The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13

share of the cost. of their construc- ton. MT. Quinlan replied that the way they are now being run was a detriment to the streets and bridges and saw no reason why they should not pay their share of the cost as the rider ultimately paid for it any way.
 Attorney Berry for the company asked if a fiat fare of eight cents was more acceptable and the reply was that within the city it would be but the outskirts and suburban toHs ns should be graduated so that a fair rate would exist. It seems to be the gen. era1 opinion of the Norwalk delegates that the zone system rates should be reduced to one cent a mile or zone after the first two zones at a price oi six cents.
 The case of the outlying towns was completed with the protest being heard from Devon and Milford. At torney Gervais B. Brown represented b. the communities and he called C.. O. Mathews, who represented the Devon Improvement society to the stand.
 Mir. Mathews put himself on record as favoring an eight cent fare rate and said the residents of Devon ob- jected to paying 12 cents to ride to Bridgeport and 16 and IA cents to ride to Milford when the extra high rate to Milford was caused by the road winding through the beaches He said the residents of that section could reach Bridgeport for six and seven-eights cents by buying a com mutation book on the trains.
 Attorney Brown summed up Mil ford's case by stating that he failed to see why Milford -hou'7
 orbitant rates for travel between either Bridgeport, or Doyon ,-.--- was not the towns or the residents fault that the road wound through the beaches. He says this road is one of the best if not the best road for revenue which the company owns. It was his belief an eight cent fare would be more acceptable than the present Zone system.
 Just before adjournment Roger Davis of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce asked about state taxes and whether MT Wilson favored re- lieving the company of that burden or not. such as are now imposed for bridges and roads. The mayor re- piled that since there was no direct tax from the company coming to the city or town he did but if such a tax could be levied to pay for the fran chise he would favor it.
 In closing Mayor Wilson was asked by MT. Alsop about delayed service and higher rates and if he thought that neither one was the cause of the | d scontent of the people. The mayor replied that he thought both were about the same, namely. the higher l rates made the people sore and the 1 delayed service aggravated it. An adjournment was then taken I until this afternoon. The meeting i this morning was the largest attended in this state
 The full Public Utilities Commission l present, as follows: C. c. ElwelI, R. T. Higgins, A. B. Alsop. Among those present were President of the Con- necticut company Lucius S. Storrs; 1 general manager J. K. Punderford, | Walter F'lickinger, assistant to the | president, corporation counsel Will. liam F. Berry, Roger W. Davis of the 1 Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, l Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, local man. | ger Joseph s. Goodwin, attorney 1 John B. Dillon, of Shelton who with l W. Parker SeeIey, the city's assistant | attorney is prosecuting the case, Will l liam H. Comley, Jr., city attorney I Captain of Traffic Charles Wheeler, | Aldermen Ford, Burdick, Brown and | F[ochiss. Traffic Officer Bibbins, re. >resenta lives from the various county owns including Stamford, Norwalk Rowayton. stratford, Milford and De. | Jon, James J. Eagan, president oi l ne Central Labor Union, and numer
 IS private individuals who are in \ rested in the case