Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-20
HER STREET RAILROADS

Are Now Consolidated Into One Cor
 porat1on-The Talk of Bridgeport
 Yesterday. -3
 Bridgeport is happy over the state health boards census figures in Dr. Lindsley's last board of health report, which show well for Bridgeport's continued growth in population, and is also taking pride over the prospect that it is at last to have street railroad service worthy~of city of the aize and dignity of our growing neighnor' whose street railroads have been away be- hind the times, and literally one-horse roads, according to their own sad confes- sions and ofttimes indignant outbursts from time to time. Yesterdays Bridge port Farmer records the eonsummation of an important change in regard to it's street railroad interests, as follows:
 The Bridgeport Horse Railroad company, the East End Railway company and the Bridgeport Railway company, beginning with to-day, will no longer be known by those names. Neither will they any longer have separate corporate existence. At the office of Seymour & Knapp at 12 o'clock the final act consolidating the three com | panies under the caption of the Bridgeport Traction company was completeo. The merging of the three companies into l one was affected under the terms outlined l in the Farmer month ago The board or 1 directors are Colonel N. H. Heft, General T. L. Watson, Hon. D. M. Read. 5. W. Baldwin, Henry Setzsr, jr., and Stanley Heft, all of this city; William Seheerer, Elias s. Ward, Andrew Radel, Usal H Mo Garter and Henry M. Doremus, of Newark, N, J. The directors elected Colonel Heft president, Elias s. Ward vice president. William Scheerer treasurer, ard General Watson secretary.
 All is now in shape so that the owners of property may go ahead with the plans for making the local street railway a sub ! ject of admiration instead of the condem nation so familiar for years, and the vigol l and enterprise so far manifested by those l now in control seems to afford ample as ! eurance that the relief needed will be nc | longer delayed than is absolutely necessary | The Bridgeport directors are men who have always been prominently identified with progressive movements and othel ! steps for the welfare of this city and itt | citizens and they will not suffer for want of public confidence. No better encourage
 
 l which under extreme difficulties have al l ready been introduced into local street l railway transit.
 The "Old Line" and the East End road will probably continue to be run much the game as at present, as far as officials ano system are concerned, until the introduc tion of electricity. Steps toward the aban donment of horses as the motive power 1 and the introduction of an electric system l second to none will be taken at once, and | it is likely that within year horse cars will forever be relegated to the past. Among the other notable men in attend ance at the meeting today were Joh1 Fritz, chief engineer of the Bethlehem l Pa., iron works; Judge Gottfreid Kruege l of the court of errors and appeals of NeV Jersey; Editor William T. Hunt of tn Newark Gall, and A. E. Eckart of Orange N. J. This afternoon the party enjoyed drive about the city, followed by dime at Pleasure Beach.