New Britain herald., 1924-04-14
Company Has Four Weeks To Provide It And Cities Are Given Two Weeks In Which To Study Facts.
utler Challenges Buck lands Statement That Value of Property Taken Over in 1910 Was Forty Million Dollars.

MiliiOli DUildIS.
 Hartford. April l4.-Following pre- senlation by Corporation Counsel +. |. Butler. Hartfor, Of requests for mass Of additional statistics and other information from the Connecticut Co, which company representatives said would take d month 10 furnish, the adjourned hearing before the state public utilities commission on the question of reducing the trolley fares throughout the state vast continued a. l:li this afternoon for six weeks. Chairman Higgins said this would permit the company one month 10 furnish the information asked and the rcprcs niativCs Of the cities concerned two weeks time 10 consider the infor- nation.
 "But let tt be undorslo ood," said Chairman Higgins, that all interest ed will be expected To come before us at thai time ready To proceed to ! final adjournment on this question. The adjournment is until May e6."
 rhc Hearing opcns.
 Tho trolley rate hearing opened this morning with a statement by Ed ward G. Buekland vice president of the \, No x. II, and II. Railroad 70. from which tho Connecticut Co. pur- chased it's traction system in 1910. In his statement Mir. Buckland said that tho value of the property taken over hy thn Connecticut to. was about ia.uou.0no.
 This iignre was questioned hy Cor rorntion counsel koheri F. Butlrr of Hartford who asked if it represented tho purchase prize valuation Of Tho property. Mir Ruckland said he did not know.
 win you dcny Inc purchase price was less than SIo. .0o0. .o0og" asked Mir. Butler,
 "l said ihai | did not know" re- piled Mir. lmckand.
 MT Rutlrr requested Mir Euckland io produce what figures hr has show ing the purchase prico valuation of the property. which according to . special report of the utilities rom- mission in lasl was only ss1.3Si,- pGida.
 Protests src Lodged.
 William ]. kennedy of Branford. Thomas r. Braclrn of Short Beach, Thomas p. clancy of tnion,illc and lioru'o Mitchell of woodbury made protesting against the pro- posed decision Of the street railway system into separate dis lricts fof ratc-makine purposes, claiming f would discriminate un- fniriy against tho smaller towns and in inc state.
 Mir, Bntlcr in questioning Mir. Clancy. brought out that Connccii- cut 70. official had called upon a | 'nionvilic civic association 10 find todays hearing. Mr Clancy denied that this official had made any sue- gestlons to thc civic body.
 r. M. Russell. representing the chamber ur commerce Of Middleiovn said that 1T the smaller communities arc to bn made tho goat" in paying for tue trolley company's operations it Vould pnt such communities, and especially inc MiddlctpWu manutac- iurcrs. at a serious disadvantage.
 F. R. Harrington. superintendent of schools in Rocky Hill and Crom- well said a higher fare for smaller would operate against ihc educational chances of the chil- dron of those iNn towns Nhu are obliged to ro io a nOn-locsl high school.
 George E. Chandler. secretary of ihe Connecticut chamhrr of cons m1rce arpgaring only ns "a private ,itizrn uf rorky lIill." declared that in his opinion thc establishment of Hartford as separate fare unit would be ihc worst thing That could happen io inc city"
 Chandler Qucstioncd.
 Questioned by Corporation toun- sai Butler Of Hartford. Mr. Chandler srid hc would br ayers to adoption ns policy for his locality which yeouid prove detrimcHt to other rummuritits cf Inc state. Iie be- isrvcl ihe policy of thc commission in establishing unit fare ihrough- uiit t'ounecticut was satisfactory ons.
 He believed titc uniform basic fare was thc proper ono uith inequalities taken care Of by The establishment of zuurs.
 Mayer Phillips of Stamford sd- dressed the commission st sorue iargih after being permitted by Chairman Higgins fo offer a siE- restinu." During thr statement the mayor said he ''l,eiieved t was time inc monopoly of the Connecticut Co. was ended"
 We've heard enough along that line" said Chairman Higgins. You may he seated" Secretary Rir. 6 the Manchester chamber of conn merce added his protest against the aggregation of the cities for fare pur- poses al the expense of suburban 
 The Stamford corporation counsel 1sked fhe commission when Msycs