Evening star., 1952-01-10
PSC 10 Hear Protests
Later on Cutting Buses
In Prince Georges
By WiIIiom A. MiIIen
Sf1r Stoff Correspondent

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1O.-The
Maryland Public Service Commis-
sion today heard testimony on the
Capital Transit Co.'S proposal to
abandon its H6-8 busline in
Prince Georges County and prom
ised residents Of that area time
for rebuttal at a later date.
Commission Chairman John H.
Hessey announced the residents
will be given the same opportunity
as were Montgomery County citi-
zenS.
The commission yesterday de-
cided to hear the Montgomery
County group February 6. but the
exact date for the rebuttal hear
ing for the Princes Georges group
was not fixed.
Tells of Operating Loss.
Robert E. Harvey, Capital Tran
sit vice president and controller,
testified today that the net
operating loss on the H-6-8 line,
which serves College Park.
Landover Hills and Kent Village
was $65,664 for the IL months
ended October 81, 1851.
Walter F. Mulligan. president
of the Prince Georges County,
Civic Federation and councilman
at large for College Park, said
Prince Georges citizens affected
need an opportunity to study the
transit company statistics put in
evidence.
Also on hand to oppose the
company's plan were Prof. Lionel
w. Thatcher, head of the Busi-
ness Administration Department,
University of Maryland; Joseph
C. Longridge of the Prince Georges
County Chamber of Commerce;
Edward Lueic, town commissioner
of Berwyn Heights; Mrs. Robert
E. Parsons, 1856 Forrest road,
Kent Village. and Keith Kish-
bauch, 1910 Forrest road, both
representing the Kent Village|
Citizens Association and the Bla-I
denSburg PTA,
Feeders to System.
Eugene Roberts of Bowie. Md,
who is the owner of Kent Village,
told the commission the tranSitI
company's operations should be
considered as a unit and Mary
land lines are feeders to the whole
system, which he contended isl
very profitable. He declared att
least $4,000 persons are involved.
Chairman Hessey observed that
his commission has no jurisdiction
over the company when it crosses
the District line. He asserted that
the Maryland Court of Appeals
tells the commission what it CAM
do and the commission is bound
by those decisions and the law
But he added the commissionI
Through its transportation divi-I
sion is always willing to consult
with citizens to aid in getting
6ervice.
Lines "Unprofitable."
Dean j. Locke, staff engineer
for the company, said that none
of our lines in Maryland is profit
able"
The commission was advised
yesterday that If the move is
sanctioned, Landover Hills and
Kent Village would be left without
bus facilities. The company says
the service is duplicated by other
lines.
Capital Transit informed the
commission that its Maryland
losses total $4,000.
One lone opponent, Attorney
Thomas, H. Carolan, 612 East Le-
land street, Chevy Chase, took the
witness stand to protest rerouting
the L-6 Rollingwood-Rock Creek
Forest line.
Entire Areas Protests.
Mr.. Carolan said he appeared
on behalf of the Rollingwood
Citizens Association. He presented
246 protests, saying all families
were representation persons,
including 242 school children. He
said the company's rerouting plan
will result in drastic curtailment
of service and higher operating
costs. He said it will also permit,
the carrier to eliminate service
after 8 pm. and on Sundays and
work a hardship on residents of
the area.
Transit plans to reroute L-6.
one leg operating via Leland
street, Brookville road and East
West highway outbound and via
lEast-West highway and Connec-
ticut avenue inbound; another leg
to operate to Rollingwood via
Leland street and Rolling road.
Each leg would operate on one
hour headWay,