New Britain herald., 1927-12-30
MERCHANTS FAVOR
 BENNINGTON BUSES
Bureau Would Keep Route OH
 West Main Street

The alternate route by way of ,nrbn avenue. Shuttle Meadow ave hue and Rockwell avenue through rankin square was recommended by members of the morCantile bu- reau at q special session at the chamber of commerce rhis morning. called 10 discuss the proposed New England Transportation company's bus line through this city from Pennington 10 Hartford,
 The meeting was called following the hearing before the pubic utili- ties commission Wednesday on the application of the Transportation company to run buses through New Britain by way of West Main street and around the square tt the center Cf tho city to the railroad station.
 The meeting this morning ap- proved the coming into the city of the line and the opening rp of q more convenient transportation Srrv- icc between this city and Farming ton. Mayor Welds objection to having the buses come loEn West Main street was upheld. The ln"r- chants unanimously approved the route which would brin; h. buses over Corbin avenue anl shuttle Meadow avenuc to ArCn street to Rockwell avenue and through rankin square to Main, gciu% 10 the railroad station by way of CheStnu. street and Corbin place. The Central Junior High school hen would be one point of debarhafinn,
 Returning. the buses, If following the route suggested by the mer- chants. would leave the station. Eo- ing to Elm street by way Of Church. stopping for passengers on Elm street just north of Park. and then returning by Franklin square and the previous route,
 Other stopping places in th" city were discussed, l. is thought the merchants feel T reasonable ruling would be 10 permit the buses L" stop anywhere alors 'he rou-e to discharge passengers, but not tp take on passengers for destinations along the route 10 discharge passengers,  destinations along th" "stailiah.d d Jtucy routes.
 The merchants also discussed the need of having the Connecticut Co. extend the Berlin bus line 10 East Berlin. The following committee will investigate and report back at tho January meeting: John W. Mills
 The Chamber of Commerce IS in teresiod in the proposed changing of iiincv stopping for taking on ana discharging passengers at the lnter- section of Church and Main streets. II is understood that there Is oppo- sition to any change among the mer- chants. They feel that since bus mess is transacted on Main street, that is where the buses should b" p, rmittnd to discharge their passen- gers. They say Main street IS meant for heavy traffic because that is the center .ot business. They claim that congestion is d healthy condition be- cause it means business,
 Practically all merchants, II IS uh- ,jorstood. are in favor of d. central bus station where buses would take on and discharge passengers front a'i parts of the city. They are opposed 10 these buses being accorded dlt- ferent stopping places and dlstrlb- uting their traffic.
 President w. E. Attw ood of the chamber has communicated with Mayor Weld and Chief of Police Hart who have agreed to permit the merchants hearing on the question before anything definite is done, At the hearing, which probably will be in the nature of an open forum,