Evening star., 1918-04-01
PLAN IS PROPOSED
! FOR UN|F|CAT|ON
! OF. LOCAL RAILWAYS
Traction Companies Mans
Committees to Consider CO.
Operation of the Systems.
REPORT FOR SUBMISSION
TO THE UTILITIES BOARD

Unincation Of washingtonss ptfsse.
railway systems today developed ifroA
a theory to likelihood Of early rsaa1-
zation when the Capital Traction asa
| Washington Railway and Electric Com-
panies appointed a joint COMMITTEES -
devise plan for cooperation In tAe
! management of the companies.
Unifcation or single managemsnt On
both railway properties Ia to be con-l
| siuered. It was oficially announee4s
Whatever plan IL devised will be sub-
| mitted to the Public Utilities comnsfss,
sion for approval
President George E. Hamilton. vfee5
President John H Hanna and Ben3a-
min w. Guy will represent the Capital
Traction Company on the joint commit
tee. Representatives Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company are MIL
ton e. Allies, chairman of the board OF
directors: Acting President w. r. Ham
and George TruesdelL
Utilities Board GratiAed.
The Public Utilities commisssen,
when informed Of the action taken, ex-
pressed qualification that = move -
ward bettering service had been made
commissIon Brcvnlov said: Il -.
1ieve II IL impossible to mako the 0oD&s
OF existen8 street. railway facaiuse ~
til the two Systems are brought unoee
. singls operating management
proved In order that the raptG1J -
creasfng poguiatlon OF Lne ~ ~ d
be served II the two cempanie1 Ssa
&GreA upon . plan OF unMcetioa
wan nring a0oss - un.ne9 2 ogessit5siS setsSs
done .. tefy gfs4t tning ZOE - I:
~ d MASTER ~ couree the ts<
|st1e ~ sucn
atso!assaf s1 - ens !s.ts. asesse - ID;
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at 1eA.t seesss 81 fss psfHsS31 -. 49,
DnihcAtiou ~ AeanAndea ~
cHmstGncAeS nov exietne ny -
come IN o1se way or the other .ssns
sC6mmisoi0nef Gardner eAfd ne
favof constellation OF the systsms. e
rendered the public. He said thas pss-S
sy.s.r nv nyenosstion TO be submitted by ~
Joint committee for an improvement ~
service. Inc anr CON- sex. 10 rSt ~
making the proper move ~ - ~
gsther ana canvass tne "eeus
situation.
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-.As AAA 80 s1s>e = >'-N4' &.
Action bys the board OF directors ef
the Washington, Railway and Electric
oomnittee. This action was taken lnsk i
week. when Messrs. Allies. Ham 49,
confer with the Capital Traction coene;
pany and request the appointment o3 ~
similar committee by that company
The board Of directors OF the CApaS
Traction Company. INST this mof1ln
the committee named Abova.
Mr. Allies tor the Washtngton 84H.s;
way ana Electric Company gave ont . i
copy Of the rssolusion r. sh,9 Rssssc osc.In y s
President Hamilton made public H.
resolution adopted this morning by toe
Capital Traction Company dfrecteFa
TN taEen Sfatine that the resolntiOnA :
fully aet fortl, the object of the ap- i
noirtment Of the Joint COMMITTEES. lt
vas said that no time has been set for (
-. - :,
Text Of the Resolution.
The resolution of the washinses
Railway ana Eiectric SolnpAns
folfows: resgs
.on account of the abnormal ~
rapid increase in the population Of th4 ,
city Of Washington. ana bec9uee 91
other exceptional conditions, the fAmle
flies Of the street railway compeniee I
serving the District OF Columbia hayo
become inadequate to the demands
made upon them. ..ss.
att IL the opinion Of the board OF de
rectors of the washington Railway an4
seryice could Be rendered. the public hy
this company II. with the approval *
the Public Ntilities Commission Of ttss