New-York tribune., 1900-12-09

is interesting to note debt of the State
is less than that OF the city of Hartford which Is
carrying bonds TO the amount Of S.ssl,SS5.
AS the legislative session draws near II is appar-
ent that John II. Light, of Norwalk, Will be the
Speaker. the choice going TO him without opposi-
ton in the Republican caucus. Judge Light Is a
native OF Putnam County. n. Y He came TO this
State in his teens" and studied law in Norwak
with Levi Warner. He has been practising at
torney since 1883. He is City Attorney for Norwak.
and has held several public offices. He has re-
Gently been appointed Judge Of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas Of Fairfield County. He was a member
OF ;he Legislature Of 1899 and served as chairman
Of the Committee on Appropriations and or the
Committee Constitutional Amendments. He has
ability debater. is quick and ready man. and
should make excellent Speaker
PLANS FOR NEW ELECTRIC ROADS
Announcements of proposed applications for troll
ley line charters to the next Legislature are al
ready being made. and some Of the proposed lines
certain to be fought stubbornly by the Con-
solidated road they are parallel TO its lines.
One line is proposed from Nautick through Beacon
Falls TO Seymour one between Meriden and Water
bury. and the project Of making the three or four
miles of connection with Hartford lines and Spring
field lines is also TO be pressed for the fourth time.
This latter connection has been chartered by two
or three different corporations but dssensions
have arisen which have made the people OF the
towns through which the line is to pass Indifferent
as to the success Of the project 1t is bound 10
come sooner or later. however. and II appears now
that the suffeld line would be the successful
This is the longest line. and the one which has the
greatest possibilities for local tratfc.
Two industrial consultations Of interest have
been put under way accomplished this week.
The first OF particular interest Hartford, Is the
requirement of the Rker Motor Vehicle Com
pany by the Electric Vehicle Company. with its
large motor carriage plant in this city, and the
election OF George Ii. Day of this city presi-
dent Of the concern. T. Welles Goodridge OF this
nies. Mr. Day was the general manager OF the
Pope Manufacturing Company before it was alb
success was largely because of his ability and en-
Sine Ng DAv besa6 the study of motor IN
Europe, and the motor carriage branch of the
! When the Pope Companys plant was broken up
| he instrumental in forming the Columbia
enlarged by building and by the lease of the
vii empoy more meebann bae 5ae anew
| other single manufacturing plant In the city.
Grafton is the purchase of the stock OF the Hart
/ ford Carpet Company. with factories at Thompson
n =. and the gnitins Of the plants at thompson,
% RsR M and WORKERS Of a nSe Tor the
TAX CASE TAKEN TO THE SUPREME COURT
The suit of the State against the Travellers In
| surance Company. which has been decided against
the company by the Supreme Court has been taken
| 10 the United States Supreme Court on the ground
that the state statute under which the against
constitutional The suit was brought originally 10
I collect overdue taxes from the company on ac-
count Of stock held by nOn-residents of the State
and judgment rendered for 1856 So
The Committee of the Superior Court on Claims
against the defunct National Life Association Of
this city. filed it's report and its findings make
q peculiar exhibit of the affairs OF the association
The claims allowed amount to $l6S,55 60, and the
disaIlOwed claims amount TO S6.5i9-O3 IS. There IS
not enough in the assets OF the company TO begin
TO pay the claims allowed The entire claim of the
living policy holders. over S50O0OO0 disalowed
because such policy holders were insured by poll
cies that carried with them the assessment clause
which in effect made all policy holders partners in
the company, and really its debtors. when there
were not funds enough 10 pay death claims The
life of the company was one continued struggle
and its methods were not such commended
themselves to the Insurance Commissioner of the
State. Frederick A Belts. of New Haven. former
~ Insurance Commissioner, is the receiver, and
the affairs OF the company will be wound up as
soon possible
Miss Margaret Blythe. who died In this city
Thursday. was teacher in the High, School for
many years and a woman of remarkable mental
powers. She of notable lineage, her mother
having been a descendant OF Cornelius Milyen, who
the original grantee Of Staten Island, and her
grandfather, James Blythe. having been the first
president OF Pennsylvania University Jonathan
Dickinson. Princeton's first president, also
her ancestor.