The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03
Further Change in Proposed
 Trolley Route
Committee on Streets and Sidewalks Wants Exten- sion to Terminus of
 South Avenue
Connecticut Company Win Probably Refuse to Build Line to Public Bath House This Year.

By an amendment to the original resolution of Alderman James P. Gar rity, to extend the Park avenue troll ley line through South avenue direct to the Barnum dyke, the Streets and
 Sidewalks committee last evening by an unanimous vote decided to recom-
 mend to the council, Monday evening, to have the extension through South avenue to its terminus. They are put
 ting the matter entirely up to the Connecticut Co.,, which has looked with
 disfavor upon placing lines in South avenue. Some of the Aldermen claim they can bring the trolley company to terms by refusing to grant conces- sions in other parts of the city.
 The extension to the park has been phases. First it was from South Park avenue over Atlantic street to the dyke. This proposition was killed because of the strong pressure brought to bear by the residents of that thor oughfare. Next the Streets and Side walks committee and the Board of Park Commissioners, in joint session.
 recommended a line from South Main street through South avenue to Iran iStan thence to Atlantic street to the park When the hearing on this rec ommendation was held before the council, it was shown that the Connec- ticut Go. would absolutely refuse to lay its lines in South avenue, between Main and Park. The recommendation
 was then amended to read from South Park avenue through South to Iran iStan to Atlantic street. When the vote was taken on this amendment 1t was lost 11-13 Then came Alderman Garrity's resolution, an extension from Park avenue through South avenue,
 direct to the dyke.
 Alderman Horace H. Jackson read
 private communication from Vice President E. G. Buckland of the New Haven road, who stated that he would
 not advise his company to lay tracks in South avenue, west of 1ranfstan, because of the steam road in that street; because the ownership Of the end of the street is in litigation; and
 because the route would benefit only
 the employees of the Crane Co.,, while route through Atlantic street would open up a new stretch of territory and
 would also benefit the Crane Co. en- ployes. Alderman Jackson also stat ed that he had attempted to induce
 Secretary Macdonald of the Crane Go. to have his company widen Atlantic street to an extent of 75 feet, it now being 50 feet Secretary Macdonald
 had taken the proposition up with the directors of the company who are will ing to widen the street to 50 feet. This only goes to bear out the state ment that they are willing to give
 more to keep the tracks off South ave- nue. said Alderman Meyer, who is convinced that the direct route through
 South avenue is the best.
 The matter of the extension came before the committee on the resolution
 of Alderman Garrity. When the res
 olution was read, Alderman Jackson
 asked Alderman Garrity for a little information on the subject. Alder
 man Garrity flaring up, exclaimed:
 Alderman, I'm tired of giving you information You know where I stand. I have all along stated that South avenue was my route, because
 it is the direct route." Continuing, he said: "I have not talked with a in the city, who is familiar with the situation, who favored any other route than South avenue, direct" Alder
 man Daniel Walker chimed in with, "I don't believe Iranistan avenue should be cut up and spoiled, when we have better route.''
 Alderman Garrity was indignant at the way some of the publications had misrepresented him. He did not want the impression to go out that he want ed to block a trolley extension to the park, and that he was working against the workingmen, but that he believed he was doing the best thing by the worlxingmen by favoring South ave-
 nue. Alderman Daniel Mahoney also held out for the South avenue, direct, route.
 Alderman Walker stated that he fa- vored putting the whole thing up to the Connecticut Go. If they refused
 to lay tracks in South avenue after
 the city had voted to do so, then the Common Council would not have to
 stand the brunt of the refusal. He then offered the amendment to the
 resolution to have the lines extend from South Main street. On the unanimous vote being announced, AL
 derman Garrity declared that such resolution would never go through.
 The committee voted to instruct the city attorney to represent the city at the hearing on Monday before the Railroad Commissioners relative to the presentation of the specifications of the Bridgeport & Danbury Electric Railway Co.