Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Thinks It Is Able To Look After Its Needed
 Improvements UnaSSiSted.
TROLLEY CARS SHOULD ACCOMMODATE
Loss of Valuable Citizen in Death of William Peckham Smith Plans For Two Large Conventions in Fortnight Holy Name Societies, Bremen and Deeper Waterways Advocates Coming


 The Connecticut company, like al. other corporations, must have its gey- erning rules, but all should be sub servient to the accommodation of the public which is the source of suste- nance of the corporation. Here in New London the cars are run on a fifteen minute schedule and as a rule there is pdnctuality in the time of, starting both at the beach and State street, the fare terminals However, there Is. perhaps of necessity, no regu- larity for the passage of the car at any point along the route and there fore the passenger in order to connect with a car must be at white post minute or two ahead of the ordinary time. In consequence of failure on the part of patrons to get to the white posts in advance they occasionally get left and have to resort to the method in common use before the trolley came in existence to get to destination. There is probably no remedy for these conditions.
 But at other times and under other conditions the Connections company should condescend to accommodate portions of the public a part of the time. Here is a case in point. Last Wednesday morning the car that Is due to arrive at State street at about 729, giving passengers opportunity to connect with the accommodation train for New Haven at 7.31. went whizzing up Montauk avenue just little ahead of the customary time and party in- tending to take the steam train got left, Taking a chance of the steam af-R hair starting the party hiked it for the rail- way station in double quick time. Just as the party turned into Bank street a special car came along bound for State street with no passengers aboard, The car was signalled but did not stop, the motorman majesuca1ly signalling that car was to follow on schedule time. So off the car went and the belated party hobbled on be- hind and arrived at the railway sta ton just in time to be late for the train, Just a little accommodation on the part of the Connecticut company would have been a great convenience ! and benefit to the little part of the public and there would have been a nickel or two more to the credit of the company
 If the rules of the company prevents l about time there was revision of rules in thls particular There was ample time for the car to reach the State ] street terminal before the time arrived l for the departure of the regular cars and the party would not be obliged to 1 wait for several hours to get a train on the steam branch of the system. II may be that the company has no 1 knowledge of the occasional occur renee here referred to, and that the failure to accommodate is up to the car crew If that be so. a little in- vestigatlon would remedy the defect in the minds of the dear public,
 The people of Groton, or rather i quite a number of them, have peti toned the public utilities commission | for relief from the alleged dangers al ! the railroad crossing to the Grotor 1 ferry and to the several steamboat wharves in the immediate vicinity in the city of New London. Good move on the part of Groton, for if the grade | crossing Is eliminated by order of the commission the city of New London will be required to pay one-quarter ol i the great expense and the town of l Greton will not be called upon to pay I even a single cent, The public spirit on the part of the people of Groton is ] eommendabie and is in the line of the patriotism of the fellow who was will ing to sacrifice every drop of blood in | the other fellows body for the sake of country.
 There is no doubt about the dan 1 ger at that crossing. still it has been so carefully guarded that no serious accident has ever occurred there, but that does not signify that there never will be any and steps should be taken | to improve the conditions, but thai | step should be by the city of New Lon | don and not by the neighbors over the ] river. Now, as matter of fact, this 1 matter is receiving the most careful 1 consideration between representatives | of the city and the railroad company | and the conclusion has been reached l that 1t is about time that something | was doing. It is understood that the railroad company is planning for extsn- | sive railroad Improvements in the city 1 of New London in regard to the pro- i posed new bridge and passenger sta | tion and which will include the re
 movai of the dangerous crossing al ] the foot Of State street, but the time
 for beginning this great work is not | qulte fipe and probably will net be hurried by the action of Gfoten people | who dc net mind saddiiHg a big bil
 of expense upon the city of New Len
 don.
 Groton is s busy place. SC much se | that some ef its citizens have plenty
 of time to de business for New L0n-