New Britain herald., 1921-07-11
Calls Special Meet ing Of Common Council For Tomorrow Evening To Discuss Problem And Remedy
Three West-End Jitney Lines Will Continue to Operate Under Appeal to Superior Court.

The latest development in the jit-
 ney-trolley, public utilities commis-
 sion controversy is the advent of the city. officially, into the squabble. A special meeting of the common council has been called for tomor- row night to take action.
 Jitneys Will Run.
 Legal proceedings in the form of
 an appeal from the ruling of the
 Public Utilities commission which were taken this morning by Jitneur Edward French through Lawyer Josiah Peck of Hartford, will guar antee jitney service on the West
 Main street lines until the early part
 of September, he says. Included among the routes which will con-
 tinue to operate under French's ap-
 peal are the lines from Central park
 to Corbin avenue, Central park to.
 Jerome street and from the Stanley Works office entrance to Kelsey street.
 Notice of an appeal was to be served upon the Public Utilities
 missioner of the superior court on
 behalf of French. The matter will come before the court in the early part of September. The law, as explained to the jitneur, provides that the order of the commission cannot be enforced until the appeal
 has been heard by the superior court. Other Plans Suggested. It is probable that other jitneurs will file notices of similar appeals although none have taken steps in that direction thus far At least
 one company has signihed its inten- tion of applying to the commission CTS of motor vehicles for truck 1 licenses for it's cars. The buses will i be operated over the routes which they now run but no faro will be stipulated. Instead. the rider may offer donation of whatever amount he feels the ride was worth. In ai- most every instance the busses have
 been patronized every day by the
 same group of people all of whom are familiar with the prices between
 the points to and from which they.
 ride Under the new plan, the jit- | neurs feel that their patrons will be
 aware of what amount is proper to pay and act accordingly.
 The idea of asking for an injunc- ton to restrain the commission from putting it's order into effect.
 which was the first plan of the 1tt- neurs, has been dropped. The sta- tutes have been explained to the jit- ney men showing that only. an ap- peal may be taken if the order ts
 not to become effective.
 Special Council Meeting. Mayor Orson F. Curtis issued a call this morning for a special meet I ing of the common council to be | held tomorrow evening to take ac- ton upon the trolley-jitney situa- l tion. What action will be taken he was unable to say, but he assured l inquisitors that a definite course will | be decided upon in addition to se- curing the sentiment of the govern mental body. Prominent residents
 other than jitneurs requested tha. the council be called together for discussion of the situation, the mayor stated, and he was asked to put the following question to that body: Are we, the citizens of New Britain. obliged to follow the dictates of the Public Utilities commission as to what manner of transportation we shall use !'
 l Asked what his personal views piled:
 ''The situation is most unsatisfac- tory; the decision of the Public UtiI- ities commission very unfavorable.
 I am calling this meeting neither in the interests of the jitneurs nor the trolley company, but for the people of New Britain so that they may ba