The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-17
COMMISSION IN
 FAVOR OF ROUTE
Approval of Conn Co Petit ton Given at Hartford
 Meeting Yesterday
WAIERvILLE

At a public hearing of the pub lie utilities commission held yeSter- day at Hartford favorable action was taken on the petition of the Connecticut company to operate the busses on it's Fairmount line over West Main street, Willow street, Johnson street, WaterVll!e street and Homer street, to Hunt ingdon avenue and Colonial avenue to Stafford street, returning by the same route via Willow and Meadow streets to Leavenworth street. This will replace the present route to Huntingdon avenue by way of West Main street and Thomaston ave- rue, although the company retains its certificate rights to operate motor busses over the former line.
 Chairman Higgins, of the com mission who displayed an intimate knowledge of conditions on both routes, stipulated that all busses must come to full lstop at the in tersection of Waterville and Homer streets, before proceeding into the later thoroughfare because of the existing hazard which involve left turn and 8 blind corner at the rail- way over-pass. He also suggested tht the drivers follow similar pro cedure at the intersection of John- son and Willow streets. when south bound. It is thought that the Wa terbury board of police commits sioners may install "stop" signs at these corners making it obliga- tory for all traffic to come to a full stop.
 Hazard Stressed
 Chairman Higgins and the other commissioners expressed some con- cern concerning the hazard involv- ed by north bound busses having to make a left turn against down grade traffic on an eight per cent grade when leaving Willow street. but were assured by MT Bennett who represented the trolley com pany that the high degree of eau ton exercised by Waterbury bus operators would make this situa- tion safe. He pointed out that, although Waterbury, because of it's unusual hilly topography, presents more bus operation hazards than any other city in the state, it's rate of accidents per ten thousand miles of operation is remarkably low, be- ing less than one-half that of the electric cars, which, in turn have an excellent record when compared with other cities of the country.
 Shop Trip" TO Continue
 The company will continue to op- crate it's shop trip" busses now serving Waterville industrial plants over Thomaston avenue until high way construction will make it nec- essary to divert over the Water vile street route. When the tracks are relaid in Thomaston avenue electric car service will be resumed on these trips.
 The Connecticut. Co. petitioned the commission to grant the Wa terville street route at the request of scores of residents of the neigh borhood who desire the service be- cause of comparaticve remoteness from existing car service. Six or seven times as many potential users of the bus service will be served as at present and this should aid the company in operation of the Fairmount line which up to this time has proven a losing prop osition.
 Requested Long Ago
 The new route had been request ed when the Fairmount line was instituted last fall but, the company at that time lacked the necessary equipment to give the service since it was felt that the existing grades demanded six-cylinder busses and only fourtcylinder vehicles were then available. Since that time a quantity of suitable motor coach busses have been acquired. Tie service will be on a half-hourly schedule.
 PatroneSses
 Mrs John M Lynch and Mrs Charles M. Dittrich represent St MichaePs Parish on the list of patronesses for the annual St Pat ricks Day Silver Tea which takes place this afternoon at St Mary's Hospital Nurses Home under the auspices of tEc hospital Aid So- ciety..
 Julian Totten, of Dixon street. was tendered a surprise party re- gently in honor of his 17th birth day. The guests were the Misses Marie Costello, Rosetta Curry. Peggy Blake, Louise Kreidel. Dor othea Geraghty, John Cookson, Samuel Signori, Victor Neff, Joseph Cookson and Stanley Hauser. Mrs s. J. B. Brickett Dies. The death of Mrs Sarah Jane