The Washington times., 1920-11-24
ASK CARL|NE
Be EXTENDED
Navy Yard Men Argue for Bet
ter Service Before Public
Utilities Commission.

the Public Utilities Commission that
the Capital Traction Company is op-
posed to an extension of its lines
along NJ street from Seventh street
northwest 10 the Navy Yard, while
it favors an extension to relieve the
congestion on the Fourteenth street
line. The hearing before the Com
mission on proposed extensions &C.
cupied the entire day.
At the afternoon session, the en-
ployes OF the Navy Yard were the
chief contehders for relief. Robert
h. Janson. secretary OF Lodge IA,
|. A. NJ, who had been appoint ed
chairman OF the Navy Yard commit
tee. presented seventeen reasons why
relief should be granted the patrons
OF the Navy Yard cars and introduce
cd witnesses who testified as to the
need OF the extensions.
The Navy Yard employees contended
for extension of trackagc along NJ
street southeast and southwest from
Eleventh street southeast to Seventh
street southwest. and also along New
Jersey avenue southeast from NJ
street on the south TO First and T.
streets on the north, connecting with
present trackage on First street
HANNA SPEAKS FOR COMPANY,
John VI. Hanna. vice president OF
the Capital Traction Company, gave
the Company's side OF the question
and suggested loop from Eighth
and l. streets southeast along ].
street to Fourth street southeast, to
n street. to Eighth street southeast
would solve the congested question
The cost OF this loop would be ap-
proximately 3l33.72O. he said.
The Navy Yard committee opposed
this palm. saying IT was merely help
ing the company park it's cars in
southeast and was not Offering any
solution to the congestion. They said
that with the expenditure OF a little
more money the company could run
cars through NJ street connecting I'D
with their Seventh street line and the
Navy Yard line. This would not only
relieve the Navy Yard situation. they
argued. but also would help tho resi-
dents of lower southeast and south
west.
Jesse Il. X. Leo. chief clerk of the
Navy Yard. and one OF the Navy Yard
was the principal witness
introduced by the committee. He
said 50 per cent of the employees in
lhc navy idru i've IN otner sections
or the city because OF the bad condi-
tions In southeast and southwest. II
the street railway companies would
run street cars through that section.
he said, IT would be an Improvement.
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no Justincatlon Tor street car lne
on VI street ana IL "oulo cost so't''o'
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street southwest 10 Eighth street
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cost sooo'o-e 10 lay the proposed new
Jersey avenue line.
me street car service IN ashin9
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inc STANDARDS set py the PUBIC Util-
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ELSEWHERE ne sara tne capital Irac-
tloh company was giving sood ser
vice on an lts hnes win the eNcep-
tlon OF the Fourteenth street line
ana the service there was as good as
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