Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-03-09
Sourual artD Gonritr.
Morning. March 8. 1859.
The General Assembly.

The General Assembly.
Draft of a Bill for Bridging Thames |
River--Adverse Testimony Regarding
the Creation of Waterbury County
Another Hearing on Thursday--Other
Matters of Interest.
HARTFORD, March s, 1882.
Special correspondence of the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
There was a full attendance of members in
both houses to-day, and considerable business
was disposed Of There was nothing in the
Senate to create particular discussion, but in
the House the county seat of Windham coun-
tY created considerable discussion, the sub
stance of which will be found in the sum
mary.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock, before the
Railroad committee, the counsel on the
Thames bridge matter presented the follow
ing draft of bill which they had agreed
upon as a basis of compromise.
SECTION l. The New York, Providence and Boston
Railroad company is authorized to construct and
maintain a railroad bridge with suitable openings
across the Thames river not below Winthrops Point
and also across inlet thereof and to locate build
and operate extension of its road to and said
bridge and to railroad in the towns of New Lon
don Waterford, and to take lands therefor in the
mode and subject to the conditions of the statutes in
Provided, that the tracks of any other railroad
pany shall not be crossed at grade without its con
sent.
SEC. a. This resolution shall not take effect until
board Of competent army and navy officers, desig-
the Navy of the United States shall approve the plans
and location for said bridge which will not pract-
commercial or naval purposes, or the usefulness and
efficiency of the navy yard upon the same; and said
company shall file In the ice OF the secretary Of this
for the designation of said board and also copies of
it's proposed plans and the location of said bridge at
least fifteen days before making said application
The Committee on New Counties and
County Seats resumed their hearing on the
bill de Waterbury county.
John s. Fowler, clerk of the Court of Com
| mon Pleas of New Haven county, testified
that he had made an abstract of the judg-
| ments for eight years in the Common Pleas
Court commencing Jan. 1, 1874, which was
as follows Beacon Falls 2, Middlebury 8,
| Naugatuck "a, Prospect 0. Southbury IS,
Waterbury 40. The number of judgments
the past year have been fully equal to other
years FROM Waterbury. [ have been City
| Clerk for four years The sentiment of the
people of New Haven is unanimous in oppo
sition to the new county.
To Judge Munson-All the towns except
Beacon Falls and Southbury were within the
| jurisdiction of the Waterbury City Court; il
| is possible that this Court of Common Pleas
went to Waterbury and had one hearing
New Haven derives no profit from Water
bury being attached to Few Haven county.
To Mr.. Alling-A Waterbury attorney sale
to me he hoped the Legislature would pass
bill giving power to remove cases from tn
Waterbury City Court to the Common Plea
and Superior Courts.
To Judge Munson-The lawyer was Mayo
Kendrick.. -.
Judge Munson-I thought so. I saw hi
hand in it. He does not talk that way il
Waterbury,. 49, ..
Lyman E. Denning, county commissions
of Litchfeld, said he knew of no one in hi
section of the county who favored the ney
county; the jail was not quite self-support
ing now; there was deficit of 81 900 flo
i 1881; it has been so for 1880 and 1881
the average in Litchfield jail was Is more
would be self-supporting.
/ A. T. Roorback, of Canaan, practicing at
torney for nine years, said the people in hi
section are universally opposed to the ne,
county.
To Judge Munson-We are opposed O.
general principles we have an old Jail an
want to build new one.
John. I. Yale, of Winchester, said the PEG
pie from his section are opposed to the neN
county. J. have been sheriff for three years
NV term axnirad last June ST. #
Ex-Governor Andrews also spoke in oppc
sition to the proposed division.
Simeon E. Baldwin. of New Haven, sal
that eight counties were sufficient. Th
New Haven Court House was the best in til
State and the Jail had no superior. He sal
the buildings were erected at great expense
and it was hardly fair to leave them on th
other towns. ..
The farther hesring was adjourned unit
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Following is summary of the bushes
transacted to-day in both houses