Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-04-21

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Executive Secretary
CAPITAL TRANSIT COMPANY
Thirty-six and M Streets
Washington, D. C.
March %, 1888
Public Service Commission
of Maryland
Munsey Building, Baltimore, Nd.
Gentlemen:
The authority of the commission is
hereby respectively requested fol-
changes in the schedules of service
and the fare structures of the Mont
gomery Bus Lines, Incorporated and
Of the Rockville-Alta Vista bus line
for the purpose of reducing expenses
and increasing revenues of the Com.
pany.
At the present time the two bus
lines are operated entirely independ-
emily with different schedules of serv-
ice, fare structures, and equipment
The present levels of fares produce
revenues insufficient to meet the costs
of operation, and there is some dupli-
cation of service together with cover.
ages Of route in certain areas not
justified by patronage, the result be-
ing that the Company is losing sub
stantial sums from operation.
For the calendar year 1887 the &C.
counted operating revenue of the
Montgomery Line was $40,573.37 anc
that Of the Rockville-Alta Vista Line
Sal, 630.46, total of $84,204.19, while
the defects as accounted were ST.
575.43 and $24,944.18 respectively, a
total Of $32,519.61, with expenses al
located by the comptroller. However
based on current operations, the com.
bined annual passenger revenue is
calculated to be approximately $79,.
652, the costs of operation to be fap-
proximately $121,555 including taexs
interest and depreciation, thus leav.
ing a deficiency of approximately
Sal, 1903.
1t is propose to continue the Mont
gomery Bus Lines, Incorporated, as
such with its present route, with
through service between downtown
Washington terminal and Maryland
points in rush hours only and service
between the District Line terminal
and Maryland points in other thar
rush hours. This line will provide the
entire service to the Rockville area
It is also proposed to discontinue th,
operation Of the Rockville-Alta Visits
Line north of Alta Vista and to con.
fine the operations of this line tc
points between Alta Vista and the
District Line terminal via Old George.
town Road and Wisconsin Avenue.
Further, it is proposed to re-zon'
the two lines by approximately 1.5
mile increments with eleven sucl
zones on the Montgomery Line be
tween Washington Grove and District
Line and two such zones on the Alta
Vista Line between Alta Vista ant
District Line. It is proposed to substi
tute for the present exceedingly Low
and non-compensatory rates, rates O
five cents cash per zone with round
trip tickets sold at discount of ap
proximately 209o from the two-wa,
cash rates. The present rates ant
privileges for the District portions Of
through rides would remain un
changed except that the minimum
fare for ride to or from a point
within the District would be twenty
cents, emitting the passenger to ride
to or from Bethesda Bank.
During the past several months :
vast amount of field data and a mum
Der Of studies have been developed in
support of the proposed changes. Dis
cussions also have been had with lead
ers of civic bodies and individuals
with the idea of arriving at a new
plan of operation which will be rea,
sonably satisfactory both to patron.
and the company. This proposal repre-.
sents substantial changes in tn.
Iplan originally contemplated, in orde,
to meet, as far as seems reasonable
the suggestion of interested groups
We will be glad to submit all these
data in such form and scope and at
such times as you may designate.
Yours very truly,
MONTGOMERY BUS LINES INC.
J.H. STEPHENS, PRESIDENT
ID. d. MERRILL, pRESTDENTr