The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-02
Buses Lose Test Case In
 City Court
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 regulate the jitneys, not force the jitneys off the streets.
 ''If we can get Governor Lake to call the session. we will try for are in session, however, there is no telling what will be done. It is pos sible the Connecticut company might or even the decision of the commis- sion might be overrulled."
 Representative Fitzpatrick is mar shal1ing his forces for the legislative onslaught He claims he has practi- caIly every legislator in Fairfield County behind him, as well as many others in Southern Connecticut.
 It is probable that the movement for a special session will be formally launched when the Fairfield County The Stratfield tomorrow afternoon. At least, such was intimated by MT. Fitzpatrick this morning.
 An undetermined number Of appeals will be filed tomorrow or Tuesday in Superior court against the decisions of the Public Utilities Commission which denied permits to a large num- Der of jitneurs who applied in Bridge port, and other sections of Fairfield county. This is the angle of the fight that is expected to sibe conduct ed by DeForest & Klein, who are counsel for a, number of the jitneurs. more especially those who did not depend upon the "club plan'' to pull them through the crisis
 It is necessary that the appeals be | filed not later than Wednesday to be within the prescribed legal limit. The people of Fairfield, more par ticularly the Southport section, are 1 appearing in person at newspaper | offices today to protest against the sudden change in the matter of ac- commodation on the part of the troll | when the jitneys disappeared. One old lady stated this morning that ac- cepted steps, where the tro11eys have | been accustomed to pick up passen- gers, were ignored this morning, the every half hour trolley breeding past, | leaving would-2oe passengers stand ing. to walk long distance to an other "stop," and wait a half hour for another car. People living near HulFs Farm road are especially riled | Not only are the Southport people in company with others all over the county, disgusted with the situation i-bcth of which they say is sadly lack ine with the exception of the West port crews, but they point out that a working person, or anyone else for | earlier start in the morning, get home later in the evening as well, and in addition are forced to pay at least 60 cents a week more car fare. The jit- neys ran from Southport for $ cents, the trclIeys demand 20. The jitneys they claim were quicker. rar oftener, and ran in all kinds ot weather. People in this section would gladly see the trolley rails torr up and the iitneys restored.
 John street is still quiet. The hand
 full of "J' buses are doing a '1ant
 office'' business and the Club plan
 ticket office is closed, the front of i
 being decorated with a sign reading
 Who Stopped the Jitnevs % A more
 appropriate slogan has been suggest
 ed, 'Why did they stop the jftneys?' An open air meeting for all jitney
 men will be held at five o'clock thi
 evening on the Plaza All jitneur
 are expected to attend the mass ses sion, speakers will be on hand, and
 lively demonstration is anticipated.