Evening star., 1943-02-14


to file a petition asking for recon-
sideration of the order. Indica-
tions are, too, that joint meeting
of the public utility committees of
associations in affected areas will
be held.
Under the order, which becomes
effective Sunday, February 28, the
J-1, Petworth P-2 and Chillum K-2
lines are eliminated. Changes were
also ordered in the K4, P-3, P-1,
PA and J-6 buses.
John H. Connaughton, vice chair
man of the utility group of the Fed
Grafton and delegate from the Pet
worth Citizens Association, said
| that the bus service with Slight
modification would be fairly good
north of Grant Circle. but that
residents south of the circle would
| either have to walk to Grant Circle
or take a street car on Upshur
street or Georgia avenue.
The order itself had this to say:
Those in the lower Petworth area,
that is, south of Grant Circle, have
an average ride of about three miles,
and the total time of their travel
to the congested area by streetcar
will not be materially greater than
the average time of travel of those
living farther north" One civic
worker pointed out that this was
an admission that those living
south of the circle would need as
much time to get to work as those
living farther north.
Mr.. Connaughton said he believed
that those who will have to use
the streetcars entirely will have
to allow about 80 minutes more to
get to and from work. 1t has been
estimated, he said, that about 80
per cent of their residents going
INTO town work west of Twelfth
street NV. Those coming down
on the Seventh street car line,
therefore, would have to transfer
and go west.
Mr.. Connaughton also claimed
that they had been left without
Sunday service. The J-6, which
he said had been originally held
out as an an-week service, operates
from Monday through Saturday in
elusive, The abolishment of the
stops south of Grant Circle will
leave four churches without bus
service, he added. Some people.
he explained, who have been de-
pendent upon the K-2 bus will have
to walk II or IA blocks.
1T was suggested at the hear
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the convenience of those living in
the Petworth and Chillum areas
would not be sufficiently served by
those desiring to alight at points
along New Hampshire avenue south
OF Grant Circle in the vicinity of
the churches. This, however, can
be taken care of by making special
Sunday stops, should the necessity
1or such service become evident"
William Parsons of the Takoma
Park ID. c. Citizens Association,
who was at the hearing discussing
/ the establishment of the J-1 line.
also predicted use of the streetcar
! would add 20 or 80 minutes on get
| ting to work downtown and back.
Most people work west of Seventh
/ street" Mr.. Parsons said. That's
Why we fought for the Thirteenth
street route" He charged also that
the Capital Transit Co had wanted
TO do away with the il route "all
along"
AT the present time, Mr.. Parsons
said it was estimated that 400 or 500
people transferred in the morning
and afternoon from the streetcar to
express buses Old at Georgia ave-
nue. and Madison street NV. Now,
he said. they have to stay on the
streetcar.
George A. Corbin, secretary of
the Manor Park Citizens Association
and member of the Public Utility
! Committee of the Federation,
| charged that the "so-called substitu-
ton service Of J-6 for express bus