MAYVILLE , Dec 10 – George E. Maltby, general manager of the J. W. & N. W. and Chautauqua Traction lines, has been in Mayville during the last few days and held conferences with officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In connection with the hearing before the Public Service commission, A. N. Broadhead, president of the companies, stated that he would tear up the Chautauqua Traction tracks from the big bridge to Westfield before he would be to any expense for the maintenance of the viaduct. It is expected that soon after the adjourned hearing on December 14 the commission will make its ruling.
The conference between Mr. Malby and railroad officials are understood to be in reference to an application from the Chautauqua Traction company to either use one of the present railroad tracks or build a new one between them and the lake and, and run the traction cars to the J. W & N. W. line at a point near the crossing of the last named line over the Pennsylvania tracks.
By this means Chautauqua traction company would have a route from Westfield to Chautauqua and would not go over the big bridge. But it would mean no traction line through the main section of the village of Mayville, and passengers who have business with the court house would have to go from three-fourths of a mile to a mile, depending upon which station they went to, for a traction car to Jamestown or Westfield. At present there are two lines connecting Mayville with each of the other places but the people here nearly all use the Chautauqua Traction line on account of it being more easily accessible.
