Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-27
BUS SUBSTITUTION
FOR CONNECTICUT.
CARS CONSIDERED
Transit Co. Studies Change
From Calvert Bridge
to Chevy Chase.
COMMISSION ORDERS
REPL OF TRACKS
Utilities Body Announces 1t Has
Not Yet Received Petition
for Shift.

Substitution of BUSES for street rail-
way operation on Connecticut avenue
all the way from the new Calvert
Street Bridge to Chevy Chase Circle. is
being considered seriously by the Capt.
tai Transit Co., it was revealed today
The matter has been under study
for a number of weeks, officials OF the
company said in response to queries
The final decision by the company Is
expected to be reached within a mat
ter of days. because of directions from
the Public Utilities Commission for
replacement of existing rails in the
tracks from the Calvert Bridge to the
Klingle Bridge. If the rail operation
is to be abandoned, the company must
act promptly if it is to be saved the
cost of the new rail construction. which
would not be needed if bus operation
Is substituted.
In this connection. it was learned
that the company early last week OBJ
tanned a District permit for replace
ment of the rails between the two
bridges. 1t was ascertained at the
Offices of the company this morning
that the work had not as yet been
started.
Petition Not Received.
Replacement of these wornout
tracks was ordered some time ago by
the Utilities Commission and the sec
ton of the trackage is regarded as
being in about as bad a condition as
any section ordered by the commission
for replacement.
The commission said today it had
not received any petition as yet from
the company as to substitution OF
buses for the Connecticut avenue
line beyond the Calvert Street Bridge.
If and when such a proposal is
made the commission will consider
1t on its merits, commission officials
said.
Some weeks ago the commission
ordered a similar substitution for
street railway operation on the Ana
costa Congress Heights street car
lines. This provided for the aban-
donment of about five miles of tracks.
officials anticipate the resulting serv-
ice will be an improvement over the
old. The Anacostia bus operation
will be started July l, according to
present plans.
Other Changes Effected.
Substitution of buSSeS for street car
operation at various points in the
District frequently has been discussed
during studies of the rerouting of the
Capital Transit Co. Under rerouting
orders already issued by the commits
/ sion, several such changes already
have been effected. One is the rush.
hour express bus from Takoma to
downtown Washington, but in that
case it was more of an additional Serv-
! ice than a substitute, since the COM
mission ordered a double tracking of
/ the Takoma street car line from Ia
koma down Third street to Kennedy
street, where a tie-in will be made
with the Georgia avenue line.
More recently, the commission Or
|dered an extension of the South Wash
Iington bus line so as to make a con-
|nection with downtown Washington,
as well as with Barney Circle on the
east. Recently. also the commission
ordered an extension of the west end
bus line so as to provide a connection
between Georgetown and downtown
Washington, in connection with the
abandonment of the P street car line
to Georgetown. which has been or
|dered for the future.