Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-14

Washington = to Baltimore
Carrier Accused of Taking :
Unauthorized Route in City.
SEPARATE 0FFENSES
WILL BE SET FORTH
Injunction Also Sought to Keep
Cars From Leaving Pre-
scribed Course.
The Public Utilities Commission to-

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day instructed Corporation Counsel
william w. Bride to file suit against the
Nevin FITS Lines, Inc, to recover pen
alties of 5000 each for numerous alleged
violations of the commissions orders
setting up a route for the bus COM
pany, which operates to Baltimore and
other points. The exact amount to be
sued Sor has not been determined.
Commissioner Harleigh H. Hartman
said today that 9Th day the BUSES of
the company departeS from their route
as prescribed in the commissions order
constituted q separate offense, which
I7ade the company liable for forfeit
of 5000 to the credit of the District
government.
He said the commission had evidence
from its inspectors Of violations on
five separate days, the last being Sat-
urday. This would make the suit one
for 81 200, and bring it into the juris-
diction of District Supreme Court.
Injunction Sought.
In addition, Mr.. Bride was instructed
Saturday to file suit in Equity Court
for an injunction restraining the COM
pany from departing from It's route as
outlined by the commission. The latter
suit Is expected to be filed early this
week and argued. as to temporary in
junction, on Friday, 1t is not known
when the former will be fled.
According to Mr.. Hartman. the order
allowing the Nevin lines to enter Wash
ington calls for route into the city
along E street to Fourteenth street and
thence north to the Nevin terminal on
the east side of Fourteenth street be-
tween e and r streets. Thence the
buses make loop by way of Four
tenth, F and Thirteenth streets back
to Pennsylvania avenue and leave town
by travelling eastward on Pennsylvania
avenue.
Added Loop Requested.
The company recently applied for per-
mission to add another loop to this. TAX
ing them west, instead of east, along
Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth street,
north on Fifteenth street to F street,
and thence over the old route. This the
commission denied, but the buses, ac-
cording to the commissions inspectors,
added the new loop anyway.
Mr. Hartman said that he was partic-
ularly anxious to avoid extra bus traffic
on Fifteenth and r streets, both now
badly congested, and that the Commits
SAoA ACl1 pal LACuldIly OPpOSeQ 10 Tic
loop in question since It's only apparent
purpose was to serve another bus termi-
nal at 1921 Pennsylvania avenue, only
half block away from the regular
Nevin terminal.
Second Company Obeys.
At the time Of the Nevin application,
he said, the Commission checked I'D on
all of the interstate bus routes, and
found one other concern which had
added an unauthorized stretch to its
route. This was called to the company's
attention, Mr.. Hartman said, and it
promptly returned to its authorized
route.
The lawsuit against the company is
to be based on section IS of the pub
lie utilities act, which provides a
blanket 5000 forfeiture" for any dis
obedience of a commission order, but
says nothing as to the manner in which
the forfeiture" is to be collected. As
sistant Corporation Counsel Robert e.
Lynch has been assigned by Mr.. Bride
to represent the commission in both
suits.