Putnam patriot., 1925-01-23

entirely ample.
 Although the commission denies tho application of the Farnum lines. ii finds that public convenience and necessity exist for the establishment of a iitney service between Putnam and Quinebaug, whereby. the people of Quincbaug. Woodstock and the points along the route would receive more convenient public transports ton accessible to Putnam. There is no such application pending before the commission.
 Danieison to Putnam
 The application of Herbert Barnett of Danielson, for power to run Itt- ney line between Putnam and Dan ielson. connecting with a Providence line which he already operates, was heard at the same time. me com mission has also denied this. There is hotb trolley and train service between Putnam and Danielson. The pest argument of Mr. Barnett was that m, ,;na would serve Attawaugan. a sniali n, community three mics soaeH V. +h, nam. which is nearly n'i'e rum s''e trolley. ..z.,...z. f,,,,,,r,ission's 's
 The Public 1N4ltANT
 finding in part is as follows
 Wanted Transportation
 ..Ir spnport of the application, .=z.is,,s,s,-z zysas introduced with testi 2 .estl,.'si ths inaAeanacy of public trahsp9t- % .e.;an from the villages of Dune o4' E ,J Wnoastock to Putnam, anu q ..t,,,,hor of witnesses residing m thos ae,,,,,,nnities testified Co the oeel aili ,.,.,,,,s,ience of mere regular and lle S,,cnt pnbIic transportation sefFiee' tbe nreseut time public tiaisF9 tat;on between these points ls comm. - = sfage line operated oetWtei, Woodsfoek and Putnam by the Cili'e.' 's.i s.etos rsail carrier who operates T ' ...s1;5.,.,. ,,asspnger service and maNes ..,.o s-onnd trips daily. The hours -. tNo t;s serviee are rather ineonyenlent sa. ts.s nnhlie travel. In addition a nun ,l. t Lol ff tavieab men operate frequently between Woodstock and Fus''"'', es varying rates of fare.
 Good Train Service
 aTbere were few witnesses Mho .,-,.rassed the opinion that eNisuhs ". .;., e-.i service between Putnam ana p.av;aenee |, was not adequate; How l, trsin service between Putnam e,I Providence. which is by a con ..ne.;on s,' at Blackstone, consists ei fenr t,ains daily each way, ana sl- fol4.. reaeonably frequent service TOT it'. 1;,,;ted volume of travel howlhe tat,,aen t,st those two points. The run, oise, lime of the railroad tram anu ;;tncy ;illr between Putnam and ffoNl- 3oa and the fare, are the saiile : 'l.,,ai,, one hour and twenty minutes hall' 1 Sf E0 fare each. lt appeared .hat a..1 the connection at Blackstone s@r,,e time in the past was irreRuiar; 2; hnt at present the service ls op'sd 5a .... s,,' ,,,i.h an average of more than 9O per sa,,. of the trains on schedule tiiie' I,La-a ;e also existing transpottalloR fan;iities between Putnam and ITO ,.;Sence via Danielson. being by troi- Iev hetween Putnam and Dahieisoii, les ;;t,o,, between Danieison and Providence.
 U,,ey Service Not Needed
 .Frem all the evidence presente9 T ], at inc hearing the Commission ls oi eninion and finds that pubic eot1Nei''- ence and necessity do moi require ! ijfnev service along and over s'sla ro,te for the transportation or i'- terstate passenger; that is' TOT eliS transportation of passengefs to al'9 from points in Massachusetts, at'a U. Rhode Island, in so far as the 3hntol- tapts along said route wlthin tht l. borders of the State of ConheetlO'us are affected. although Co very llllll,. ed number of people m W oooseoe A and ouinebaug desiring to go t9 Springfield it would be celNe,,l- II, ence. As to whether there aetu3'ils exists public convenience ana uesea sity for iitney service eaff$lhS D pis- senFers between Springheld ana rro- vidence, or other intermedlate pom. within the States of N lssae nus etts and Rhode Island. either through con necticut or by any other route tilere apneprs to have been no oihcial aeteI imitation by any authorized ttinuisai of either of said state, and the ue- Termination of that question IS eut- side the jurisdiction et thia comm E. sion. Ii duly authorized tfiouitats V, inc States of Massachusetts ana Rhode Island should find public con vepiences and necessity Tor the opera tiop of through iitney service De tween those states passing throus 2 the State of Connecticut, 1t would seem equitable that some proper au- tkorization should be granted to use the public hiQhwaNs for such purpose with reasonable requirements. mere is however, no statutory provision authorizing this Commission to ael in such cases. but the matter of the regulation by state of interstate motor bus transportation IS no" pendine in state and federal courts, and some positive judicial legislative determination may be anticipated in the near future.
 Favors Putnam-Quinebsug Route
 While the Commission falls to md public convenience and necessity Tor through or interstate transportation along said route in Connecticut, we do find that public convenience and necessity exists for the establishment of a iitney service between Putnam and Quinebaug. whereby the people of Quinebaug. Woodstock and other points along the route would receive more convenient public transporta. tion accessible to Putnam
 No Application
 "There Is pending before us ne application for eeFtiic te e aHHlt local iituev service between Putnam