Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
MOVE TO PUT BUS
STATION At HUDSON
HOTEL SITE PUSHED
Owner of Property Arranges
to Call Meeting of Oper.
ators of Lines.
PLANS ARE DISCLOSED
TO cHILDREsS AND FISHER
New Building to Be Constructed
on Area Could Be Revised for
Terminal, He Says.


A definite move to have the proposed
terminal for motor buses engaged in in
terstate transportation established In a
new building to be erected on the site of
the old Hudson Hotel, 1329-1331 H
street, was initiated today by the owner
OF the property, who made arrangements
to call meeting of the bus operators to
consider his proposition.
Plans for the meeting were disclosed
to John w. Childress, chairman Of the
Public Utilities Commission, and Earl v.
Fisher, its executive secretary, who have
taken the initiative in a movement to
establish union terminal. The date
for the conference has not been fixed,
however, but 1t probably will be held
early next week
The owner pointed out to the COM
mission ofhcials that plans have been
drawn to erect modern office building
on the site, but that II the bus opera
tors agree to terminate there. the pians
VIII be revised to provide terminal facili-
tbs on the ground floor
Plan for Tour Continued.
In the meantime. Chairman Childress
and Mr.. Fisher continued with prepara-
tons for the trip they will begin within
the next 10 days to cities which have
outstanding motor bus terminals. The
inspection tour will be for the two-fold
purpose Of finding how the terminals
were financed and how motor bus oper-
ations are regulated.
The action of the public utilities
committee Of the Washington Board of
Trade yesterday in indorsing the prin-
ciple OF off-street terminals for buses
mas given a new impetus to the move
ment Tor union bus depot. The COM
mittee also authorized its Chairman.
Jesse G. Adkins, to appoint a special
subcommittee OF three members to make
comprehensive study of the terminal
problem.
Detailed Explanation Given.
A detailed explanation of conditions
due to the lack Of terminal facilities for
the bus by Childress, Fisher and Assist.
ant Superintendent of Police q w
Brown, In charge Of the Traflc Bureau
preceded the committees action
warner Tufts Of the bus transportation
DIVISION OF the American Automobile
association. also spoke, stressing the inn
portance OF locating the proposed terni-
possible. 'e'oA %
Mr.. Childress told the committee of
the five sites suggested to the commits
SION Tor the proposed terminal. These
included the old Hudson Hotel prop-
erty: The others are the Cosmos Thea
Ter Building at 921 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. the southeast corner Of Tenth and
streets, the site Of the First Conereqa-
tional Church on the northeast corner
OF Tenth and @ streets and the entire
square bounded by Tenth and Eleventh
streets and New York avenue and K
street. A real estate firm also sue-
gested, he said, that Louisiana avenue
between Sixth and Seventh streets be
reserved for the parking of motor
buses pending the erection Of a union
terminal.
Commission Can Route Lines.
The Utilities Commission, Mr.. Chill
dress pointed out, lacks authority to
force the erection of a bus depot. but
1t can route buses SO as to direct them
to terminal If one is built. In other
words" he said, "the commission. by
restricting routing, can force buses to
use terminal"
Mr.. Fisher outlined the growth of
motor bus travel. pointing out that in
1920 there were only two interstate lines
operating into and out of Washington
and now there are Is. exclusive of the
interstate lines run by the local trans
portation companies. These interstate
lines, he explained, run 140 buses into
Washington daily and these buses make
208 trips day.
Traffic congestions caused by the big
motor buses, which are using sidewalk
terminals In the downtown business Sec
ton, was stressed by Brown. st am
glad to know there Is a movement on
foot to establish q terminal" he said.
"and the Police Department will well
come the day when it is erected and
the busses required to use It,"