New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-07
SUNDAY RULELIKE
PROHIBITION Law
Difficult 10 Enforce, Prosecuting
Attorney Says
DETECTIVE MIGHT HELP
CoCliincS Talks On bus Service -
Barnes Denies Discriminating
Against Bristol Merchants - En-
dcrS Defeat Middlctown, 80 . 95.

Against Bristol Merchants - En-
dccs Defeat Middlctown, 80. 20.
IT some provision could be made
10y the city 10 provide Il detective
,or The prosecuting attorneys Office,
think ! would have very little d.f-
dculty in enforcing the Sunday clos
ing law and any other laws on our
statute books" said Prosecuting AZ
turury Muther 10 the merchants who
gathered at the third OF the forum
meetings held at The Elks club last
night. He further stated that M"
cooperation Of the merchants Of the
city who believe that the law ought
to be enforced would be very helpful
to him.
Tn" whole matter Of the sunday
closing Of the small stores was dis
cusscl by Mr.. Mather and the diff
Guilty IN enforcing the present sta
, tute was placed before tho uer-
| chants. lie rrad the law known as
the sunday closing law which pro-
yid"s that milk. bakery products,
! truit, ice cream, confectionery, non
alcoholic beverages, tobacco, news
papers and periodicals, drugs or au-
tomohile supplies may be sold on
| Sunday by dealers whose places OF
| business are open for the sale Of
these commodities on secular days,
and he explained that under the law
, it is not possible 10 arrest the pro-
rriotor for keeping open shop on
Sunday pro,ilins he offers Tor sale
soma Of the articles mentioned in
/ the act.
Mr., Mathcr stated that he believed
that the difficulty THAT nov nrcsentE
itself 10 the police and TO himself
in the enforcement Of the sunday
law is great as the propr;t tors OF The
small stores which have sprung ny
around the city know that he is
poWcrlcSs to closr their doors OF
sunday. and he discerns in the sun.
day closing situation aspects similar
10 the difficulty of prohibition en-
fCrcemri;t.
MAY Furnish Bus Service
General Manager George 7,
CockinSs Of tie Bristol and Plain,
vile Electric Co.. told the assembly
at the Eiks' club that ad'lltioua
transportation facilities for this city
in tho form of bus s"ryic" to cor
u,o, with the ,Nisting trolley lines
was under consideration lrt state,
.;.3h ne believed that add.tionn
service which would mosn increase"
lErdcu to present trolicy-rid"rs
would not be justified.
y survey for a bus route has hlcI
made which runs rom ltnlee Manor
down Ttrrylille avenue to Wcs
street, Vest TO School, School tr
Main, ny Main 10 Prospect, Prospect
20 Last and thence Ijors Goodwit
trver, Woodland stro>, ana Oakland
s'r"ot 10 Termination avenue. Mr.
IorkiNgs stated ,dIt il would cost
about $1l,9hn Il your to operate g
SINGLE Nus. and TIE loss would posi-.
hl, be $4N0o per year. which would
Of necessity lac distributed among
lin" present riders of the trollcys.
Mr. Corkings told OF how private
@utnnohilo had cut into the revenue
OF he street railways and roferrol
20 tn" fact that it WAS 10y carcfu
.2aNIgrmcnt and cooperation Of en-.
r,uyrS Of the company that III" fare
IN bristol had been kept as low as
SIX cents,
MIR, Cockings stated that today The
street railway is a liability rathtr
man an asset hut said that there va!
70, possibility OF the automobile being
the salvation OF the trolley compan
les through the possible institution
Of parking places in the suburbs fol
ears and III" use of the trolley Il
nrirS business men to their place o
business from there on.
&C particular importance in con
nrction with the proposed bus rout'
70 Hartford by way of Farmingl OF
avenue, Mr.. CockinGs stated that ;
survey Of tho situation disclosed tn
fact that from the crest of Ton
Martins lIi,I" 70 the Pennington
town line there were only A. houses
land that OF thia number, 81 had pri
lN:,tr garages, and stated that he Iii,
not srr how a bus line could cNis
on revenue from only 10 houses.