The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-14
JITNEURS ARE
 READY TO RUN

prepared to keep on running until
 advised to the contrary by their at
 torneys. Scores of jitneymen were
 closeted all morning with the law
 yers, and it was impossible for news
 papermen to reach them either per
 sonally or by phone.
 Greatest interest is being shown in
 the action of the Norwalk-Bridgepor
 line owners The seven big Packard
 buses and six smaller buses carry
 between 2,060 and 2,250 commuters
 from Bridgeport to Fairfield, South,
 port, Greens Farms, Westport and
 Norwalk each day They have been
 ordered to discontinue operations, ana
 to do so would leave the 1000 odd
 commuters with practically no means
 of reaching home save by traln-
 Whether trolFeys run or not, there are
 few, if any, who live in the more
 distant places, who would use this
 means of travel
 James T. Reynolds, alderman from
 the third district, Black Rock, was working at top speed today endeaHor- ing to hne up the various aldermen to see what the city can or should do in relation to the jftney situation
 Reynolds is on the sewers com mmlttee but his. constituents are especially an gered at the decision of the Utilities Board because of the fact that BIack Rock and the Ash Creek system, one of the original and the most heavily travelled jitney routes in the city Is entirely eliminated by the decision,
 which means a 100 per cent increase in trolley fares in that nefghborhood. The law offices of DeForest & Klein on State street were crowded with jitneymen from an early hour this morning until noon and continued conferences were being held in sepa- rate offices by various members of the firm No reports were given to the press until noon today, at which time the sessions were still being carried On- | A protest parade probably the first in the State, was held in Derby last night at which time a considerable
 showing of sympathy for the retention of jitney service was shown. Derby is cut off from both Bridgeport, ana direct communication by jitney with New Haven, by the ruling of the Utilities Commission.
 Chief Nichols of the Stratford po- lice department was in Waterbury today attending the State c3nvent1on
 geant Smith of the Stratford police was in charge. He stated that they
 had not received any copy. of the
 decisions, and until official notices were received it was unlikely that any arrests would be made.
 Deputy Sheriff w. H. Gould cou!d not be reached this morning but ms office reported that no official copy of the Public Utilities decision had been received, so that it seems un- likely that any arrests will be made untii the authorities know officially where they are at" Sheriff Gould is thought to be of the opinion that the regulations against the jftneys
 were too drastic.
 New Haven. July 14-With two ap-
 peaIs to the Superior court from the decision of the Public Utilities Com mission in granting jitney licenses al ready filed. one in Windham County by Jitneur Perrett and another by Edward M. French of New Britain in Hartford County. The latter attack ing the constitutionality of the law.
 counsel for practically all the local jitneurs, who have pooled their legal interests prepared to contest the con- stftutionaI right of the State Comm1S- sion to deny them licenses by asking an injunction from Judge John Keel CT in the Superior Court at Bridgeport today, to prevent the local author1- ties from making arrests or 1nterfer- ing with the operation of J1tneys here Chief of Police Philip Smith acting on advice of Prosecuting Attorney
 Sheridan Whitaker, is planning to ar rest all jitneymen not carrying prop CT authority for operating commence ing at midnight tonight, unless the proposed injunction should be grant ed.
 The question of the states disposi-
 ton of the licenses granted to jit-
 law and good until December 31, is settled by the announcement that the
 state will issue new licenses and markers and rebate the proporhonate
 part of the fees paid when holders surrender their old licenses The iitney licenses and markers were eX-
 pected to be ready for distribution