Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-22
rHURsDAY NEXT

Fair Haven and Westville street Railroad Charter Passes the Senate -Other Business in the Senate and House. HARTFORD, June 21.-[Speciall The members of both the house and senate rave evidently came to the conclusion that t would be almost impossible to get . quorum in the house, at least after July l. The house to-day passed resolution to adjourn sine die at o'clock on Thursday of next week, and the senate will prob ably concur with the house in the passage of the resolution. The senate rushed business to-day and immediately transmit ted it to the house, thus saving about two days delay. The first matter taken up in the senate was the bill for an act to abolish grade crossings fin Bridgeport, the bill being the order of the day. The bill met with considerable opposition from sena- tors Root and Cleveland, on the ground that 1t gave the railroad commissioners too much power and took away the rights of the citizens to appeal, and was a bill framed entirely in favor of the railroads. The bill was passed after several amend ments had been rejected, and will abolish about fifty grade crossings in Bridgeport at cost of about $2, 800, 900.
 NAVAL RESERVE.
 On motion of Senator Gardner, chairman of the military committee, the bill creating naval reserve in this state was taken from the table. The bill had been indefinitely postponed in the house, but after having been fully explained by Senator Gardner and advocated by Senator Jones it was pass ed by vote of 10 to 3.
 COLLATERAL INHERITANCE TAX
 The collateral inheritance tax bill before the senate was quickly disposed of to-day by that body, which, after rejecting the Holcomb amendment, adopted an amend ment offered by Senator Root, repeating the present law, by vote of il to 7.
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FAIR HAVEN AND
 NASHVILLE STREET RAILWAY co.
 The senate also accepted the report of the committee and passed the bill amend ing the charter of the Fair Haven and Westville Horse Railroad company. The charter as amended provides that the com pany may lay a second track in those streets of the city and town of New Haven which it now occupies with single track, except West Chapel street; also to lay sin gle or double tracks, with all necessary switches, turnouts, etc., from the corner of Chapel and Norton streets, through Chapel street to Central avenue, through Central avenue to Thompson street; thence either through Central avenue or Tryon street to Fountain street, through Fount- ain street to Orange street, and through Orange street to the present terminus of it's tracks in Westville; also through Forest street to Chapel street; also from the corner of Chapel street and Central avenue through Chapel street to Forest street, and through Forest street to Fountain street; also from the junction of Blake street and Whalley ave nue through Blake street to Rock street, and thence through Springside avenue te Springside farm; also, from the corner o1 York and Chapel streets to George street and through George street to its tracks or Derby avenue; also, from the cor ner of State and Water streets through Water street, or through on Bridge street; also from its presen tracks at the corner of East Chapel an6 East streets, through East Chapel street te East Pearl street, and through East Pear street to its tracks on Grand avenue; also upon Blatchley avenue from State street te Quinnipisc river; also, from the terminul of it's tracks on Grand avenue, through East Grand street to Grove street; also from Grand avenue throE,h North Quin nipiac street to its junct. on with Daven. port avenue in Fair Haven east.
 The bill further provides that tho Fail Haven company may lay its tracks upor Derby avenue, between Forest street ani it's present terminus, provided the Derby and New Haven Electric Railway company I shall have failed to have done SO befer' August 1, 1894, but that the former com pany must lay such tracks before the ad journment of the assembly of 1897. also gives to the company not laying thu tracks the power to run over them upo1 payment of compensation. - Section provides that the company shall complete that branch of it's road run ming from Grand avenue east, through North Quinnipiac street to Davenport ave nue, before July 1, 1894, or forfeit its right to do 80, while section gives the company power to lay single or double track through Water street from Bridge street or East street to State street, only on con. ditton that the Morris Cove company have the right to run and operate it's cars ove, road company from the end of Tomlin. sons bridge to the intersection of Water and East streets, or of Water and Bridge streets, where said new road Is to begin also over the said new road to be con structed through Water street from East street or Bridge street to State street; also over the present line of road owned by the Fair Haven company from State street at its intersection with Water street through State street to Union avenue and through Union avenue to the Union depot No charge shall be made by the latter com. pany against the Morris Cave company fol the use of said roads, tracks and the cleo tric equipment except the interest at the rate of per centum per annum on one half the actual cash expense of construct ing and maintaining the tracks and over- head equipment from Tomlinson's bridge to the Union depot.
 If the companies cannot agree as to the cost of construction, etc., the matter Is to be left to committee of three appointed by the superior court.
 Section five also provides that unless the Fair Haven company begin the work of constructing the Water street route before September 1, '93, the Morris Cove Go. may do so, but the Fair Haven road may within two years after Il it's construction by the Morris Cove company acquire title to the same, upon payment of tie actual cost of construction.
 The remaining six sections of the bill give the Fair Haven company power to op. crate it's cars by any motive power except steam; to lease, purchase or consolidate with other companies; to increase it's cap- ital stock not to exceed $1 ,50O, 900; to is. sue bonds as provided by law; also that If 1t shall fail to construct, if not delayed by municipal authorities, any track over any portion of the routes hereinbefore men. tioned, prior to the adjournment of the general assembly of 1897, it shall forfeit the right to construct its tracks over such portion of said route; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be con. strued to affect it's right to such streets as it may have occupied with . single track prior to said date.
 It is also subject to the terms of the gen. eral laws relating to street railways.
 THE LOCKWOOD AVENUE ROAD.
 The senate passed the amendment to the charter of the Edgewood Avenue Railway company, and in addition to its rightl granted in 1871 and 1874, the company if authorized to lay single or double track in New Haven on Edgewood avenue from Sherman avenue to Howe street, thence through Howe street to Elm street, thence through Elm street to York street, and g single track through York street to Wall street, and thence through Wall street tc State street, with proper turnouts and ko kA