The Washington times., 1924-05-07
CITIZENS CLASH.
IN CAR LINES
EXTENSION
Georgetown, TenIeytown and
Cathedral Heights Heard
BY Utilities Board.

Georgetown business and Ten
leytown citizens clashed before the
Public Utilities Commission today
| over the question of the routing of
the street cars on the Georgetown
and Tenleytown street car line while
the railway company took a position
on the sidelines, having declared it's
self ready to compromise.
The hearing was called to con-
slider jointly the petition of the
Tenleytown citizens for routing of
the cars into the heart of Wash
ington, and the petition of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company to discontinue the issu-
ance Of transfers from the Tenley-
town cars to the Capital Traction
lines at M and p streets
In a brief opening statement
William H. Ham, president of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, parent organization of
the Georgetown and Tenleytown
line, indicated that the company
would be willing to continue the
cars into Washington. provided the
issuance of transfers Is discon-
tinued.
Following the arguments of the
TanIeytown and Cathedral Heights
citizens for the routing of the cars
into Washington and the contin-
uance at the same time of the
present transfer system, a large
delegation of Georgetown citizens
and business men surprised the
hearing by appearing to oppose
the requests of their northern
neighbors.
The business interests Of George
town. it was stated. desired that
the Tenleytown' cars be continued
direct to Georgetown as at present.
The question to be considered"
chairman Of the legislative com.
mittee Of the Georgetown Citizens
Association. declared, lis whether
the interests of Georgetown. bust
ness or the interests of the Tenley-
town citizens is to be considered
most" e
1--WE believe" he declared, "that
by stopping the cars from the
north at Georgetown that both the
interests Of Georgetown and those
of Tenleytown are best, served"
Mr.. Offutt declared that parts Of
Georgetown had grown up around
the Tenleytown car line and had
fashioned itself peculiarly to fulfill
the needs OF the residents to the
north"
An interchange Of remarks, in
which the Georgetown men were de-
clared to be selfish. was made be-
tween Hugh M. Frampton, secre.
tary of the Cathedral Heights citi.
zens' Association and Mr.. Offutt.
L. l.. Derrick, president of the
Northwest Suburban Citizens Asso-
citation, appeared as the first wit
ness in behalf of the petitioners
asking the routing II the Tenley-
town cars into the heart of Wash.
ington.
Hugh M. Frampton, secretary Of
the Cathedral Heights Citizens As.
Fociation presented 200 individual
petitions from citizens in his COM
munity asking for a through car
service to Washington at intervals
Of not more than fifteen minutes
and also continuance Of the 1-cent
transfer privilege.
Other speakers for the petition in
cluded representatives Of the Bat
terry Park Citizens Association and
the residents of Wesley Heights.
Other Georgetown citizens who were
to appear in opposition to the petit
ton were ]. A. Oliver, pfN of
the Georgetown Citizens Association
and also representing the George
town Business Mems Association;
2. A. Bowles, past president Of the
Georgetown Citizens Association,
and Harry V. Haynes. president OF
the Farmers and Mechanics Bank
Iof Georgetown,