Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-08
RRKrrH MESS.

'cno House ana senate Ro1u9e TO DO
ANY business and Adjourn Until To-
morrow - C0muaktteo Work Pro.
gresses, However, and Some Busi-
ness Is Done-Electric Roads.
HARTFORD, March Especial The
house to-dsy after flibustering for nearly
an hour adjourned, while the senate did
likewise, but In one-sixtieth part of the
time. The republicans are mad on account
Of the Seymour matter in the senate and
the contested election cases in the house
last week, and lively times are looked for
in the near future.
Before the committees on cities and
boroughs this afternoon was continued the
general hearing on the electric road ques-
lions. A new bill called the mayors bill,
which some of the mayors object to, was
presented and discussed. This bill some
what different from the Gsger bill dts
cussed last week. It gives the municipal
ity the right Of appeal to the superior
court, which the other bill did not contain,
and leaves out the section relating to the
carrying of freight.
- States Attorney Tlton p. DooItte OF
New Haven, said: What I have to say Is
based on the presumption that some laws
will be passed which will permit the using
Of electricity, as motive power to our
street cars. Now the first thing to be con-
sidered is the danger. A locomotive as 1t
rushes over grade crossing is dangerous
to the travelling public on our highways,
bat this is much more so, as 1t continues
to rush at grade through our narrow high
WAYS from one end to the other. Take
narrow city street, for instance the one In
New Haven, where several accidents have
already happened. The street leading
from our depot Is less than sixty feet wide,
and through the center OF this runs
double track. Then there are the cutters
taking up six or eight feet more. At this
time of the year on each side of these tracks
the snow is filed up, leaving hardly
any room for a carriage, unless 1t goes on
the tracks. Along comes car, the driver
of the carriage must turn out some where,
so he goes over to the other track. Along
comes q car in the opposite direction, and
he is either forced off on the side Of the
road, and perhaps upsets in so doing, or
else he must he must run the risk of being
smashed to pieces by the approaching car.
The speed of these cars is so much greater
that the horse cars, that they are upon
you before you know it, and this happens
anywhere al the length of the highway.
Another bad thing Is that you come out
of side street, and one of these cars
goes rushing by, and as a result your
horse runs away: There should be
a law that these cars should
not 60 over these grade crossing sat rate
of speed faster than the ordinary travel.
You grant powers to these roads to run and
the wayfarer has no protection against
these legalized dangers, and say the way
farer should be protected. These compa,
MES will in no way consider the wayfarer,
and on him must fall the burden of all ex-
ira vigilance. If the state permits them to
use the highways they should be reeponsi-
BILE for all accidents. This principle Is
based on public policy. And about the
eager bill. I would amend this bill by
compelling these companies to report every
accident to person or property to some
commission or otherwise.
The sixty day clause for a municipality
to accept plans of a company, should be
reasonable time. Section second says
nothing about the paving of the tracks on
the outside. That ahould be inserted.
Section seven gives the power of appeal to
the company why, the same right should
be given to any individual or corporation
affected by 1t. don't think the roads
should go through any street where two
WhSoub coulu LOU pass W1tuOU6 GROWING
into the tracks. There should be pro-
| vision, that they should not run over six
blocks through any street without consent
| of property owners in said street.
Mayor Marigold and City Attorney Bur.
pee of Bridgeport appeared and explained
| the new mayors bill. Judge Henry Stod.
dard of New Haven said: The individuals
should have the right to appeal in these
matters. None of the bills 80 far pre-.
sented look to the rights of the individual
Some look to the rights of the municipality
but none to the individual. These roads
ought to be encouraged, but in doing this
the rights of the people should be pro
teoted. I believe in the provision OF tn.
Buckley bill, that a certain amount o.
stock should be paid in cash before tn,
road begins operations, go that any part.
injured may recover damages. The amour
of bonds should also be limited to FREQ
ton of the capital stock.