The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-08
TEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENTIONAL OONYENTi ON
 B7LL FAVORABLY REPORTED.

BILL FAVORABLY REPORTED.
 Bill to Abolish the Board of counoilmen n
 Passed by the nouse-A Drawbridge
 BiII of Importance to New Haven
 Passed-Other Bills Acted Upon by the
 House and Senate Yesterday,
 In the House at Hartford yesterday
 a large amount of business was hurried
 through and considerable progress was
 made towards clearing the foot of the
 calendar where a number of hold-up
 bills had accumulated. The bill to
 authorize the city to sell to l.. Wheeler
 Beecher a portion of the recent addl-
 ton to West Rock park which was
 tabled Thursday for the foot of the
 calendar, was taken up. The addition
 to the park was condemned by the city
 and purchased for $3,000 from the own
 CT, the Hartford Insane retreat. The
 Retreat held the land under title
 which prohibited the sale of the prop
 erty. Since it could not be sold the Diamond Match company, when its
 factory was located in Westville, leased
 a portion of the tract. Finally the idea of having 1t condemned by the city and purchased for addition to West Rock was evolved, the condemnation proceedings being the only means whereby it could be secured from the
 Retreat. The land, about twelve acres, was accordingly condemned and then came the proposition to sell a portion L r Of Ina q nund Match company for $75O.
 A resolution was offered in the com mon council to permit the sale of the land, and after the time limit for the Introduction of new business in the leg islature this bill to authorize the city to sell the land was quietly given to the judiciary committee.
 The resolution offered in the common council met a stormy reception there. After non-concurrent action, reconsid- erations, and much lobbying concur rent action was finally secured by small majority. Mayor Driscoll after securing an opinion from the corpora ton counsel vetoed the resolution.
 When the matter came up in the House yesterday MT. Woodruff of Or ange spoke for the passage of the bill. MT Housel of New Haven opposed it on the ground that giving authority to use the city'S power of condemnation of land in order to enable private par ties to secure land which they could not secure was a dangerous pre- cedent to establish Finally, on motion of Mir King of Windham the bill was tabled.
 The House yesterday passed the ! to the New Haven charter | the board of councilmen and | for the present court of | council board of aldermen | to consist of twenty-one members. one to be elected by each of the fifteen wards in the city and six to be elected 1t large.
 The House also passed a bill recom- nended by the committed on roads 'ivers and bridges, providing for the partial maintenance by the state of all 1rawbridges over which street rail- ways are operated The bill provides hat for every such bridge within it's imits each county shall annually re- ,eive from the state $500, with the ex- ,eption of the Washington bridge, be- ween Milford and Stratford. in which ,ase the counties of New Haven and Fairfield will each receive S250
 The number of bridges affected by he bill is eleven, of which four are in New Haven city, one between Fairfield nd New Haven counties, two in the own of Westport, three in the city of md one in the town of Nor valk The average yearly cost of the our bridges in New Haven Is about 10 900, which will be reduced to $S,000 " the provisions of the bill.
 The committee on constitutional mendment reported favorably to the House the bill providing for a consti- utional convention. Its provisions ar ange for vote on the question at the own elections of October, 1901, and or CTS special elections on that date for he same purpose in towns that hold heir elections in spring. The conven- lon shall consist of one delegate from ach town and twenty-four delegates t large. They shall return their de- lsions before the first day of Novem- l CT, 1901, and five days later the gover or shall announce the result by proc una tion. The House passed the resolution 6 ldNSlIS the name or tHe oldle SOufL . [ Foresters to the Grand Court of Con- ecticut Foresters of America.
 The resolution requesting the United tates senators from Connecticut to ote in favor of an eight-hour day in overnment contracts was defeated by
 vote of 69 to 53.
 Another woman suffrage bill was fav- \ ably reported. It provides for regis ' ation of women who are under the t resent laws entitled to vote in school f strict meetings. An appropria tion of S1,22320 for the c rvices of Charles F. Roberts of New o aven, stenographer for the judiciary b was passed by the Senate N nd House. A resolution appropriat ting u 0 to each of the twenty-two capitol nployes was passed by the Senate, but lC e House referred to to the committee l legislative expenses. N The House passed the resolution au- jl orizing payment for contesting seat ritain, $6lS.13; Thomas H. Brady of ew Britain, S1154; August Maschmey- cI
 of Meriden. $26S.00, and w. I. Fenn el
 Meriden, S27777.
 The judiciary committee reported un- on the bill sending damage c its to juries. This was Senator Ken dy's bill and had much support r long lawyers.
 The long expected bicycle sidepatb