New Britain herald., 1923-04-24
TROLLEY VS.. JITNEY
ON NORTH end line
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was not up for reelection. and " he
was he probably would not be elected
anyway. As he made the last state
mcnt he smiled broadly and looked
in the direction OF Mayor Paonessa,
who during the past few years has In
many public statements attacked the
p. Y. C. for its stand on various mat
tcrs.
The mayor told Commissioner Ell
well that the p. u. {. is now In New
Britaln's good graces because OF Its
! Clayton grade crossing.
Speak for Jitncy Line.
/ II. l.. Morey OF l5s Carlton street,
was the first witness called by At
. torney Nowicki. Mr.. Morey said It
would be to the convenience of all
| residents of the street to have a jt-
ney run through Carlton street,
since 1t would save a five-minute walk
TO the trolley.
In reply to a question of the pub
| lie utilities commissioner as to the
| condition of the road over which II
was proposed to operate the bus, Mr..
Morey said 1t was not very good, but
| possible. and that betterments were
expected this year.
II. Fl. Corbin OF PSF Carlton street.
NJ. +. Valentine of 261 Carlton
! street and s. w. White of 1876 Carl
ton street, spoke along similar lines,
expressing the approval of the neigh
borhood affected by the proposed tit
ney line. Mr.. White said he had
heard of not a single objector in
Belvidere.
Commissioner Elwell asked II the
other witnesses were to follow along
the same line and Attorney Nowicki
replied in the affirmative. The COM
missioner asked that those in favor
Of the line, who live in the district
affected, raise their hands. Ten did
so. There was none opposing.
Paonessa Witness for Applicant.
Attorney Nowcki then called
Mayor Paonessa. The mayor said he
lives at 1904 Stanley street, which is
in the Belvidere section. He stated
that he does not expect to patronize
the jitney line since the trolley is
close at hand, but that he has often
been obliged to walk down town be-
cause a half hour trolley schedule is
maintained for part of the day. The
mayor said he could not see any harm
to the trolley interests in granting the
petition, but felt it would be a boon
for Belvidere.
Regarding the condition of Carl
ton street, the mayor said it had been
accepted by the city some time ago
and that plans are being made to re-
pair the street this year.
Connecticut Co. Fears Competition
Superintendent Beardsley of the
trolley company, said the Connecti-
cut Co. is opposed to the grant of an
extension to Waluk's line because il
would bring the jitney into direct
competition with the trolley at Francis
street where large part of the bust |
ness on that line originates He ad-
vised those present that the trolley
lines of New Britain are not being
run at profit, but that the most |
promising one was the North end line |
The trolley superintendent sketched |
the history of the north end line. He |
told of the extension from Allen street |
to Francis street ~ year ago, when |
there were comparatively few houses |
beyond Allen street. Now that the |
district has grown, he felt the Con-
necticut Co. should be allowed to
profit by it without being called upon
to compete with bus lines.
Many Student Riders Expected
Attorney Nowicki asked if the COM
pany did not anticipate increased bus
mess when the new State Normal
school plant is built. Supt Beardsey
replied that it would probably in
crease business sufficiently to put on
more cars.
Commissioner Elweli inquired as to
the proposed schedule on the bus line.
Waluk said he planned 20 minute
runs. Relative to equipment, Waluk
told the commissioner he is making
arrangements to get two new 20 pas
senger cars.
The commissioner said he had been
to Belvidere and looked over the
ground affected so no time would be
lost in arriving at a decision. He told
the gathering that if cities want troll
leys. they must take care of them and
not allow too much jitney competition.
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