New Britain herald., 1925-01-07
P.U. [. EXPLAINS GIFT
 TO CONNECTICUT Go.
Files Finding in Dispute Over New Britain
 Hartford Line

Rejecting applications of Joseph F. Farr and Mastco. Inc, for franchises to operate jitney buses between this city and Hartford, the Public Utilities commission has is- sued statement il which it finds .xxxxx it will be more advantageous to the public service that the pro- posed jitney service be furnished by the Connecticut company"
 Tn part, the finding says: Tt seems quite apparent that the tit- ney service contemplated by Mastco, Inc, would have the unavoidable ef- feet of decreasing the patronage of through service of the existing car riers; particularly the street rail- way. This would react unfavorably upon the public in another way; namely by a probably decrease in the service furnished by those car riers SO that the advantage of the public in this addition form Of trans portation might be offset by de- crease in street railway service where 1t is now needed and. in a territory not served by the proposed jitney line"
 Farr made application for a franchise August 23. 1922, and Masco on June A, 1924. The hear tngs were held December 1. 1924.
 The commission found ample train and trolley service between the two elites, consisting of IA tralns daily excepting Sunday, we'll spaced and with a running time of about 2o minutes. There Is also half hour Iv service by street railway and more freouent service during the rusE hours with a running time Of De- tween 45 and 50 ni1utes.
 While the service between thf two points was admitted to be am ple, it did not cover the route through which the petitioners sough to run, by way of Stanley quarter It was brought out that the new State Normal school has increased the need for transportation In thu direction, and the natural outlet 10 growth of New Britain Is toWar' Hartford.
 Through travel between the t" points was found to be adeQuatei provided for. but there was need 10 service for Stanley quarter resl dents.
 Mastco. Inc, agreed to operat four S0-passenger buses on 2V minute schedule with a running tim
 of half an hour and at a 25-cer fare.
 The Connecticut Co. advised tha . if had contemplated a bus route an
 had purchased equipment, but df
 layed opening the line because Of th
 condition of the highway, then III
 der rapair. The service was not be as frequent as contemplated
 Mastco. and the fare was to
 greater.
 Discussing the Trolley company petition with reference to the Mas
 GO application. the commission ma "It seems so obvious as to be almo ; unnecessary to state that such a tr , ouent service and low rate ot ia f Averaging two cents per mile) cor
 pared with other interurban Jitn ' lines cannot find its support al
 profit in the service of people T ,, siding in the Stanley Quarter a along the connecting highway aloI s but must find it in the carriage d through passengers between Ha e ford and New Britain who are n' s adequately servieed by the existi d transportation agencies. The co
 mission in its decisions on previe
 applica, ions has had occasion ie dwell upon the harmful and dis 4. trous effects ot destructive compt r. ton betv ,,A cSrriers."
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