The Press., 1895-07-04

chosen school fund commissioner to suc- ceed MT. Olney. On Thursday Gov. Cof- finmade the following appointments, which were later confirmed by the senate: State prison directors, for four years, James Mclaughlin of Stafford Springs, James W. Cheney of Manchester, Thomas D. Wells of Waterbury and John W. Marvin of Deep River (Saybrook); state board of charities, Herman c. Whittlesey of Mid dletown, the present secretary of the board, and George F. Spencer of Saybrook; state board of health, B. w. Smith of Meriden and Theodore Mckenzie of Southington.
 The following is the full text of the wide-tire bill passed by both houses of the general assembly:
 On and after the first day of July, 1896, all vehicles used upon the highways of this state in the transportation of mer- chandise, except such vehicles as were already in use within this state prior to said date, shall be equipped with tires of widths as follows :-
 All vehicles having an iron axle two inches square or an axle of equivalent capacity shall be equipped with tires not less than four inches ill width.
 All vehicles having an iron axle one inch and three quarters square or an axle of equivalent capacity shall be equipped with tires not less than three inches in width.
 All vehicles having an iron axle one inch and half square or an axle of equiv alent capacity shall be equipped with tires not less than two and One-half inch es in width.
 Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall fined not more than $100.
 Matthias R. Moran, deputy collector of customs at New London, died Friday, June 28, of double pneumonia, after a brief illness. He was the board of trade chairman of the boat race committee and had charge of the local arrangements for the Yale-HaTvard race, including the flag glRg of the course. Last Tuesday, in bpaFding the steamer Skip Jack to go up the course, he slipped and fell, striking his b1eaaf against the rail of the steamer, This resulted in the Siiseaso which ended hia lile Hs wap Bye yearg saaeral pas ssIser agent on EEse New London North ern and had served several terms in the New London city council.
 The bill making start for a movement for good roads has passed the legislature. It establishes state board of road con- missioners and provision is made for towns to build roads under the direction of the commissioners and securing aid from the state. The town is to pay third, the county third and the state third of the total expense, but by the amendment made in the senate DO town shall spend in any one year more than $3,000 and the total expense to the state must not be more than $75, ,000 a year for construction of roads, while the towns must maintain them.
 Hartford Couranl Here and there an esteemed contemporary is in condition of mild worry over the discovery that, since the completion of their new Sault Sainte Marie canal the British could-in the event of war-rush gunboats through their own waterways into all the great lakes. Suppose they got them there safe- ly, when and how would they get them out? How long-in the event of war would the Canadian canals remain British waters? How long would Canada itself remain a British possession What would this universal Yankee nation be doing while that procession of gunboats- rats headed for the trap-was making its way toward the lakes?