The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-08

Despite the protests Of Alderman
William e. Hogan, who headed mi
nority group which favored contin-
uance of the jitney-trolley discussion.
the Board Of Aldermen at their meet
ing last night passed a resolutton
restricting jitney buses to certain
marked routes in Bridgeport. The
resolution as presented by the Ordi-
nance committee was passed by
explained that the conditions were
acceptable to the Connecticut COM
pany and to a majority of the Off
Gals Of the jitney corporation.
Chairman Ralph T. Beers, of the
Ordinance committee informed the
meeting that he had positive assur-
ance from the trustees of the trolley
company that service will be resumed
in Bridgeport on Sept. 20, provid-
ed the new ordinance is carried out.
In the passage of this ordinance,
jitney buses are ruled off the main
thoroughfares of the city, and are
given the use of only one bridge, this
being the Stratford avenue bridge
Buses cannot operate in Fairfield
avenue between Park avenue and
Main street, in Main street or in
East Main street. Certain routes are
designated in the provisions of the
ordinance, and the jitneys are forbid
den to operate on any streets in the
city except those named in the bill.
The first step taken in the jitney-
trolley tang1e last night was the un-
animous repeal of the ordinance of
July IL, which wasr endered invalid
when Judge Banks sustained an in
junction obtained by the jitneymen
against the bill.
The following ordinance as drawn
up by sthe committee after lengthy
conferences with both the trolley and
bus officials was then read, with the
recommendation that it be adopted:
1.-THE committee on ordinances begs
leave to report relative to cor6muni-
cations referred to it by this common
council regarding transportation IN
the city of Bridgeport by public SER
vice motor vehicles and the establish
ment of traffic routes therefor. and
recommends for adoption the follow
ing ordinance:
can ordinance fixing traffic routes
for public service motor vehicles: Be
it ordained by the Common Council
of the City of Bridgeport:
Section 1. In accordance with
Chapter 233 of the Public Acts of
1919. the traffic routes for Public Ser
vice Motor Vehicles are established
and fixed in the City of Bridgeport, as
follows, to wit:
Route No 1. Ash Creek and Con-
necticut avenue, terminal Ash Creek;
Fairfield avenue from Ash Creek to
Auburn street; Auburn street from
Fairfield avenue to Cherry street;
Cherry street from Auburn street to
Howard avenue; Howard avenue from
Cherry street to Fairfield avenue;
Fairfield avenue from Howard avenue
to Park avenue. passing south side of
Wheeler Memorial Fountain, crossing
Park avenue to John street; John
street from Park avenue to Water
street; Water street from John
street to Stratford avenue; Stratford
avenue from Water street to- Con-
necticut avenue; Connecticut avenue
from Stratford avenue to Bishop ave-
nue., and reEerse.
Route No. 2. Fairfield avenue and
Barnum avenue. terminal Ash Creek.
| Fairfield avenue from Ash Creek to
| Auburn street; Auburn street from
( Fairfield avenue to Cherry street;
| Cherry street from Auburn street to
| Howard avenue; Howard avenue from
| Cherry >treet to Fairfield avenue;
| Fairfield avenue from Howard avenue
| to Park avenue, passing souSn side OF
| Wheeler Memorial Fountain, crossing
| Park avenue to John street; John
| street from Park avenue to Water
| street; Water street from John stree
to Stratford avenue; Stratford ave
nue. from Water street to Kossutf
street; Kossuth street from Stratfort
l avenue to Crescent avenue; Crescen
avenue from Kossuth street to Sea
view avenue, south side of Railroad
vialuct; Seaview avenue from Ores
cent avenNe to Barnum avenue; Bar
mum avenue from Seaview avenue t.
City Line and reverse.
Route No. 8. Broad street ant
North Bridgeport, terminal Broat
street at Park Place. Broad stree
from Park place to Gilbert street
Gilbert street from Broad street t.
Water street; Water street from Gil
bert street to Gold street, crossin
Gold street to Housatonic avenue
Housatonic avenue from Gold stree
to East Washington avenue; Eas
Washington avenue from Housatoni
avenue to Main street; Main stree
from East Washington avenue t
Madison avenue, Madison avenu
from Main street to Wayne street
Wayne street from Madison avenu
to Savoy street; Savoy street fror
4 Wayne street to North Main street
North Main street from Savoy stree
to Bethany Chapel, and reverse.
Route No. 4. Iranistan and Boston
avenues, terminal Iranistan avenue a
I Waldemere avenue. Iranistan avenu
from Waldemere avenue to Fairfiel
avenue; Fairfield avenue from Iranis
tan avenue to Pack avenue, passin
south side of Whee1Er Mem oria1 F'oun
tain, crossing Park avenue to job
street; John street from Park avenu
to Water street; Water street from
/ John street to STAFFORD avenue