New Britain herald., 1921-07-21

lowing communication from the pub
lie utilities commission:
acknowledging receipt of yours OF
the 18th inst. with reference to trans.
portation matters in New Britain az
referred to in a communication for
Warded to this department ur/ler date
Of July 18th. beg to advise that the
commission cannot just at this time
give the subject full consideration by
reason of their time being so fully oc-
capied in connection with the whole
subject, but if the matter is taken up
at later date by hearing. the wishes
Us expressed in yours Of the 18th will
he considered"
Camp Replies.
In -eply to this communication, Mr..
Camp this afternoon addressed to the
public utilities commission, the fol-
lowing:
II wish to acknowledge your letter
70 July 18th, 1921. T notice that you
state in reference to the petition of
he city of New Britain that II
the matter is taken up at a later date
by hearing, the wishes expressed IN
yours of the 18th will be considered.
THE act concerning public service
| routes contains this provision: Any
town, city or borough within which
or between which any other town
city or borough in this state any
such common carrier is furnishing
service may bring written petition
to the committee in respect to routes,
fares, speed, schedule, continuity Of
service and the convenience and safe
| ty of passengers and the public.
| thereupon the commission shall fix a
| time for the hearing upon such pc
titiOn and shall mail notice thereof TO
the parties in interest and give due
notice thereof at least one week prior
to such hearing"
while the petition as presented Is
a very general one, still it seems to
me to come under this provision.
Il call your attention to the fact
that in addition to the request for a
hearing on the establishment Of jit-
ney routes, hearing was asked on
the fares charged for transportation
in the city of New Britain by the
Connecticut Company"
Section $685. Of the statute pro-
vides that: Any town, city or borough
within whcih or between which any
other town, city or borough in this
state, any public service company is
furnishing service, etc, may bring q
written petition to the commission
alleging that the rates or charges or
that the service furnished by said
company is inadequate to, or the
service ordered by the commission
exceeds public necessity and conven-
fence. Thereupon the commission
shall fix, time and place for a hear
ing upon such petition and shall mail
notice thereof to the parties in in
lterest and give due public notice
thereof at least one week prior to such
hearing
Il would like to know whether by
your letter you intended to convey
the impression that it was a question
whether or not hearing would be
granted on the petition Of the City
of New Britain.
Neither the mayor or myself have
received an acknowledgment of our
communication of July 10, 1921, ex-
Icept so far as your letter of July 10Th
incidentally refers to it.
II have enclosed an additional Pc
tition in reference to the fares charg-
ed by the Connecticut company set
ting forth that they are unreasonable
l will send you a petition for jitney
routes.
Cars, Cars, Cars
Mr.. Paige, if indeed there is such
a person, and Mrs. Ford. whom every
body knows about, got much free adj
vcrtising last night when their re-
lspectiVe cars came up for much de-
bate. The mayor. for the health board,
introduced a resolution, gvins the
health board the right to buy Ford
laeoan. In connection with this, the
much abused Paige car owned by the
health board was to be repaired and