Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-08
CONSOLIDATED ROAD.
Belletin Late Trains-A Petition 10 DC
 Circulated by Patrons in Bridgeport Freight Change at tAnsOnta-Force oFTro~,r Uahorars Reduced-A Man

Late Trains-A Petition 10 Dc Circulated by Patrons in Bridgeport Freight Change at tAnsOnta-FOrce of Track LabOrers Reduced-A mah to Talk German at the Depot.
 A number of residents of Bridgeport who travel frequently on the Consolldateo railroad are about to circulate petition aeking that bulletin be posted at the depot there announcing the number Of minutes late of all trains that do not arrive within ten minutes of the schedule tlme' A law passed by the recent legislature ana known as chapter 126 of the public acts provides that at the request of the mayor of any oity, or the selectmen of any town, the railroad commissioners shall instruct the railroads having stations in such towns to bulletin all trains over ten minutes late and state the exact cause of the delay. The failure to comply with the law at the order Of the commissioners makes them liable to tine of $50 for each day the law is unobserVed.
 The adoption of the scheme in that city would be welcomed by many. The depot officials and policemen are always ready to impart any information desired, but the establishment of Q system ot bulletins posted in conspicuous place would re- lieve them to great extent and aeoommo- date the travelling public. It has been in use in this city for many months.
 The residents of Southport and Fairfield are discussing the matter and it is under stood they will petition the railroad com missioners at once.
 CONSOLIDATION OF FREIGHT BUSINESS AT
 ANsoNIA.
 The Berkshire division freight depot in Ansonia is to be given up and the freight business of the road and of the Naugatuck road at that point consolidated under one management. For some time past freight in carload lots has been unloaded at the Naugstuok station while broken lots were left at the Berkshire station, Under the provisions of the new scheme all freight will be run into the Nsugatuck station, which has recently been considerably en- larged in anticipation of this move. Two men were discharged from the Berkshire force and two from the Naugatuck, while tho remainder of the Berkshire force was transferred to the other place. This UIluks tuo management Ol nl4 tHo 1UC6l freight business into the hands of E W. Webster, who has been with the Nauga tuck division since long before it's lease to the Consolidated.
 w.. Judson, superintendent of the Berkshire division office, will remain with the Consolidated road as assistant freight agent with MT. Webster. Years ago, when the Naugatuck and New Haven and Derby lines, as the latter was then known, were separate and distinct corporations, the officers of the two adopted a pooling sys' tenn by which earnings from all sources were divided on an established basis, and MT. Webster had charge of both depots. The responsibility was afterwards divided and MT. Judson took the business of the smaller road. This new movement will be con venience to freight oonsignees who will be saved the trouble of going to two placer for freight while the combination will ren der the business capable of being nor, easily managed.
 THE FOUR TRACKING-NIGHT GANGS TAKE, OFF.
 Partly owing to the business depressio, the night gangs of laborers who were a | work on the double tracking of the Con 1 solidated road between here and Bridge port, have been discharged and the fore l of civil engineers and assistants has sls been diminished.
 A correspondent thinks it would be ! good thing to station policeman at tn 1 Union depot who understands German: | To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: There is suggestion concerning the i'm provement of the police service which should like to make use of your columns t | state.
 The Consolidated railroad is a grea | thoroughfare for emigrants going 10 al | parts of New England and Canada. { | great many of them either stop at thi
 city or change cars at the Union depot
 The German, Swsde, Russian, Italian an
 Hungarian emigrant comes here knowin
 nothing of our language or customs and l
 very often delayed long time and ofte
 sent in the wrong direction because theI
 is no one he can speak to in his own lar
 guage. The police officer is the one the
 generally appeal to, but they do not ofte | meet with much success.
 Would 1t not be an excellent idea If a
 officer could be stationed at the depot wh
 understands German at least, If there |
 such one on the force. Almost all th
 North Europe nations understand som
 little German and they can be directed 1
 that language. It would b. good thin
 also if he could understand Italian 8 ltttl'
 as they form the principal part of the em
 grants from South Europe. X. !