The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-12

operation cars in Bridgeport unless the city shall expe the jitneys is difficult demand which would be more insulting to the dignity of the city, which completely reflects spirit and law, marked a feature of these times
 The conditions under which automobiles may carry pas sengers for hre giving service carriers mainly fixed by state law.
 exceedingly doubtful city has power to do what the Connecticut Company asks of it, it had the desire
 The conditions, of them be created when the Connecticut company lays the it obliged to provide plain
 The legal complications not of character entirely beyond conjecture.
 Connecticut in of trustees who hold them for the purpose of selling them In consenng to the of the lines these trustees consult ed the officers they acting according to the policy of the court but action to prevent them proceeding in grave matter without press authority would almost surely be sustained
 The trustees explain that their purpose the property Their action it is carried out will subject the to the risk of forfeiture it's tracks to be torn from their sius in the streets the forfeiture of the lease under which, indirectly the Bridgeport property is held
 The action may conserve but likely destroy property and if it has the result of saving anything will be lucky.
 The Bridgeport lines not owned by the Connecticut Company They not owned by the New Haven Company They rented from the Connecticut Railway Lighting at large rental.
 of the property may be heard the final action taken the suspension of service The lessee may object which includes the risk orfeiture it they who would bear the burden of that los if it
 stockholders interest though they may not know it, in preventing suspension of service is they who really lease, derive benefits 
 port lines
 The stock which controls company which controls the Bridgeport lines stock of the New York; Hartford Railroad company, mostly of holders who have been shamefuly mareaed and who had the slightest idea of how to take of their interests
 Bridgeport is not primarily interested in the well ing the of the nes in the stockholders of the New Haven company Bridgeport is interested in getting the best conditions for itself and it's people.
 Bridgeport does not lack good will to others knows the advantage having keeping strong transportation sy it also knows that the transportation systems of New England have been weakened by the ncorrgb mismanage those who placed in charge of hem and Bridge port that is helpless protect any interest it's and perhaps cannot protect it's interest
 Bridgeport should try to get the situation that will most conduce to it's well being
 should reinforce the tney service to make it strong temporary duty which will exist when there troleys-
 It should seek Company, Railway and Lighting Co., and the New Haven Railroad from the they have misused and will have abandoned.
 The streets being the old nuisances city let the franchises again. the lines itself
 Perhaps the city would have the right operate the lines itself welfare emergency clauses it should at least take steps to prevent the with drawaI of the rolling stock of the and should in and equipment be kept where they had if needed
 The city investigated trolley situation It assured compeent if frequent service is given by at five cent fare.
 The Connecticut Company has not tried any of means of meeting competition
 Its answer to the tney better service and has been service and increased rates
 With increase in rates trolley business has decreas the jitneys do fully 70 cent of the work.
 Bridgeport is manufacturing city Only incidentally sockholdng interest in troleys and railroad This interest served by policy inreqent trolley vice accompanied by high prices.
 Bridgeport manufacturing city first industrially has the preserving transport tons enable the workers to speedily and cheapy from homes to their work
 jitneys crude they have been useful nflu so 4 m e bv enabling continued dsnersion of tb 1e Jcfop of tho or4,