Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
new CENTRAL BUS
STATION PROPOSED
TOUT|L|T|ES BODY
New York Financial Group
Discusses Tentative Plan
for Big Terminal.
WOULD Be LOCATED
IN DOWNTOWN AREA
Operators of Virginia Trolley and
Coach Lines Approached by
Promoters Of Project.

A group of lawyers and agents for
New York financial interests has just
consulted with the Public Utilities Com
mission concerning a proposed develop
msnt of a central bus terminal for
washington, it was revealed today.
while the new plan is said to be in
hut a tentative state at this time, the
discussion has revived consideration
here Of the problem which at various
times in the past had aroused wide
interest,".
The agents of the New York interests,
who consulted yesterday with Maj. Gen.
Mason NJ. Patrick, chairman, and Har-
leigh Hartman of the Utilities Com
mission, were optimistic about the
financing and successful operation OF
union bus terminal, to be located IN
downtown Washington, 1t was reported.
virginia Lines Included.
This group, it was learned today, also
laid the proposition before Robert L..
May. owner of the Mount Vernon, Alex
sndria, washington street car line and
the washington Bancroft Alexandria
bus line, and before Leon Arnold, head
of the other bus line entering Washing
ton from Virginia.
interested oficials say that about
two-Ecore proposals from some manner
Of q union bus terminal have been made
during the past few years, but none
vet have been carried to fruttion, q
number Of bus depots now being scat
tered about downtown washington.
Commissioner Hartman said today that
a . member Of the Utilities Commission
he is deeply interested In seeing sat
lsfactory solution Of the bus terminal
problem.
Control Routes Only.
The commission in the past has been
advised that it could not compel all
bus companies having lines entering
Washington to become party TO
union terminal operation, though the
commission does have control over the
routes of the bus companies operating
here.
The Nav, the Arnold and certain
interstate buses now operate from the
United Bus Terminal, at the corner OF
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., This property lies in the site Of
in the Mall triangle south of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and this building Is 70 be
razec in the future.
The tracks of the Mount Vernon,
Alexandria and Washington street car
company also are to be removed from
the Federal triangle but Mr.. May is
making arrangements to continue and
to expand the May company bus serv-
ice to this city, regardless Of the street
car question.
Would Relieve Traffic.
Mr.. May said today that he had con-
suited with promoters Of the newest
plan for bus terminal, but that he was
not financially interested in the pro-
posed development. II such bus ter
riiraal ID not erected, he said. his bus
service could be continued by merely
having the buses make a. loop at q
designated point In the city and then
continuing on the return trip.
City ofnciais and utility commission
erS are interested in the bus terminal
idea rs . means Of providing q definite
designated place where patrons of all
intsrcity buses could make connections
and as q means OF removing waiting
buses from heavily congested down.
town streets to avoid traflc jams.