New-York tribune., 1902-05-18
CONNECTICUT TOPICS,
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION WORK
oNER-TO GO BEFORE PEOPLE
NEW HARTFORD COM
MISSIONERS

NUWsJITUTiOWaT
iIich completed its sessions on Thursday and ad-
Jourhed without date. 1t has been in session since
'ie HFSt wednesday In January, three DAYS a
"eeh ana mas worked hard, and brought forth at
tle last session a compromise article on representa-
Hoh' upon which the fate of the submitted docu-
fneht will depend. 1t Is not the ''one-and-eixtv.
P"i ana mat alone gives the proposed constitution
.,,. pelore the people 1t is known as the
Dlssell plan. having been introduced by the dele
6a'e from Sufteld, and not discussed to any
great extent. Its adoption was in fact a forIorn
nope winch is sent TO the people rather than to
nave the convention adjourn without Offering any,
'Iiiis at all The article. in brief, provides that
'ach town having a population of less than two
thousand shall have one representative towns
haVlnS a population of more than two thousand
ana less than fifty thousand shall be entitled 10
wv towns having population of than ffty
thousand and less than hundred thousand shall
pe entitled TO three. and each town having a popu-
!ation of one hundred thousand or more shall be
entitled to four representatives and one each adj
uluonaI for each. fifty thousand in excess of one
hundred thousand.
The Senate will consist of forty-fve members and
no county shall have less than two Senators The
representatives where they are from towns send
ing more than one, are to be sent from districts.
Thus Hartford will have three members by dis
ulcts, where heretofore it has had two elected
together from the town. There will be four SEN
ators In place OF one which will call for another
dlstrcting. The mixup be something to study out
as the legislature will be called in special session
10 U aGJuSt & the problem The vote or the constitu-
M oi VIII De by open ballot. the envelope system to
De dispensed with and the chances for the adoption
senate senate get larger representation, and the small
an orca sndn very much as they are except that
irs ners OF the house will have only one. The
Representatives viii e 2 oGe ess H0GSe han the St
10 house provided for by the present constitution
Tbs The other articles of the constitution have been
that is srknF S0e or anngT but there is nothing
ticI1IT IN Iact the convention was called par
other things have been acted upon favorabiy yi oT
a '0ta3S S the outcome is 70 better the document
as a whole, and TO bring about no great changes
4thywhere: +te ere IN one important matter, however.
simple to amend the Constitution than n' here %
ioiore as ajority only is required of the legis-
the people whereas formery It re9uireG wo
vention did the best that it could, and. although
there were some unfortunate things about the
sions. the convention. judged by It's work and.by
nneb sFeat amount Of thought and care used will
sened the State well in the matters it was called
the close of the sessions and social reunions viii be
feature or the years TO follow.
Aside from the convention. the most important
matter touching the welfare the interests of the
city is the progress Of the carpenters strike The
SITUATION so far as the men concerned. has
not changed. No concessions have been made and
work is at a standstill, except among some Of the
smaller contractors. who employ few men and have
either an entire force Of union or an entire
force Of nOn-union So far as the builders are
concerned. the lumber dealers have come 10 their
rescue and. partly in selfdefence beca use of the
losing business Of the last few weeks. they have
b Ct their Yards and no lumber can be had IN
building operations, and all trades having TO do
tion has never been so serious in the city before
There is one ameliorating circumstance. however,
price Of lumber and Builders hardware has had f the
there W6Gd o hsve ben so mneh To %
strike or no strike. as there has been for several
Cheney Brothers silk mills at South Manchester.
under the same conditions which prevailed seven
Reeks ago; when zen they they went , out The The Cheney
@ G6r by dats bS this hs Yge Sag a mill g w4u
bringing the men back to their looms.
Local politics has been decidedly warm this
week, IN consequence Of the changes made in the
executive force OF the various commissions. some
Water Board Republican president. secretary and
head bookkeeper were elected. displacing two Dem
ocrats and promoting two Republicans. The vet
secretary Of the board. J. Seymour Chase, who
has been twenty-five years in the office. ousted
without any warning whatever, and, in view of his
faithful services and long familiarity with the de-
partment, the citizens decidedly about IT,
and think it is step that ought not to have been
taken. The president Joseph NJ Birming-
ham, is a well known Republican leader shop
man, having teen at the head Of the Hartford
branch of the American Bicycle Company for the
the chief members Of the executive force He has
many Qualificat tons which VIII make his admin
istraton of value to the city. lie is careful and
methodicaI ana has executive ability. In the
Board of Health important changes have been
made. and the department will start off under the
new administration with an entirely new office
ing inspector. to be appointed The sanitary in
spector chosen is Louis f. Eisee, who is at the
an Economic Lacquer in the late municipal cam
paign He il bright. and while he has had ex-
faGFip in lTl1 he
eerfain & @ nG 1a SsrP @ @ ar tm 6 @ Wt
me snee @ the Board of Health Of the city or
ganized a layman is a: the head of it. Edward
been in politics fer some years He is Repub
lican and replaces democrat This is to the con-
elected their candidate for Mayor seem to be hnv
ing cold time Mr. Mr. ne ManI nj IS tb Rdnd %
for last years, doing excellent work in the
recent smallpox scare.
The decision of the War Department that the
Connecticut River is navgable above this city, and
the lateness of the season to get any legislation
through Congress- has brought the 100000
bridge to a standstilI for this year at least. The
intention of the Bridge Commission had been
build a bridge forty feet above the low water mark
in its arches and to avoid If possible the putting
in of a draw. The present temporary bridge has
no draw and the old bridge destroyed by fire, had
draw which was not opened 1o5 many ma years ne
nrafinn bin for rivers and harbors with which to
survey the river between this city and Springfield
he carried on between the two cities. The fact is
there have been vessels up or down the river for
two steam launches,
which easily passed under the temporary bridge.
sba"w eSs waters at Windsor Locks and Warehouse
Point The Bridge Commission is greatly dsap-
Tarford which has voted 70 go into It's pocket for
81 900 to pay its share for the building OF the
bridge.
TO FIGHT FOR LEGACY.
Bv the will of DR. Gibier. $4,000 was left to the