The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-10

and they haven't paid for the paving between the tracks here in eight years.'
 Several other arguments were pre- sented by Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, Percy T. LdtchfieId, transportation ex- pert; Attorney Jacob B. Klein, Seward B. Price of the Chamber of Com
 nerce; A1pheus Winter of the Manu- facturer's Association; Frank D. Bell, representing the retail merchants in the center of the city; and Judge Carl sociation.
 sAt-press-tinae, Attorney George D., V, Watrous Of the Connecticut Company | had but started to offer the traction concerns side of the argument
 The. Bridgeport. Chamber of Com merce,s through it's executive secretary seward B. Price, makes public to-day us most recent corresp ondence to the Public Utilities Commission for Con nectteut, in which the local chamber this city.
 The chamber reaffirms its belief in the traditional nickle as the medium of passage on local car lines, al though the statement of the cham Der also carries with 1t a qualifying clause which would eliminate transfer privileges and encourage more fre- quent headway and short riders. A test of this method could be made on- Iy under abnormal conditions, how ever, as the chamber estimates that only 45 per cent. of Brtdgeport's in dustrtal force is at present employed The letters read as follows:
 The Bridgeport Chamber of Com neace has been interested in the street transportation problem from it's in ception. At the time of the strike or boycott of the Connecticut com pany, July 12. 1920, our members by vote of s61 to 102 supported the action of the city in restricting jftney competition. This was upon guaran- ty of adequate service.
 The report of our own committee mends the extended use of the one man car to give shorter headway and the re-establishing of the five cent fare base. We again supported the report of the Municipal Traffic Com mission on August 30. 1920. which recommended the establishing or re- establishing of the five cent fare base. Our interest in this question was lic street transportation that Twas adequate, safe, responsible. and req sonable in charge.
 We found in the motor bus speed, and cheap fare. Because of it's heXi bility and speed, it is an instrument of transportation which we believe should have an even economic break to prove Its fitness for urban trans committed to the principle of balanc- ed competition and have urged before your body that limited number of permits be granted to motor bus op- orators for carriage of passengers upon our streets.
 eve believed that in this way both systems would do their best to give the type of street transportation which the age and the complexities of ur,ban lie seem to demand. We again affirm our belief in the princi- pie of the traditional five cent fare. We do not mean by this that five arku rh rider n or all parts of the city. Let a city centre of several blocks about the intersection of our trunk lines be es- abolished. Let the fare be five cents centre. Eliminate transer privileges. Encourage frequent headway and short riders.
 we realize this will not suit every one.- We realize, too, that the test will be made when conditions are not Savorsbie We are now employing only 45 per cent. of our normal in dustrial force and due allowance should be made for this.
 tewe have no data as to what the revenues would be from such fare system as we recommend. We sub nit also that no conclusive nor con vdncing data can be submitted prior tc & very thorough and complete test of 1t. We do know that our business and social life Is impaired by the high fare unit and we are sure that if consideration Is given to car fre- ouency along with the convenient traditional five cent fare that thou sands of potential patrons can be made into cheerful car riders.
 'FWe therefore, urge your favorable consid eration to this reduction in the belief that we speak not alone for the substantial business and indus trial interests of the city, but for the people of this city to whom transpor- tatton Is as important as health.
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