Evening star., 1934-09-09
CITIZENS TO OFFER
REROUT|NG VIEWS
Of THEIR GROUPS
Representatives, Having
Studied Plans, to Attend
Hearing Tomorrow.

Many Of the Districts citizens as
sociations will be represented at the
rerouting hearing tomorrow before
the Public Utilities Commission.
A number Of the groups already
have advanced suggestions, both OPP
posing and coinciding with plans now
before the commission.
The proposed elimination Of the bus
line loop through Burleith and Glover
Park has been strongly opposed in a
resolution adopted by the Executive
Committee of the Burleith Citizens
Association meeting in special session.
Ofhcers Of the group learned in con-
ference with officials in charge, and
by a study of the rerouting plans
offered, that in the proposed change
in the route, buses would turn west
on Reservoir road. run to Foxhall
Village, and return by Reservoir road
and Thirty-fifth street, the carriers
only skirting the edge of Burleith
along Reservoir road.
Copies of this resolution, urging
that the route of this line be left as
it now is, have been sent to the Public
Utilities Commission, the District
Commissioners, Peoples Counsel w. A.
Roberts and the Glover Park Citizens
Association.
Joint Meeting Held.
Nine resolutions appertaining TO the
rerouting proposals we're adopted
Tuesday night by joint meeting at
tended by delegates from the Mid
City, Logan Thomas Circle and Gen.
tral Citizens Associations and the
New Center Market.
The resolutions. some concurring
with plans already advanced, and
some in opposition, are concerned
chiefly with the area included In the
territory of the three associations.
They will be presented at the hearings
! tomorrow.
The Conduit Road Citizens Asso-
ctation. at special meeting Thursday
night, voted unanimously to favor the
| retention of the Potomac Heights
Foxhall Village bus line. Proposed
plans call for the elimination of this
line past Foxhall Village. A commit
tee OF seven was appointed at this
meeting to represent the association
at the hearing before the Utilities
Commission.
The proposal to institute an ex-
press bus service on Connecticut ave-
nue. to replace the present so-called
de luxe bus line is under discussion
by the Chevy Chase Citizens Asso-
ciation. Under the plans now set
forth this line would provide local
service between Chevy Chase Lake
and Chevy Chase Circle, and between
the circle and Massachusetts, avenue
would stop only at Mckinley, Van
Ness, Sedgewick. Porter, Devonshire,
Cathedral avenue, Woodley road, CAL
vert street and Kalorama road. South
| of Massachusetts, avenue the bus
would stop to let of passengers only,
and northbound to pick them up only.
In the September issue Of the
| Chevy Chase News, publication of the
| citizens association, it is pointed cut
that the elimination Of stops between
Van Ness and Mckinley streets
would entail a hike in rain, snow,
torrid and other weather conditions
OF five blocks from Kanawha. and
Albemarle, of 10 blocks from Harri-
son and Davenport, and of 7-10 Of
a mile from Everett"
Oppose Examinations.
If the proposal contemplates two
bus lines, the article continues, it
would be necessary to eliminate the
| present street car line, inaSmuch as
the conclusion has been reached the
transit company cannot operate three
lines on Connecticut avenue. It is
expected that both elimination of the
car line and elimination of bus stops
between Mckinley and Van Ness
streets will be strongly opposed by
the citizens association at the public
hearing tomorrow.
A joint conference of representa-
tives of the Takoma Park, Chillum
Heights, Manor Park Citizens Asso-
Citations, and the Citizens Association
of TakOms, d. c., is planned IN the
near future, to make suggestions on
| rerouting as it will affect their areas.
The Manor Park group, according
to w. H. Seaquest, its president, is
strongly opposed to the elimination
of the car line to Takoma Park by
Kennedy and Third streets, but is in
favor Of a supplementary bus line,
which would run down Fifth street
to Kansas avenue. to Thirteenth street,
and downtown via Thirteenth street
Discussion Of rerouting is scheduled
by the Congress Heights, HiIlcrest,
Stanton Park, Richmond Park and
Summit Park Associations for their
regular meetings this week.