The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-16
TROLLEY COMPANY
OBJECTS TO MOTORS
Movement in Hoosick to Apply Public
Service Commission
Provisions.

The fight which the Berkshire
Street Railway is making to prevent
the operation Of automobiles for hire
between Huasick FAILS and North
Bennington In an effort to keep the
trolley cars running was brought into
public light at the meeting OF the
Town Board of the town OF Hoosick
Monday afternoon, when a resolu.
tion was presented to enforce the
provisions of the Public Service Com.
mission law, and the transportation
corporation law. The resolution failed
OF adoption. however. because OF the
view of some OF the members OF the
board that more light ought to be
thrown on the motives behind the
movement, and the resolution &C
cordingly went over to be considered
further out of session and to be the
subject OF special meeting OF the
board II necessary
While the name OF the Berkshire
Street Railway did not appear in the
resolution, it was stated In the meet.
ing that Attorney George F. Greene.
representing the company, had con-
suited with members OF the board
before the resolution was prepared.
Justice William n. Stevens stated
that the resolution was along the
lines OF similar action attempted in
Bennington by the trolley company
in an effort to restrain automobile
busses from running between that
village and North Bennington in COM
petition with the cars Of the trolley
company and he added that the Ben
nington authorities had refused to|
prevent the operation OF the busses,
adding that the White Manufacturing
Company In North Bennington had
failed to provide satisfactory serv.
ice.
In Hoosick Falls automobiles have
been used for many months to trans
port workers to and from North Ben
nington, and there was talk some
months ago OF the trolley company
being active in the preparation OF an
injunction to prevent the operation
OF the automobiles. The Hoosick
Falls men working in North Benning.
ton use ordinary five-passenger cars
the greater number OF which are
owned and operated by men who also
work in the factories there. The
men go and come morning and night,
and there Is no regular service dur
ing the day or evening. with the ex
ception of the trips made by the
workers.
In the meeting it was stated that
the New York. New Haven and Hart.
ford Railroad. which controls the
Berkshire Street Railway. is willing
to drop the line from Williamstown
to Bennington and from Bennington
to this village and that II will take
such action rather than to maintain
its Ines open winter and summer and
receive only winter traffic during the
times when automobiles will be un.
able to make regular trips.
The preamble of the resolution de
tailed that certain persons are run.
ming motor vehicle line or route or
routes and vehicles carrying passen.
gers for hire on the highways
without having procured the consent
of the local authorities of said town
or any certificate of public necessity
therefor
The resolution also provided for
the employment OF an attorney for
the purpose of enforcing the provis
ions of the transportation act and OF
the resolution itself, the attorney to
have authority to take such meas
ures as would prevent the illegal use
of automobiles over the highways OF
the town.
II the resolution is adopted by the
board, it will make 1t necessary for
those who operate automobiles be-
tween Hoosick Falls and North Ben
nington to first apepar before the
Town Board and then to show the
Public Service Commission sufficient
grounds OF public necessity for their
operations-Troy Record.