New Britain herald., 1921-07-21
CITY COUNCIL SENDS LLOYD GEORGE
WELL WISHES FOR IRISH SETTL EpAENT
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company as penalty for taking tho
trolley cars off Arch street. The
resolution:
Whereas, the Connecticut Co. haa
discontinued the operation of ita Arch
street line;
Resolved, That the mayor and the
corporation counsel be instructed to
take up the effect of said action OF
said company upon its franchise
rights in Arch street in said City Of
New Britain as whole, and the
rights Of the City OF New Britain in
regard to compelling it to remove its
tracks and fixtures from Arch street,
and in case it should discontinue or
threaten to discontinue the operation
of any other line in said city of New
Britain, whether or not it can discon-
tinue such line or lines at it's pleas
ure and to ascertain tho rights OF the
city in reference thereto
Municipal Garage.
Alderman Gill and others got after
the municipal garage, seeking
shakeup in it's management and in
troduced resolution providing for
committee Of five to investigate con-
ditions Alderman Gill termed the
failure. Others said they thought it
would beer some Improvement, fail
ing to see how any one man could
properly care for the Is city cars;
especially since the garage closes at
D. m. and cara are taken out at 7
a. M and not returned until p. m.
Councilman Crusberg got into the
fray by explaining, with some feeling,
that he had been informed about
city empioye with a city car, pound
ing along on fat tire when the car
carried a spare.
Alderman Paonessa explained that
there is ono city car that has different
! wheels and the one spare does not Ut
all wheels, and it might have peen
that car. The mayor admitted that
conditions at the municipal garage
are not what they should be, put eH-
planned that even now every e1lor'
| is being made to adjust condltlons
| to a satisfactory basis
Thc/P. u. Commission.
With Councilman M. T. kerWln IN
| tho chair Mavor Curtis took the floor
in his now well known role of cham
| MON of better service for the pubic,
| even if it does assail the Connecticut
| company. Resolutions by the mayor
| called for a reduction of the trolley
| fare of 10 cents here, and also petl-
toned the public utilities commission
| for a hearing on the Jltney-troliey
| su,,abbla here The council support
| ed these resolutions with stanalhs
votes. The mayor read reply from
| the public utilities commission III
which they vaguely intlmated tnat
| thew might not see fit to grant a near
/ L~,
| ing here by If they did they Woulu
| CONSIDER the matters outlined by
! the mayor The reply by Acting Cor
| noration Counsel M. H. Camp quoted
state law to the commission ana en-
deavored to show that august body
where it has no other alternative out
| to grant hearings when asked to.
| Series of letters.
| The petition to the commission, to-
pether with letters to and from that
body, follow:
"The city of New Britain petitions
said commission to give said city a
hearing on the rate of fares charged
by the Connecticut Company for car
rying passengers in this city.
/ 1.-The rate charged is 10 cents on it's
lines within. the city limits.
| This rate, it is alleged is unrea-
soma bic
The city of New Britain requests
a hearing, as provided by statute in
such cases.
i "The mayor and corporation coun
sci have been authorized and instruct
ed to present this petition to said
/ commission on behalf of said city.
Dated at New Britain, this Goth
day OF July, 1921"
Letter From Commission.
| Mr. Camp received today the fol-