New Britain herald., 1921-07-16
Improved Service Does
Not Lure Patrons AWAY
From Jitneys-M Many
Are Signing Petitions
Being Circulated
New London Police Lift Ban
On Arresting Jitneurs-
Bus Drivers Organizing
20 Held in Waterbury.
Naugatuck- Waterbury 81
Service is Resumed

Trolley service on the West Main
street to Corbin avenue line is being
continued today under the. newly
adopted schedule of the Connections
Co. with provides for seven and
oae-half minute headway. despite a
virtual boycott by the riding public In
tion, Superintendent F. l.. BeardsIey
OF the local division remarked:
I'VE are giving them the service.
but nobody is riding"
Jitneys Wen Patronized.
Jitneurs covering routes running
from the center to Corbin avenue re-
port no loss of revenue traceable to
the company's action in betterinE its
schedule over the West Main street
route. In fact they are inclined to he-
lIeve that the placing of single truck
ed cars on the line for a period each
day has tended to increase the jitney
patronage.
Mayor Orson F. Curtis emphasized
the need. today, Of securing many sig
,iatures to the petition which he is
represented before the Public Utiu-
ties. Commission as dissatisfied with
the present brand of trolley service
and the alleged excessive rates
No Refusals Reported.
Copies of the petition may be had
upon applications at the oi1ice Of the
mayor. Members Of the common
council are assisting, upon their oMn
initiative. in distributing the papers
among. their onstituents. AS yet no
rcfasals to sign have come to the
ears Of those handing the circulation
Of the document.
I. Signers of the petition express
themselves as feeling that each section
OF, the city. is entitled to the same
brand of service as every other section
and that a five cent rate is, sufficient
~ high for travel between any points
within the city limits: also that inter
ference in solving the transportation
problem, by outside parties, is not
desired.
Assurance that fares between points
within the city limits will be no more
than five cents on any Of the lines
now being run. has been given by
Edward French, speaking for the
J1tneurs Protective Association, OF
which he is president
Other Mayors Reply
Answers to the letters being sent
out by Mayor Curtis to mayors of
other Connecticut cities asking for an
expression of the opinion held by their
residents as to the need for jitney
service. are coming. in rapidly. Mayor
Newton Brainard of Hartford reports
that an investigation was made in that
city and the jitneys were looked upon
with disfavor. He personally appeared
before the p. U. c. with request to
have the service discontinued in Hart
ford In Bridgeport Mayor Clifford
Wilson reports the common council
will take up the transportation prob
lem Monday evening at a special ses-
sion. In Norwich the decision Of the
P. o.. G. on numerous petitions for
routes, is being awaited Fifty or so
]ltneys are operating between Ansonia
and other points and the trolley serv.
ice, which is unsatisfactory, is being
displaced by motorized Transports
uon, the mayor of that city writes.
Ihe p u G. decisions on jitney routes
has not as yet been received.
Ban Is Lifted.
A>S" AOuuou, July lo-"Cdpta1n OF
Police Charles A. Pinney today tenn.
porarily lifted the ban on local lit.
neys after an appeal made to him by
counsel for the jitneymen based on
the opinion expressed yesterday by
Judge keeler in the superior court
that arrests should be stopped until
the matter is heard. The action was
taken by Captain Pinney on his own
authority as Prosecuting Attorney
Daniel M. Cronin and Chairman Nor.
rls b. Payne of the police commit
tee of the common council were abb
sent from town and Mayor Morgan
refused to interfere in the matter.
Counsel for the jitneymen received
today adverse decision from the pub
lie utilities commission on all pett.
tlons for jitneys to Ocean Beach ON
the ground that the trolley cars could
handle all the traffic. After Captain
Pinney's decision in their favor the
local titneys began running again this
afternoon.
New Haven, July 16-Marking what
is believed to be the beginning OF a,
closer coordination of the jitney in
terests throughout the state for a con-
certed fight against the decision OF
the public utilities commission putt
ting them out of business a conferences
of all lawyers representing jitney
drivers has been called in the court.
house here Monday morning. So far
only the attorneys from Waterbury
and New Haven have signified their
intention of being at the conference
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