The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-11

Promptly the committee Of nVe ap- pointed by the Mayor met at the City Hall with Superintendent Chapman of the Connecticut CO. yesterday. Mayor Buckingham promptly called the meet ing to order and proceeded with the election of the clerk. H. H. Jackson was elected. The committee compris- ed Alderman McMurray. Clampett, Buliard and Jackson. The mayor then took up the various complaints and conditions that prevailed in the trol- ley service in Bridgeport for the past two or three years
 The first question he took up with Supt. Chapman was the heating of the cars, stating that the complaint had reached him that there was no heat from six to eight in the cars The people coming from Paradise Green pretty cold He then took up the matter of the heating from five to seven MT. Chapman explained this as being due to the lack of power. on Tuesday has deprived them. he said. of sufficient power to heat all ! of the cars during these busy hours At the present time there are 10S large and small. Eighteen of these are borrowed from cities outside Of Bridgeport. He frankly admitted with th's equipment they did not have cars enough to carry the passengers He further explained that every two and
 one-half days the entire population of the city of Bridgeport rode in the cars. He furthermore stated much or l the increased trolley traffic Is due to | the industrial revival in Bridgeport
 which is greater, he said, than in any city in the state. The repairs on the generators he stated would probably be finished by Sunday. Dec. 1s.. then
 he could return to heating the cars | He furthermore stated that at the
 present time the company is having vestibules put on Is cars to be in
 compliance with the present law. | When the question of capacity was taken up during the rush hours he said this would be studied and the | taking people to and from the fac | tories would receive the utmost con-
 sideration and would be remedied just
 as soon as they had cars sufficient.
 He stated that 20 cars are now be- | ing built in Worcester and are to be ready at about the rate of one day, | beginning January l. During Jan he expected the entire lot. These twen- Il ty with the Is cars now being vestf- buled, will give 35 extra cars for con- veying the public The 20 new cars
 cost. he said. s6.6O0 each and are of
 the most recent type large double truck cars.
 The congested condition of traffic
 on Main and Fairfield avenue was | talked over and he made a suggestion | to the Mayor and asked his co-opera-
 ton and that something be done to
 remedy this condition.
 | The Mayor was rather insistent in knowing if the cars would be proper ly Ncleaned and MT. Chapman Said. in | explanation that in the car barns on Stratford avenue there is not room Il to permit a man to get between the cars to clean the windows on the out outside. windows cleaned for this req son He stated they employ six cleaners at night and they are in structed to clean the windows on the
 inside, clean the cars out thoroughly. He stated that he had been over to T the barns and during this week he had been obliged to discharge four men | who he found had not been doing their work properly He expressed willing
 ness to see that the cars were kept clean and furthermore stated that the unsightly and unciean coupling and turtle back for throwing the car on S the track is a nuisance and would be removed as they can be carried under the car and away from sight.
 The question of men smoking on the
 rear of the platform was taken up and he stated that this was where the public must help. if the men would
 refrain from smoking this would be easily corrected. He furthermore stat
 ed it was against the rule for men to congregate on the rear platform
 when there was room inside in the
 car If they would go in the car
 1t would save a lot of criticism. an
 noyance to ladies getting off and on
 the car and be of assistance to those
 in charge of the car. In the course of conversation 1t developed that the
 company are having more open cars made which will be ready for the sum- mer travel. He stated there had not
 been any order placed for cars for a
 year, from this time, but it would re- ceive attention and that probably ad- ditional large cars would be ready for next winter if needed
 In the 'scussion MT. Chapman ex-
 pressed friendly interest in affairs anc stated since the company had taken over the Connecticut Railway Go. ir
 this city over s1OOOOO0 had been ex- pended But the committee impressed
 him with the fact that having exclu- sive franchise of 10000 people. there
 Is only one thing to do and that Is pro- vide transportation for the people oi Bridgeport and adjacent territory ai all hours.
 While Mir. Chapman showed the de sire to meet the requirements of tho committee and willing to apply a rem N.ne -eF1