Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
Commissions Action Allows
Company to Replace We.
hicIeS Now in Use.
ANAC0STIA CITIZENS
PLEA is UNANSWERED
Decision Expected Next Week on
Request for Newer
Type Of Cars.

The Public Utilities Commission to
day definitely disposed of the one.maS
street car controversy, which has been
agitated in the District throughout the
Summer. by deciding to adhere to the
policy of the former commission and
not permit an increase in the number
Of conductorless cars now in service.
The action of the commission will
allow the Washington Railway &
Electric Co. to replace the one-mar
cars now in operation on its various
lines with those of the newer type
such as are in use on the Wisconsin
avenue line. and conforms to the rec.
ommendation of the Citizens Advis-
ory Council, which last week went on
record as opposing an extension Of the
use of the conductorless cars.
The commission, however. still has
before it for disposition the petition
of the Anacostia Citizens Association
urging that the Washington Railway
& Electric Co. be ordered to replace
the old one-man cars on the Anacostia
line with those Of the newer type. This
petition is expected to be acted on
next week and most likely will be
decision to restrict the number Of one
man cars to the total now in opera
ton.
Anacostians Reopen Agitation.
1t was the Anacostia associations
petition which renewed the controver-
sy over the one-man car question
which the former commission settled
in October. 1924. by adopting an order
limiting the number of such cars to
those in service at that time. At
public hearing before the commission
on the associations petition the car
company served notice that unless
more extensive use was made of the
economically operated one'man cars
it would be forced to appeal for higher
fares.
After considerable study Of the ques-
ton the commission drew UP an order
authorizing the Washington Railway
& Electric Co. to purchase 80 of the
new type of one.man cars. IL OF which
would be used to replace old conduc.
torless cars now in service and the
other IS to suppiant two-man cars
which are to be scrapped.
This order was never approved, how
ever. as an eleventh hour objection
by William Nick. Clayton, chairman
OF the Public UTILITIES committee or
the Federation Of Citizens' Associa.
tions caused the commission to re.
consider the whole matter.
John w. Childress, chairman OF the
commission in announcing the decision
of the commission. pointed out that 1t
sis not the intention of the commits
sion to allow any backward steps In
the matter of public transportation"
This does not mean" he added,
that the one.man car Is inferior ia
the two-man type"
Seek Improved Service.
Besides the replacement of the or
type one-man cars on the AnacostE
line the Anacostia Citizens Associa
ton also asked the commission in it
petition for improved street car serV
ice. Mr.. Childress explained that tn.
service on this line would be improve
materially just as soon as the rerou.
ing plan approved some time ago b
the Commission is put into effect aiH
the Eleventh and Monroe street ca
run to Anacostia and Congre
Heights instead of to Brookland,
at present. !
The Commission also appointed q
Bruce Garriss to be an assistant az
countant to succeed M. L. Woods, VIII
resigned recently.