Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-07
DEMOCRATS DID THIS
Defeated Important Bill Concerning Cost of Changing Grades of Roads.

Lllllc ago TepOTleu uuldNoIdDly oIl lut bill providing that street railways share the expense of changes of grade of highways. Yesterday in the senate Senator Judson offered substitute and advocated it at length, It provided that whenever a change of grade of highway on which is trolley is made "the company shall reimburse and pay to such town one half af the cost tc such town of changing the grade of SC much of the highway as is included within it's tracks and a space of two feet on the outer side of the outer rails thereof. It shall be the duty of such towns to keep separate account of the cost of changing the grade of such portion of such highway, unless such town and such company agree in writ ing in advance of such change of grade upon the proportion of the cost of such change that each shall bear" Senator Judson moved adoption of the amendment.
 Senator Paige opposed it, also al length.
 Senator Judson remarked that he had no personal interest in the case and inquired if Senator Paige could say the same.
 Senator Paige replied that he thought their interests were about the same Senator Judson was counsel for sev eral towns and he himself represented trolley interests.
 Senator Judson answered some of Senator Paige's arguments with re marks tending to somewhat embarrass that gentleman, and said of him that he blends the status of the legislator and the business interests which he represents.
 Senator Bradstreet opposed the amendment
 Senator Donovan called for a yea and nay vote.
 Senator Barney told of how passing of this amendment would affect the Pennington trolley the highway along which is to be changed. It would probably cost the company $10,OOO. Il is a little road nine miles long that has never yet and probably never will pay a dividend and the burden would be great.
 The amendment was lost, 12 to 19 as follows:
 Yes-Senators Lake, McGovern, Att wood, Pattison, Chatfeld, Bush, Jud son. Donovan. Fessenden, Woodward Clark, Baker. 12.
 No-Senators Hogan Mayberry, Bar ney, McGann, Shanley, Bicknell, Platt Phelan. Wooster, Bartlett, Paige, Doty, Brown, Bailey. Atwood, Coe, Brad, street, Smith, Davis, 19.
 Absent--Senators Whitney, Ham mer, Peck, Brennan, 4.
 The report was then accepted and the bill rejected.
 This will be Senator Judson's last week at the Capitol. He sails next Wednesday for Europe to be absent until September.
 This legislative session will be the longest on record in Connecticut, bar ring the famous deadlock session of 1891, which ran for two years, with no business transacted.
 It was flower day" in the house yes terday Pond lilies decorated the speakers desk, and he had one in his buttonhole. A vase of pond lilies with a rambler rose in the center was taken to the desk of Representative Scott of Plymouth. Leader Kenealy of the re- publican side was gorgeous with a large pond lily. Pond lilies, roses and pinks illuminated the raiment of 8 number of the members of the house. Clerk Spaford had a wild rose and one of the messengers spray of honey suckle.
 A matter in which the business men of Waterbury and the state generally have been greatly interested. the ques- tion of repeating the present telephone laws and allowing open competition throughout the state for all telephone companies. came up in the house of representatives Thursday as the spe- cial order of the day. The debate was on substitute for house bill No 326. introduced by Representative Holcomb of Torrington. Several bills designed to regulate telephone service and rates, reported adversely by the judiciary committee, were rejected to make way for the discussion of the substitute measure After four hours animated discussion the house rejected the bill by vote of 105 to 99.
 A resolution incorporating the Mad River Water Co was called up from the foot of the calendar in the Connec- tcut senate yesterday. It makes John H. Whittemore. Franklin Farrell. Charles F. Brooker and other promi- nent Naugatuck valley manufacturers incorporators. Senator Lake said it's features are very liberal. but it was necessary for the improvement of Wa terbury manufacturing interests. The company has the right to build dams and generally regulate the flow of the river. Senator Phelan offered an amendment striking out section and adding new section that the rights of riparian proprietors on the river and it's tributaries to use the waters thereof for domestic and portable pur- poses shall remain inviolable This was aimed to make its road through the house less rocky. The bill as amended was passed.
 
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