The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-23
North Main St, Trolley Battle
 Is Just Begun

Much less of victory than appear! on the surface is the triumph of the Danbury & Bridgeport Street Railway in securing the approval of the rail road commissioners for it's line through North Main street, Bridgeport, iron the present terminus of the Connecti- cut company tracks to the Trumbul line.
 As matter of fact, the City o1 Bridgeport will file an appeal from this decision and if the Connecticut company is successful in securing charter rights for this strip of terri tory, the North End people may fin ally win their battle for a single fare and improved service On the new line
 AS the only charter existing for this territory is now held by the Danbury & Bridgeport railway, the railroad commissioners had no choice but tc decide as they did yesterday.
 The decision was as follows:
 Hartford, May 22, 1911.
 Be it remembered that The Bridge port and Danbury Electric Railway Company presented it's petition to this Board, dated the 17th day of March, 1911, as follows:
 To the Honorable Board of Railroad
 Commissioners of the State of Con-
 neCt1Cut:-
 Your petitioner, The Bridgeport and Danbury Electric Railway Company, corporation chartered by the Gen. eral Assembly of the State of Connec- ticut for the purpose of operating a street railway in the City of Bridge port and elsewhere, respectfully re- presents that it caused plan to be made showing the highway or high ways within said city in and through which it proposed and does now pro- poses, to lay it's tracks, the location of the same as to grade, and the cen- ter line of said highway or highways and such changes as were and are proposed by it to be made in said highway, that it presented said plan to the Mayor and Court of Common Council of said City of Bridgeport on the 11th day of January, 1911, and requested said Mayor and Court of and hearing thereon, to accept and adopt said plan, including such orders as might be proper and necessary as to the placing and locating of the tracks, wires, conductors, fixtures, and other permanent structures of said petitioner in the highways of said City of Bridgeport, all in accordance with the laws of the State of Connec- ticue as mate and provided, and es- pecially section one of Chapter 244 of the Public Acts of 1905; that said Mayor and Court of Common Council after public notice and within sixty days from said January II, 1911, pro- ceeded to hearing of all persons in- terested, and have refused and neg leeted to notify your petitioner in writing of their decision thereon, or of any notifications made by them in said plan and the period of sixty days has expired since the presenta- ton of said plan of your petitioner to the said Mayor and Court of Common Council of said City of Bridgeport.
 Now therefore, in conformity to the laws of said State of Connecticut made and provided, and within SD days of the filing of said petition and plan aforesaid, and within 30 days after the expiration of said period of 60 days within which said mayor and court of common council did not notl- fly in writing your petitioner, or Of any decision by them on said plan and petition, the company appeals rom the non-action of said mayor ana court of common council to your hon. orable board, and from the action of council in refusing and neglecting, within said period of 50 days to ap- prove and accept said plan, and in re- fusing and neglecting to notify said company in writing within said 60 days, of their decision thereon, and for reasons of appeal, alleges that said mayor and court of common councli erred in not approving and accepting said plan and granting the petition IS prayed for. and further, that your pe- titioner cannot lawfully construct it's said railway in said Bridgeport in the asence of such approval and accept ance, except upon the order ana ap- proval of your honorable board. since said mayor and court or common council have refused and neglected to act thereon as aforesaid. A copy of said petition to said mayor ana cour. of common council, and copy of said plan as annexed to said original pet- ton. are hereto annexed and made part hereof.
 Wherefor your petitioner prays that vour Honorable Board will cause such notice as you shall deem reasonable to be given to said mayor ana court of common council Of sald Clty or of the time and place of appearance to answer to the foregoing petition and upon due hearing, to make such orders in reference to the aforesaid matters and affected by this appeal. as you may deem equitable.
 Dated at Bridgeport, Conn, this 17th day of March. 1911.
 THE BRlDI AISD DAA>- BURY ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO.,,
 By Marsh, Stoddard and Day,
 Its attorneys.
 Order for Hearing.
 State of Connecticut,
 Office of the Railroad Commissioners, Hartford. March 22, 1911.
 Upon the foregoing petition 1t IS ordered that the same De Ga.<su s. -he office of the Railroad Comm1s- ,ioners in Hartford on Wednesday, March 29th, 1911, at II o'clock A. M., and that notice thereof be given to he petitioner and to the City of by Henry F. Billings, by lepositing in the post office in Hart ,ord. postage paid, true and attested copies of said petition and of this order addressed one to The Bridge port and Danbury Electric Railway company, Bridgeport, Conn.,, and one .o the mayor and court of common council of the City of Bridgeport, Conn.,, on or before the ,Snd day of March, inst,
 Richard T. Higgins, E. J. Doolittle, r. B. Ford. Railroad Commissioners.
 And on said March 29, 1911, We met
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