The Washington times., 1914-09-15
BUREAU CHIEF ASKS
BETTER CAR SERVICE
Joseph E. Ralph Urges Relief
From Public Utilities Conn.,
mission Today.

Need of additional street car service
Tor employees of the Bureau of Engrav-
Ing and Printing was urged by Joseph
Z. Ralph, director of the Bureau and
Some employees at a hearing before the
Public Utilities. Commission today. Mr..
Ralph said that while the Washington
Railway and Electric Company fur
nished additional cars during the rush
hours. the service is far from adequate
and that many of the 4,5OO employees
walk to Pennsylvania avenue rather
than be compelled to wait and then
take the chances of boarding a crowded
car.
The plan suggested by Mr. Ralph is
The construction of loop from Four
teenth street east on D street to Lin
wood place, thence north on Linwood
place to c street and west On c to
Fourteenth street.
He welcomed also, he said, the sug-
gestion of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company that tracks be
constructed from F street down Four
teenth street to Pennsylvania avenue,
10 meet the existing tracks of the COM
rany. This, it was pointed out would
avoid the wide detour employees living
In the northwest are now compelled TO
make in reaching the Bureau and would
Jesuit in a saving of five or six minutes
In time.
Any permanent improvement in the
service, it was declared by S. VI. Bowen,
secretary of the railway company, is
contingent upon the building of the
tablishment of these tracks arrange
ments for caring for traffic at the
Southern terminus of the line, he said.
can easily be worked out by the COM
pany and the utilities commission
The extension of the Fourth street
line from Fourteenth and B streets
southwest, along the tracks of the
Washington-V Virginia railway, thence
east on d street to Eleventh street also
was suggested by the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company. In answer
to a question of Commissioner Hard
ing, chairman. ]. w. Rich, representing
the Virginia Railway Com
pany, stated that his company was not
yet ready to report on the reciprocal
use of its tracks, and would file its an
swer with the commission within ten
days.
The abandonment of the tracks on E I,
Of tracks on Fourteenth street was sug- |
gested by Commissioner Harding. Con- !
gested conditions now caused by the I
crossing of the car tracks at Fourteenth /
street and Pennsylvania avenue, he said |
would be emphasized by the construc- /
ton of tracks in Fourteenth street /
Whether the company Will agree to |
the abandonment of the street tracks. !
SdlO Is q OutSliOE 10 Dc
termined by the board of directors.
Colonel Harding read into the record
. letter from Col. W. w. Harts. SUPER
fntendent of public buildings and !
grounds urging better street car ia
cilities in order to provide Transports
ton for the public to Potomac Park. I
Objection TO any arrangement which
would necessitate the parking of cars on
resident streets was made by r. H.
johnson. president of the Southwest
Washington Citizens Association. w.
d Clark, president of the Plate Prin-
fers' Union, and c. NJ. Sharpe, repre-
senting the engraving division of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. in
Gorsed Director Ralph's request for a
more adequate service.