New Britain herald., 1917-03-15

Mr. Kilbourne said. and he explained tlAt the Stanley company haS m op- ton over private way for most Of the proposed route. He said that the Connecticut company has held the franchise for extension over this pro- posed route for twenty years. but has not made use of 1t and 1t . recent conference openly declared 1t had no intention of 90 doing and did not want its charter rights renewed. Tho plan ef tho new trolley company. Nr. Kil- bourne said, would not n4 so much t0. make money as 1t wousd bs>to of- fer service to the people and develop tfe city.
 Quiglcy and Landefs TOO.
 Mayor George A. Quigley said that a Now Britain ia unfortunately sdtnafed and h very congested d to houSin9 conditions. Outside suburban devel- < opment is hooded that the city may expand in a IleAlthful way. The pro- posed route, the mayor sAfd. would out o6 about seven or etsht miles in the trip to Hartford for residents in the northern eeotion Of tho City.
 Introducing himself as8A council
 nan from the n0rther1iS section or
 the city for almost fifteen years. dur
 ing which time he has served both as arepublican and democrut, although
 he fnds 1t easter t6 He electSd there
 as democrat, George n. IAndera
 said the proposed troilty Iine n . civic necessity. As . l11anufactursr
 he said he felt he could speak for other manufacturers and ten the rafl-a road committee that employers ars anxious to have their workmen 1.-Two
 in 4econt homes and avoid the dane gorota c0ntested tenement dtStricts
 To de tl1it it i6 necessary to deselop
 suburban terrdtory and this n possi-
 ble only by trolley, sersics. Mrs
 I@ndere sAid his tnferest In the plan
 is purely that Of . public spirited citi-8
 xetl wt4 AeairsA to sse tIlls sectihn 0fl
 the city he1red. Al ., Atotkholder
 In the new trolley line nc sald he
 would bs. pssfectly willing to turn his.
 holdings over to tho Conaecf3cut
 visables The Conno6t.cut cont pGny
 hAa ssatd that It cannot ret naosssy lto' finance this line we'll, We can, 's 1fr.;
 I.anderA said. Tho time is not flr d11-
 tant. Mir. 1Anders predicted, wts6d tha district of Haf41ord, WeGt Hax1i
 Newdngt0n Alid New Br1tAin mus6 hS
 rogarded as me$ropolitan diokra1<
 and guvornsd hys so1lae stabt1ts1d oa1l+
 trAl authority. The trolley Nnes h
 sAid. would develop much Of tlAl1
 property for the future ana II tly6 same time help housing coh6itls1le wonderfully.
 West Hartfnrd Also EaeeF.
 Prestdent Abbott. repreeentina tho Abbott Bs1l Bearing company Of yveGt Hartford, appeared In favor: of fhA new line. He spolke from ' In6aasl- fActurers viewpoint. while c. c. Thompson, West HArtford's repre- sentative. also voicsd his approval. '.The Connecticut company hAS latelys ofeered n excusee that it cannot AfEof4 to fpAncA now prO5ects, We'll, here IT II 1ltpatipn which meets the Coan4c- |sSictS p4p1hy and pill " Aglaneod. N < /. tIle A1st4 x3Artfords1e s1eprseen &t4Ne d1~ c1afeU Ho said there IT - Strona need for such . trolley HlAe Tn 2 Hartfofd and northern New Ht1tain.
 Jsnpses Astnck Anasa. Afdernans v. 1rv1ng Je1ter aA6ed his arguineufo for tho pfopoood tro1- | ley Mn1 to .thoe1 already preeented. HA oAid tho ctty ID handicapped by conjested houetng conditions and the
 new line helps solve the Ainlcuity by
 opening up sa snpurbaf 0t1tflct, 1t { would also serve to relieve tho now /. almost impo dble service betsveen New Britain and Hartford. the a16ot man said. He said that the C0nne-l tfcaIt company promised . ten Intuute | trolley schedule to Hartford # doubIo tracks were laid. ssvvell. double tkAc&s have been laid and VI do not gee ton minute serv1ce. We get twenty minute service up to noon and . fif- teen minute service after H o'clock. Representing the Connecticut con1- pany. Mr. Punderford said he would object to the granting of the charter, l but not from any ..doe Tn the rnAntors. reaaon or motive. s'If we can't llfAnco tliis proposition, or do not think it 1 is feasible if we can flnance It, what good reason is there for buildine the Hnef'' he asked He eald tho Con- ! necticut company would not at,d could not rightfully object to cO5i- ! tinuation of the present North end l trolley line, by private enterprise. but I he felt sure, to build the entire route outlined would be tod policy. Before going further with his arguments ho replied to the statement made by MT. Jester that New Britain had been | promised . ten minute interuf.ban
 service if double tracks wore installed. T don't know who made that promise with any authority. and I'm sure no one made It without authority. I don't think ten minute service was promised. Too much credAnce is placed on shearsay," 1Ir. Punderford added. To explain however. that the Connecticut company h making an ef- fort to accomodatel Hartford-New Britain patrons the ra4iroad ofncial
 said that already ten new style cars for this line have been ordered It .
 cost of $75.000. Each car Will seAt
 ffty-two people, instead Of forty-four as at present, and will be the flrst