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obJec,ts: ,.Lit-wo~ld furnish addi~t~onat.-service needed on the ea.s~.-end of High St.,~ it is estl-
<br />mated 'two sehoot extra~ wout:d be ettmima~e~- by t~s service; It ~would ~t,isfy :~he-. d~d; ~f
<br />the emtire-~ix~ Avel- section ~$r-~us, serviee~o~ some ~aeter; it ~uld ~emo=e,~the D~bi-
<br />~n ~f ~sln~ ~ses"-In ~this- area- during ~pe.riod~; and f~-a-publ-~ se~vice%.s~po, int,
<br /> ~; =~e _,~m~l,s~imina~ie~., of de~nyl,~ b~,~.ser~lce ~te t~s g~mp of s~e 12OO to 16OO
<br />wa~ workers ~when o~her g~ups-ef ~th larger and smaller sizes, so~ of them nearer to the
<br />Navy Yard, are en~oytn~ this serviee~ ......... rt - hms ~vi
<br /> :~ (b} A~o~her poesibte.m~noa oz. r~n~s~g ~o~ s~ -er .. ~. se~: ce ~ ,:
<br />Sixth Ave. w~ workers woutdbe ~o ~n th~ wesm~ Par~.v~w e~ o~
<br />over ,into~:~e Sixth ~A~e~~ -section for i~s, turn around, m'~e ~vammagts,.oD-~azs p~m ~cu, ,ce.
<br />give ~he-war workers bus s er~oe witha ,mi~mum ef addl~io~t~miteage-~d· also
<br />~h a ~h~ugh ~ute to ~he Navy Y~d without ~ransfer. The main disad~t~es,a~e ~at it
<br /> would not oove~- ~! e~ the ~ixth Ave~ addi,ti.onal ~servtce ~o
<br /> ~erritory; it wo~d.-mo,t--p~vide _
<br />High.St.., w~ch~ ultimately would be furnished in some-,ether~ w~-~t, mi~Ot m~e than off set
<br />~ economies efZected; ~d indlca$ions are that neither ~he Sixth Ave. nor ~he.West Park View
<br />patrons would feel satisfied.
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<br />The-comparative ~leaEe ecq~omy between the ~wo Sixth Ave,-plus is .s~n in
<br />the s~ma~ Pla,m {a$ doub~les~s ~uld ~d ~b} p~bably ~omld violate Order L~!2, Section 3-
<br />ParagraPh ~a} and would require an ~en~ent to ~hat o~er. '
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<br /> 3- (a) ~nside~aDte-~scusston regarding the ~new 8ou~ ~t. ro~.~, suggested
<br />in ~e. ~T letter of ~ep~em~e~ ~h took place, withou, t.arri~r,g at ~ ,deflni~e. conclusion.
<br />The ~Som~ ~, line as se~- ~er~h~ i m the eugge~e~ ~t~ ~ld du=ing ~e. eme=gemc~ serve .~he
<br />~ver~en~ .~p~o~ect, ~son Homes, ~t ~ult ~t' g~ve- It a direCt'~ute to ~e Navy.,Xart
<br />~ ~ha~ p~bably a-~st~ial .po~ion.o f tmr~ ~ke~s ~ould contin~e, to :use the Pren~is' P~rk
<br />line:which passes wi'~n walking distance, of the..matn-N~vy ~ard ga~e~ After the ~e~g~cy
<br />fl~nson Homes. will ~e~ert to a ~ler~, stump,clearance proJee~ ,so t~. ~his line ~d ~hen
<br />become~essentiatly a s~rt~ sparely patromized cclo~d line,. To s~ngthen. Jmstification for
<br />instltu~ing ~s ~ute,_Mr. R.E. ~ll, Oo~cil~m~for th~.~t section, suggested the S~anson.
<br />E~Os loop be c~nged ~o p~ceed f~m the-in~erseoti0n of Bouthand Effingham Sts.~,
<br />Effin~.8~, to Duke Bt., wes~ on Duke ~o Des Moines Ave~, north on Des Moines ta B, ouih
<br />Road ~d east over South St. Road and South ~t, as proposed. This c~nge would ca~ the
<br />proposed line through heavily pop~ated colored ~d white sections directly past the_Robert
<br />E. Lee Bchoot (w~te), ~d greatly improve the utility of the line with little increase In
<br />~le~e. The adv~tages of ~he proposed line ~re ~t it does ~mder present condi-
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<br /> tions give ~w~son Homes desired bus service to the do~to~ section, ~d it establl~es a
<br /> bus service in a territory no~ now covered by ~00 rom~es which may be desirable if
<br /> section enjoys some furze development. The additionof ~s route apparently did not arouse
<br /> much enthusiasm either for or ~ainst, ~herefo~, any de~ision the-ODT sees fit ~ m~e re
<br /> garding i~S establishment would be generally agreeable.
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<br /> (b) ~ ~ternate suggestion for serving Swanson Homes was to restore to
<br /> t~ Prentis Park ~ute the original loop from Lincoln Bt. over Des Moines Ave. ~o Duke Bt.
<br /> to 0harleston Ave., back tO Lincoln Bt., one ~way only. The compara}iye saving iD,~miles is
<br /> sho~ In ~e m~l~e s~m~.~ The restoratio~ of_this loop ~uld v~o~ate Order ~-12,Sec~ion
<br /> 3 - Paragraph th) ~d would call for an ~en~enm accordingly.
<br /> 4. ~leage ~umma~ - Presen~ and P~posed Schedules or Equivalent.
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<br />Present average daily mileage - week of 9/26/43 - 10/2/43 94~
<br />Niles per day saved - CDT plans including Sou~h St. Zv/
<br />N.P.D. " " # without South St. - 172
<br />N.P.D. saved -Portsmouth plans inoludirg South St. -
<br />M.P.D. " " " Mithout South St. - 1~5
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<br /> Breakdown:
<br /> Portsmouth Plan No. 1 - Substitute Navy Yard-for Prentis Park on
<br />town Line: ~eS~ Park View end of Orosstown from $ minute'to 12 minute schedule - saving 98
<br />miles;~Navy Yard 0rawford St. loop ou~ - saving 32 miles; Prentis P~rk Grawford St. loop in -
<br />add 49 miles; Dale Homes loop of Prentis Park line out - saving 64 miles; net saving whole
<br />plan - 145 miles per day.
<br /> Portsmouth Plan No. 2 - Restore Sixth Ave. Service - (a) O~ Original
<br />route with 30 minute schule - add 243 miles; (b) ~Possibility) Add Sixth A~$. loop tc Gross-
<br />town Ii, ne- add 57 miles. The net result here would depend entirely on the amount of turn-
<br />back service added on High St. if ~riginal Sixth Ave. route was not restored. This estimate
<br />assumes ~that additional turn-ba6k mileage plus a portion of the suggested CDT route would
<br />approxi,iately offset res~oration-of ~he Sixth Ave. ~o~t$. The difference at mos~ would be small.
<br /> ~ Plan No.1~ -- SOU~h S~$ Route. (a) ODT and Revised - This would be ei -
<br />ther adGed to or left offoo$~both CDT and Portsmouth suggestions, therefore does not affect
<br />the comparative results. (b) Alternate - This would substitute an~addition o f about 60 M.P.D.
<br />as co~pared to some 105 M.P.D. for (a)~
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<br /> General Remarks: The net mileage difference between the two complete sets
<br />of suggestions iS so small tha~ a slight variation i n schedule on any line would throw
<br />balance either way. Under these cireums~ances, public approbation would appear to be the im -
<br />portant c0ntroliingfactor. '
<br /> The Oouncil Committee feels that it is desirabIe to dis-I
<br />Del. if 'po~sible,l~h~ fte~lng that }ppe$~ }9_h~.ve ~ke~_$ome rogt ~n~ashl~gto~,1 ~hat Pot}s-'
<br />mouth h~s.:oeen 'reluo~an~ ~o ~oope~a~e wi~n~u~ mn e~s~p~m.m~ requx~e~ e¢o~pmmea xn~r~nspo~aT.
<br />~.+~ ~ f~co ts of the case ~o 'no~ a~pear ~o support ~ls:~mpressmmn, as ~ae recora snows na~.
<br />,~en.~t~.~2~ 01m~ in mileage wa-s ordered t~ s~ve ggpol!ne,,~hich,of_?0uF~e ~aved~m~teF~a!s,
<br />egui:lAmeAt,~ and marAoower in like measure, ~ormsmou~n pro~p$£y an~ er~eczlve±y pu~ ~n ~ne neces
<br />sary ~eas~L~eS and regular reports were submitted ind!oating the economies were fully aeoom
<br />plished. However, wi~h this d~ast.i~ ou~ in bus service there was very !It~le oomplaint on the
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