Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
MT. Hughes Explains and Suggests
 Compronjse,

Compromise.
 MT. Editor: The purpose of this
 epistle is threefold. First to dispel an illu usion, which apparently exists in
 presenting the Norwich Town peti- tion to the court of common council was improper; second, in my small and humble way, to give the gentle
 ordinance prohibiting the taking on
 of passengers by public service vehi-
 cles, in front of trolley cars, a. little
 information: third to propose an ad-
 justment. of the dispute over the in-
 creased fare.
 sented to the court of common coun-
 cil. Any person may present a pe-
 tftion to the court of common coun-
 cii. An inl1abitant Of South Afri-
 of the town of Norwich. Any mem
 Der of the court of common council
 may present petition to the British
 cabinet. A petition is defined as a
 citizens of the town of Norwich and
 also many citizens of the city of Nor
 wfch who attended the public meet
 ing in Norwich Town presented to the
 court of common council of the city
 of Norwich a petition that they pass a stated resolution. The petition did
 not undertake to instruct the com
 mon council to do anything. It was enIlroty OpLlOnal W1lh the common council to either adopt or reject the resolution. If the common council had passed the resolution, then the corporation counsel, who is a lawyer employed by the city of Norwich.
 would have been directed to act, but
 from the common council The pro
 cedrre of presenting the petition was
 perfectly legal and proper.
 The common council did not pass considered that the increased fare af-
 fected the citizens of the town of Norwich rather than inc citizens of the city of Norwich. Tn other words the common council said to you, MT. Merchant of the City of Norwich. whose receipts have decreased since the establishment of the increased fare; to you Mir. Inllabitant of the City of Norwich. who go by trolley to your employment outside the city; to you, Mir. Newspaper, whose ad- vertising revenue depends largely on the prosperity of the merchants, and to you, Mr. Everyman, who is incl dentalIy affected. that the increased fare affects you rather as a citizen of the town of Norwich than as a cit izen of the city of Norwich. Think :t over. When you are thinking it over do not forget that letter from the the town authorities were ready to CO., operate in every way with the city authorities.
 In regard to the second reason for writing the letter, I beg to call the attention of the legal gentleman to which reads as follows: Unless in an emergency or to allow another veIi- cle or pedestrian to cross it's paths, no vehicle shall stop in any public street or highway of this city, except near the right hand curb.'
 Does any lawyer or layman mean to say that in view of this plain or dinance it is lawful for public ser vice vehicle to take on passengers in front of the Yantic car? On the con the right hand curb.
 Is there any other ordinance except the one quoted which could reasona- ply be construed as prohibiting pub lie service vehicle from taking on passengers in front of the cars on Franklin square? In city ordinances as in every other statutes the intent of the legislator governs and our res equivocally manifested an intention to repeal as much of the above quoted ordinance as prohibited public service vehicles from taking on passen gers tfon was taken in Waterbury. How ever, it seems that this entire l dispute could be adjusted in a man | ner satisfactory to both the public and 1 knows that railroads throughout the ] United States are in bad way fi- 1 and must be handled with | delicate hands. Simultaneously all 1 are aware of the difference in the cost | of operation of a railroad and that of 1 a street railroad.
 Briefly stated the proposition I beg to submit to the consideration of the Shore Line officials is this-Abolish- ment of the present zone system. Re- duction of the present seven cent fare | to six cents. Collection of i've six cent fares between Norwich and New London. Establishment of five new | zones between Norwich and New Lon- | don. Collection of six six-cent fares | between Norwich and WfAfnaantic. appcrtjoned to six new sonbb. The