Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-19

Especial to The Bulletin.)
Hartford. April 1S.-A delegation of
Norwich citizens. reduced to one-third
Of the size of the one that came to
Hartford last week to appear for troll
ley extension in their city. in addi-
ton to those petitioned for by the
Connecticut company, appeared before
the committee on railroads at the cap
ttol Tuesday afternoon and finally
managed to- get a half-hour of the
valuable time OF. that body. after they
had sat out another two hours and a
half waiting for the conclusion of ar
guments on the trolley searchlight bill,
and then only after what was left OF
the committee-four this tirne-had
tried to nut them off In favor of those
interested in other matters.
Forcsd to curtaiI Their Remarks.
Getting in what they had to say
was as dif1cult as pacifying an aching
tooth, as circumstances happened to
shape themselves and when the Nor
wich men did get an inning they were
forced to curtail their remarks for lack
of time. There was no great ground
of difference between the desires of
the Norwich citizens and the trolley
company-sirnply that the citizens
want extensions that they feel are nee
cssary to the city's welfare. but which
the company has not UP to the present
time seen fit to provide T. c.. Murphy
was first heard.
7. c. Murphy Asks for Square Deal.
Mr.. Murphy said that he appeared
In behalf of $4,000 people on one side
and the Connecticut company on the
other The railroad company are the
buyers, you. the committee, are the
sellers and the guardians of our
streets. For four years representatives
of the trolley road have come to Nor
wfch, but nothing has been done. The
section where the extensions are
wanted had been built up for years be-
fore the trolley company came, but
no extension has been made where
wanted. Mr.. Murphy said he was not
there to criticise the trolley company
which was giving as good service as
any city could ask for, and all that he
wanted was that the committee give
square deal.
Franklin Square Freight Yard.
The Connecticut company holds
franchises for tracks in streets which
they do not use to the exclusion OF
other companies. Another abuse il
that the; company has outgrown the
service and Franklin square Is little
more than freight yard. Mr.. Murphy
said that the company should be
Obliged to build the Boswell avenue
line before any more charters in Nor
wich are granted the Connecticut
our streets. other facts relative to
the situation we're presented as fol-
lows: s.>...
Boswell Avenue Statistics.
Around Turner's mill and including
Baltic. Orchard, Beech and other
streets there are 165 houses; number
of houses on Boswell avenue from
Centennial square to North Main
street. 103: total number of houses on
and near Boswell avenue. 267; averag-
ing six members to house, number
Of people in said houses would be 1902.
Value of said houses at $1,000 each,
would be $747.600. Undeveloped prop
erty on Boswell avenue amounting to
$4,000. Total value of property and
land is 3S22 500. which is about one
tenth Of the value OF dwelling houses
in the town.
The ShstuoI<st Street Extension.
J. ID. Hsviland, representing him
self. he said. rather than the board of
trade. and four other men of Norwich
whom he named. devoted the few min
utes that he took to discussion of
the Shetucket street extension, with a
view to relieving conditions in Frank
lin square. and to the so-called bIaple-
wood cemetery line extension, which,
II built. he believed, would quadruple
the business now done over the route.
Mr.. Haviland said the trolley COM
pany had secured franchises in his
town in perp6tnity and without cost
and he believed it but fair, therefore,