The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-12
INSIST ON FIVE CENT FARES
EIST HIVEN CITIZENS TO APPEAL
no THE LEGISLITURE.

New Haven Street Railway Company Says
That it Would be Impracticable to Re
duce Fares Under the Present Patronage
Largely Attended Meeting Ii eld in East
Haven Last Evening.
The East Haven citizens will carry
their fight for five cent fare into New
Haven to the legislature and will work
to secure by legislation in that body
what they have failed to get by con-
ference with the officials of the New
Haven Street railway.
A special town meeting was called
last evening to hear the report of the
conference committee and to decide
what further action should be taken.
The town hall was filled showing that
the interest in the matter had not sub
sided in the least.
Mr., Dwight Tuttle was chosen chair
man of the meeting and Mr.. Lee Kirk
ham secretary.
The committee chosen to confer with
the street railway officials were called
upon to give the result OF their meet
ing, and the members of the committee,
including Chairman r. b. Street, John
Tyler, G.. j. Tuttle, reported that they
had met the street railway officials Sat
urday night, but had been unable to
secure any of the desired concessions.
Some time ago the railway manage
ment had talked as though some agree
ment might be reached satisfactory to
all parties, but at the meeting Satur-
day night they had refused to grant
any concessions whatever. At this
meeting President Corey, Superinten-
dent Dodge, Director Lawton and At
torney Wagner were among the officials
of the road who were present. They
claimed that the road was not paying
we'll enough to make such a radical
change in the running of it,
The report of the committee was
thoroughly discussed pro and con by
the meeting.
The East Haven citizens had express
ed to the railway officials their willing
ness to give up their demands for five
cent fare if they We're allowed to use
the Communication tickets by way of
the fare to the city SlA cents by that
route, the same as by the Cedar Hill
route instead of the present Is cent
fare. The railway officials, however,
refused to concede this.
A call was made for Representative
+. Foote Andrews to explain his views
Of the situation and he not being pres
ent a committee of two was sent to his
house to escort him to the hall
Representative Andrews said the bill
had not yet come up before the commit
tee on railroads, and he promised to do
all he could to secure the desired privi-
lege in the Legislature.
A committee of twenty-five was ap-
pointed to go to the Hartford and urge
the passage of a measure in favor of
five cent fares. This committee con-
sists of Charles L. Davis chairman,
William S. Chidsey, H. Walter Child
sey, Henry Thompson, Harvey Thomas,
Charles O. Buell., Fl. II. Bradley, Ho-
bart A. Smith, Alfred Forbes, Charles
W. Bradley, Lewis S. Smith, J. S. Ty-
Ter, Grove ]. Tuttle, Henry d. Barnes,
George C. Kirkham, F. B. Street James
Clark, w C. Hail. L. ]. Kirkham, A. A.
Page, Clifford b. Street, E. 3. Wood
ward and r. L. Richmond
The committee numbers many promi-
nent men of the town and several citi-
zens have expressed their intention of
being present at the hearing of the CON-
mittee. The meeting adjourned at 10
o clock