The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-16

GlittA DG N4N1lllGI lO lJt el Rel4 pl bAAN SiieA ter of any railroad company authorized to construct, own, or operate any steam railroad within the state of Connecticut, and all powers and privileges conferred upon steam railroad companies by said sectiops and by said chapters of the public acts of 1893, and all duties or obligations imposed upon any such company by said sections or said chap ters, are conferred upon, or imposed upon, such companies in the same man ner and the same extent as if the pro- visions of said section and said chapters were parts of the charters Of said companies.
 Section 2-This act shall take effect from Its passage.
 The bill giving the Winchester ave nue railroad of New Haven power to extend their roads, was passed.
 The resolutions amending the char ter of the New Haven and West Shore street railways were tabled.
 The resolution incorporating the Mill ford street railway was passed.
 The bill providing that the commis- sioners shall have the same power in placing guard rails on electric roads, OlA bAAht5Np tbllNl NltlliE Vl OlS PltASS1J IAAS same as on steam roads, was explained by MT Hull of Monroe. MT. Judson of Stratford wished that the bill might be made a little more sweeping so that selectmen might have additional DOW CTS in the matter of safety on electric roads and on his motion the bill was tabled to be amended.
 The house made the bill giving the debenture holders of the Consolidated road authority to subscribe for stock of the road the special order for next Tuesday at 80 p. m. in order that M. Hicks of Holland may be heard at length. He stated he should be absent the remainder of the present week.
 In the senate the bill wiping out the organizations of the Long Wharf and Union Wharf companies of New Ha- we, which properties have been merged with the Consolidated road, was passed last week, and in the house an amend ment was tackled on so as to provide that the railroad should not cross an electric road at grade. The bill came back this morning to the senate and Senator Webster moved that the be stricken out. He said
  could be brought up as a special act The gentleman who offered the amend ment did not insist on the amend ment.
 The amendment was then rejected and the bill was passed.
 The bill concerning the taxation of electric roads by the state--1 per cent. on valuation-was explained by Sena- tor Lounsbury. The bill in question changes the taxation to the towns. He said that over thirty speeches were made on the subject before the com mittee. The report was unfavorable and the bill was rejected.
 Two other bills regarding taxation of | street railways were rejected. The bill providing for the sale of six tickets for twenty-five cents on the l street railways in New Haven and l transfers for one continuous ride, was rejected.
 STATE REFORMATORY FAVORED. | Representative Newton of New Ha- zen, chairman of the humane institu- ions committee, reported favorably lraft for a law providing for a state It will cost about $1000 md will probably be located in New Ha- zen. If the bill becomes a law the $40,- 100 improvement or more to be made on he New Haven county jail will not lave to be expended, for many inmates n that jail will be eligible to the re- ormatory.