New Britain herald., 1924-10-31

20 people. the type the applicants propose to use, would be required to handle the communication traffic alone.
 Convenient Along Turnpike
 ''The only evidence of public con- venience and necessity comes al- most entirely from people who re- side along the trunk line highway connecting Hartford and Meridcn, with the greater part of 1t by far from the people who reside along Berlin street, or in the vicinity of Berlin. ttr
 The testimony of those residents who Appeared at the hearing wars in substance that 1t would be more convenient for them in going to and fl oniI Hartford and Meriden, to en1- rloy a iitney service passing their doors. than to utilize a street rail- way in their vicinity to take them to the railroad
 'The Connecticut Company oper- ates a street railway service from Berlin to New Britain on 20 min ute headway, and connection is made at Berlin junction with north and south bound trains of the New Haven road, thereby according resi- dents of Berlin a transportation service almost on a parity with that afforded residents of Hartford. The running time of the trolley is short. about 10 minutes.
 While, as before stated, 1t would be more convenient for some of the residents along Berlin street to take a motor bus at their doors for Meriden or Hartford, it would prob ally be not any faster service than that afforded by the street railway or the railroad, nor would it be any more frequent or cheaper.
 Necessity Not Disputed
 "rhe necessity of retaining and maintaining steam railroad service between Hartford and Meriden, and along the main line of said railroads was not disputed, and may be &C., cepted as an economic proposition in which not only the people along this route, but also the people and in dustries of the state generally are vitally interested.
 Any material dmunition of steam railroad traffic flowing between these cities or on the main line generally, would have the inevitable tendency of reducing railroad service; and. carried to it's ultimate conclusion, would affect seriously all kinds of railroad transportation
 ITO grant the application would mean, in effect, affording compara- lively few persons along the turn pike direct service in and out of Meriden and Hartford at the ex- pense of the probable curtaiment of through train service between Hartford and Meriden, for the in- eVitable effect would be taking away some part of the through traffic now adequately served by the rail- road, which through traffic, as stated before, the railroad needs in order to carry the commuters traf- fic. Some part of the same through traffic would be necessary to jit- ney service in order to make pos sible the carriage at profit of the comparatively few people residing along the turnpike.
 Considering the frequency of the steam railroad service, the time con- sumed. its high grade and the rates therefore between Hartford and Meriden, and considering further the general public welfare. we find no public convenience and necessity for jitney service on the route ap- piled for and, the application is therefore. denied."
 Party Big Success.
 The dedicatory exercises and Hal lowe'en party held at the template shop of the Berlin Construction company last night was attended by about 300 people and was a huge success.
 The hall was tastefully decorated with Halloween colors and corn stalks and other natural emblems of the day, There was n6@set program for the affair, but the Serensders of New Britain furnished entertainment between dances and they were aided in keeping the crowd in good hu- nor by several Kensinston young men who also performed.
 Music for dancing was furnished by the Nighthawks Of MiddletoRn.