New Britain herald., 1925-12-09
MAYOR TO DEMAND ARREST
 OF CONN. CO. BUS DRIVERS
Will Lead Campaign to Stop Overcrowding, Threat at Hearing Be- fore P. U. C.

Announcement by Mayor A. M. Paonessa that he will lead q cam paign to stamp out, by arrests If necessary the overCroWding oi Connecticut Go. busses. charges by the executive of "unfairness" by the trolley company in requiring state normal school students to walk half a mile or pay an additional fare on it's cars, and an impromptu debate between the mayor and Chairman David l.. Nair of the ordinance com mittee on questions of procedure in handling municipal affairs. featured hearing before the public utilities commission In the state capitol at Hartford this morning.
 The main business of the hearing, which was action on the approval Of an agreement under which com petition would be eliminated be- tween the trolley company's Hart ford New Britain bus, and the Cac- chillo lines which run through the northern section of the city, was al- most completely lost in the mass ot collateral issues injected into the hearing. That question was taken under advisement by the commits sion when Mayor paoncssa and for mer School Committeeman E. o. KiIhourne, a pioneer in the develop ment of Belvidere and in bringin" transportation facilities to that sec ton of the city, raised objection.
 Attorney Israel Nalr represented Rocco r. Cacchillo. W. J. Flick finger, vice president of the Con- nccton Co. appeared for that cor poration. They explained details of their agreement to Chairman Rich ard T. Higgins and Commissioner C. F.. Elwell of the P. U. C.
 Chairman Higgins recited briefly. the history Of the two lines and, then called for objections if any Of those present were opposed.
 Want "Local" Service
 Mayor Paonessa presented a poti- ton circulated among residents and property owners In the vicinity Of the bus routes In which it was asked that local" service be continued on both lines, instead of having "oX- press" service substituted on the Connecticut company husses. It was set forth that the trolley com pany's facilities furnish extra ac- communications such as are often re- ouired, better the schedule of trans portation by giving extra runs, and fin some instances traverse streets in which Cacchllo's cars do not op- crate.
 The mayor also advised that the railroad committee at meeting Monday evening went on record as favoring the present system.
 When the Connecticut Co. cs- 1 tablished its route, passengers were picked up and discharged all along the route. This "local" service was objected to by Cacchillo. the first
 operator on the ground, because he
 claimed, there was unfair competi- ton. As a result "exprcss" service was installed, under which no pas sengers were taken while the bus was in Cacchillo's territory. Mainly at the request of residents of Ire mont street, headed by Public
 Works Chairman r. L. Conlon, local" service was resumed. CaC- chino again appealed to the P. [. C.. At the time the second change was made 1t was carried out with the 1 understanding that Mayor Paonessa would keep in touch with the sit
 uation and suggest a change if un-
 fair competition arose. When Cac- chillo made his petition recently
 Mayor PaonesSa was consulted. He at once referred the question 10 the