Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-15
SENATOR FOX FAvORS


 order to Hinder the Passage of a Bin -The Senate and House.
 HARTFORD, June 14.-[specisl. ]-The gen. Ate to. day discussed at length the bill con- cerning the election of county commission CTS.
 Senator Fox called for the brl, which was the order of the day, and offered an amend ment which provides that "at the general election in November, 1894, there shall be elected in each county, in the same manner as sheriAs are elected, two county commis- sioners to hold office for four years from the expiration of the official: term of the county commissioners appointed in such county by the general assembly whose off, oial term will expire in 1895, and at each biennial election thereafter county com missioners shall be elected in the place of those whose terms will expire during the ensuing year.
 Section provides that vacancies ia the office of county commissioner in any coun- ty may be filled by the governor.
 Section provides that section 1873 Of the general statutes and all acts tnconsist' ent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Senator Fox, in explaining his amend ment, said that the people of the state were in favor of such bill, which would give the people in each county the opportunity to choose and elect good men. He then quoted from Governor Morris' message what the latter had said in favor of cleo tions by the people, and in hiy usual able and elouuent manner advocated the bill ae amended.
 Senator Holcomb objected on the ground that the present law was all right and needed no change, while Senator Root favored minority representation which the amendment did not provide for.
 Senator Milner at this point said that if the people were to elect he thought that the women should have chance, and of fered an amendment allowing women to vote for county commissioners. His amendment was rejected immediately, and Senators Holden and Crandall advocated Senator Fox's amendment.
 Senator Root asked that the bill be ta- bled until to-morrow, which was done.
 WEST RIVER BRIDGE.
 The bill concerning the building of g bridge over West River was taken up and passed. The bill provides that the city of New Haven and the town of Orange are hereby authorized and directed to build and maintain an iron or steel bridge of one single espan of not less than seventy-fve feet in the clear over West river, suitable and convenient for the accommodation of pub lio travel, from point at or near the westerly end of Oak street, as laid out on map on file in the New Haven city engineers office dated April 20, 1891, numbered 5S4, to some convenient point on the opposite or westerly bank of said river in the town of Orange, which public highway. The city of New Haven shall pay two-thirds of the expense of building said bridge, and the town of Orange shall pay one third of the expense of building said bridge. Said oity and town shall each build and maintain their own approaches to said bridge, and the ex. pense of maintaining said bridge shall be borne and paid by said city and town in equal parts; and said city and town are authorized and empowered to borrow SC much money as may be necessary to de fray the expenses which either may inoul ia complying with the provisions of thii act, and to issue their respective bonds notes, scrip or certificates of indebtedness to pay for the same.
 The bill also provides that if the city ol town cannot agree about said bridge, o1 the construction of the same is not com menced by the first Monday in August, '93 that the superior court shall appoint { commission to do the work, and the city and town pay for it.
 Also that said city and town shall each upon the completion of said bridge, ant without any unnecessary delay thereafter cause to be laid out and constructed ani opened for public travel, necessary or con venient highways within it's limits respect lively from said bridge to highways nov existing, and to highways, If any, whiol have been laid out, but which are not ye opened for public travel.
 THE MANUFACTURERS STREET RAILWAY The bill incorporating the Manufacturers Street Railway company of New Havel passed the senate this morning. The in corporators are George s. Barnum, Franl L. Bigelow, Simeon J. Fox and N. W Kendall, all prominent New Haven buei ness men. They start with capital stoel of $S0, 900, with power to increase tn same to $200,000 The charter gives then power to construct and maintain stree railroad, with not more than two tracks
 
 mencing at & point on South Front stree and upon Quinuipiao river, where Rive, street intersects South Front street thence along River street its entire length also commencing at a point where Jame street intersects State street: thence soutl the entire length of said James street to tn water front on Quinnipiac river; also ol Poplar street from River street to the wate front on Quinnipiac river; also on Blatch ley avenue from River street to the wate front on Quinnipiac river; also on Lloyt l street from River street to the water iron | on Quinnipiac river; also from James stree through the following streets and avenues to the water front on Mill river. to wit Saltonstall avenue, WoIcott street, Exohang street, Woolsey street, Clay street, Marke street, Castle street and Alton street. Said company also has power to mak any lawful contract with any other com pany relating to it's business, or may leas' it's road, or any part thereof, to, or oper ate its road, or any part thereof, with, ol merge and make common stock with any other railroad company having railway con nections herewith.
 Another important feature of the bill ii section g, which gives to the State Stree Horse Railroad company, the Fair Haver and Westville Railroad company, and thu New Haven and Morris Cove Rail road company be, and they here by are, respectively authorized ant empowered to use, operate ani occupy any aad all existing tracks ani rights of way of this corporation in saii 1 and under such conditions, and paying therefor such sum as may be agreed upoI by and between the corporation havins and owning the track and right of way | and the said company or companies de string to use and occupy the same; and il 1 said corporations or any of them canno agree respecting the location, construction use, occupation, or operation of the whol, or any part of said tracks, or right of way any party interested may apply to any judge of the superior court, who may by law judge between the parties, first giving the usual notice to the other parties, ani said judge shall appoint 8 committee o three to determine the difference between said parties, and the determination of sait committee shall be final and conclusiv upon said parties, and the superior cour for New Haven county may enforce any of said committee, by mandamus, or an, other appropriate process.
 NEW NAMES FOR THE STATE BOARD ol CHARITIES.
 Governor Morris to-day Bent to ths sen ate the names of Mrs. Mary Hall of Hart ford, George F. Spencer of Saybrook ant Charles Fl. Whittlssey of Middletown members of the state board of charities. FOR GOOD ROADS.
 The house this afternoon from until . o'clock discussed the bill providing fo' good roads and state highways. The bill