The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-05
F H DILLON R. co.
am for reports." said the alderman

them for reports" said the alderman from the 12th.
 Mayor wilson said he believed the chairman could give him information as to their progress, but none had anything to say. .
 The communication of Miss Carrie F. Kirk. formerly 8 clerk in the office of Collector Cooney, asking for the al- dermen to reimburse her for losses occasioned by her discharge from the collectors employ was referred with out discussion to the committee on claims.
 Following is the report of the spe- cial committee on trolley fares:
 ."The committee recently appointed by his honor the mayor to confer with the Connecticut company with a Aview of getting six tickets for 25 cents during the hours between and 8 a. m and and p. m., beg leave to submit the following report:
 "That on January 2Oth said com rnittee held an interview with Super intendent Chapman of the Connecti- GU company, and while Superinten- dent Chapman was not agreeable per- sonally Or in behalf of the company to grant the concessions asked, he however invited the committee to meet the officials of the Connecticut com- pany at New Haven, which your com
 
 interview MT. Stor and MT. O'Leary represented the Connecticut company, and while our interview was pro- tracted one they did not seem willing to grant the concessions asked for by the committee-their plea being that it would cost about $60,000 year to make such concessions.
 '"They thought it more advisable to give better service to the citizens of the City of Bridgeport than to reduce the fare. They said they had many things in mind for the benefit of the service in the city, and are cont1n- ually adding new equipments to sat- isfy the wants of the people. "They compared the number of of Bridgeport with other cities; name ly. Waterbury, which has a three mile limit; Hartford. a little over four mile limit; New Haven, a little over a four mile limit, while the city of Bridgeport. they contend, has over a five mile limit.
 With those things in view and they thought it would be better to continue to give good service and add new equipments to the road than to reduce the fare.
 l''They held out no hope to us and while they did not flatly refuse to grant the concessions asked TOT they were very willing to give us all the information possible.
 ''The committee is still of the opin- ion, notwithstanding the refusal of the Connecticut company, that the con sessions could and should be granted to the people, and with that end in view we offer the ollowing resolution: Resolved. That the city clerk is hereby authorized to submit a simi- lar resolution passed by the common council of the City of Bridgeport, on Jan. 2d, 1912, to each city and, town in this state, and request them to take favorable action, if they, in their wise judgment deem it necessary.
 Your committee is of the opinion that if such a resolution is taken up by the entire state it would help mat ters very materially"
 J. E. LYDDY,
 MALCOLM MACFAYDEN,
 Committee.
 City Clerk Boucher was unable to leave his home last evening on ac- count of an attack of the grip. As- sistant Clerk Russell supplanted him assited by M. J. Reilly, the official reporter of the Council proceedings.