New Britain herald., 1929-12-21
COrDin Avenue Bu- Driver

Apparently che bus company in New Britain doesn't want any pas &cngcrS that rightfully belong to another lnc-and doesn't care who knows it. In addition, at least one driver on the line intends to tell these unwclcomc customers all ;~Dout It, in no uncertain terms Unfortunately, in the particular case that came to the attention O.! the Observer. his methods wore somewhat open to question, at least On the ground Of courtesy, in dis [ tributing the information.
 l. all started when a man. who "anted to get off at Webster Hill and Arch street, mnoCently boarded z Corbin avenue bus the other night. \ comparative newcomer in the city, he did not know that the Cor0in avenue bus is not allowed to discharge passengers on Arch street when leaving the center. Nearing Webster Hill, he asked the driver to stop and was informed, pleas antly enough, at first, that tho bus made no stops on Arch street. The 1 passenger accepted the announce ment at its face value, asked to get | eff around the corner from Arch street, on Hart street. and all was serene for q few seconds. If the company's franchise prohibited his request, he seemed ready to com - | ply. philosophically enough.
 When the drlver stopped just | around the corner on Hart street. however, and the passenger present cd q 50 cent piecc-Which necessi- gan. The driver looked at the in nocent half dollar and scowled.
 'I wish you Arch street people would take the bus you are sup posed to take and rot tie up the works on this line,' he observed | somewhat testify.
 The passenger listened in amaze ment, stuttercd a couple of times. and then, his anger getting the bet ter of him, inquired:
 What's biting you anyway? didn't know your bus didn't stop on ! Arch street"
 The bus driver jumped at tn. chance 10 'baVl out" ,hc man in good style.
 'Iou'rc no foreigner, arc you : You can read. cant you? You can see the sign 'Corbin avenue on the front of the bus. cant you? What's the idea of getting cn here?"
 For q second or two there was . hot exchange, the bus driver soor settling it by declaring:
 50 you wNnt to get hard about it, do you? Well just for that how would you like to ride up to the end Of the line and get off there? 9
 "If you want to risk a lot of un- pleasantness afterward go ahead and try taking me to the end of tn, line" said the passenger, fighting mad.
 Well, that's just where Eou're going was the bus drivers rejoin- CT and he started the DuS with q Jerk. The argument began in earn. est, then, but lasted only hundred feet, or so, for the chauffeur final | anyway, with q few parting bits oi sarcasm. lie refused to give tho passenger his name and wore nc distinguishing number on his uni. form. His final shot was that il would avail the passenger nothing to complain to the owner of the bus line, since the driver said he was enc of the owners himself. Tho passenger, thoroughly disgusted was permitted to get off, after hi; change had been half flung at him
 The moral seems 10 be that tho bus line, if it employs drivers as tonChy as this one, ought 10 plaC, a sign on the front of each machine "IiXprcss 10 Hart Street." CT some thing of the sort. In addition lh' employment of drivers who can bC reasonably courteous and helpful tt passengers. who make honest mis takes, is suggetcd.