Evening star., 1935-10-26
C. 7. c. PROMISES
IMPROVED SERVICE
IN MONTGOMERY
Chevy Chase Committee
Chairman Reveals Pledge
Made at ParIey.
TWO BUSES PER HOUR
TO BE ADDED ON ROUTE
Hanna Also Declares Elimination
of Congestion at Circle Is
Being Sought.

Improved buS service nOrtn OF CneVy
Chase Circle has been promised by the
Capital Transit Co., Miss Beatrice A.
Clephane, chairman Of the Citizens
Committee of Section 2, Chevy Chase
Md, announced today following con-
ference with company officials, who
now propose to add two busses pei
hour.
This will mean that instead of the
present schedule of a bus every Il
minutes, there will be one every II
minutes. During the rush hours. there
will be more, Miss Clephane said.
John H. Hanna, president of the
transit company, said the firm Is
preparing to go before the Public
Utilities Commission here with a new
schedule designed to eliminate some
of the lay-overs at the circle. Miss
Clephane said "the matter Of erection
of a waiting room on the Maryland
side of Chevy. Chase Circle is now a
closed incident-there won't be any
Others Join In Conference.
The conference yesterday was par
ticipated in by Miss Clephane, Hanna
and w. B. Bennett, assistant to the
president-the two men who were
spokesmen for the carrier; Arthur w
Defenderfer, secretary to the Citizens
Committee of Section 2: Edward S
Northrup. newly-appointed superin.
tendent Of public service of Section q
George Ferris, member of the com.
mittee; Sydney r. Prince, genera
counsel of the Southern Railway, who
resides at S Chevy Chase circle anc
is we'll acquainted with public utilitie.
problems, and Elmer NJ Pusey o1
Section 4 of Chevy Chase. Md.
The citizens group was told the
traffic has not warranted additiona
service. for the Capital Transit Co
has made a check Of the buses north
of the circle and found that they
were not full. Miss Clephane sale
she is satisfied the carrier Is willing
to cooperate in this situation" but
the problem of a terminal will never
be solved until it is constructed some.
where on an of street in the vicinity
of the circle, she was informed. The
Capital Transit Co.. she said, does moi
| feel that the use of the old car barr
at Chevy Chase Lake is justified al
this time.
Will Ease Bottle Neck.
The conferees discussed the present
situation thoroughly, both at Chevy
Chase Circle and the service from
that point north to Chevy Chase Lake
The transit company is taking steps tc
relieve the situation at the circle tc
cut down the lay-off periods. Mis-,
Clephane said. The company pro.
poses to stop busses at other points or
the circle, to relieve the present
bottle-neck condition at Connecticut
avenue.
Hanna said today his company ex.
planned its position to the citizens oi
Maryland and is going ahead with
plans to appear Monday in Baltimore
before the Maryland Public Service
Commission and the motor vehicle
authorities to protest imposition of a
tax on the company's buses running
north Of the circle.
He explained he hopes to be able to
convince Maryland authorities this
levy should not be imposed. He indi.
Gated that If the tax levy is pressed il
will mean the curtailment of service
in Maryland, insisting the company Is
not able to afford to pay it. Incon-
venience to the public will result, he
asserted.
A new schedule is being prepared,
he revealed, to give more service to
Chevy Chase Lake and to eliminate
lay-overs at Chevy Chase Circle.
Must Be Nearby.
1--WE are trying to solve the terminal
problem and hope to get one in the
District" Hanna said. ITO be any
good, it will have to be within block
Of Chevy Chase Circle"
Hanna declared the company can
not use the terminal proposed for
erection near Wisconsin and Western
avenues, at the District Line, for to
run busseS there from Connecticut
avenue would cause needless expense
His officials will go before the Public
Utilities Commission and present
plans for a new schedule, shortly, he
said, for the company is working with
the authorities right along.
With reference to published reports
that Maryland interests are proposing
to start q bus line in Montgomery
County, Hanna said he was curious
to know where the money was coming
from. He declared that "it Is going
to be operated at a loss" because he
does not think that traffic Is suffi-
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