Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-31
Hearings Start
On Suburban
Transit Plea
Rush-Hour Bus
Service Proposed
In Montgomery

told the Public Utilities Commits
sion today his firms proposal to
operate rush-hour buses from
County to down.
town Washington results from
thousands of requests" from
Of the area.
The statement by Thomas Par
ran, jr.. the firms owner, came
as the commission opened hear
|ings on the proposal for down.
town service from the Wheaton,
Glenmont and Silver Spring
areas.
Opposition to the plan devel-
|oped from the Capital Transit
|Co., which now transports the
Maryland firms passengers from
the District line at Georgia and
Alaska avenues, and from the
union employees Of Capital Trans
lit.
Mr.. Parran said the proposed
service would be provided at Is
minute intervals during the
morning and evening rush hours
with both inbound and out
bound service during these
periods. This would not COM
pete with existing service Of
Capital Transit Co.. he told
commission members.
s. Harrison Kahn, attorney
for Suburban Transit. said q
fare of 20 cents in addition to
the present zone fares now
charged In Montgomery Coun-
Ity. would be sought for the new
service from the District line
Ito q terminal at Fifteenth and
/ streets NV. This fare would
have to be approved by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
AS the hearing opened in the
Board Room at the District
Building. Commissioner George
e. c. Hayes said the commits
sion had agreed to permit
Capital Transit Co. and the
company's union employees, Di-
vision $50. Amalgamated Street.
Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees of America,
AFL. to intervene in the case.
Mr.. Kahn said Suburban
Transit objected to admission Of
1.-THE union as an intervenor since
they neither represent apph-
Giants employees. nor do they in
ldicate they are users of the tran
lsit system
| Walter ]. Bierwagen, president
lof the union, attending the
hearing, said he would be a wit
mess today and would oppose
Issuance Of the authority to the
Maryland firm To operate the
rush-hour service.
Mr.. Parran said the new serv-
lice would operate on Sixteenth
street and would permit dis
charge Of passengers at selected
points before reaching the ter
minal at Fifteenth and K streets
I'M. w. The terminal is already
lin use by the company. which
Operates a through service along
Massachusetts avenue, serving
residents Of the River road area
of Montgomery County.
The Suburban Transit owner
said the proposed service would
supply a substantial need for
Maryland residents.
"These people lin the Whea-
ton, Glenmont and Silver Spring
areas) should not be orphaned
any longer for not having this
service to the downtown area, T"
he said.
4 He added that Eventually we
viii seek even greater authority
as there will probably be a need
ito extend other lines into the
downtown area"
| Under cross-examination by
F. Gloyd Await, Capital Transit
attorney, Mr.. Parran said the
rush hour service would not
compete with the District bus
firms operations.
! IF you take passengers away
from Capital Transit Co., aren't
you in competitions" Mr.. Await
asked.
mo, we would be keeping our
own passengers instead Of feed
ing Capital Transit as we are
now doing" Mr.. Parran said.