Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-03
UNION BUS STATION
PLAN DISCUSSED BY
TRADE BOARD BODY
Public Utilities Committee
Considers Problem of Pro-
yiding Terminal.
NEED FOR CENTRAL DEPOT
STRESSED IN ADDRESSES
John w. Childress, Earl v. Fisher
and Assistant Superintendent
Of Police Brown Speak.

The movement for establishment of
union terminal for motor buses en-
gagged in interstate transportation was
given q new impetus by the public
utilities committee Of the Washington
Board of Trade today when 1t went on
record as favoring privately owned Off
street terminals for this class OF car
rierS.
The committees action followed a
detailed explanation of the bus terminal
problem by John w. Childress, chair
man Of the Public Utilities Commission;
Earl ". Fisher, its executive secretary,
and Assistant Superintendent OF Police
Bureau. Warner Tufts Of the bus trans
portatiorf- division Of the American
Automobile Association also spoke,
stressing the importance Of locating the
proposed terminal as close to the con-
gested section as possible and yet rout-
ing the buses so they will not pass d.
rectly through the business area.
Committee TO Study Problem. S.
Aside from indorsing the principle
Of off-Street terminals for the buses,
the committee authorized its chairman,
Jesse G. Adkins, to appoint special
committee of three to make a compre-
hensiye study Of the bus terminal prob
lem and prepare report for considers
ton Of the full committee. The per-
sonnet Of the committee will be named
later.
Mr.. Childress told the committee OF
i've sites that have been suggested to
the Utilities Commission for the pro-
posed terminal. These are located at
l329-1331 H street, where the old Hud-
son Hotel is now; the old Cosmos The
alter building. at e21 Pennsylvania ave.
nue.; the southeast corner Of Tenth and
E streets, the square bounded by Tenth
and Eleventh streets and New York
avenue and K street, and the site OF
the First Congregational Church, on
! the northeast corner Of Tenth and 6
streets.
Tour Of Cities Planned.
In addition, Mr. Childress said, q
real estate firm suggested that Louisi-
ana avenue between Sixth and Seventh
bus lines, and they be ordered to ter
inmate there pending the erection Of a
union terminal.
Chairman Childress and Mr.. Fisher
are planning o tour OF inspection OF
modern bus terminals In other cities
for the dual purpose Of determining
how they were financed and how they
are regulated. The tour will take them
to Charlotte, Nashville. indianapolis,
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Wheeling. De-
troit, Chicago, Minneapolis and Atlantic
City.
Before the luncheon Mr.. Childress
conferred with real estate agent, who
offered property on the southeast cor
ner Of Tenth and e streets as a site for
the proposed bus terminal, and Mai
Gen. Anton Stephan, commander OF
the District militia, who recently an
nounced he could consider leasing a
portion Of building erected for a
bus terminal as an arnory for the
militia.
Plans Conference With Bus Men.
Mr.. Childress pointed out that the
commission is without authority to d.
rect the erection Of a terminal, but that
1t could, II one Is built, order the bus
lines to terminate in 1t. The terminal,
he said, viii have to be financed by pri-
vate capital.
The commission, the chairman ex-
planned, will not take any definite &C
ton. until It holds conference with
representatives of the IS bus lines
operating in and out Of Washington.
He plans to call such q conference
either before he leaves on the terminal
inspection trip or Immediately after ne
| returns.