The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-20
In THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CHARTER OF OLD TOWN FARM TRUs-
TEES AMENDED.


Concerning the Injury of Registered
Dogs-House Has Busy Day-Bin to
Prevent Trains from Blocking Highways.
Routine work of making reports and
taking up the matters on the calendar
occupied the senators for forty-five
minutes yesterday morning. There were
no surprises, and twice during the ses-
sion Lieutenant Governor Dewell re-
minded the senators that there was no
business before them and that a mo-
tion to adjourn would be entertained.
At fifteen minutes past l o'clock the
senate adjourned until 1880 O'Clock next
Tuesday.
The committee on interpretations re-
ported favorably upon the resolution
amending the charter of the trustees
of the old almshouse farm funds in
New Haven.
The resolution provides that, when
ever the town of New Haven at a town
meeting, duly warned and held for that
purpose, shall vote to change the terms
OF the trusts connected with the funds
derived from the sale of the old aims
house farm by directing that the in
come thereof be devoted to the mainte-
nance and improvement of the town
and city parks of New Haven, the
trustees of the old almshouse, the trus-
tees of said funds, shall conform to
such change, and shall hold and use
said income in the manner directed by
the vote.
1t also provides that any payment of
funds for the purpose above directed
shall not be construed as in lieu of the
$1,000 fund appropriated annually by
the town of New Haven for the mainte-
nence of public parks.
The resolution enjoins upon the Sc
1ectmen to call meeting of the electors
of the town within ten days after the
receipt of request to do so by fifty
voters and taxpayers.
The bill was favored by the park
commission before the committee on in
corporations and was not opposed by
anyone.
The following act in relation to me-
chanics' liens was passed upon the ex-
PLANTATION of senator Warner:
Section l. Section 3,01S of the general
statutes, as amended by chapter CXLIII
of the public acts of 1895, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Every building in the construction,
raising, removal or repairs of which,
or any of It's appurtenances, any per-
son shall have a claim for materials
furnished or services rendered exceed
ing $40 in amount, by virtue of an
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owner of the land upon which such
building is erected, or has been moved,
or some person having authority from
or rightfully acting for such owner in
procuring or furnishing such labor or
materials shall, with the land on which
the same may stand, be subject to the
payment of such claim; and said claim
shall be a lien on such land, building,
and appurtenaces, and shall take pre-
cedence of any other incumbrance orig
mating after the commencement of
such services, or the furnishing of any
such materials subject to apportion-
ment as provided In section 3,021; but in
the case of removal no such lien shall
take precedence of any incumbrance
upon the land to which the building is
removed which accrued before the
building has been actually moved upon
the land; and said premises may be
foreclosed by such person in the same
manner as if held by mortgage.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
The general statutes have provided a
punishment for a long time for the
i-;1 fhoft nf oie 1npa
but there has been no provision for the
injury of them. The statute was
amended by the senate yesterday morn
ing to read, as follows:
Any person who shall steal or confine
and secrete any registered dog, or shall
kill or injure any such dog, unless such
killing or injury be justifiable in the
protection of life or property, shall be
liable to the owner in a civil action
and shall upon criminal complaint be
fined not more than 81 or imprisoned
not more than thirty days, or both.
Senator Tuttle presented the petition
of D. J. Clark and 100 others for five
cent fares between New Haven and
East Haven Referred to the railroad
committee.
Concurred in passing resolutions ap-
pointing Nichols c. Downs judge of the
city court of Stamford and Samuel
Young deputy judge.
Reports of Committees.
Judiciary-Favorable on bill that the
secretary of state shall approve not less
than four standard inks for use on pub
lie records. Favorable on substitute
bill amending chapter 28 of the acts of
1889, that expenses of commmitting
children to temporary homes shall be
paid as provided in Section 1857. Fa-
vorable on substitute prohibiting will
full throwing of nails and other sharp
substances in highways. Favorable on
substitute bill amending Section 551 SO
that a married woman may be ar-
pointed as conservator of any person
other than her husband. All tabled for
calendar.
The committee on roads, bridges and
rivers reported favorably on a substi-
tute bill that where a public highway
in Darien, in existence before the con-
struction of the New Haven road, has
been closed since 1889 by order of the
railroad commissioners, and the town
failed to appeal, the land owners shall
have right of action against the town.
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