The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-11
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
MANY MATTERS OF INTEREST CAME
 UP YESTERDAY.


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 rnittee's Visit to Bridgeport-The Pay and
 Emoluments of High sheriHs-Putnam
 Wolf Den Property-Nathan Hnle's Birth
 place-New Haven Home for the Friend
 less-New Haven seamen's Friend Society.
 Hartford, April 10.-The joint commit
 ee of New Haven and Fairfield coun- tics concerning the use of the Wash ington bridge by the Bridgeport Trac- tlon company reported this afternoon. It provides that the cars shall not run over four miles an hour; the bridge shall be double-tracked, shall be lighted with electricity, and cars must come to full stop within thirty feet of each end of the bridge, and the conductor shall operate an electric signal when he wishes to cross.
 The report made by the joint county commissioners protests against the pro- posed use for railroad purposes, except the company shall pay all damages that may accrue from such use. The report was read by Commissioner Lindley of New Haven county.
 Electric cars exceeding sixteen feet in length are not to be used on the bridge. The commissioners are to erect additional railings, the expense to be Tnet by the electric road. The bridge is to be strengthened by supplying ad- ditional beams beneath the tracks. The rental of the bridge shall be at the rate of $2,000 per annum. For each viola tion of these rules a penalty of $50 is provided
 Representative Judson of Stratford said he was unaware that the repre- sentatives had instructed the county commissioners to make any protest. Under the circumstances it did not come in very good taste. He did not believe the commissioners had tried to over step their Jurisdiction, but it was not really in order that such protests should be made. All they had jurisdiction in was to make recommendations It was not proper to demand such large reve- nue. This was not a bill for revenue. It was not in the province of the com pany to pay ona-half the interest on the cost of the bridge, any more than stage coaches should pay. For the cars. to use the bridge was for the accommo- dation of the public and there was no sense in compelling the company to pay a toll. It had been made a free bridge and the county commissioners could not collect toll unless the bridge act was re- pealed. MT. Judson said he represented a people vitally interested in the bridge They wished to ride over the bridge in the vehicles of the people-the cars If the toll Is insisted upon the com pany would not cross the bridge at all The company was willing to pay for keeping the bridge floor in repair and erecting the railing. He would contend against the toll matter, if necessary, an the floor of the house.
 Representative Cowell of Waterbury said that the toll proposed would make the use of the bridge prohibitive If the two counties had been foolish enough to have made the bridge too weak for electric cars, then it was matter of very faulty engineering. He said he would protest against rental of $2, ,000 per year.
 Representative Marsh of Bridgeport said the committee of the representa- tives had invited the county commis- sioners to step in and make their rec The committee had agreed that there should be a rental, although he believed that $2,000 was 700 large a sum. He had been told that n Sundays the company carried as high as 5000 passengers and so they could afford to pay something in the way of rental.
 Representative Judson said he had no interest in any electric road He only spoke for the interests of the The company should pay for all necessary safeguards, but he would not favor making the bridge g. toll bridge.
 Representative Keller of Bridgeport opposed making the bridge a toll bridge In the winter he doubted if the com pany would make enough money to pay | for the power used. It was not right | to exact the toll.
 Senator Dayton, one of the committee | who examined the bridge, said he had | voted against the company using the | bridge; but he would not now put on a | toll and thus defeat the wishes of the 1 
 Representative Newton of New Fla ven asked if 1t was not worth $l,000 to the company to use the bridge. There was a probability that in ten years the expenses and damages from the use of the bridge was worth at least $t0,000 He had understood Che company would not assume the risk of damages caused by the use of the bridge.
 It was voted to take up the report by Most of the provisions were adopted and the amended report was adopted.
 BEFORE THE COMMIT
 TEES.
 There was discussion before the com nittee on sale of lands this afternoon ,n the bill concerning taking of land of he Connecticut Agricultural Experi- nent station by the city of New Haven Or the extension of certain streets. The committee decided to allow Profess ;or w. H. Brewer and Corporation Counsel Ely to draw up such a bill as hey could agree upon and to report the anne to the committee
 s. P. Thra ser of the Law and Order <, eague and c. D. Thompson, both of Jew Haven, appeared before the com nittee on temperance concerning the , ,eeping open of saloon and billiard 1,