Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-07
FOREST GLEN CARS
RESUMP TON URGED
Many Communities Repre-
Sented at Hearing on
Bus Substitution.

SPECIAL Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. March THAT
residents of Woodside, Silver Spring.
Lynnwood, Kingston. Capital View
and other settlements along the line
are practically unanimous for the res
toration of trolley car service, was
the statement of stephen James he
fore the Public Service Commission
this morning at a hearing on the ap-
plicatlon of the Washington 4 Rock
vile Railway Co. for permission to
make permanent the abandonment of
car service on this line. A large dele
CATION of men and women appeared.
"One of the principal objections to
the bus service is that patrons are
now compelled to transfer twice in
order to reach the center of the city
in Washington, where under street
car service they were brought direct
to the center of the city without
change" declared John Feast, a Gov
eminent employe. who has lived at
Woodside tor the past % years.
Busses Held Inadequate.
j. L. Benedict and Mrs. Edison +.
Olds. both of WuOdSide. were two
other witnesses at the morning SEES
sion who declared that the bus serV-
zee Was inadequate to take care OF
he travel to Washington, and hun
dreds OF reside mis- had been com
peied to purchase automobiles in order
TO get to work in Washington" Mrs.
OldS declared the bus company lost
hundreds of patrons every month by
inadequate service, as the motorists
on their way to Washington filled up
their machines with waiting passen
gers at every stopping point. The
change at the District line was de-
Ia rad 1o nd fpyy an,
went into Washington after dark on
this account.
The car service is not only more
satisfactory and keeps to a regular
schedule, but at the same time is
more safe than the bus service, es-
pecially for school children it was de-
c,ared, and many parents were afraid
to send their children TO school in
Washington on account of the danger
in changing busseS at two transfer
points.
Permit Soon Expires.
The. Washington & Rockville Rail
way Go. was granted permission to
substitute BUS service three years ago
when the viaduct at Silver. Spring
was first started, and the permit ex-
pires on March 10, 1927. The rail
road III its applicat ton asked that the
commission make the order perma-
nent, as busses can be operated more
economically
The railroad company was repre-
scented by w. F. Ham, president, and
5. X. Bowen, vice president and gen.
eral counsel, while Peoples Counsel
T1ngley appeared for the opposition.
RESOLUTIONS passed by the CAPITAL
View Citizens Association and the
North WoodsideS Citizens Association
asking for the resumption of street
car service were presented to the
commission The resolutions asked
FOR a through service without trans
fer from Forest Glen to the heart of
washington and return, a rapid sery-
Ice with limited stops during the rush
hours. continuance of the service to
the heart of the city via Alaska ave-
nue. and Sixteenth street either di-
rect by bus from Forest Glen or bv
transfer from trolley at the District
line, extension of the service from
Forest Glen to Capital View and
service throughout the day at least
at no longer intervals than al present
The North Woodside Citizens AS
ISOLATION, in resolution presented to
the commission, opposed the resump-
ton of street car operation and ia
vored IAN adequate through bus
service by the Washington Rapid
Transit Go. between Forest Glen.
Linden. Wheaton and Washington.
with monthly Communication tickets
anu company and intercompany
transfers. which we believe is for the
best interest of the people and the
transit company"
1t was brought out at the hearing
that at a recent canvass of the citi-
zens residing in the territory a vote
OF TO in favor of street car service
over bus service was cast.