New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-11
HARTFORD MAY GET RAPID TRANSI1
rns COMMON COUNCIL WILL PROBABLY REVERSE
IT'S DECISION.

ITS DECISION
Hartford Conn. March 10 (SpeciaD.-It looks now
as II at the eleventh hour the Court or common
Council will agree to give the street railway com
panies the trolley rights for which they have peeh
petltoning FOR nearly two years. The lower Doaru
granted the franchise at its meeting Monday night,
and now it is pretty well assured tnat there VIII De
a bare majority in the upper board at us next
meeting This will the election OF seVeral OF
the members of the city government VINO nave oeeh
voting against rapid transit for the entire TERM
but who have at the last minute turned IN Its favor
II the vote should be concurred in and Mayor hyde
SIGNS the resolution or allows 1t to stand without
his signature the Street Railway Company VIII be-
gin work at once the main lines. and II VIII De
only a few moaths at the furthest before the cars
will be by electricity.
Fish Commissioner Foett of this State, who Is
a practical fish hatcher and breeder has had
singular experience in Berkshire County Mass,
where he was arrested and fined $50 by district
Justice for netting trout In Lees BROOK, III the
town OF Sheffield. II appears that he has been SUI
perintendng the hatchery of Charles W. Barnum
at that place. and having school or Low TWO
year-old trout In a pond where the water was not
sufficiently clear they became diseased and were
turned loose in the stream below. which was also
leased by Mr. Barnum. In few weeks he netted
some $50 of the fish, stripped them OF eggs ana
put them back into the stream. the Massachu-
sets law provides that trout shall be netted
either in season or out of season, ana under tnat
particular section he was prosecuted and convicted
The case will be retired in a higher court when MT
Follett Will claim the laws give riparian own
ers and nsh-breeders a right to do as they please
with their own fish in their own streams ana
ponds
The municipal campaign in this city Is IN mixed
condition lust now The Democrats are at sea as TO
a nominee. Mayor Hyde declining to have his name
considered. George Uhlrich, OF the Board of Sc
lectnen until few weeks ago was supposed TO
ground over however he has concluded to with
draw. and will not allow his name 10 come Delore
the convention. The Republican candidate. VINO
seems TO have the organization with him, is Alder
man McGoyern. but there Will be strong OPPOSE
ton to mis- nomination. The city club which mas
been formed within the last week Tor me purposes
of furthoring the interests of good government Is
made up Of representative men OF botn parties ana
n is REGARDED by many the beginning OF a cit-
z-ns' movement take control OF city affairs IRE
sp,otiVe Of party politics.
Tho second attempt TO pave a small section or
few weeks when II is proposed % pave the section
OF Main-st. between Asylum and Pearl with as
phalt or stone. owners ON the street may desire
The only paved street in the city IL Pratt-st.. and
that De- ravcd for only a little more than l,vo
feet with vitrinnd brick. All tho streets OF the
city with this exception are macadamzad with trap
rock which Is taken from the stone pits owned
ty the city near Trinity College.
Negotiations ARE under way which contemplate
the enlargement Of THE Telegram" the Democratic
morning paper. II they completed II VIII nave
full news service 10y wire. and i VIII be under the
general and editorial management Of Mr.. Ham
mond for some time connected with The New