Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-05
PUTNAM


 umn, on the ground that "public. convert fence and necessity do not require the operation of jitney or jifneys." the ap7 plication of c. H. Pellett of Danielson for a certificate permitting operation of a bus line between Danielson and Putnam has been denied by the public: utilities commission in a decision handed down Friday and received in Putnam Satur- day. The commission did find; however, that public convenience and d2neeessity require the operation of a jitney or jit- neys between. Brooklyn and Danielson and between Dayyille and Attawaugan,,' ,,' and consequently grants certificate of operation between, these. points, if the applicant so desires. This decision. whichA has long been awaited by residents of eastern Connec- ticut, means. that,rthere will be a re- sumption of adequate trolley service here within short time, although Attorney J. F. Carpenter of Putnam, who appear ed for Pellet, at the hearing last May before the utilities commission, said Sat urday afternoon. that the decision would | be appealed. .s.-s- s..s ..s -.s l The decision. .-in sthe, application of | Bayer Brothers for a certificate to op- | crate northward has been issneds by the | commission. but 1t had not been received l Saturday by Attorney Archibald Mac 1 donald, IT., who represented the Bayers at the hearing. which was held at the i same time as the Pel1ett hearing, It ir | believed, however, that permission to op- crate over part of the territory will be granted but that the buses will not be allowed to come into Putnam, where they compete with the trolley lines.
 The hearing which results in the de- | cision handed down Friday was held ir the superior court room in Putnam May l 2e under a recent law passed by the general assembly This law sets forth that the term "jitney' shall include any public service motor vehicle operating ir i whole or in part upon any highway ir such manner as to afford transporta. ton similar to that afforded by street railway company, by indiscriminately re. ceWing and discharging passengers, ol l ru"ning on regular route, or over any i portion thereof, or between fixed termlni | Under this law jitneys are declared to b% common carriers; and as such are placed under the jurisdiction of the public util ties commission, and cannot be operated unless the owner obtain a certificate iron the commission specifying the route ovel which the jitneY shall operate and tn, service to be furnished. The jitne! owner has to, show that public. necessit. and convenience require that a jitne! line be operated over the route for whicl application is made. The certificate i given by the commission only after writ ten application notice and hearing il some town within which the propose, route goes.
 It was in confirmation of this law tha Bayer Brothers and Pellet put in thei applications and the hearing at Putna1 was held. The hearing was conducted b l of mission C. S. ElwelI and R. H. fIiggin, The Payers were. represepted by .Attor ney Macdonald and :Pellett by Attorne
 Carpenter. Attorney ;. J. j.. Berry c Hartford appeared for the Connectcu company, which owns the trolley systeI covered by the route for which the iitne applications had been made At the bs
 ginning of the hearing a statement frol
 the trolley company was resd in whic
 it was announced that it did not car
 whether the lines in this, territory wei operated or not. but. that if they. wel operated. it would be under the .conditio
 that the jitneys did nat compete Bot
 mediums of. Transportation cannot exist
 said President Storrs in the conlpan statement Either. the competitive se vice must be entirely eliminated or tf trolley service discontinuedi The d cision on Saturday makes it evident tn; it is the jitney service that must. go ar
 that the trelleys will resume re gIlar SC vice. -, Right of appeal te the superior cou from any act or order of the public uti
 ities commission is provided in the ne
 law, and it is in exercising this right tn
 Attorney Carpenter states that he W
 appeal the PeIlett decision. Until he h
 read carefully the 'Bayer decision, Alto
 ney Macdonald has no statement to ma.
 concerning his plans.
 Nj The decision of the commission in t
 Pellett application is as follows:
 In this case, the applicant applies f
 d certificate of public convenieface a.
 necessity to operate a number of jitne
 and supply :jitney service ever certa
 routes in the towns of Putnam and K
 lngly. These applications cover thr
 connecting routes, A, B, C, as By app
 cation No. 2, on file, will fully appe:
 The routes are as follows:
 Route A, beginning at Attawaug \ hotel. Main street Daniels0n, along sta
 highway through Elm3ille, Dayvflle a
 Attawaugan, all in the town of Killin
 Y, thence over said highway to Gro kstreet and Putnam, thence through Gro a street, South Main street, Front stre
 Main street, Union square. to railro station.
 Route B, beginning at AttawauE
 hotel, Danielson, thence through Afa
 street and state highway to village \ Elmville. thence over Valley road to E: Killingiy '''- $ Route C, beginning at Attawaug
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