Evening star., 1952-03-08
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On Capital Transit 5
Pleo to Cut Service
By WiIIium A. MilIen
star Stoff Correspondent
BALTIMORE, Mar. 8.With an
early decision promised, the Mary
land Public Service Commission
today was considering several pro-
poSals. growing out Of the Capital
Transit Co, request TO curtail some
of It's operations owing to revenue
losses.
Commission Chairman John II.
Hessey said the company,s per-
mits for its Maryland lines are
renewable on April /, and it is i'm
portant that e decision be made
soon IN the pending case. d
He explained the commission
already has given extensive study
to the problems involved. The
commission closed testimony yes
terday afternoon and took the
case under advisernent.
Joseph 8. A. Giardina, director
lot transportation for the commits
sion, said he will urge lifting re-
|strictions on the Greyhound line
to permit 1t to pick up passengers
between the District line and Col
|lege Park. Md.
Alternative Plan.
This Is predicated on the COM
mission granting the CTC request
to abandon its H-6-8 line, operat-
ing between College Park and
Kent Village and LandOver Hills
The Pennsylvania Greyhound line
lis now barred from picking ur
passengers between the District
line and College Park. owing to
Capital Transit operations III that
AREA. Pennsylvania Greyhound
uses u. s. Route /.
Mr.. Giardina said the possibility
Iof the Washington. Marlboro &
Annapolis line extending its Kent
Village route to the Prince
Georges Hospital is now beine
studied by that carrier.
The director pointed out that
Capitol Greyhound to Annapolis
Md, using Route so, the Defense
highway, serves that section ol
the Metropolitan Area.
Walter r. Mulligan, presiden,
|of the Prince, Georges County
Civic Federation, suggested to the
commission that the Washington
Marlboro & Annapolis line oper.
ate into Hyattsville. Nd, that
lCTC trips to the hospital be elimi-
mated and the HIS line be aban.
Edoned.
He contended this would solve
la number of problems. He point.
ed out. however. he would mo-
expect w. M. & A. to give thu
same frequent service as CTC nov
does with its HIS line.
No Application Pending.
But Chairman Hessey called at.
ltention to the point that w. M
q A. has no application pending
before the commission.
Mr.. Mulligan said, with ref.
ference to Mr.. Giardina'S proposal
that by using the Greyhound lin,
and Capital Transit to get to thl
hospital, the fare would be q
cents. against the present q
tcef1ts. Further, he objected t.
passengers waiting at the Peac,
Cross for the transfer, saying ti1,
schedules Of the different line
would not be dovetailed for con
venient riding.
IL CTC Staff Engineer Dean Lock,
told the commission his c6mpan,
is agreeable to rerouting the B.,
Cheverly busline to serve the hos
pital. He said plans call for cut
ting the present go trips dali,
each way to 28 trips.
But this brought from Fred W
Cast, past president Of the Chev
erly Citizens Association, appear.
ing for that group. objection t,
prolonging trips of the Cheverl!
lline to the Mount Rainier termi
Inal at the District line, by goin,
lvia the hospital. Mr.. Cast dis
agreed with the CTC contention
that only three minutes would b
added under the new program an,
declared II would be more Fix
10 minutes longer to get Int,
i Washington.
Sees Parallel Routes.
] Robert D. Emery, jr., of Wash
Eington, general manager Of th
lOriole Motor Coach Co., testifle,
THAT, in proposing a new CIT
route for the LIB line, it woul,
compete with his company.
i He pointed out that CTC plan
Ito go from Beach drive, along tn
lEast-West highway to Connecticu
avenue. paralleling Orioles route
land duplicating its service.
il CTC Attorney F. Gloyd Avail
] brought up the question whethe
] Oriole has q certificate now t
Ideviate from its East West high
! way route by using Grubb roa'
and Washington avenue. Neithe
lMr. Emery nor Orioles counSe
Manuel j. Davis, knew.
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