Evening star., 1943-03-21
Two New Bus Lines
Authorized 10 Give
Service Into D. T..
One Will Operate From
Fort BeIvoir, Other
From Sandy Spring

In series of steps involving
transportation in the District, the
joint board of District Commission
ers and Public Utilities Commission
yesterday authorized operation of
two passenger bus services in and
out of Washington-one from Fort
Belvoir. Va, and the other from
Sandy Spring, Md-and ordered the
streetcar stop at Fourteenth street
and Jefferson drive SW. abandoned
during part of the rush hours for a
trial period of 80 days.
Chris Panagopoules, doing busi-
ness as the Belvoir Travel Agency,
was permitted to establish a termi-
nal here on the west side of Della
ware avenue at point beginning so
feet south of the south curb of
Union Station Plaza. The order
becomes effective Immediately.
The Sandy Spring line, which al
ready is in operation over Maryland
highway Routes % and 81 to the
District line, was authorized by the
PUG to extend its route to terminals
at the southwesterly side of Eastern
avenue, just off Georgia avenue
NV, and at the corner of Butternut
and Fourth streets NV.
viii Garry Mail.
This line is operated by Harry v.
Dawson, under the name Of the
Oriole Motor Coach Line. which
serves parts of Baltimore. The
buses, it was understood. will carr
mail, baggage and newspapers as
well as passengers.
Neither of the lines will be per-
mitted to carry intra- District pas
sengers.
Beginning March %, the PUG
ordered that no stops shall be made
by street cars on Fourteenth street
at the loading platforms at Jeffer-
son drive, between the hours of 8
and $50 am. and 4 and pm. on
weekdays. The PUG said that at
present pedestrian traffic flows
from the platforms at Fourteenth
and Jefferson drive across Four
teenth street and Independence
avenue in such volume that it
seriously interferes with the move
ment of vehicu!ar traffic and
creates a distinct hazard to the
safety of pedestrians.
Easy Access Essential.
The PUG pointed out that as
part of the grade separation
project at Fourteenth and Maine
avenue an underground loop street
car terminal was constructed be-
low the intersection of Fourteenth
and c streets, and that stairway
connecting the street level and the
subway terminal were so located
that entrance could be made to
the Federal buildings located around
the intersection without crossing
any streets. Raised concrete street.
car platforms also were constructed
at Fourteenth street and jefferson
drive to service the Government
buildings north of independence
avenue, it was said.
In another decision the PUG au-
thorized the Capital Transit Co.
to extend a portion of the services
operated on the Naval Air Station
route along South Capitol street to
serve naval establishments south of
Howard road. The order merely
observed that ''the commission is
OF the opinion that the change
requested is in the public interest"
Naval Sites Served.
Under the order, the transit COM
pany can operate its outbound buses
over the regular Naval Air Station
route to the intersection of South
Capitol street and Howard road.
thence south on South Capitol street
three-tenths Of a mile to serve naval
in that locality.
Because Of the completion of the
grade separation structure. the Joint
board ordered changes in the routes
followed by the Atlantic Greyhound
Corp, Capitol Greyhound Lines,
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc,
and Richmond Greyhound Lines.
Inc, as well as the Virginia Stage
Lines, Inc. Changes IN the Virginia.
bound routes of these lines were ne
cessitated by the construction work
at the nroiect