The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-13

terbury relating to the control Of the
waters of the Naugatuek and its tribu-
taries is one of the most important
ones of the session. It is backed by
leading capitalists in the Naugatuck
valley, including ]. H. Whittemore,
and viii ensure reservoir supplies that
will be OF incalculable public value.
The Tyler bill authorizing the capital
Of the Southern New England Tele-
phone company of which Morris F.
Tyler OF New Haven is president, TO be
doubled is one Of the big special meas
ures before the legislature. In this con-
nectiOn it may be said that there is
bill up for investigating telephone rates
and charges in the state. The bill in
troduced by Mr.. Webster of Berlin,
providing for the abolition of the safety
fund Of the Hartford Life Insurance
company amounting TO .s1,OO0,0OO and
the distribution of the! fund among the
contributing policy holders, was not ex-
pected, in view of the fact that the
whole matter at issue was gone over by
the last two general assemblies. 1t is
held that this safety fund is a matter
on contract authorized by the Connec-.
ticut legislature and that it cannot be
abolished, while the company lives up
to the letter of the law, .,.
The railroad committee, will have a
hearing Thursday, February %, on the
bill providing for a new trolley road
from Southrington to Waterbury. This
road is desired by business men in
Meriden and Waterbury, the delega-
tions from both cities being in favor Of
its construction. Senator Paige, who is
counsel for the Connecticut Light and
Railway company, which owns the
trolley lines in Southington and from
Meriden will offer legal objections to
the new line. II. II. Mckenzie of the
state board of health, who belongs in
Southington, will oppose the present
layout of the new road on the ground
that it will be detrimental to the reser-
voir systems with which he is connecti-
cut furnishing water supplies for South
ington. b ~.
One Of the most pathetic bills that
has come into the general assembly
this year is the one relating to the
construction of headstones for veter-
ans OF the civil war; The measure was
filed with the senate by Mr.. Fessenden
of Stamford, who served with great
brilliancy in the war from the state of
Maine. The bill places the future cost
of these headstanes at $25 apiece, the
present allowance from the state being
SIG. The headstones are erected under
the direction of the quartermaster gen.
erals department. For fifteen years
or more the contract for supplying the
headstones has been held by Stephen
Maslen of Hartford, a gentleman Of
high personal honor. He, has furnished
the state with the best work that the
money could procure. Hundreds of
these headstones have been erected
through the state. But in many cases,
too often by far for the good name of
Connecticut, the authorities Of towns
have required the old and destitute sol
diers to be buried in the pauper Sec
tions of cemeteries. This fact, together
with the insufficient allowance by the
state for headstones, has made the bill
necessity. 1t will be Senator Fessen-
denis aim to have the old soldiers
grave hereafter treated with the re-
spect and consideration that are due
to his sacrifices and services in the
war.