New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
CONNECTICUT TOPICS.
SATISFACTORY RETURNS FROM STATE
RAILROAD TAX.
A NEW STATE LIBRARIAN APPOINTED
WORK OF THE LAW AND ORDER
LEAGUE-DEPREDATIO
BY BURGLARS
BY BURGLARS.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. (speciaD-The State tar
from the railroad corporations. steam and electric
vas paid into the State treasury the present week
and amounted to H.152594 Al. OF which Sg75Is2 a
from the steam roads and Sl57 e0 SO from, the
eleetrics. The New-York New-Haven ana Harr
ford road proper pays S749 97ss 81 OF this tax and
there are only two other corporations outside OF
It's leases, the Central New-England and the Cen
tral Vermont. with 22Oo in round numbers as
the tax OF both put together the big 'Consoli-
dated" pays nearly all OF the tax on steam roads
or the tax on the electric roads the Fairhaven and
Westville, the big New-Haven company pays $50
900. and the Hartford Railway Companv pays
S6.0o0. The amount OF railroad taxes varies utfJe
from the amount last year. and II is not at all
likely that the legislators the coming winter viii
reel called upcn to lay State tax. although there
mas been a strenuous movement in some quarters
Tor that The corporation taxes added TO the rail-
road taxes. will be enough care for the average
expenditures of the state but there are extra i'm
provements to State property that will about use
up the income.
Governor LOupsbury. state Secretary Clark and
Justice Hamersley OF the Supreme Court the Com
Hllttee on the State Library. on Wednesday ap-
pointed George Seymour GODDARD. librarian to MI
tne vacancy caused by the death Of the well known
Aorarian and Colonial historian. DIR. Charles J.
Hoadly. Mr.. GODDARD has been assistant librarian
since ls9S, and has proved himself a man capable
ol reorganizing and developing the of the IL
! ofary. The library contains many rare documents.
ana us nle or the reports Of the English Parament
is exceeded by other in the country II ia
mainly working library for the professional man
and IS being rapidly put under modern methods TO
make all its volumes more easy of access II is
crowded for shelf room. and new provisions will
have 10 be made for book stacks within a short
The First Company. Governors Foot Guard
Major Louis r, Cheney, has rendered 70 Governor
elect Mclean the usual military reception 10 be
held at the armOry Of the guard or the evening OF
installation Day, Wednesday, January g
rangements have been made TO have the affair The
oa IS as Sen p OF Of ta sea 0 5s &
known IN business and social circles.
The Law and Order League has again been work.
ing in this vicinity the result being raids upon fou
hotels in Unenvile, where liquor selling on Sunday
was suspected Evidence was found and the pro-
prietors and frequenters were arrested Following
the raid the sem-annual meeting OF the league
an unusual amount Of work has been done should
New-York sporting men attempt to exploit prize
under the ban. the league viii make a strong hght
against it, bin for the keeping OF prizehghts out
of the State will be presented TO the Legislature
This section Of the State has been the scene Of the
operations Of gang Of burglars. and citizens OF
themselves against the unwelcOne intrusions OF
.ne RTotssSionsls Ony lew algats ago the Rev
Church. living in the central part Of the town. was
held up in his own house by burglar. Five or six
burglaries have been reported IN one night from
that town. There Is reign OF terror there
and revolvers are loaded IN many houses, await
ing the burglars. In this city a band of hve
members have confessed TO committing a series ef
burglaries that had puzzled the police Tor a long
The hunting season closed with the month OF
November. The eight weeks have been busy cnes
ers have had unusually good LUCK ana many 1ne
strings have been brought into market Inc dry
| usuaI haunts few were found. The law forbids
ones shooting more than hve partridge or qCalI
year but many strings have far exceeded those
numbers The season for hares I and raooltS I re re
been in the State, but the law protects Insin
until 1903