Connecticut western news., 1920-04-29
TROLLEY BILL
 BEFORE LEGISLATURE
Provides for New Company to Operate Trolley
 System

Representative Worrall of Attic boro, one of the members of the committee on street railways, which recently held hearing at the dis t1ict court room in Great Barring ton on the Berkshire street railway situation, has filed in the House a bill providing for a reorganization of the Berkshire Street Railway company, as a result of the hearings recently given by the committee in Berkshire county says the Berkshire Courier. , :
 The measure was referred, under the rules, to the committee on rules, which will decide whether tho public exigencySis of sufficient consequence to require suspension of the rules in order that the bill may be admit ted for consideration at the present session of the legislature.
 In addition to providing for a new company to take over the property and assets of the present company, the bill gives authority to each city and town in which the company oper- ates to contribute toward its cost Of maintenance. It reads as follows :-E
 Section 1. The directors of the Berkshire Street Railway company, hereinafter called "the company" may cause to be organized a street railway company, hereinafter called ''the new company" to acquire the railways, property and franchises of the company. The new company, upon the acquisition of the railways, property and franchises of the com pany may subject to the provision of this act, exercise all the powers and privileges of a street railway com pany organized under general laws, sc far as the same are applicable, and, subject to the approval of the department of public utilities, any powers or privileges granted by any special acts applicable to the com pany, until the general court shall otherwise provide, and shall be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities imposed upon street railway companies, except as other wise provided herein. The company may sell and convey its railways, property and franchises to the new company by vote of majority of its directors of two-thirds in interest of each class of stockholders at meetings called for the purpose. The rights of aAS stockholder who shall file with athe treasurer of the com pany dissent from the terms of the sale within thirty days after the date of the stockholders vote shall be determined under the provisions of Section 52 or Part of said Chap ter 463 as amended by Chapted 357 of the acts of 1911. aid new com. pany shall be deemed to be organized within the meaning of this act upon the filing of the agreement of asso- citations as provided in Section 2.
 Section 2. Any city or town whose inhabitants are served by the Berkshire Street Railway company may, by vote of the city council or of the voters of the town at an an- nual town meeting, or at a special town meeting duly called for the purpose, authorize the treasurer of the city or town to make such pur- chases of capital stock of the new company, or to contribute annually such amounts towards the expenses of the new company as shall be stated in the vote authorizing the same; and cities and towns are here by authorized to borrow money for the purchase of stock as aforesaid, and to issue notes or bonds there for, subject to the approval of the department of public utilities.