The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-17
REGULATION oF BICYCLES,

ne CoInlHlllee on cltleS ana DolOuBnS reported adversely on bill to regulate bicycles and trieycles on public streets and then submitted a favorable report on better bill This bill, submitted by the wheelmen's league, provides that the mayors of cities, selectmen of towns or Wardens of boroughs grant permits to owners of wheels to ride for certain specified times in certain places at any rate of speed. Velocipede riding may be likewise permitted on sidewalks or parks. Section first of the bill provides that whoever without the permit pro vided for in section three of this act, rides In public highway or town way, street, square or park, a bicycle or tri- cycle at rate of speed exceeding ten miles an hour or rides such machine on sidewalk or in the streets, squares or park Of any city, town or borough when the same is not provided with a suitable alarm bell adapted for use by the rider or shall fail to ring such alarm bell within a reasonable distance be- fore overtaking or passing any person shall be punished by fine not exceed ing SEQ for each offence and shall be further liable for all damages occa- stoned to any person by such unlawful act"
 ATTACKING A GAS COMPANY. When on the calendar the resolution incorporating the New London Gas and Electric company was reached, MT, Colt explained for the interpretations com mittee that the resolution only consoli- dated and extended existing interests in the New London company.
 MT Wortman of Bethel moved that the house go into committee of the whole in the interest of the state. The motion was lost without any discus sion. | MT. Tucker of Ansonia-"Does this company intend to go all over the state?"
 MT. Coit-"No; only in Groton, Ston- ington, East Lyme and Waterford" | MT. Wortman-"This bill is on it's face, a private matter, but in reality it concerns the whole state. There is now pending bill regulating the af- fairs of gas companies throughout the state. This resolution can wait upon that"
 Mir Wortman's speech was an excel lent one, bubbling over with humor, It created much merriment
 Mir Colt in reply said that the com pany was already in possession of much of the property involved, There was no scheme in it, as intimated by MT. Wortman.
 MT. Beckwith also endorsed the reso- lution.
 MT Frisbie of Pennington favored local option.
 Mr Colt said that was provided on the bill.
 THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED. MT. Weary of Naugatuck attacked the resolution as giving a corporation priv ileges for which it pays nothing to the towns, the streets of which are yielded to them.
 MT Calkins of East Lyme said East Lyme did not object to the resolution. Why did not the representatives of the towns interested object?
 MT. Roraback supported the resolu- ton, which contained nothing of an ex- traordinary nature. It was true that the name of Representative Colt was on the resolution as an incorporator, but that was guarantee of good faith (Appause) And further down is the name of another distinguished citizen -Garret A. Hobart. (ReneWed ap- plause.D
 MT. Mansfield of HarWinton spoke fol the bill,
 MT. Calkins moved the previous ques- tion; so ordered.
 The resolution was then passed there being only a few scattering noes"
 The house then adjourned until Il m. to-day.