The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-25
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PRESENT
NEEDS
Capital Traction Head Refuses
to Extend 18th St. Tracks
Under Competition.


will not extend its Fourteenth
street car line north from Kennedy
street, if the Public Utilities Com
mission orders the Washington
Rapid Transit Company to extend
its Sixteenth street bus line north
on Sixteenth street from Buchanan
street.
Hanna Makes Statement.
John H. Hanna, vice president
and general manager of the COM
pany, made this statement today
at q hearing in the District build
ing on the petition OF several citi-
gems associations for bus service
out Sixteenth street.
This company Ia willing, how
ever, to install bus service north
of Kennedy street until our new
Fourteenth street tracks are built"
Mr.. Hanna declared. "1f the com.
mission feels that additional serv-
ice should be furnished out Six.
teenth street, this company will put
buses in operation. We do not
want to and won't extend our Four
teenth street tracks IL we have
competition from other companies
on Sixteenth street"
May Run Bus to Golf Course.
Mr.. Hanna said the extension Of
the Fourteenth street line would
not be renumerative even without
competition. He also told the COM
mission his company has in mind
providing bus service to the new
municipal golf course in Rock Creek
Park.
Representatives OF the citizens as
ISOLATION said they did not care who
operated the bus lines so long as
street extended. e. r. Woodson
and John D. Rhodes represented The
Sixteenth Street Highlands Citizens
Association and w. F. Holmes the
Sixteenth Street Heights Citizens
Association.
In answer to the questions. SMr.
Hanna said that IL the bus service
was installed, starting at the Capital
Traction Company's Kennedy street
terminus, the company would want
a two-cent transfer charge from the
street cars to the buses and the
buses to street cars.
w. F. Ham Also Objects.
William F. Ham, president Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, voiced objection to an ex-
tension of the Fourteenth street
bus line. He intimated that his
company would like to provide bus
service to the new municipal golf
course.
There was considerable talk about
the extension of Fourteenth street.
Citizens association representatives
be at least three years before the
at hn
pleted.
At the close Of the hearing.
Chairman Keller said q decision
would be given in a few days.
The bus company was not repre-
scented at the hearing. It IL under
stood, however, that they are will
ing to extend their service out Six
teenth street should the commission
order them.
Outlines Bus Service.
Representatives of the Sixteenth
Street Highlands Citizens Associa-
ton submitted brief in which
they outlined the need of bus
service out Sixteenth street. It
follows in part:
Sixteenth Street Highlands Citi-
zens' Association believes that con-
ditions make manifest the need for
the extension OF the motor DuS line
out Sixteenth street from Buchanan
street to Walter Reed Hospital.
Residents of Sixteenth Street
Highlands generally use the Four
teenth street car line. Those living
adjacent to Sixteenth and Montague
streets now walk east on Montague
street to Fourteenth street, and
tnence going south cross Madison,
Longfellow and Kennedy, distance
OF approximately four blocks, to
the loop Of the Fourteenth street
car line, Immediately south of Ken
nedv on Fourteenth street.
This IS their one choice of trans.
portation, unless they desire to con
tinue east on Montague street south
on Fourteenth street, east on Madi.
son to the Georgia avenue line
Montague is not cut through tn
Georgia avenue). long distance.
Sees Growing Needs.
This evidences need in a 1row.
ing community and the extension nF
the bus line out Sixteenth straot
would certainly supply a needed
convenience to the residents raStd
ing in the vicinity of Sixteenth ana
Montague streets and to. residents
on Kennedy, Longfellow and Mon.
tague streets east Of Sixteenth