New Britain herald., 1924-09-19
road to this competition.

road to this competition.
 F.. w. Burtis, assistant to the general passenger agent of the New Haven road, and c. A. Mitchell, su- perintendent of the Hartford divis- ion, held that competition such as that furnished by bus lines would prevent the road, to great etxsnt, in keeping up with schedules. Twenty-one trains run between Meriden and Hartford each day, it was brought out, and beginning a week from next Monday the last Middletown electric train will con- meet with the last. train from Hart ford to Berlin. No other requests for additional train service have been received, 1t was said
 Mayor King of Meriden took the stand that he would object to any circumstance which might in any degree interfere with train service.
 Route To Be Changed.
 The applicants were not granted permission as to the original route to be traversed in Meriden. owing to Mayor Kings objections to the use of Colony street. The busses would run out of Meriden by the way of State, Camp, Center and North Col ony streets and will enter the city through North Colony, Center, Pratt and East Main streets. The Hart ford stop would be at Allyn and High streets, according to the plans.
 Eleven Zones Planned.
 The trip would be divided into II zones, the fare for the entire ride to be s5 cents. Trips through zones of s.2 miles from either end will cost 10 cents and the intermediate zones of 1.4 miles five cents. The provision that the busses run ex- press out of Hartford as far as Goodwin park and out of Merdien as far as the 1711 inn was specified.
 Much was said about the busses being able to give needed service to those desiring to visit the state sani- torium, the entering road to which is a mile south of the entrance to Goodwin park. Visitors to this insti- tuition find it difficult and costly to reach the sanitorium. Dr. W. NJ. Stockwell, superintendent. and George l. Allen of the state tubercu- losis commission endorsed the pro- feet from this angle
 Residents of the northern section of Merideh and others along the pro- posed route made strong pleas that the petition be granted. The service is an urgent need, they contend. Proper transportation facilities are lacking, they say.
 About S5 people were present at the hearing.
 Two busses will run on the line if the petition is granted, leaving Hart ford and Meriden once an hour.
 Entertains At Bridge
 Miss Marie McGrsil entertained three tables of bridge at her home on East street, New Britain, last evening in honor of Miss Loretta Garrity Of Kensington. The tables were decofated in pink and green. Miss Garrity received many pretty gifts. She will become the bride of Frank Parkinson on September 30.
 Will Not Be Candidate.
 Arthur Benson of Fast Berlin an- nounced today that he is not a can- didate for the Republican nomina- tion for representative in the state legislature this year, in spite os re- ports to the contra ",
 It is expected that Mir. Benso, will support Francis Deming. Nho has announced his intentions of seeking the nomination.
 Want Delegates Attendance
 Whether or not the democratic probate convention can be held in New Britain tomorro" night, hinges on the attsndancs ot the Berlin delegates. + they are able to attend ;he convention will be held, but if 1t is impossible for them 10 be present, the convention will not be held on this date.
 Lot of Bunk"
 Constable Frank Brown charsc- terized as "lot of bunk" the re- port that there was a masked bandit hanging around Berlin last night. He said that IS far as he knew no officers had investigated the report.
 Ttavid Wychander of New Britain claimed that hs vRs threa. .nei by a masked san II, whhl driving along