Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-26

cents per car mile and in this loss only operating expenses were computed, no allowanct being made for interest on in vestment, for taxes or numerous other otems that might have been included
 Samuel L. King. of Msosup. expressed his desire, in behalf of his community for restoration of trolley service on the Moosup-Central Village line and ex- pressed his belief that the trollevs would get business if service were restored. i Recalled ito testify. President storrs said his lines were under the direct su- pervision of the public utilities commits sion in case they felt the service given by the road was inadequate.
 As to giving the kind of service for which a desire had been expressed by many speakers at the hearing, MT. Stcrrs said that it was probable that with bus competition eliminated. the road could give hourly service through this territory and that the company was willing to give a reasonable service within the bounds of revenues that could be obtained.
 Attorney Carpenter asked Mir. Storrs ] If it were not true that the trolley com pany would continue to lose money even if it chained. in addition to what it is now receiving, all the money being taken in by the bus lines. Mir. Storrs Fdid not agree to that and suggested that ! it will be possible to reduce operating expenses in numerous ways at an early l date. By reducing the wages of the men?" MT. Carpenter queried. MT. Ctorrs repeated that there were various prospects of lowering costs of operation. i The hearing on the 5syer brothers application for permit to continue opera tion was taken up at the meeting. This hearing developed much the same kind | of support for the trolley line as char acterized the two previous claims.
 J. F. Reardan, agent of the Grosven- ordale company. expressed himself as anxious for good trolley service. Charles A. Thayer of the French River Textile Company spoke in favor of the buses, which have rendered good service to Mechanicsville. Mayor A. W. Marcy of Putnam made a statement relative to what this city would like in the way of adequate trolley service.
 The Bayer line was represened at the hearing by Attorney Archibald Macdon- ald.
 Attorneys were given one week in which to file briefs Decision on the ap- plications are not expected to be an nounced for some time
 George A. Hammond, one of Putnam'l best known citizens, Is observing today
 (Thursday) his soth anniversary at his
 home on Prospect street. Mir. Hammond
 was for years prominently identified witf
 the Hammond-Knowlton Silk company
 of this city. has represented Putnam 1T
 both the house and senate at Hartfort
 and has been delegate from Connecti
 cut to republican national convention
 Hundreds of his friends in eastern Con
 necticut will unite. today in extending good wishes and their hope that he ma! have many years more of happy life. Norman Fall, Arthur and Ernest Le doux. all very young boys, of Ballot street. started something Wednesday when they took the horse of Joseph Go
 bus, which they found hitched in Unioi
 street. and started out for a ride. Gobu
 reported to the police that his rig wa
 missing and 1t was located for him il
 Woodstock avenue. The boys were givel
 9 little good advice and sent home.
 Safat Mchamat of Whitinsville wa
 fined a dollar and costs on each of tw
 counts. pertaining to violation of tn
 motor vehicle laws, when presented he
 fore Judge M H. Geissler in the cit
 court Wednesday morning. Mohamat' I car figured in a crash with anothe machine here Sunday last and it wa discovered at the time that he had los his registration and operators license though he had a letter aclnowledgin \ his application for a renewal of tn N documents.