New Britain herald., 1921-07-12
House To House Canvass Being Made Of Those Whose Transportation Facilities Are Taken Away By Decision
Jitneurs Announce Intention of Operating Friday As Usual, But With Two Sets of Markers.
No Charge Demanded, But
 Gifts Will Be Accepted

By popular subscription, residents of the Seymour Park section of East
 street are raising funds with which to 1 fight, through the courts, execution of the order of the Public Utilities Com- l mission prohibiting jitney busses from operating over the East Main street | to- Seymour Park route.
 A systematic house-to-house canvass for funds is being made by those who patronize the busses and donations, both large and small, are being gathered with which to carry the jitneurs' cases to the superior court
 and, if necessary. to the supreme court, they say.
 Have Had Good Service The route has been covered for more than a year by Doolittle and Wells, operating two cars on regular schedule. Under a route proposed to the Utilities commission when it held a hearing in this city several weeks ago, it would be necessary for the i busses to touch the trolley line only once after leaving Main street, that being at the corner of East Main and Stanley streets. A six cent fare is charged. The trolley line ends at the gate of the Fairview cemetery while the buses carry patrons to Seymour }park, some distance beyond that point Residents of that section represented to the commission that they are given no service other than that provided by the jitneys, the advent of which has made it possible for some of them | to return to their homes for the noon- day meals wlerasi formerly they were obliged to remain down town Cared for in Winter. During the heavy snow storms of last winter. they point out. the Doo- little and Wells busses covered the territory at all times in spite of the fact that troIleys could could not leave the barns. Because of those facts, they say. they are loath to dispense with the service given by the jineys. hence the move for the collection of funds to guarantee a continuance of bus serv-. ice.
 Will Run Friday The busses will operate over the East Main street routes Friday morn ing as usual. the jitneurs state Each jitneur has been obliged to take out two sets of markers, one commercial and one public service. The public service markers will be detached Thursday evening and the cars sent out Friday with the commercial num- Der affixed to them. The same schedule will be maintained over the same route, but no signs will be placed on f he hr,cS vyii ha faEAn on and discharged at their request and if an offering is made it will be ac- cepted. It, however, a passenger asks what the fare is, he will be told there is no charge -.s
 sNo" Money Wanted
 Should he ask if donation would be accepted, the driver has been tn- structed to reply mo-. The sincerity with which he is to make the reply is to be left to the drivers own judg- ment, it is presumed, since the bus owners anticipate that they will be in a position to derive a revenue even under those conditions. If the driver is successful in conveying the idea in spite of the use of mo-" the donation which will be forthcoming will be pocketed.
 Jitncur Explains
 One of the jitneurs explained his plan this morning as foilows:- We will have both cars out with commercial markers and We will ride up and down the regular route If any of our friends wish to go in the direction we are headed. they may hail us and we will take the on. We will demand no fare or donations but will accept the latter'