended investigation and hear
/ ing in regard TO the operation of all
night cars through certain sections of the
city not provided. with such service it
was decided that an all-night service
vas reasonable and should be required.
Orders were accordingly entered requir-
| ing a minimum service of one-half hoi.r
over the following lines. with Very salts
| factory result to the patrons of those
lines: Pennsylvania avenue line. be-
| tween :;Gth and NJ streets northwest
i and 17th street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue southeast; New Jersey avenue
| line. between tn navy yard and Rock
Creek loop: 14th street line, between 18th
and Decatur streets northwest and the
line, between 36th street and Prospect
avenue northwest and 14th and East Cap
| itol streets: Columbia line. between 18th
street east and 18th street west: Bright
wood 9th street line between Water and
n streets southwest and Soldiers Home