The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-11
LITTLE HOPE FOR
 JITNEYS IS FEELINGl

Continued from Page One) buses over the two mentioned stretch es. Recommendations will not help folks to work especially following an announcement by President Storrs, that no buses will be tried excepting a single bus on the BranfOrd run, also denied to the jitneys by the commls- sion If this bus is successful the troI- ley company may try some more, plfe in the mea nti1ne, the OSuihVan route will be popular.
 At the same time the entire New Haven city jitney system is wiped off the map. True, it is said that the Orange street line may continue, but this line was never considered In the light of other jitney routes, for it was operated years before the present day jitney came into being, was more in the nature of a. run similar to that of the Fifth avenue buses in New York city, and charged Q 10 cent fare. The Elm street line in New Haven, 8 like proposition, has not yet been passed upon by the commission. All other suburban lines out of New Haven are also killed, with the ex- ception of the Waterbury run, via Bethany which isolates Derby, SheI- | ton and Ansoiia from the Elm city, as far as gasoline buggies are con eerned. Even the savin Rock ttjits' are given the gate, which will be an other blow to Savin Rock, already hit hard by fires, Pleasure Beach and prohibition enforcement
 l Norwa1k, Conn.,. July 11-Threats | of appeal from the decision and a | general wave of public indignation
 resulted here today from the an an | nouncement of the decision of the I Public Utilities Commission denying privileges on West avenue. connect | ing Norwalk and South Norwalk N | actual legal action has been started however. The lines on West avenue are practically the only local Jltney | routes and numerous iitneymen run i on the line. The trolley fare of ten | cents for short hauls is unpopular | and the iitneys have been well pat l ronized running on a cheaper 1are- | One line to Danbury, where there IS no competition by trolley, is permit | ted.
 1 New Britain, Conn, July 11-May- 1 or Curtis of this city today issued a call for a special meeting of the Com 1 mon Council of this city for tomorrow night to take action on the decision of the Public Utilities Commission in ordering practically all Jitney servlce suspended here Friday.
 The mayor would not indicate what course the council would pursue in the matter but it was rumored un- l officially that the corporation counsel
 of the city would be instructed to proceed in the matter, perhaps by in Junction against the Public Utilities Commission to prevent enforcement
 of their order.
 While there are rumors of appeals from the decision of the Commission
 by jitneymep here no actual appeal has vet been filed to the Superior
 court. Edward P. French, who runs
 six busses in this city, with $30,00O tied up in the business, has retained Attorney Josiah Peck of Hartford. MT. Peck said today that he had not decided whether he would appeal to the Superior court or ask for an in
 junction.
 New Haven. July 11-Decision of the Public Utilities Commission prac- tically cutting off all jitney service in
 this city, with the exception of a line iNof busses on Orange street. which have been run for years; a line to North Branford. maintained since
 the cessation of service by the Shore
 Line Railway, and the New Haven
 Waterbury line, via Bethany. caused
 a roar of protest from jftneymen and
 jitney users in this city today. While the jitneymen operating in and T near this city have no organization
 it was believed to be a certainty to-
 day that some of them would appeal
 to the Superior court from the deci- sion of the commission.
 The ultimate effect of the decision
 if upheld, will be to give the Con- necticut Company q monopoly o1
 transp portation service on all it's 1oca,
 lines. Already a movement is under
 way to insist on fare reductions or
 lines where cessation of the jitney
 service will mean an increase ir
 rates to passengers compelled to use