The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-21
OBJECTION
To PLAN
ALREADY
VOICED
Opposition of Trac-
ton Companies Also
Is Foreseen

1922 - " 8
Fire Chief George Watson pro-
posed today to the Public Utilities
Commission that nearly 80 safety
stops be established By the Capt.
tai Traction and washington Rail
way and Electric companies
street cars.
Strenuous opposition to the pc
tition is forseen from the traction
companies despite the fact that
the reason for the request is in
the interest Of safety, according
to Chief Watson.
Intersections Named
The intersections where it is
recommended that street cars come
to a halt are as follows:
Washington Railway and Electric
Company-F'ifth street at E and III
streets; Ninth at II and i: Eleventh
at II; f at Tenth, Twelfth and
Thirteenth; G street at Tenth,
Twelfth and Thirteenth; New York
avenue at Tenth and Thirteenth:
Fl at Fifteenth and at Vermont
avenue; G at Third: p at Twentieth,
1wenty.second, Thirtieth, Thirty
first, Thirty fourth, Thirty-sixth at o
sti eet; Dumbarton avenue at
TWenty-ninth: Connecticut avenue
at Florida avenue. Q and NJ streets;
f at Twelfth and Thirteenth streets:
Wisconsin avenue at n, @ and
1hirty-fifth; First and II streets;
Columbia and Ontario roads; Georgia
avenue and Park road; Mt. Pleasant
a Irving and Columbia road, all
northwest section.
Washington Railway and Electric
COmpany-Four-an nd a half at G, NJ
and * streets: y at Sixth, Seventh.
Ninth and Eleventh streets; G
At Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh; H
at Eleventh and Thirteenth, all
southwest.
Washington Railway and Electric
COmpany--E street at New Jersey
avenue. Second. Third and Fourth;
G at Sixth, Sventh and Ninth: First
and Carroll streets: Nichols avenue
and street, all southeast.
Capital Traction COmpany-SeV-
enth at II and | streets; Fourteenth
at /, X, l. streets, Thomas circle,
Rhode Island avenue, Florida av-
enue, r street. Park road. Har-
ward street; Pennsylvania avenue
at Twelfth, Twenty and X
streets; Pennsylvania avenue and
Madison place; Twenty-fifth and X
streets; G at Invent second street
NJ at Potomac street; w street west
of WISCONSIN avenue; L. street at
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets;
Connecticut avenue NJ OrdWay and
Porter streets, all northwest.
Capial Traction COmpa ny--Scv-
enth at d, G., and X streets; all
southwest.
Capital Traction Company-F at
Sixth and Seventh: Delaware av.
enue at ID; Eighth at Maryland
avenue. r. and G. streets, all north
east.
Capital Traction Eighth
and r streets southeast
Voices DlsapprOvaI.
Captain r. G. KIotz. engineer to
the Public Utilities Commission,
has voiced the disapprOval of the
plan, in view of the need of speed
ing up street railway service.
Complete rerouting of the street
car lines would result if the petition
gets the approval of ;he Public
Utilities Commission. 1t ia not
likely that such approval viii be
forthcoming, since 1t was decided to
abolish fire.run safety stops during
the war in thu interest of speedy
service.
Earl Y. F'ishe,. secretary 10 the
Public Utilities Commission. also
declared TODAY thai he could nj
sec how the safety stops could be.
observed by The street cars with.
out further cong si:on of traffic
and delay in transportation.
Chief Watson pointed out that
years ago it vas required of street
cars that they stop at certain cross