The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-06
LEGISLATIVE DOlNGS.
VARIOUS BILLS TO BE CON-
SIDERED.

senator ChatfieId and Senator Nhftney's
Committees Have Many Bills Before
Them-Important Tenement House
Bill Not Yet Reported Back-Repre-
sentative Naples Curfew Law-How
Some of the Measures Stand.
Hartford, March Ex-senator Chat
field and Whitney of New Haven are
chairmen of two of the hardest worked
committees in the general assembly
this session, Mr.. Chatfield being at the
head of the cities and boroughs COM
mittee and Mr.. Whitney of the commit
tee ON public health and safety. The
number of measures referred to seila'
tor Chatfield's committee is no. whlle
Senator Whitney's committee has had
a total of So. Aside from New Haven
week, when most of the New Haven
charter amendments will be heard, Sen
ator Chatfield's committee will consld-
er Senator Bicknell,s bill authorizing
the town of Meriden TO make an appro-
priation for it's centennial and the Gre
alton of a borough in East Hartford.
Major FarreIl's bill authorizing the
city of Ansonia to issue school bonds TO
the amount of $4,000, which was orisi-
naIIy sent to the committee on cities
and boroughs, has been transferred to
the finance committee. The bill OF
| Representative Charles H.. Clark OIL
| Southington for the establishment of a
town court there is also before Sena-
| tor Chatfield's committee. Major TIL
sons bills providing for the issue of
sewerage bonds by New Haven to the
amount of $250,0OO and the borrowing
of $4,000 for the purpose of building a
school-house in the Webster district
have both found their way to the
finance committee, being sent from the
| cities and boroughs on conference COM
! mittee reports The bill introduced by
! ex-Speaker Kenealy of Stamford, con-
I solidating the town and city govern
ments of Stamford and charging the
! city boundries of STANFORD, is one of
| the interesting measures under consid-
| GRAFTON by the committee on cities and
boroughs. Major Farrells bill revising
| the charter of. Ansonia is in the same
| grist, as well as representative Blake
slices for the reorganization of the po-
lice department in Waterbury and pro-
viding for the retirement of the pres
ent chief of police of that city. H.
Senator Whitney's bill relating to
| tenement houses and introducing radi-
! cal legislation has not yet been report
| ed from the committee on, public health
and safety, The measure is of so
much consequence that its main fea-
1 lures are deserving of a wider hear
ing than can be given in the commit
! tee rooms. 1t provides that house oc-
cupied by three families or more shall
be known as a tenement house" No
such house shall occupy more than
ninety per cent. of corner lot and six
ty-five per cent. Of any other lot, nor
shall in height exceed the width of the
| widest street upon which it stands
more than one-half; and yard shall ex-
tend entirely across the rear of the lot.
i Every room shall be of a required size
aawibn at least enc window of required
/ size opening upon a street, or yard, or
/ court, of the lot upon which the house
: stands; also providing for sizes, light
ing and ventilating of halls and stair"
/ ways and rooms; access to all rooms to
/ be without passing through another
room; all walls damp-proof and floors
| damp and waterproof.
] The bill of Senator Stanley of New
4 Haven prohibiting the sale of alkaloid
I cocaines except upon the prescription
of a physician is before Senator Whit
ney's committee; also Senator Chat
fields bill providing for the establish
ment of a meteorological laboratory by
the state board of health and appropri
ating $4,000 for a building and appara-
tus and $4,000 per anum for mainte
nance.
Much interest is taken in the meas
ure put in by Representative Naples OF
] Norwich, known as the curfew law, the
advisability of which will be decided
on by Senator Whitney's committee
The bill provides that in all cities, Dor
oughs or towns having a population OF
i 5000 or more, children under sixteen
years shall not be in, the streets after
l p. m. from October list to April list, OF
after p. m. from April list to October
list, without proper guardianship; also
4 that any town of less than 5000 may
by vote in town meeting, come under
provisions of the act.
Senator Stanley of New Haven is al
the head Of the committee on federal
relations. This committee has broad
field at times, but at present will not
be overWorked. Senator Stanley is
one Of the most genial of gentlemen
and wiuld handsomely adjust all differ
ences that might be met with in fedora
relationships. Senator McGann, also
of New Haven, is ON the military com.
nlittee which has lots of hard work OF
it's hands. The state arnory scheme
with the outlay of half a million at the
start is going to keep thoughtful mem
bers of that committee awake nights
for some time to come. The remark o.
Lieutenant-Govern Woodruff, which
Representative Webster of Berlin re
ported at the meeting of the Farmers
, association this week, being to the eff
feet that the, state armory will not b.
, located on the roundhouse site, will ado
complications to the situation. TIL,
, trend in the farmers meeting was to-
wards the roundhouse instead of the
Main street site. The labor committe,
!, will soon consider Senator Chatfield
| bill relating to the interruption of pllb