Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-15
BETTER SERVICE MAY
RESULT FROM HEARING
Director Ralph and Others Before
Local Utilities Board in Plea for,
Railway Facilities.
Ask for Extension Of Bureau Line
Tracks From F Street South on
14th Street to Avenue.

Improved street car service for en-
p1oyes of the bureau of engraving and
printing, Department of Agriculture
and residents of Southwest Washing
ton is expected to be ordered by the
public utilities commission as a result
of hearing given by that body today
to determine the advisability Of or
dering an extension of the tracks OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company along 14th street.
The plan under consideration is to
extend the tracks of the company from
F street south on 18th street to Penn
sylvania avenue to meet the existing
tracks and to establish through serv-
ice to the new building of the bureau
of engraving and printing through the
construction of loop from 14th street
east on D street to Linwood place.
north on Linwood place to street and
west on c street to 14th street.
Officials of the railway company, Jo-
seph E. Ralph, director of the bureau
of engraving and printing; representa-
tives of the Plate Printers Union and
others told the commission today that
they favor the project.
Southwest Residents Attitude.
The only statement that resembled
an objection was made by R. Harrison
Johnson of the Southwest Washington
Citizens Association, who said that
there would be opposition on the part
of citizens to the parking of cars on
G or any residential street.
Director Ralph called attention to
the fact that there are $500 employees
in the bureau. So per cent of the num-
Der being women, and declared that.
while the railway company has FUR
nished additional cars during rush
hours. the service is far from adequate.
He expressed the hope that II the
commission should decide not to ex-
tend the lines of the company south
on 14th street to Pennsylvania avenue
it would compel the traction concern
to issue transfers at F street which
would enable employees to walk to
Pennsylvania avenue and catch bureau
cars on the E street line. w. D. Clark.
president of the Plate Printers Union,
gravers. made statements to the COM
mission urging extension OF the line
Railway to Submit Reply.
S. r. Bowen, secretary of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company.
said that any adequate improvement In
the service furnished operatives in the
bureau would depend upon the estab-
lishment of a direct line south along
14th street from street. He promised
to inform the commission Of the views
Of the company as to the destrability
of disseminating the service on +
street in the event the 18th street ex-
tension is ordered.
1t is expected that the commission
will act on the matter as soon as this
information Is received from the COM
pany. Should the improved service be
ordered, the traction concern probably
will begin work on construction OF the
tracks this fall. it is learned. The es-
timated cost Is 100000.
The utilities commission probably
will order the Washington Railway
and Electric Company to extend Its
Anacostia line from Esther place to
Upsal street, at an estimated cost OF
$4,000. and may authorize the issuance
of bonds in sufficient amount to meet
the cost of both projects.