Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
INJUNCTION SUIT
THREATENED IN
BUS PARKING ROW
Attorney for Property Owners
Near Rented Lot Complains
to Commissioners.
RIVALRY FOR SPACE
BLAMED BY MAJOR
Manager of Greyhound Lines Says
New York Avenue Location
Is Temporary.


interstate buses on the streets Of WASH
ington took another form yesterday
when property owners threatened one
company with an injunction suit to
prevent 1t from garagtng its buses on
q vacant lot, rented for that purpose,
in the rear OF M street between First
and North Capitol streets.
The threat was made in letter from
Attorney David L. Riordan, represent
ing adjoining property owners, to the
District Commissioners and the Public
Utilities Commission, charging the
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines with
violating O provision Of the coming
regulations by parking its buses on q
vacant lot which is In first commercial
district.
It was In this neighborhood that the
Greyhound Lines had parked its buses
along the curbing of the triangle at
New York avenue and M street for the
last month. When complaints Of resi-
dents aired this practice Of parking
buses as q public nuisance. l.. G.
Major, manager of the Greyhound
Lines, on Friday rented the vacant lot
q block away and yesterday the buses
occupied THIS lot.
Parking Rivalry Is Seen.
Explaining that he had acted on the
advice Of counsel Mr. Major yesterday
afternoon countered with q charge that
TIE real reason behind the complaint
vas that he had rented the lot where
PERSONS were parking their own auto
mobiles.
aWhen I inspected the lot before
renting IT," Major said, 1T was
crowded with automobiles using 1t as a
public parking space. Now that the
buses have taken it over, of course
these automobile owners can no longer
avail themselves Of this parking space. !"
Attorney Riordan complained to the
District authorities on behalf Of his
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Riordan. owner
of premises 81 and 80 M street, and
also in his own behalf, being a part
owner Of these properties. He also
stated he was writing as attorney for
others In this neighhprhood.
Re called attention Of the Commits
sioners 70 provision u section 4. zon-
ing regulations, which he claims has
been violated by the parking Of busses
on the lot. It reads;
I'm the first commercial district Q
vacant lot may be used for the tempo
rary parking Of cars. provided no repairs
or servicing Is permitted and no gaso-
line. oil or grease sold. and provided
further that when the permit is issued
there are on file with the Commission
ers Of the District Of Columbia the writ
ten consents Of the owners of Is per
cent Of the property within 200 feet Of
the proposed establishment"
Says Owners Not Seen.
The bus company. Riordan declares.
has approached none Of the property
owners to obtain their consent nor has
it taken out permit
Continuing, Riordan's letter said. "I
have called the above regulations to the
attention Of the management Of the
Greyhound Lines. but he informs me
that IL Is his intention to proceed and
use this lot Notwithstanding This is q
residential neighborhood exclusively.
and using this lot for garage for these
busses would be serious cause of an
noyanee as web as property damages
Il am calling this matter TO your at
fention and to request you to take what
ever steps are necessary to stop this
deliberate violation of your regulation. -
Riordan said he had warned the bus
manager that any attempt to utilize
the vacant lot would be likely to result
In application being made in the courts
for an injunction. Also, he said, It is
the intention Of property owners TO ask
for damages.
Admitting that this threat had been
made, Major said he had consulted his
attorney before making the move, and
had been advised that he was not
violating the coming regulations in
doing so.
Not TO Be Permanent.
It IS not the intention OF the bus
company TO utilize the lot permanently,
he added. Its bus garage now being
erected on New York avenue extended
win be ready for occupancy January j,
1882, he said, and win be large enough
70 take care Of all the company's buses.
After Labor day, when the peak Of the
tourist travel is reached. he said, the
company will have very little need OF
the space the NJ street lot affords.
The police had no part in the bus
company abandoning the use of the
New York avenue triangle space. Major
said the company had acted out of
respect to complaints.
Whether the problem OF night park
ing Of buses on the streets can be con-
trolleo under the present laws and
regulations Is doubted by District on
ciai. In the general oTerhauling OF the
regulations. it was said. the question
win be taken up for solution.