New Britain herald., 1923-10-15

The c0aaition ef Asia street el
 sunthy marnings after tFanle ah'
 business ef saturday night. vas cen
 sidered by the merchants Mall
 street Mss very unslghsly oR snndal
 mornings and the matter was lsft il
 the hands ef Max Porter she sas
 councilman, 10 take ap with the elil
 oHieisls This was done by Mr, For ter with the result that the merchant
 sere assured that the main street.
 would either be taken care or late oF | Saturday night or early hnnda,
 morning. sa that they would be in
 more presentshle condition on Sun | day,
 The Mercantile Bureau was sue
 eessful in having passed by the or
 dinanee eommitiee Of the common
 council an ordinance prohibiting sue'
 lions Of ieaelry after . o'clock in the
 evening.
 The Mercantile Bureau also yer,
 strongly supported changes in the iiinerant vendors law at the recent ss ssions Of the legislature, The pro- posed changes would have very great Iy benefited New Britain merchants hui they were unsuccessful in passing the legislature.
 Uniform hours this year was eon' sidered al special group meetings, each class of trade being given an op' nertnnity ia present their ideas Of uniform hours. The most important change recommended ihis year by the .,.ss..., han.s oauauaiftaa Was elaa- ing Saturday afternoon during the summer months. instead Of Wednes- day. This recommendation did not pass.
 II has been necessary from time to time during the year to make sr<eial calls on some of the merchants in the city who have kept their stores open on Monday nights, with tho re- suit that more uniformity was ac- eomplished.
 The merchants went on record in favor of daylight saving this year.
 Requests for inducements Of all kinds Of selling games are received almost daily al the office of the chamber. Hosiary salesmen. especial ly have nocked into New Britain in great numbers and the chamber has been on the alert to warn people against trading with thls class of saiesmen.
 Traffic Bureau Activities by r. P. Usher, Chairman.
 The traffic bureau recommended to the Chamber of Commerce that pe- tition be made against the removal Of the Connecticut Company's rails on Arch street. and that petition also be made and submitted for the ex- tension of the Arch street trolley line 10 Black Rock avenue. via Shuttle Meadow avenue and Corbin avenue. Also that the Arch street line be re- established. A special committee was appointed to cooperate with city of- icials in endeavoring to secure the recommendations. A conference was held with Mir. Storrs of the Connec-' icut company who reported that his company positively had no funds with which to make any improvements. He vas made familiar with the fact that New Britain did not want the rails to ,e removed from Arch street and the ails still remain.
 Last winter during the severe torms and especially when coal was cry much in demand. most of the, ailroads in this vicinity were em- The Chamber of Commerce vas in position to furnish to mem- ,ers information regarding shipments, .ow they could be obtained, routings. tc.. which service proved very val able.
 The traffic bureau assisted to reat extent, the coal ommission by eeing that cars were unloaded i'm 1ediately upon receipt and keeping he sidings as clear as possible.
 Mir. J. R. Brennan of the American Express company was the guest of the raffic bureau at one of its meetings, t which time the members told Mir. Brennan that one express car day rom Boston and New York was not lying adequate service to city of UT size. The result was that this articular service was very much i'm roved
 The traffic bureau worked in con- lnction with the Chamber of Com lerce on the elimination of the Clay on crossing. Engineers Roby and ewis of the American Society of Me hanical Engineers also gave their as- stance on this committee in the rawing of plans, etc. The traffic, bureau was instrument J in securing daily car to Boston 'r the benefit of local shippers. The chamber, being member of 1 ,e New England traffic league, all le members of the bureau are kept osted by the secretary regarding all affic activities that would be of par cular interest to any of the local | lants.
 Highway Commission. | As result of the expressed opinion nd agitation of the traffic bureau the -oposed 500 per cent increase in mo. IF truck registration fees was re- lced to 100 per cent increase only. The committee worked very hard 10 | cure new highway to Hartford, Il Ut was unsuccessful. However, the + is now agitating the re- lilding of the road from the end of le concrete road running out of New rltain through to Hartford. II OF (. DIRECTORS GET Ii