The Detroit times., 1915-03-11

tain the same or a better schedule
time with from 80 to 80 per cent
more passenger capacity II Is this
possible added capacity which will
make the use or two-car units valu.
able on Detroit's overcrowded street
car lines"
Changes which will be needed TO
make the re-routing possible include
the widening OF Park.blvd. from
Woodwardave. to Bagg-st.. and the
laying OF q few short pieces OF
track. To widen Park-blvd., II will
simply be necessary to push back
the curb. Abutting property will
not be affected.
Some Of the Changes.
Following are the changes pro-
posed:
woodward line-Part OF the traf-
40 would be looped over Elizabeth.
Of. TO Park-blvd.. to Witherell-st, to
Elizabeth-st.. TO Woodward-ave., to
take care OF traffic above Grand Cir.
Gus park. Other cars would continue
down Woodward to Congress, then
over to Bates-st., to Cadillac-sq., to
Woodward-ave. Still others would
run to the river. turning on Atwa-
ter-st. to Bates-st-. to Cadillac-sq..
to Woodward-ave. Others would
continue to operate to the Third-st.
~" returning on Jefrerson-ave. TO
Bates-st.. to Cadiilac-so.. to Wood.
wardave.
Hamilton iine--cars would run on
Ledyard-st.. to Sproat-st.. to Park
blvd. and then down to Woodward.
ave.. turning on the Congress- Bates.
Cadillacsq. loop. and returning up
Woodward-ave. to Park-blvd., to
Bagg-st.. to Greenwood-ave.
Michigan line-Cars intended Ito
carry through trafiic from one side
Of the city to the other would travel
via Michigan-ave. to Cass-st.. to
Safest, to Gratiot-ave.. crossing
woodward-ave. at Safest. Return.
ing. cars would travel down Gratiot
ave. to Safest, to Second-ave.. to
Michigan-aye. Most OF the cars
would not run through the heart oil
the city. however. but would turn on
reaching woodward-ave. Cars from
the west would travel Michigan-ave
TO Griswold-st.. to FOREST. to Wood.
wardave.. to Michigan-ave. Cars
from the east would travel Gratiot
ave. to Randolph-st.. to Monroe-ave.,
to woodward-ave.. to Cadillac-sq.. to
Randolph-st., to Gratiot-ave.
Baker line-Through cars would
run on Michigan-ave., to Cass-ave.,
to Safest. to Gratiot-ave.. like the
Michigan through cars. Other cars
from the west would travel Michi.
gan-ave. TO Griswold-st.. to Fort.st.,
to Woodward.ave.. to Michigan-ave.
like Michiganave. cars. Cars from
the east would travel Gratiot-ave. to
Randolph-st.. to Monroe-ave., To
WoodN ard-aye.. to Cadillac-sq, to
Randoiph-st. to Gratiot-ave.
Eliminates Crossings.
Jefferson line--Through cars would
run mp Griswold-st., to Fort-st, "a
woodward-ave.. TO Michigan-ave.. tc
Griswold-st.. TO Grand River-ave.
and would return down Grand River
ave. to Shelby.st, to Jefferson-aye
This routing eliminates so per cent
Of the present crossings. Other JEFF
ferson cars would travel Jefferson.
Griswold-Fort Woodward Jefferson
and eastward Cars down Grand
River-ave. would travel to Griswold,
TO State. to Cass. TO Grand River
and north-westward.
Fourteenth and West Warren lines
West Warren and Fourteenth-ave.
cars, on the west side. would travel
on Henryst. TO Park blvd. TO Wash.
ington-bivd., to Clifford-st,, to Girls
wold-st, to Shelby-st., to Jefferson.
ave-. to Griswold-st.. to Atwater-st.,
to Brush-st.. to Jefferson-ave., to
Griswold-st., TO Fort-st.. to Wood
ward-ave., to Michigan-ave., to Girls
wold-st., to Clifford-st.. to Washing
ton-blvd., to Park-blvd., to Bagg-st..
to Fourteenth-st
Fourteenth-ave. east side cars
would travel on Broadway to Gratiot.
ave-. 70 Farmer-st., to Monroeave.,
to woodward-ave., to Cadillac-sq. to
Bates-st., to Library-ave., to Gratiot-
ave-. to Broadway.
Fourteenth through cars would
cross woodward-ave. on Park.blvd.
to withereil-st.. TO Adams-ave.
Fort iine--Cars from the west
would travel Fort-st. to Woodward
ave-, to Congress-st, to Wayne-st..
TO Fort-st. Cars from the east would
travel around the Cadillac.sq. loop.
Through cars would run on FOREST,
to Woodward-ave., to Congress-st., to
Mt. Elliott-ave.. to Jefferson-ave..
and return Jefferson-ave. to Mt. FL
liott-ave. to Fort-st.. to Brush-st, to
Conxress-st.. to Randolph-st.. to
Larned-st., to waynest.. to Fort-st.
poes Away with Switches.
Brush line-Cars would run down
to Adams-ave., to With
erell-st.. to Broadway. to Gratiot-
ave-, to Farmer-st., to Monroe-ave..
to woodward-ave.. to Cadillacsq. to
to Library-ave.. to Gratiot-
ave-, to Broadway, to Witherell-st..
to Adams-ave.. TO Brush-st. TO Ro-
wena-st., to st. Antoine-st., to Fred
erick-st., to Hastings-st., to Piquette-