The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-23
L. AND O. LEAGUE BESEIGED
OPPONENTS or THE ORGANIZATION
MAKING A HARD FIGHT.

Opposing the Repeal of the Law III ear
ing This Afternoon Promises to be Inter-
esting-Consumer Gas Company of East
Haven-other Hearings.
Law and order legislation win occupy
the attention of the judiciary commit
tee at Hartford this afternoon. There
are now no less than twelve different
bills and petitions asking for legisla-
ton affecting the Law and Order
| league Rumors are in the atmosphere
about the capitol to the effect that the
hearings will be lively. The officials of
| the Law and Order league are firmly
entrenched behind hreastworll of Pc
titions signed by eminent divines, schol-
ars and business men. This fact has
| not deferred the attacking party, and
| they are going in this afternoon to car
ry If possible the Law and Order fort
| by storm.
| In consequence of the recent work of
| the organization and the number of
bills affecting it's power and duration,
there will be a large audience this ar
| ternoon at the hearing.
| Thirty petitions have already been re-
ceived against the repeal of the bill,
which is unprecedented in legislative
annals in this state
| One of the petitions is signed by
| eighty-four members of Yale faculty;
another by all the faculty of the Storrs
agricultural college; another by TWEEN
| ty-four members of Wesleyan faculty
| 1n Sti1 har Nv SiytU-pnn oranges
of Connecticut. Seventy-one towns and
cities have sent in petitions also, bear
| ing three thousand names, while the
list is still further augmented by petit
| lions from numerous church societies,
| Sons of Temperance and kindred or
| CARNATIONS.
| The following are few of the bills to
| be heard this afternoon;
! Amending the charter of the Law and
Order league.
Petition of Andrew j. Park and 9TH
ers concerning the Law and Order
| league
Petition of Henry H. Quintard ct al
against the repeal of certain sections of
the charter of the Law and Order
league.
Petition of f. c. H. Wendell ct AL
against the repeal of certain section of
he charter of the Law and Order
league
Petition of j. W. Cooper ct al against
| legislation hostile to the Law and Order
| league
| Petition of Silas j. Peck against the
| repeal of portion of the charter Of the
Law and Order league.
pptitinp pf Do rly ctraat Con ore finn
al church of Bridgeport against the re-
peal of a portion of the charter of the
| Law and Order league.
Petition of S. S. Martyr ct al against
| the repeal of the police powers Of the
Law and Order league.
Petition of John J. Faust ct al
against the repeal of portion of the
charter of the Law and Order league.
Petition of Irving v. Cobleigh ct al.
| against the repeal of a portion of the
charter of the Law and Order league.
| Petition of Frank S. Towsend ct al.
against the repeal Of a portion of the
| charter of the Law and Order league.
| Another important hearing this after
noon will be that given by the com
| mittee on interpretations, chartering the
| Consumers Gas company of East Ha-
ven.
Hearings will also be held on the bills
! Incorporating the trunk gas line syndi-
| cate, which proposes to lay pipes from
| Hartford to New Haven and surround
| ing towns.
| The proposed charters have sections
which provide that gas must be dis
tributed to consumers for lighting. pur-
| M no a
thousand Fuel gas is to be furnished
at a cost in proportion.
The trunk line company is said to be
backed by New York capitalists The
charter asks for privileges from Hart
ford and surrounding towns to Meriden
and thence to Wallingford, Cheshire,
Hamden North Haven East Haven,
and all surrounding towns to New Ha-
ven
The Consumers company is backed
by New Haven men. II desires the
right to lay pipes in East Haven, North
Haven, Hamden. Orange and surround
ing towns. 1t is to furnish gas at the
same low rate as the trunk line. The
| Milford company desires the right to
lay pipes UP through the Naugatuck
Valley
Sections in the trunk line charter
provide that the company shall enter
into contract with the municipal au-
thorities to furnish Illuminating gas
of at least 20-candle power for 81 per
thousand feet, and fuel gas for heating
and cooking purposes at price ranging
from 40 cents down TO % cents per
thousand feet. This prevents the price
of gas ever being raised above 81 per
thousand feet for Illuminating gas and
40 cents per one thousand feet for fuel
gas.
The system to be used, if the char
ter is granted, is the Loomis' system,
which is now in use in a fliel-gas plant
at Bridgeport. which has a capacity of
100000 cubic feet day, and has been