The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
NO OBSTACLE. TO DANBURY
 TROLLEY LINE
City Attorney to Withdraw Action of City Against. Project
Builders May Now Couple Their Line Running North From Bridgeport Trumbull Boundary, With the End of Connections Co.'s North Main Street Line.

City Attorney Thomas M. Cullinan was empowered by the Common Coun- Gil last evening to remove the final obstance to the construction of the line of the Bridgeport and Danbury Eleftric Railway co. from Terry Place at the, end of the Connecticut Co., North Main street line, to Danbury.
 The withdrawal of the suit will be effected at once. and the company will then be privileged to avail. itself of the grade provided to the satisfac- ton of the Railroad Commissioners and proceed without further delay in coupling the North Main street line With the tracks already constructed in Trumbull to the north
 Here Is the communication of the city attorney, which goes at length unto the history of the controversy: To the Honorable Common Council o1
 the City of Bridgeport:
 Ihe city attorney would re1pectfuiv submit the following report and rec ommendation relative to the construc- ton of street railway on North Main street, from the present terminus pany to the Trumbull line.f
 Review of the Case.
 On January Il. 1911, the Bridgeport and Danbury Electric Railway com pany presented to your honorable body plan showing the proposed To. on. North Main street, between said points. Said company, under it's charter, had the franchise rights to lay and operate railway tracks on said section of said North Main street. The residents of the northerly section of rxyI1n .1,<, 1ak ~ by a trolley system extended north erly to the Trumbull line, were prac- tically unit in desiring that such ex- tension of the street railway should be made by the Connecticut company rather than by the Bridgeport and inasmuch as the Connecticut company operated all the other lines through out the city, the control of the ex- tension by this company would mean a regular service of cars and a single fare from the Trumbun line to any council failed to take any action ol. the application and plan of the Bridgeport and Danbury company and the said company, exercising it's rights under the laws of the state, appealed to railroad commissioners. When the matter was pending before the railroad commissioners the fol-
 Conn. Go. Had rfor Right.
 The franchise rig = of the Bridge port and Daubury HUompany in said street would expire with the rising of the time limited in the char. ter of said company for the compile tion of it's street railway. The .ofn- cers of the Connecticut company in- forme the officials of this city that the latter company would extend ana fn. e n ar1x frs the Trumbull line if its franchise rights in said street would be revived by the general assembly. The Con- necticut company originally had the right to osserate a street railway line over this street, but this right was lost construct it's railway within. the time limited. That being the situation, the Connecticut companE standing ready to extend it's tracks to the Trumbull line, if it could have it's rights re- stored, and the possibility of the rights of the Bridgeport and Danbury com pany being forfeited by mouse with the termination of the session of the legislature, the mayor and members of the streets and sidewalks commit tee appeared before the railroad com and asked that body to postpone all action relative to the ap-1 proval of the application and plans of the Bridgeport and Danbury com pany until it would be definitely de- Iermined what action would be taken by the general assembly toward the of the franchise rights of the Connecticut company.
 Approved Application.
 The railroad commissioners felt hat such a matter was entirely out 'ide their domain and that they ought not to defer their decision pending de- ,ision pending possible action by the e-Jrfrr N@v l- 'oad commissioners approved the ap- and plans of the Bridgeport nd Danbury company with some moo factions asked for by the city. It would manifestly be to the public ad.. Iantage to have the Connecticut com ,,any operate this extension and in or Ter to meet the wishes of the people lying in this northerly section of | Bridgeport and in order to give the | connecticut company an opportunity | o have its rights in said street re- tored and to prevent the immediate | Bridgeport and Danbury company the nly course left to the city was to l ake an appeal to the superior court. | his was done.
 The action finally taken by the l eneral assembly upon the whole mat harter of the Bridgeport and Dan- ury Electric railway company ana xtended the time for said company 0 exercise its rights and privileges ntil December 1, 1912 The legisla- ure disregarej the request that the ight to extend its tracks northerly to he Trum bull line be resored to the connecticut company and the rail- oad committee of the legislature did ot include this right in the amend 1ent to the charter of the Connecticut ompany reported by the committee. he Bridgeport and Danbury company onsequently now holds the franchise or a street railway from the terminus f the present tracks of the Connec- Icut company northerly to the Trum ull line. The Connecticut company makes no claim now to any right to f ay tracks on this section of North lain street. The latter company oncedes' .thisr in recent reply to etter written by me- Therefore in- smuch as this work cannot be done y the Connecticut company and in- smuch as the right to operate this treet railway has been given to the bridgeport and Danbury company, it 7ould be useless to any longer pre- ent the Bridgeport and Danbury com any from proceeding with this work.
 would therefore recommend that l e authorized to withdraw the appeal aken from the order of the srailoraa ion and plans of the Bridgeport and 4 )anbury Electric Railway company. i;
 Respectful submitted this 2d day of october, 1911. r
 THOMAS M. PULLMAN,
 City Attorney
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