Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-18

-four zones, cents each), the Yantic and Taftville lines being divided into two zones. From Taftville to any point on the West Side. Laurel Hill or Bos- well avenue lines the fare will be 6 cents, and the same rate would apply from Yantic to points on these branch lines and as far north as the Catholic cemetery on the Taftville line
 The fare from Norwich to the rail- road crossing in Willimantic is now 25 cents, under the new system it will be 30 cents. The fare from South Wind ham to the railroad crossing in Willi- mantle will remain the same as hereto fore, namely, 5 cents. Coming south, from Willimantic to Williams crossing the fare will be cents, where formerly 10 cents, and cents added for each even numbered pole south, and the fare to Baltic will be IS cents.
 Local Fare Rates in New London.
 In the city of New London, as far north as Reservoir street, cents in either direction applies. That is. a person may ride from Reservoir street to Ocean Beach or on any of the branch lines in New London. The old terminal on the Norwich-New London line was Benham avenue. The fare from the Parade in New London to Best View, under the new system, will be cents; to Quaker Hill cents; to Alexander's cents; to pr. Fox's 10 cents, and to Montville as far north as Comstock's above the' switch (station 118) 12 cents. If, however, a passenger desired to ride from any point in New London north of the Pequot, which is Station 0-104. the fare to Montville would be IA cents where it is now 15 cents; to Quaker Hill s cents, where it is now 10. and to Best View cents, where it is now 10 cents. To Ocean Beach the fare would be cents addi- tional, making the fare Is cents to Montville, where the rate now is 15 cents.-
 From the Parade in New London to Franklin square in Norwich, or as far east as the Shore Line office, near Preston bridge, the rate is A cents. who desires to ride from the Parade in New London to any point in Nor 1 wich beyond Franklin square pays 25 cents.
 A passenger taking the car at the Parade in New London and desiring to ride to the end of the Laurel Hill, West Side or Boswell avenue lines, or as far out on the Taftville nine as the Catholic cemetery, or on the Yantic | line as far as Avery Brothers, would pay 26 cents, l cent more than the 1 present rate.
 If, however, the passenger boarded | the car in the city of New London south of the Parade and not further | south than the Pequot (this would in clude all the local lines in New Lon I ! in the city of Norwich 2S cents, 2 cents 1 less than the present rate of fare, and | for a ride from Ocean Beach to these same terminals 30 cents, the exact ] from Taftville or Yantic to Ocean l Beach will be g cents, cents more l than the present rate of fare. On the Jewett City Line.
 On the Jewett City line the rates | will be as follows: From Franklin square to Jewett City IS cents, now | 15; to Plainfield 2S cents, now 25; to | Central Village 34 cents, the present rate being 30 cents.
 | From TaftVille postoffice to Jewett i City the fare will be IA cents where it l is now 15, and from Occum to Jewett | City IS cents where 1t is now 20, and | the IA cent rate would apply from Jewett City as far south as the Cath
 olic cemetery.
 From Norwich to Moosup the fare will be 3S cents where it is now 35, l but as the Moosup line is split into | two zones the 36 cent rate would apply l as far east as the Red bridge, making
 the rate from Norwich 1 cent more 1 than at present.
 l Passengers on the Moosup branch | would buy through ticket to Waure- 1 gan for cents and from points be- i tween Red bridge and the railway sta | tion to Wauregan would be cents,
 where formerly 10 cent fare was col lected, giving the patrons of the 1 Moosup branch what is equivalent to l a transfer.
 The rate from Moosup to PIainfield
 is 10 cents and from the Red bridge cents. The present rate is 10. North of Central Village.
 From Central Village north the fare | to Attawaugan hotel in Danielson 12 | cents, where it is now 10 cents, and from the Red bridge on the Moosup i, line to Danielson IA cents where it is
 now 15, Moosup 16 cents where it is
 now 15. The local ride from Daniel
 son as far north as Elmville and as | far south as the power house will be , | cents, and cents would cover a local
 ride between Stations 174, Shanty l Hill, and ITS, Connecticut mills. l The fare from the Attawaugan hotel 1 to Dayville Center cents, to Wild
 wood park 8 cents where formerly 10, and from Attawaugan hotel to Putnam | railway station, or Pomfret street, in l Putnam, IS cents. From the center of | Putnam south as far as the station 1 known as Wheaton's the fare will be
 cents, and cent rate will apply as far north as Mechanicsville, station 19SD.
 The rate from Putnam to the Coun- try club will be cents, and from Danielson to the club 14 cents.
 | The fare from Pomfret street to | Wildwood park 10 cents, the same as | at present this rate also applying to Attawaugan crossing.
 An Adjustment of Fares.
 From the above detailed description it will be seen that while there is a slight increase in the rate charged to through passengers, there has been an adjustment of fares which applies in the caes of the intermediate riders, | whereas the adoption of a cent rate | would mean a 20 per cent. increase in fare to every patron of the road, no | matter how short the ride.
 The principal advantage of this cop- per zone system is it's near approach | to the passenger mile as the basis of the charge and the retention of the
 nickel as the unit of fare.
 It is quite possible that the appli- | cation of this system on the New
 London division may develop the need, in order to be absolutely just to all patrons of the road, of slight changes in the location of fare terminals, but | it is believed that the principle in-
 volved is correct.
 Unfairnsss of the Old System.
 The unfairness of the old system Is
 very clearly shown In the case of
 patrons who live just over the end of
 the present cent terminal and who