The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-03-14
WILL HAVE NO
NEW TROLLEYS
Officials Refuse to Sanction
Order for Cars on Any of
Connecticut Company
Divisions.
SOME ARE MUCH NEEDED
Financial Condition of Road is Such
That Investment is Not Consid-
cred Wise-Expects to Use
the Trailer System.

There are to be no new trolley cars
for the coming season on any of the
branches of the Connecticut company
Although they are very much needed
on some of the divisions of the road
the authorities at the Yellow building
have decided tAat the finances of the
road are not In such a state that they
can afford to put any money into troll
ley car running stock this year. Now
even If they should change their mind
new cars cannot be ordered and re-
celved in time for the coming season
All of the shops will push the orders
for cars TO take the place of those
burned in the disastrous ear barn fire
in New York but a fortnight ago when
many hundreds of them were burned
before they would turn to any order
that the Connecticut company would
now send in,
The trolley cars are requisitioned 9
long time in advance by the equipment
department of the road. These re.
quisitions cover fI6- needs Of all the
branches of the Connecticut company
They are sent to the Yellow building
for the sanction, or, as 1t was in this
case, the dsapproyal of the powers
that be.
On august 10 last the equipment de-
partment Of the Connecticut company
sent in a requisition calling for a few
more than hundred open trolley cars
Most of them were planned to be oi
the regulation double truck design, al
though there were some minor varia
tions due to the different demands o.
the divisions. The cost of the cars a!
planned, would have been in the neigh
borhood of $i9S,O00.
The fact came to light yesterday tina
the railroad heads have not onl,
shown themselves unwilling to reduc,
the appropriation and the number o
cars asked for, but they do not thinl
that a single new car can be hough
at this time on the New Haven di
vision the lack OF summer cars Is sur
TO be felt keenly enough. II woul'
have been felt probably with the us
ual. increase in the number of car
with the riding public increasing VII
such alarming numbers as II is at pres
ent. But the decision will be fell
much more heavily on some of tn
other divisions where conditions ar
far worse than they are in New Ha
ven. Notably among these are tn
4 Waterbury, Bridgeport and Hartfor,
divisions.
| 1t is understood that the company
1 contemplating the use of trailers mex
summer Trailers are cars that ar
run In series. coupled to each other tn
same as railroad cars are. The roa'
has number of cars suitable for thi
purpose. They are fitted with con
ed air system used on the brakes. TIL
plan of trailers has worked success
I fully elsewhere. 1t saves the wages o
the motormen. If three cars are ru
in series, there is but one motorma
| for them all In this way the hir
of two motormen IS saved.
On these cars there is q differen
controller. Men are being instructc
at the Grand avenue barns. in the us
Of this controller now. One of II
great safety devices provides that th
motorman must keep his hand on III
handle Of the controller. Otherwise
sprine- will swing the handle aroun
automatically so the power will be Of