Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13
SECTIONREQUESTS
EXPRESS SERVICE
Fast Street Car or Bus Sys-
tenn Urged by North
Washington Groups.

Express transportation service from
North washington to downtown areas
was asked by citizens associations OF
this area at a meeting last night at
the home Of Lyster H. Dewey, presi-
dent Petworth Citizens Association.
In a resolution adopted by delegates,
each agreed that the proposed plan
would be submitted to their respective
citizens groups for ratification before
the action would become binding
Meanwhile, it was decided to appear
before Peoples Counsel William A.
Roberts and the Public Utilities Com
mission and submit three plans dis
cuSsed, in order to determine the one
most feasible.
Plans Outlined.
The proposals incorporated in the
measure provide that North Washing
ton be furnished with either one or a
combination of the following plans
for express service:
By the use of Eleventh and Ninth
streets for express street service OF
the Georgia avenue line.
BY express bus service on the
Georgia avenue line.
BY the establishment of the Georgia
avenue line as an express line. with
stops only at Butternut street, Bright
wood car barn, Kennedy street, Up
shur street, New Hampshire avenue,
Euclid street Florida avenue, Rhode
Island avenue, New York avenue, on
Ninth street. between F and G streets
and at Pennsylvania avenue. This
service is to be supplemented by bus
service which stops at all OF the
present local stops.
Buses Would Feed Lines.
This latter proposal gained the
general approval of all representatives
present. washington Y. Boyd, chair
man of the Public Utilities Committee
of the Petworth body. submitted the
plan. and it was explained that by
this method passengers living between
the express street car stops Woulo
board a local bus and ride to the first
express stop, at which point they
could transfer to the street cars.
As to the use of Eleventh and Ninth
streets for expreSs-car service, va
riouS suggestions were made as &c
possible connections with the Georgia
avenue line The preliminary meet
ing of the group was held Tuesday
q week ago, and delegates had Subse-
uuently made a personal inspection OF
the terminus of both Eleventh ano
Ninth streets, with view OF con-
Meeting these streets to Georgia ave-
nue. by way of New Hampshire OF
Kansas avenues or proposed cut
near the Banneker Recreation Center
Investigation Requested.
Serving with Boyd on the commit
tee to appear before the peoples coun-
sci and Public Utilities Commission
are Irwin Bolotin of the Sixteenth
Street Heights Citizens Association
and w. c. Magathan. president Cit
liens Association of Takoma, D. c.
The measure requests the Public
Utilities Commission Ito order the nee
essary investigation to determine
which of the methods or method
outlined may best furnish this serv-
ice"
Copies Of the resolution are to be
sent to other associations of North
Washington, not represented last
night. to secure concerted action.
Others present who participated IN
the forum and helped draw up the
transportation plan were Thomas w.
Joy, president, and Mrs. Dora Leizear
of the Chlllum Heights Citizens Asso-
citation. and Raymond E. Gable, sec
rotary Petworth Citizens Association
March u was the date set for the
next meeting of the group, in order
that all associations concerned will
have an opportunity to act on the pro-
posals. The meeting will be at 7:3O
pm, at Dewey's home, 4512 Ninth