Evening star., 1935-06-23
BUSES TO SERVE
KENS|NGTON AREA
objection to Abandonment
of CircIe-Lake TroIleys
a. Is Withdrawn.
v a stan Correspondent of The Star.

by STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
KENSINGTON, Md, June a.
Assurances that the new bus service
to be inaugurated along Connecticut
avenue when the trolley line is apan-
doned will be extended to Kensington
have been received by the Chamber
of Commerce from Capital Transit
Co. officials, 1t was reported last
night
simultaneously it was said that the
Kensington- Sandy Spring Railway
has removed its objection to aban-
donment of the Connecticut avenue
railway as a result of such assurances
and will discontinue operation OF its
own line when the busses begin oper-
alton.
The Kensington Sandy Spring
Railway previously had protested
against discontinuance of the Con-
necticut avenue line because it would
be cut off without power to operate
its cars running between Kensington
and Chevy Chase Lake.
Revealed by Cleveland.
Both disclosures were made by w.
/. Cleveland, president of the local
trade body, at meeting of the cham
ber's Executive and Advisory Commit
tee. Cleveland recently has held
number of informal conferences with
officers of the Capital Transit Co.
He said the traction firm has al
ready forwarded an amendment to
its petition before the Maryland Pub
lie Service Commission for permission
to substitute buSSeS for its trolley cars
on the Chevy Chase Circle-Chevy
Chase Lake route, the amendment
providing for the extension OF bus
routes to Kensington.
Cleveland added the company like
wise is considering an extension OF the
bus service to Garrett Park, consider
able agitation having been advanced
for new transportation facilities Tor
that community.
Hanna to Explain Plan.
The entire plan of the transporta-
ton set-up proposed by the traction
firm will be explained to KenSlngton
residents by the firms president,
John H. Hanna, at the chambers S
meeting in the elementary school here
Wednesday night.
Two resolutions advocating high
way improvements along the proposed
bus routes were drafted by the COM
mittees last night for presentation
to the chamber at the meeting. one
proposes widening and Strengthening
Connecticut avenue, while the other
urges construction of a link between
Connecticut avenue at the overhead
bridge and the Garrett Park road.
The Connecticut avenue resolution
advocates the center Of Connecticut
avenue be improved, with parking
from the circle and lake, instead
of surfacing the railways right OF
way when the car line is abandoned
Other Measures Prepared.
In addition, the committees pre-
pared two other measures, one calling
upon the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission to
build a roadway connecting the East
West Highway and Forest Glen anc
the other appealing to the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commission t
extend it's trunk-line sewer from the
present terminus near the EaSt-West
Highway to Garrett Park.
Membership on the committee
urging the construction Of a junior
high school here was increased to in
clude President Cleveland, Richard
F.. Green, E. w. Shepard and Donald
Bowie, jr. The membership applica-
ton of W. Edgar Coombs was ap-
proved, while it was voted to purchase
a new American flag for Boy Scout
Troop 234.