Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-14
BUS DEPOT NEEDS
ARE MADE ACUTE
BY U. S. PURCHASE
Terminals in Four-BIock
Area Must Be Vacated
by Early February.
PLANS FOR REL0CATI0NS
ARE NOT YET ANNOUNCED
Electric Cars May Be Rerouted
Over Tracks Of Washington Rail
way & Electric Co.

The problem of finding new terminal
facilities for motor bus lines terminal
ing in the Pennsylvania avenue Mall
triangle became more acute today as
the Federal Government moved to ac-
quire title to the four squares lying be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
and Pennsylvania avenue and street.
The way already has been paved for
acquisition of the property by the
award on the valuation of the four
squares, made yesterday to Justice Al
fred A. Wheat by the Valuation Com
mission. AS soon as the award Is con-
firmed the Government will take steps
to get possession Of the property.
Must Vacate by February.
Two major bus terminals and the
terminal of the Washington Alexan-
dria electric line lie within the four
they will be required to vacate by the
latter part of January or early in Feb
ruary. The bus lines are those oper-
ated by Leon Arnold, running to various
parts Of Arlington County, Va, and
the Washington, Bancroft and Alexan-
dria busses operated by r. L. May, who
also owns the Alexandria electric line.
The Public Utilities Commission has
not been advised of any steps taken by
the operators Of these lines to relocate
their terminals and Is beginning to
show some concern, since 1t Will be
called upon to approve routes leading
to the new layover points.
It was learned, however, that May al
ready has started negotiations with the
washington Railway & Electric Co.
with q view to solving his problem OF
finding terminal facilities for the big
interurban electric cars of his Alexan-
dria line.
Track Re-ROuting Suggested.
The Alexandria cars now use the
tracks of the Washington Railway d
Electric Co. from Fourteenth and Water
streets to Fourteenth and g streets, but
run over their own tracks around the
loop between Fourteenth and B and
Fourteenth and C streets to the terminal
at Twelfth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. This loop will have to be aban-
doned under the Governments building
program, and May Is understood to be
hopeful Of making an arrangement with
the washington Railway & Electric Co.
which win enable him to run the electric
cars to q point near the business zone.
Utility officials point out that plan
would be worked out to loop the cars
over the washington Railway g. Elec-
trio Co.'S tracks, or that some SWITCH
back arrangement could be made, which
would probably prevent a lay-over period.
The commission, however, is some
what puzzled over what May and Arnold
propose to do with their respective bus
terminals In the vicinity of Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue. Since
the Government Is to acquire all of the
property along the south side of Penn
sylvania avenue, 1t was pointed out,
these bus operators undoubtedly will be
forced to look for new terminal facil-
tiles north of the Avenue.
The Union Bus Terminal at Little
Ninth and c streets also will soon be
forced to vacate, but the bus operators
whose lines terminate there have not
given the commission any indication Of
where they plan to relocate.