Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

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that he would not bear the entire cost
Of the track reconstruction within
Washington.
Directors of the Arlington line met
this morning with the Public Utilities
Commission in Washington, and while
they. did not announce the subject to be
discussed with the commission, it is
believed that they sought some connec-
ton with the Capital Traction Co. at
Rosslyn which would allow them to re-
route their traffic into that point and
thus retain practically all of their pas
senger traffic without the use of the
present Fourteenth street route into
the Capital City.
May Address Directors.
A meeting of the full Board of Df-
rectors of the Arlington line was held
yesterday and was addressed by Mr..
May, who tod them that the matter
now rested with whatever decision the
board reached concerning putting up
of cne-haf of whatever the cost of the
work in Washington will be and of as
Stunning the responsibilities of one-half
ownership of those tracks.
1t was contended at the meeting by
some members of the board of the
of the Alexandria line, in so far as
tracks from Arlington Junction into
Washington were concerned, and that
they should not be expected to bear a
portion of the reconstruction costs.
May, however, stated that inaSmuch
as they helped maintain those tracks,
he felt they we're jointly responsible
with him. especially since the Airing
ton line operates a 15-minute schedule
over the tracks and the Alexandria line
a Commute schedule.
The board then asked May to give
them a week or 10 days to reach a
decision, but he told them that the
matter must be settled at once since
if he is to pull up his tracks in Wash
ington bill must be passed by the
present Congress to reimburse him. May
stated that he was ready to go to Rich
mond at once to ask for a certificate
of abandonment and was only waiting
on the decision of the Arlington line.
New Street Discussed.
1t is believed that a large part of
the cost of the reconstruction work in
Washington would be the laying of
tracks along a new street which the
National Park and Planning Commits
sion is said to have in mind construct
ing from Highway Bridge direct to Wa
ter street. This street would run
across the park area now occupied by
several athletic fields and a series of
tennis courts and would require the
widening of the bridge across the Tidal
Basin inlet.
If the Arlington line would meet him
halfway, May stated previously, he
planned to ask Federal authorities for
permission to run his line across Penn
sylvania avenue to a terminal on E
street somewhere near Twelfth street
northwest This would mean that the
terminal would only be about one block
from the present location at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Following the meeting of the Ar
lington line officials with the Public
Utilities Commission today, the direc-
tors are scheduled to meet with May
and give him their decision.
If May abandons the Alexandria line,
city council here is expected to offer to
take up the tracks in the city proper
from Temple Station and restore the
street In return for Mays right of way
from Hume Station to Temple Station,
which the city will probably grade and
convert into city street.