Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-20

amount. Engineer Hill estimated that the cost of straightening the river, building the | sewer and boulevard would cost in round | numbers S3s7 ,o0o. Of this amount the cost of strengthening the river would be about | 1 $44. 900. John w. filling cross-examined Engineer | Hill at considerable length as to the depth of | 1 the river when changed and the advantages l l to be gained by the proposed change, to | which MT. Hill replied that the advantages to be gained to property owners and the city l and town would be largely in excsss of the | outlay. 5sz Dr. O. A. Lindsley was next called. He 1 ! said that there was no doubt but that marshes | and low grounds were dangerous to the health of the people living near them. The whole West river marsh is swamp and all I doctors agreed that it was source of danger and disease. He said if the river was | straigbtened it would not be the slow, slug gish stream that it is at present, and the | accumuIations would flow out more rapidly, and the swamps by straight course of the river would be deprived of accumulations of l filth and the marshes would be converted into dry land The doctor said an intercepting sewer was absolutely necessary in the western part of the city in order to carry of the | sewage.
 l Dr. Lindsley read letter from Professor Brewer, addressed to the committee, in regard 1 to the necessity of ths proposed sewer and | in connection herewith the need of strengthening the river. The letter was an urgent appeal for the proposed improve ments.
 | R fhn avt Ik0a said that he fully believed that the great l cause of malaria in the western part of the | city resulted from the miasms arising from l West river. He said that in strengthening ! it was proposed to do the work SO that If future generations desired to use these low lands for building purposes or deepen the river so as to make it navigable they could do so. He thought that by the straightening of the river it's banks would in the near future be occupied by large manufactories and large amount of the miasma arising from these meadows would be overcome He said he could not see what the town of Orange would lose by the improvement, but on the other hand he thought they would be the gathers.
 It being nearly o'clock and many of the | home the farther hearing was adjourned until tomorrow Wednesday, afternoon at o'clock.
 Among other items of note are the follow ing:
 Gene raI McManus and Col onel JustinI Hodge, of the Military committee, go to Mantle this week to ascertain the expense of finishing the grading of the camp I ground.
 The Banking committee have notified the receivers of the Townsend savings bank to be present at 8 hearing, next Tuesday, on petition regarding the winding up of the bank.
 Last winter some of the most exciting con- tests of the session occurred before the Temperance and the State Prison committees. This session those committees are doing next | to nothing.
 The Hon. William D. Bishop, who was to appear at the railroad hearing tomorrow in the Capitol, telegraphs from Washington that owing to the illness of his wife he cannot be present.
 The ''short hauT' bill is assigned for 8 farther hearing to morrow before the Rail road committee. It may be continued on &C., count of the absence of ex-President Bishop | of the Consolidated road. Other committee hearings this afternoon were as follows:
 Judiciary-Began at p. na. hearing on various bills to restrain telegraph and tele- phone companies from placing poles. |: Banks-Senator Alsop appeared in behalf of his bill making discriminating rates of in terest against largs depositors in savings banks.
 ! Roads and Bridges-A further hearing was had on the proposed change of highway in Hamden which runs too near the proposed route of the Hartford and Harlem railroad.
 Railroads-Henry L. Goodwin appeared in behalf of his bill changing the form of rail road returns.
 Following is a summary of the business transacted in the Senate and House to day. THE SENATE | The Senate was called to order this afternoon at 12:sO. Prayer offered by Chaplain Taylor.
 Petitions were referred aH follows:
 the of Vernon for repeal of the set of 1883, pained that the act was intended to exempt the town outside Of Rockville from being taxed to support imperfect that 1t is impossible to levy the tax in Rockville and the town, through their committee, oughs
 MT. Plunkett-Petition of George R Bill and thirty eight other citizens of New Haven. for restoration of the clauses stricken out of the license law by the l legislature of 1883; Temperance. | Bills from the House wete concurred in as fol lowB
 Concurred in rejecting the claim of Austin Daniels for payment Of soldiers bounty. l Concurred in rejecting the petitions of Edward oHara and Francis E. McCracken for restoration of
 MT. Clark of the Seventeenth, reported of restoring forfeited rights to James F. Bryant ot Hart | Business on the calendar was disposed of as fol- | lows:
 Resolutions restoring forfeited rights to John G. | Brundsge, of Norwalk, aLd to Henry Zsrzler, jr;
 Resolution incorporating the Plainvine Water pany capital of $SOOoO with privilege to increase to $60, 010 and House amendment prohibiting the pAny from taking the water of auy streams except | Incorporating the saugatuck and AspetricR Valley Water copany, and the Bristol Water company, with | Resolution amending the Ansonia borough charter, so that it's officers macadaraize strsets passed. | Amending the New Britain city charter so as to create nonpartisan boards of police and park com nfssioners; passed
 Authorizing the borough of Walingtord to issue additional water bonds, not to exceed $25,0O0; passed.
 Authorizing Bridgeport city council to establish fire limits.
 Resolution authorizing the Spring Grove Ceme- tery association of Hartford to create permanent trust fund ths income which shall be sufficient
 Resolutions incorporating the New Britain club. social organization; passed Amending the charter to permit the holding of $76OOo worth of property; passea.
 
 plained that it prohibited the taking of eels in waters of Westbrook excepting by hook and line or spear; passed
 Bn that in settling estate, when the estate exceeds the amount of debts and charges th9 admin
 strator may apply in writing. and sales of whole l individual parts may be made the surplus remait- ing shal be divided in the manner such real would have been divided if the had been 1 sold; passed.
 Bill repeating section 5, chapter {, title of the general statutes This law passed in 1675 and l reads: ''No judgment shall be rendered against Indian in any action contract except for rent Uf l land hired and occupied by him." The bill passed.
 The following matters rejected, House bill 92, concerning ed! cation. House bill 1O2, for prever- l tion of cruelty to animals.
 1 Resolution incorporating the Glove Hose company l No. l, of Naugatuck. This had been favorably re- p red, but came frem the House rejected MT. Malt l pie said that the Glove company of NAugatuck did not wish the formation of the company, and on his motion it rejected.
 At I15 the Senate adjourned till to-norrow at 1O.sO am
 HOUSE. 1 The House called to order at 12 m. by Speaker Harrison. Prayer offered by Chaplain Stone. l The following petitions referred:
 or Robert N. Payne aL J. 0. Butler ct. al. of Hart ford, 0. |. Smith et al- of NOrwalk. favoring weekly payments in factories. Of E. J. Starr ct al l ak a1 of VoIu