New Britain herald., 1915-03-29
Will Run Through Myrtle, Grove, Broad and Washington Streets.
ENDS AT COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
Connecticut Company Agrees to Do the Work and Application of New Withdrawn

The important announcement is made today that the Connecticut com pany is to materially add to New Britain's trolley system by the build ing of new line through the north west section of the city The com pany agrees to start the construction of the line on or about. July 1, and to have it running by August 1, 1915.
 The route will be as follows: Start ing at the corner of Main and Myrtle streets, going through Myrtle street to Grove street, thence through Grove street from Myrtle to Broad street, thence through Broad street from Grove street to Washington street: thence through Washington street from Broad street to the end at Farm ington avenue, and thence out Farm ington avenue to Commonwealth ave- nue.
 The new line will accommodate population of 15,000 to 10000 people through the area roughly covered by the fifth ward, which is now abso- lutely trolleyless.
 Bill Withdrawn.
 In view of the company's agree ment to build the new extension, the incorporators of the New Britain Street Railway company, which had introduced a bill drawn up by Attor- ney M. H. Camp in the legislature to give a new company the rights to build this much needed extension as nov tn Fl Ion rt for vie Charter Oak Park and to Plainville through Plainville road, took steps to- day to withdraw their bill The in- corporators of this company arc Mayor George A. Quigley, ex-Mayor George M Landers, ex-Mayor Joseph M. Halloran, President Charles Glover of the Corbin Screw corporation, As- slstant Manager George P Spear of ! the Corbin Screw corporation. Law yer. Ferdinand D'Esopo, Edward c. >ilbourne, William J. Farley, Lawyer M. H. Camp and Herbert V. Camp. These gentlemen, with the assistance of outside capital, which had become interested in the new short route to Hartford, were prepared to go ahead and build this line in the event that the Connecticut company did not avail themselves immediately of the rights, which they had obtained by a preyi- ous legislature. The new company was given a hearing before the rail- road committee of the legislature and made such a strong case against the Connecticut company for it's failure to give the city of New Britain the trolley facilities to which it was en- titled, the trolley officials decided that 1T was. time for them to act and act quickly or they would be letting most valuable franchise slip through their hands and there would soon be very active competitor doing business in the territory, which they claim to serve.
 Many Favor Extension.
 The members of the new company. the Chamber of Commerce as well as the senator and representatives urged the extension and the result is that it will be soon built. At one time the promoters of the enterprise 1 agreed to provide the company with a loan Of $40,000 from the New Brit ain Natopal bank to offset the claim that it was shy of funds.
 The company accepted this proposi- i tion, but subsequently, backed out. It 1 was then that the new company was ! formed and the old corporation be- 1 gan to see a light. At the hearing | before the railroad committee sev- i era1 days ago those who were present i and advocated the new line were I Mayor Quigley, F. F. Hall, w. J. l Farley J. J. Watson. Ferdinand | D'Esopo, E. H. Prior, E. 0. Kilbourne, 1 John szritulsl1y, w. L. Hatch, Luke i Scinski, M. H. Camp and Ii. V. Camp. !