Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-16
WILL BAR BUSES
FROM BUSY AREAS
Public Utilities and District
Commissioners to Keep Lines
From Congested Zones.

Interstate buses were barred from
the first congested zone, effective April
l, 1882, by an order Of the Public Util-
tiles Commission and the District Com
missioners sitting as a joint board to-
day.
Beginning August /. 1892. none Of
the buses will be permitted TO stop at
the curb to discharge passengers in the
second congeSted zone, although they
will be allowed to have terminals in the
second zone. so long as he buses are
Kept of the street.
The order adopted today refers only
to what are defined as Glass A buses. -
which run on regular schedules car
rying passengers, making occasional
trips between Washington and other
metropolitan areas"
The order does not refer to bus lines
running to Alexandria. Hyattsvilie
Sligo and other points which are con-
sidered within the Washington metro
politan district
Before August IS, 1881, every opera
Tor OF q class A motor bus in the Dis
trict is required to file with the Public
Utilities Commission full reports show
ing the routes now being followed by
the vehicles IN the District. all stop
ping points and terminals, full sched-
ules of the arrival and departure time
OF all buses, the origin and terminus
Of each trip entering the District and
full description OF all buses engaged
in such service.
After August IS. 1881. no class A bus
may operate in the District except over
such route or routes and TO such stop
or stops as may be approved by the
commission.
The first zone, in which no terminal
whether on or OF the street will be
allowed after April /. 1882. is bounded
by the east curb OF Seventh street. the
south cub of H street from Seventh
street to New York avenue. the south
curb of New York avenue to Fifteenth
street. the west curb of Fifteenth street
to Pennsylvania avenue and the south
curb OF Pennsylvania avenue to Seventh
street
The second zone in which terminals
will be allowed after August !. 1892.
only where the BUSES are kept of the
street, is bounded by the north curb
Of L street and New York avenue. from
Eighteenth to Fourth street; the west
curb Of Fourth street from New York
avenue to I street; the south curb of
street from Fourth to Sixth streets: the
east curb of Sixth street, from Massa-
chuSetts to Constitution avenues; the
south curb of Constitution avenue
from Sixth to Fifteenth streets; the
west curb OF Fifteenth street, from
Constitution to New York avenues; the
south curb of Pennsylvania avenue
from Fifteenth to Seventeenth streets
the east curb of Seventeenth street
from Pennsylvania avenue to G street
the south curb of G street, from Seven
tenth to Eighteenth streets, and the
west curb of Eighteenth street, from
G to l. streets.
The meeting at which the order wa!
adopted was the first to be held by tn,
Joint Board, set up by the new traffic
act. which went into effect July /.
The Public Utilities Commission hac
previously made attempts to regulat,
trafic in the District by interstate
| BUSES, but the interstate lines haC
successfully resisted its efforts by cour
proceedings. The Joint Board was Sc
up in an effort to overcome this lega
difficulty.