The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
CONNECTICUT CO.,
 RECEIVES AWARD OF BRADY MEDAL
Has Done Most for the Safety of the Public, According
 to Judges

The Connecticut Co. announced to- day that it had been awarded the An- thony N. Brady Memorial medal. The announcement follows:
 The Anthony N. Brady Memorial medal is awarded annually by The American Museum of Safety to that American electric railway company which for the year of the award shall have done the most to conserve the safety of the public and it's employees The medal for the year ending June 30, 1916. has been awarded to The Connecticut Co. for it's valuable work in the safety movement, as evidenced not only by the statistical record but also by it's securing the yco-operation of it's employees and of the public, its successful effort to interest public school children and thereby reducing the accidents to children, and its ac- tivities. in many other ways in pro- mOting safety.
 The medal is awarded annually by committee of award appointed by the president of The American Mu- scum of Safety, and every electric rail- way system in the United States is en- titled to compete. Every competing company is required to submit re- port including data covering all lines composing the entire system of which it is a part, without regard to technical ownership, and such data includes all accidents to passengers, employees and others, except trespassers, and report of the various measures taken during the year to conserve safety, including such clements as safety devices, stand ards of employment, and rules and discipline. Accidents are rated ac- cording to severity under a standard scale established by the committee, and the final statistical result is ob- tained by rating based upon the number and character of the injuries in proportion to the number of car miles operated during the year. Tho committee of award may require such additional data as in it's judgment may have a bearing on any particular sit-
 The idea of the Brady Memorial medal recognizing the highest prac- a tical safety of operation by street railways is similar to the idea Of the Hartman medal annually awarded to steam railroads. The Brady. med al was established in 1914 and in that year awarded to the Boston Elevated Railway Co.,, with honorable mention of the Public Service Railway Co.,, of New Jersey and the Northern Ohio Traction and Light Go. In. 1915 1t was awarded to the Union Traction Co.,, of Indiana with honorable men, ton of the Chicago Elevated Rail- ways.
 The gold medal awarded to the company recognizes the efficient work and cordial cooperation of all employees, the result being impossible of accomplishment without such CO.,. operation. A silver replica of the medal has been awarded to MT. s. w. Baldwin, assistant attorney, in charge : of the claims department, in recogni- { ton of his work in securing publicity with regard to the safety movement and cooperation among all depart ments in promoting it. A bronze rep- { lica has been awarded to MT. w. J. Flickinger, secretary to the president for promoting the campaign among employees designated to secure closer l: cooperation among individuals in de- 3 partments, and for his study and work on the general subject.