New Britain herald., 1926-12-10
BUS FRANCHISE TO
HARTFORD DENIED
Service Not Required Is Finding
Of State P. j. c.
SCHOOL COST UP $1,000
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The application Of MacDonnel
Brothers of this city for franchise
to operate a bus line between this
city, via Pennington avenue, SCOTS
Swamp, and Pennington to Hartford
has been denied by the public utili-
ties commission, although in the
finding it. is believed that such q
service is needed between Bristol and
Pennington. TIL finding of facts is
in part as follows:
There was no evidence submit
ted that public convenience and ne
cessity require additional service fol
through travel between Bristol anG
Hartford in excess of that which
now exists, in the form Of steam
railroad passenger service nor was
there evidence that public con-
venience and necessity require ad'
ditional transportation service be.
tween Pennington and Hartford
which is now supplied by street rail
way. The applicants conceded the
adequacy Of existing transportation
service between Pennington ant
Hartford by stating their intention
to operate express through that ter
ritory. The testimony in support OF
public convenience and necessity re.
plated solely to transportation fol
residents of the Scott Swamp sec,
ton from Pennington avenue If
Pennington to the terminus Of the
street railway line in Bristol. (The
Bristol and Plainville Electric COM
pany).
1.-The first question presented il
that of public convenience and ne
cessity. AS stated before, it did not
appear that there was any demand
or necessity for additional through
transportation between Hartford an6
Bristol and it was conceded that
there was no necessity for additiona
transportation between Farmingtor
and Hartford. The evidence applies
trict and we are of the opinion anG
find that it would be if not a neces.
sity, at least a convenience, to have
that territory served by iitney or bus
service, but we find that necessit!
or convenience applies only 10 tha'
| portion of the route known as thu
Scott Swamp Road district. and tha
the trend of travel over that sec.
ton is almost entirely to and from
Bristol.
In finding convenience for this
section it does not necessarily fol.
low that there should be superim-
posed upon the public highway be-
tween Pennington and Hartford, and
particularly the congested city
streets Of Hartford, public trans
portation traffic which is unneces-
sary in the public interest, or that
4 certificate should be issued to a
public agency to operate between
Bristol and Hartford when only that
portion near Bristol is intended tc
be served. AS the Scott SWAMP
Road section develops, however
there may be an increased trend OF
travel toward Hartford, and for that
reason we deem it advisable in the
public interest to extend the route
to an easterly terminus in Farming
ton connected with the street rail
way system at or near the Farming
ton Inn, thus affording for the Scott
Swamp section public transportation
TO and from Hartford"
A public hearing on the matter
was held in the City hall of this
city on October 20, 1926, and al
that time the New England Trans
portation company, a subsidiary OF
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad company, presented a
petition similar to that Of MacDon-
nell Brothers. mcdonnell Brothers
however, had filed a petition for q
franchise over the route in question
on March %. 1926, which was also
denied by the public utilities com
mission. AT this time MacDonnel
Brothers are granted the franchise
over the route starting at the nort1
end terminus of the Bristol art
Plainville Electric company in thi;
city to the Elm Tree Inn in Farm.
inston, should they desire it. Neither
John F. mcdonnell or his brother
William Mcdonnell were available
this morning to ascertain what then
decision in the matter would be
They were represented at the hear
irg on October 18th by Attornc!
Benedict NJ. Holden of Hartford.
Ladies' Auxiliary of Boys Club
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Boys club viii bt
held in the club rooms at 7:3l
o'clock Monday evening, Decembe,
18th.