Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
WHERE WE NEED MORE TROLLEYS
Noh Business Men Show Vice President Stos and Gener al Manager Punderford of Connecticut Company-Visi Street and MapIewood Extension Mayor Murphy Leads Demand For Immediate Consideration.

and half of trolley track which could not fall to repay the road.
 Resided 47 Years on Boswell Avenue.
 Ovid $. Gilmour resident of Bos- well avenue for A years, argued for the extension there, speaking of the large families that were inconvenienced by the lack of transportation facilities, and claiming that the trolley would re- suit in development of that sectiss. Business Mems Association President
 President Fairclough of the Busi- ness Mems association spoke for the MapleWood extension and of the use fulnss of that track for the fairground He also recommended that the Wash ington street extension be taken up, and predicted that the Boswell avenue extension would serve as much travel as any street in Norwich outside of the main streets.
 Want Answer Soon.
 Chairman John T. Young of the transportation committee spoke brief ly and brought out smile from the trolley officials when he said the peo- pie of Norwich wanted to know the answer quickly, for if 1t was No" they proposed to get at this in some other way.
 Secretary Henry W. Tibbits in stanced Whitney avenue in New Ha- ven as an example of ho wa fine street was not harmed by the trolleys and said he wished the opponents of the Washington street trolley could see that New Haven residential section. He advocated the extensions in Nor wiCh.
 Would Affect POO Families.
 President Haviland also presented the claims of the Washington street extension, saying that there were 200 families to be affected by it and the l ladies of the neighborhood especially want it. He also advocated the Ma | plewood extension, proffering a firm request that the company build this line
 Applause for Telling Speech Currie Gilmour raised burst of ap- plause for a vigorous and telling l speech which he made in advocating l the Boswell avenue extension. He in- ] dicated how it would serve Boswell avenue, Broad street, East Baltic sstreet and Pratt street, as well as | taking people to Mohegan park, and 1 predicted that there could be no doubt 1 of it being a profitable road for the company.
 General Manager Punderford.
 General Manager Punderford said he would like to present a fact or two which would be apparent to a railroad man. He said that the Norwich peo- pie had always exhibited a decidedly ! rair spirit that was different from i many places with which he was ac- | quainted. It would require a five ol six minute run to go to MaplewooC i cemetery from the Backus corner which meant putting on another car ol ] making the cars run on a 20 minute | schedule. The latter he did not. con. slider feasible. The Boswell avenu, job was expensive, as it was ledgy and rocky. It would not be attractive to maintain the two lines so closely parallel as the Washington street ex tension would make
 President Haviland told him of car crew who said they had to wal from five to six minutes at the BacI,u corner, and Mir. Punderford tolr hin he would be glad to look this matte up.
 Vice President storrs.
 Vice President Storrs spoke yer, briefly, promising an early answer and after vote of thanks to the trol ley officials-for coming here the meet ing adjourned.