The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-23
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 e c. N. G. May Parade-NIany Bills
 'assed-Eew Haven's City Charter Amendment-The Debenture Certificates % Again Considered-New Haven Jail-The 4pebate Over the Hartford Bridge Case In-Fair Haven and Westville Railroad-
 trade Crossings Again-The Stamping of old and Silver Goods-Amending the
 tate Con tttuti0n.
 Hartford, May 22--In the senate this
 rning an unfavorable report was
 de on the bill providing an investi- ' tion of the means which were used
 procure the passage through the
 late or the house of the bill concern f the Hartford bridge at the session
 1893.
 Also on the bill of MT. Wells of Wa
 bury on the corrupt practices at
 ctions.
 These bills were passed: Appropriat-
 $2,000 to Isaac N. Bartram for fitting
 Putnam memorial camp; concerning
 egacy in the will of the late James t lot; relating to the publication of
 icial decisions and the clerical ex-
 hses of the court reporter; concerning :. ck of Incorporated companies; for the Ptection of fish; relating to the ex-' 4 ination of foreign building and loan
 ociations.
 here was a long debate in the sem
 over the bill amending the charter
 the Norwalk Street Railway corn- : by. The facts of the case are these:
 old company has gone ahead and
 its tracks, equipped the road and
 led $225,000 in bonds which have been
 p. This new company now desires Sstep in and parallel.
 ' he motion to substitute the minority
 ort was lost, to 15. # he bill was them passed.
 request came to the senate this
 ernoon for the return to the house'l
 the petition of the Hartford and
 st Hartford Horse Railroad com E ly for amendment to charter, and
 request was granted.
 bill was offered leaving it optional & to the calling out by the governor s| the c. N. G. in May It was ex- Mined by Senator Crosby, who said it | 4 lld save about $10,O00. < he bill was opposed by Senator Mar
 d. It provides that the c. N. G. | Ny in April or May parade one day, ordered by the governor, and the l antry shall be ordered out for drill | tnstruction between August and Oc- Ter, not less than six nor more than 1 ht days. The bill was passed. Hther bills passed were:
 Nmending the charter of the Water Sy Traction company; concerning the erest of the surviving husband or in the estate of each other; con- hing to the next general assembly & bill for providing a monument to
 memory of Jonathan Trumbull; stitute bill concerning pawnbrokers. ENDING THE NEW HAVEN
 CHARTER.
 the senate this afternoon this bill
 passed after an amendment offer Boy Senator Johnson:
 eection 1.-The court of common coun- 'bf the city Of New Haven shall have Shority to make, alter and repeal or- Ehnces to provide for laying out,1 .ding, discontinuing, altering, es- Fishing and making public wharves, l I Slic landing places and public slips kw high water mark within the linn { Nof the city of New Haven, and to ; vide for the protection of all sewers 4 sewer outlets which are or may be Btructed below highwater mark 4 bin the limits of said city upon or ( .bss the flats of New Haven harbor, iject to the appeal of the board of , ! Dor commissioners of New Haven I Dor; providing however, that such snsion of such highway or highways g M be at right angles with the gen | trend of the shore, whenever in the f \ ion of said court of common council 2 public good may so require. I ! lction 2-The board of public works t he said city shall have the same Y CTS and duties in respect to the lay t construction, management and 1 l. trol of such extensions of highways 1 t 1t now has in respect to existing 1 Il sways within the limits of said city. t Rction 3-Said city may take and oc- II so much of the flats of New Ha- e harbor lying below high water S k as may be necessary for the pur- r s aforesaid, and in the same man o as is now provided in the charter of a city for taking land for highway, l c in all such cases damages and bene- O. 3may be assessed in the same man. and upon the same notices as is a provided in said charter for such |ssments in the case of land taken} \ highway. [, Hction 4-This act shall take effect q. it's passage. t. e amendment offered by Senator t,, |son provides that such extension v, ' be made in such direction as the pa, shall order, as in the layout of 9oi ets, as usually provided Tn the t;' hal bill such extension of streets tl be made at right angles with the t, U of the shore. ro E DEBENTURE CERTIFICATES. of e bill concerning the debenture cer- w Ltes of the Consolidated railroad is m |e to be called up in the house at al .tinle. It provides that when there DC h additional issue of stock of the IT bany it shall offer to the holders be debenture certificates the right .ubscribe for additional contracts bring at the same time, etc. m 'e bill is favored by the majority of. we Stockholders of the company, and1 DO is not the opposition to the meas wi Ahat has been rumored. This plan ne