Evening star., 1946-12-06
Prince Georges
Transit Patrons
DenlandChanqe
Federation to Seek
30-Doy Trial for
CounterproposoI

When the 30-day trial period oi
transportation changes put in effect
in Prince Georges County by the
Capital Transit Co. expires Decem-
ber IT, the Maryland Public Service
Commission will be asked to order
the transit company to give the
counterproposal advocated by the
County Civic Federation a similar
trial.
This was decided by the federation
last night after Walter F. Mulligan
president, declared he believed
patrons of the lines are entitled
to have the counterproposal tested
He said that under the new system
which involved changes at the
Mount Rainier terminal, most people
take at least IS minutes longer thar
formerly to get to their work in
Washington. The counterproposa
provides through service to the city
The federation meeting in the
County Service Building, Hyattsville
: also adopted report of Louis A
Day, its Public Utilities Committee
chairman, who characterized the
new transit system as foolish" and
maintained there was unreasonable
congestion and real danger" at the
Mount Rainier terminal. The report
also said that routes were circuitous
on the College Park, Cheverly and
East Riverdale lines. The report not
gnly asked that through service to
Washington be provided as formerly
but that the service be direct to the
downtown part of the city.
$50 Sign Petition.
. Arthur H. Koonce, a spokesman
for Northwest Hyattsville citizens,
urging restoration of the former F-2
and F-8 lines providing through
service from college Park to WASH
ington, said he had the signatures
of approximately $50 citizens who
were petitioning for this move. Mr..
Koonce added he had conferred
with Capital Transit officials on the
matter and, though they assured
him they wished to give service that
most patrons wanted, they insisted
there were advantages under the
new plan giving passengers the
choice of continuing downtown by
bus or streetcar from the Mount
Rainier terminal.
Approval was given to proposed
legislation providing for minimum
road construction standards for the
county, except in incorporated
towns. The proposal was presented
by Daniel M. Greene, chairman of
the Laws and Legislation Commit
tee. Road construction in some new
developments in the county has been
of an inferior type, it was asserted
by a number of speakers.
Charles F. Luebner, chairman of
the zoning Committee, said he had
been Informed that the county COM
miSsioners would take over main
tenance of the county roads from
the State Roads Commission next
June, if equipment can be obtained.
Weights Inspector Post Sought.
Efforts will be made at the coming
session of the legislature to create
the position of inspector of weights
and measures for the county. The
federation has previously sought
establishment of this Office. This
legislation also was suggested by
MIR. Greene.
The fairness" of the county liquor
board in deciding to turn down an
on-sale beer license application in
the Avondale area was praised by
Mr.. Greene. He also reported he
had asked the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission and the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission to include the
Temple Hills section in their juris-
dictions.
President Mulligan appointed a
Nominative Committee consisting of
Dr. R. c. Wiley, James C. Reid, jr.,
and James H. Ford,