New Britain herald., 1920-03-26
INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESS HOUSES w CITY READY TO
 MAKE CHANCE M SCHEDULES
If Council Passes Daylight Saving Ordinance Tonight, No Confusion Will Re- suit.
WOULD TURN CLOCKS
 AHEAD SUNDAY P. M.

With the prospect of an amendment being introduced and passed at a special meeting of the comm on council tonight, when the Daylight Savings ordinance comes up for final action, thereby causing the ruling on change of time to go into effect on Monday morning instead of on the last Sunday in April, the various in- dustrieS and mercantile establish ments throughout the city are in a position to receive it and little or no confusion should result, those favor ing the cause of Daylight Savings say.
 Chamber Starts Movement.
 The original ordinance, as drawn up by the Chamber of Commerce and submitted to the common council at it's session one week ago Wednesday evening, fixed April 25 as the day for changing time. In view of the act that the ordinance in Hartford goes into effect Monday morning, it was felt that the passage of New Britain's ordinance for the same date would make for smoothness, and it is under stood that the amendment will be of fered. Corporation Counsel J. E. Cooper, to whom the measure was given for an opinion as to it's legality, has returned a decision in its favor.
 Ordinance Is Favored.
 A canvass has been made of fac tories and stores by the Chamber of Commerce with pleasing results. Questionnaires were sent to factories requesting that they determine the percentage of their employees who fa- vored the adoption of an ordinance
 
 Several concerns of each type in the city followed out the request Of the chamber with the result that it was found that about S5 per cent. were in favor of the ordinance. In-the stores (that canvass also including establish ments of all kinds), the results were similarly conducive to the passage O. the ruling as proposed.
 If It Is Passed Tonight. Passage of the ordinance tonight at the council meeting would mean that . all clocks would be set one hour ahead at midnight Sunday. Although the time would be changed, the fac tories, stores, business offices and courts would open at the same hours by the clock the next morning and quitting time would be at the same hour as previously. Tn reality, busi- ness would begin an hour earlier and suspend an hour earlier by sun time. Would Change Schedules. Superintendent Beardsley, of the local office of the Connecticut com pany, will apply for permission to amend time schedules to conform to the new schedule of hours, if the council passes the measure tonight. | AS the trolley company is public service corporation, the chamber feels | that the wishes of the people should be acceded to. On lines running to I Berlin, PIainville, Elm Hill and other i places in which similar laws are not l effective, it is expected that the time 1 schedule effective in the city from | which the run starts will be observed l Since on practically all of the trolley i lines there are @ set number of trips
 each hour, it is not expected that 1 confusion will result, excepting, possi- 1, bly, in the first and last trips each 1 day.
 1 Effect on Railroads.
 1 The New York New Haven and | Hartford railroad has practically 1 agreed to change it's timetables off l cers say, if a sufficiently large number ! of Connecticut cities and towns take l favorable action upon the ruling. The l impending passage of a state act ir l Massachusetts and the adoption some 1 time ago of a similar law in the state ! of New York make it's adoption in | Connecticut imperative, those who 1 are backing it here say.
 Suburbs May Change, Too. It is expected that little difficulty 1 will be encountered in persuadins 2 l Berlin. Plainvil1e, Newington and ! other surrounding towns to change 1 their system of time as soon as the
 ordinance becomes effective here 1 Many commuters from each of those | towns will be affected by the ruling ! it is said
 ] Secretary H. F. Chamberlain, of l the Chamber of Commerce, will at
 tend the special council session this l evening and will be prepared to an I swer questions asked by members.