Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-24

A proposal to find out for them 1 selves what are the costs of operation and the receipts of the Norwich and Westerly trolley road was endorsed by a citizens meeting held in the town hall from to o'clock We'd nesday afternoon by people from Norwich, North Stonington, Preston Ledyard and Stonington. In further ance of that plan the meeting voted to have a committee appointed to make such an investigation, employ ing expert help if necessary, and to report at later meeting.
 First Selectman Casper K. Bailey, Mayor J. J. Desmond and Alderman Charles F. Wells, president of the chamber of commerce, were the Nor wich members of the committee ap- l pointed, Calvin R. Main from Led yard, Eckford Pendleton from Pres | ton, Dr. Thurman F. Main from | North Stonington and William A. l Wilcox from Stonington.
 ! The meeting was caused to discuss l the proposed discontinuance of ser | vice on the section of the road from | Hallville to the Connecticut state line which Receiver Robert W. Perkins of
 the Shore Line Electric Railway has petitioned the superior court for au-
 thority to do. but has withdrawn the
 petition, temporarily, at the request
 of citizens of North Stonington rep
 resented by Attorney Frank L. Me
 Guire.
 When Mir. Mcclure called the meet
 ing to order at o'clock there were
 about 75 people in the hall. On mo
 tion of Appleton Main. ex-Mayor T
 c. Murphy of Norwich was choser
 chairman and Telley D. Babcock sec
 retary.
 In taking the chair, Mir. Murph.
 said all he knew about the meetin.
 was what he had seen in the mornin,
 newspaper (The Bulletinl. but tn
 situation was evidently serious. If VI
 could guarantee the receiver agains loss in operating the road for tn present he felt sure the next legisla : ture would afford some relief for trol , ley roads.
 MT. McGuire made an explanation of the situation, saying that the re ceiver is handling private funds an
 it is unreasonable to expect hm t
 continue operation of the road if it i
 at loss. He can not use privat funds in this way. MT. Mcclure sug ! gested two solutions: first, that tn towns might take advantage of thei 7 right to pay for transportation C S SCHOOI CuIluIeH anu Inake Such an az : preparation to make up to the trolle . road the deficit in operation which f stated at about $1,2OO per montl !. 1 When the legislature met the town
 could try for aid from the state | 1 help out the situation
 The second suggestion was for pun
 chase of the road. In order to sho : what this meant he had secured son r figures from Mir. Perkins, who sai g they would. sell the road at a jun o value of $1SS,S0O. This did not ir = clude freight or trolley cars. but M = Perkins had told him that secor e hand freight cars could be bought s. se 900 each and passenger cars at s5 7. 900 each. If two freight cars ar l. eight passenger cars were bought tn $ would add $5S,Oo0, bringing the tot e cost to $246,SO0. MT. Mcclure said l Il considered the figures given him we T. an asking price and were not to l n taken as the purchase price tn
 might ultimately be arrived at
 MT. Mcclure also gave operatir h, cost figures which MT. Perkins h; ,e furnished him, 56 cents per car mi ct on hour schedule B cents on re 1-2 hour schedule. 47 cents on 2 ho n schedule1 and 43 cents on,1 hour sch