Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
,JitncyS To Run On Main
 Streets In Defiance Of
 Order Of Council Board

than what I have already said to your honor."
 Some one in the crowd asked what his name was and when told that II was L. s. Storrs, president or the Connecticut Co.,, replied that his full name must be l.. Sanct1monlous Storrs.
 Following is the ordinance passed last night:
 An Ordinance amending an Ordi- nance Fixing Traffic Routes for Pub lie Service Motor Vehicles, as defin- ed by Chapter 233 of Public Acts. 1919.
 Be It Ordained by the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport: Section of an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Fixing Traffic Routes for Public Service Motor Vehicles as Defined by Sec. 1928 of General Sta l tutes of Connecticut, Revising 1918" adopted by the Common Council at | a meeting held June 23d, 1919, is amended to read as follows: | Sec. 8. The Board of Police Com | missioners shall have power to fix | the route over which public, service | motor vehicles shall operate in the 1 City of Bridgeport, except in it's pub- | lie parks; and upon receipt of an ap- I grant a written consent to operate
 over any one of the routes applied for as fixed by said board; provided how | ever said written consent to operate | over any route applied for may be | denied by the Police Commissioners | if in their opinion, the granting of l said written consent will result in l excessive and unreasonable traffic on said route. If consent as above pro- vided, to run over any route is de- 1 nied, the applicant may amend his application by specification of an-
 other route routes and such
 amended application shall be granted
 or denied by said board as above pro-
 vfded. But said board shall not deny
 to any applicant consent to operate on
 some route if applied for; provided
 further that no consent shall be giv-
 en to the owner of any public service
 motor vehicle to operate as such up
 on the following named streets, with
 in the designated limits, to wit: } Main street, from South avenue te 7 East Washington avenue.
 Fairfield avenue from StratforC l avenue bridge to Park avenue. : Park avenue from viaduct to NortF avenue.
 Stratford avenue from Stratfort } avenue bridge to East Main street. T ' avenue to Boston avenue. } Barnum avenue from William street to Central avenue.
 Noble avenue from Boston avenu, to Crescent avenue. 3 Crescent avenue from Noble avenu, to Congress street. r Congress street from Congres !. street bridge to Main street. :, State street from Water street t.
 Water street from State street t 8 Congress street.
 I John street from Park avenue t. a Water street.
 = Broad street from viaduct to Fais S field avenue.
 Il Any written consent given by tn S Board of Police Commissioners here
 tofore for the operation of any publi ), service motor vehicle, within tn = limits of these streets, from whicl l, said public service motor vehicles ar d excluded by the terms of this ordi e nance, is hereby revoked.
 l. When granting such written con sent the Board of Police Commission !, CTS shall furnish to the applicant Il number plate bearing the number 0 T said consent, which the applican :. shall display conspicuously upon hi U motor vehicle, which the same is op oo erated in the City of Bridgeport, an " said applicant shall pay to the city tn
 cost of said number plate. Said wrii
 ten consent to operate shall remain i ,f force and effect until the first day ( d January next following the date. whe e such consent was granted, and sha " be renewed for a period of one yea
 by the Board of Police Commission q CTS upon the application of said owne 2 or owners, for operation on rout l. named in said consent, unless sai l. Board of Police Commissioners, 2 ,f time of such application for renews e shall be of the opinion that the issu d of ruch renewal will result in exces. 1t i've and unreasonable traffic on sai
 route Such consent shall be 'grante if only to the bona fide owner of th IS vehicle, for which such consent 1t asked, and shall not be transferrab1 1t Such consent shall not be granted UT D. til the applicant has satisfied tt Id Board of Police Commissioners ths S. he can read and speak the Englis lo language sufficiently well to unde . stand traffic rules and regulation ~ and spoken directions of traffic of - cers. Such consent may at any tin ,s be revoked by the Board of Po1i = Commissioners whenever such Boal shall be satisfied that the driver er1 l., plOyed by the cOnSentee does not Ill
 derstand the English language e. compliance with the foregoing test. ,e Provided, however, that nothir D. herein contained shall prevent u he holder of any such license from nal sn ing application to the Board of Poli III Commissioners and securing as her st inbefore provided, a written conse VII to operate a public service motor V en hicle over such route or routes as a " mot" denied by this ordinance. ed H. m ALEX LEVERTY