Evening star., 1942-10-06
Iakoma Citizens Unil
IoFight Change in
DahIia 81. Bus Line
Will Appear at Session
Of PUG; Seek Support
Of Manor Park Group

Any proposed curtailment of the
J-l bus line Of the Capital Transit
CO., operating from Fifth and Dahlia
streets NV. to the center of the
city, via Thirteenth street, will be
protested at the hearing of the
Public Utilities Commission, sched-
uled for 10 am. October Is at the
District Building. by representatives
of the Citizens Association of
Takoma, D. c.
William H. Parsons reported at a
meeting OF the association that it
was proposed to eliminate that por-
ton of the line between Fifth and
Dahlia streets and Fifth and Aspen
streets, at which point it would be
necessary Tor passengers to board
southbound buses and leave north
bound buses. The route also would
be changed from Thirteenth street
to Eleventh street for buses operat-
ing in both directions, and the
terminus would be changed from
Thirteenth to Eleventh and Penn
sylvania avenue. He also pointed
out that instead of operating as an
express service it would become a
local as far south as Grant Circle.
which would be to the disadvantage
Of residents of his area, since the
buses would be filled to capacity
when they reached the vicinity OF
Fifth and Aspen streets.
Would Inconvenience Many.
The changes in routing, Mr.. Par
sons said, also would inconvenience
many passengers between Fifth and
Thirteenth streets on Madison street,
who up to the present time have been
served by an express line. no pas
sengers being taken on after leav-
ing Thirteenth and Madison streets
and none being let OF on north
bound buses until this point is
reached. The claim was also made
that 1t would require citizens ap-
proximately one hour to reach down
town.
Mr.. Parsons said that about 500
persons patronize the J-1 line daily.
A motion was adopted that a
suitable resolution of protest be
prepared and presented to the Pub
lie Utilities Commission at the hear
ing; that the Manor Park Citizens
Association be approached, and
that circulars protesting any change
be printed and distributed among
citizens in the suburban area. A
special committee including Carl v.
Hickman, chairman; G. C.. King and
Mr.. Parsons was appointed to assist
Bruce E. Anderson, chairman; c. M.
Purves, vice chairman, and Russell
S. Krout OF the Public Utilities
Committee to complete details of
the proposal.
An effort to report favorably on
the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Paddock to give citizens of the
District delegate in the House was
defeated. Speakers pointed out that
the District had voteless delegate
from 1871 to 1875 and that what
was needed at the present time was
a Representative and a Senator
with power not only to speak, but
vote. Another objection cited was
the residential feature, which is one
year, as compared with the require
ment that District Commissioners
must be resident here three years
preceding their appointment.
New Members Elected.
New members elected included the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. Joel D.
Thacker, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Skotzko, Mr.. and Mrs Albert w.
Volkmer, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Bennertz, Roy C. Jones. Louise S.
Eckert, DR.. Charles C. Carroll,
Marian Macdonald and Walter
Dean.
The association, at the suggestion
Of r. S. Washburn, chairman of the
Parks and Public Fairgrounds Com
mittee. voted to cooperate in
program being arranged by Arthur
Kriemelmeyer of the Whittier Play
grounds for Halloween celebration
at the Calvin Coolidge High School.
Joseph J. Cermack reported on
the progress of the salvage cam
paign and told of the appreciation
expressed by Horace Walker. secre-