New Britain herald., 1920-12-03
HAR7FORDS s PETITION TO MAKE CONN.,
 CO., SETMAXZMLM FARE W CITY, ALSO
 SPECIAL RATE FOR COMlNU7ERS, DENIED
Public Utilities Commission Sees No Reason For Hart ford or New London PeO- pie Getting Lower Fares Than Others.

Hartford, Dec. 3.-The public util- ities commission has denied the pe- titions of the city of Hartford for an order prescribing "a just and reason able maximum rate and charge to be made by the Connecticut company within the limits of the city of Hart ford and provide for the issuance of proper communication or other special reduced fares within the limit of said city"
 The commiss.on has also denied the petition of the city of New Lond on for the establishment of just and reasonable rates of fare to be charged by the company for the transporta- ton of passengers within the said city"
 ''The two orders containing the de- cisions of the commission are signed by Chairman Richard I. Higgins and Commissioner Joseph w. Alsop. There is appended to each order the follow ing note signed by Commissioner C. c. Elwell, who dissented from his col leagues on the former occasion when they approved the increase in the fare to ten cents.
 No Reason for Changes.
 "I can sec no reason at this time
 
 the city of Hartford Cor for the city of New London) than has been estab- lished on other lines of the Connecti- cut company, and therefore concur in the conclusion denying the petition"
 The commission states in its refer ence to the Hartford petition that the crucial problem at this time is to es- tabiish a temporary maximum rate to enable the company to continue to operate its cars until a more definite and equitable policy is determined, following possible legislative action. The commission states in regard to the New London petition that. having prescribed a ten cent rate for other cities 1t finds no dominating reason why a distinction should be made in this case.
 Anent 10 Cent Fares.
 In that part of the decision relat- | ing directly to the ten cent fare, the commission says:
 That increased rates will of neces- sity create an additional burden upon , the travelling public Is a self-evident ! fact. but that burden is unavoidably i inn posed in order that necessary street | railway service may be continued The | principle that reduced or wholesale | rates should apply to large purchasing patrons or daily riders Is in accord | with that held and advanced by this | in the case of New Haven, Manchester ct al, vs the Connecticut ! company docket No. 3243, but tho crucial problem presented at this time | is the establishment of such a tenn porary maximum rate as will enable | the respondent to continue the rendi- | ton of a public service until a more definite and equitable policy may be | following possible legis- lative action by the incoming general 1 assembly,
 We will not re-state in this find ing the financial conditions of the company, which have been so re- gently and fully gone into in previous findings. but from which it is too ap- parent that the company requires ad- ditional revenue and as a temporary means of tiding over the interim until a more permanent policy may be we believe that the ten cent Hat fare is reasonable and will be the most productive of live-sustaining revenue. '.'+
 Wherefore. for the reasons stated