Evening star., 1952-02-29
Report Will Call
For Fu|I.ScaIe
Iransit Inquiry
challenge Should
Be Met, 0ne.Mun
Prober Declares

A full.scale investigation OF the
Capital Transit Co. will be recon.
mended to the House District
Committee next Wednesday by its
one-nan investigating subcom.
mittee, Representative Patterson,
Republican, Of Connecticut, II ap.
peared today,
Mr., Patterson issued q state.
|ment In which he said that Com
gress and the District Commits.
sioners should meet the "chaI.
lenge" Of the transit company.
Any meeting the challenge"
probably would involve q complete
investigation.
Mr.. Patterson was appointed q
one-man subcommittee to report
on the transit company's activities
IN response to growing criticism Of
the firms policies.
Suggested COntrol by City.
The challenge was contained In
q speech by J. A. B. Broadwater,
Capital Transit Co. president,
earlier this week when he declared
that If the company is not allowed
higher profits the city should take
1t over.
MIR. Broadwater yesterday wrote
Congress that he Is willing to ap.
pear before both the Senate and
House District Committees to exs
plain everything" about his com.
paf1y.
Mr.. ratterson's statement today
follows.
9TH view Of the tiltitnatutt1 made
BY Mr. j A. B. tr6adwater, tJtesla
dent Uf the Capital transit Co.,
before the Board Uf Trade, 1 feel
the thallehge sti6uid be ttiHt bv
both the UhiteH States 66tatHsA
and the. Disttitt commissioners
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MF, HFoRdWRteF offered to an.
peaF before Tho congressional com,
mlttees IN q letter sent TO Chair.
man MGMlllen OF the House Dis
IrlGt Commlttee and Chairman
nittee, ''''-' wv"
The House District Committee
meeting originally was set for
Monday, but Chairman Mcmillan
shlfted tho date TO "Wednesday
NO that as many members as DOS.
Fihle could he present. Attend.
ance usually Is light at Monday
meetings.
MCMILLAN Sees Patterson.
MI MCMILLAN said he had talked
70 Mr.. Patterson. He said he OK.
pected him 10 submit q written
report and the committee then
Will decide whether Mr., Patterson
had enough facts TO warrant any
KIND OF actlon--either an layesti.
cation or legislation,
we have our limitations" Mr..
Mcmillan pointed out I'VE must
leglslate. but not administer, The
Public Utilities Commission was
created TO handle things like this
'the present situation"
A decision on whether Mr.. Broad.
water will be called to testify will
DO made after Mr.. Mcmillan con.
Iefs with other committee mem.
oers. Senator Neely already has
begun q study Of the transit com.
pany, on his own. and has warned
that an investigation may be In
order.
Senator Case OF South Dakota.
ranking Republican on the Senate
committee. said he has asked the
committee staff for information
On the situation. He added that
ne was disturbed" by reports of
'urtailment OF transit service, the
'ompany's demand for a greater
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