Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-08
IMPROVING HARBORS.
Supplementary Report and the Local.
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"uauiuSlOu, E6D O. lle uOuSS CULT mittee on rivers and harbors has made up supplementary report on proposed river and harbor work. This is an ad- dition to the regular bill and refers to surveys only. Several amounts for localities that were not found worthy of government aid have been turned back into the treasury. Among them are the appropriations for Coscob har. Dor and MianuS river in Connecticut.
 Preliminary examinations are au- thorized for Connecticut as follows: Thames river to Allyns Point; Bridge port harbor. with a view to enlarging and improving the outer harbor; Nor walk harbor, with 8 view to q channel eight feet in depth to the head of uavi- gation, channel six feet in depth to East Norwalk, and widening the main channel at South NOrwalk. So as to af- ford q turning basin; New London bar- Dor, with view to obtaining a depth of thirty feet ill the main entrance channel from deep water to the rail- road bridge. and therefrom with q width of 400 feet to the naval station of such width and with such anchor age space as may be necessary.
 The bill provides that in all these cases preliminary examination shall first be made which shall embrace in formation concerning the commercial importance, present and prospective, or the river or the harbor mentioned, and report as to the advisability of its improvement. If such preliminary examination discloses that the lm- proveIpent is not deemed advisable, no surveys or estimates snail be made without express direction of congress, but If the river or harbor is deemed worthy of Improvement by the govern ment engineers, the secretary of war may cause surveys to be made. and re- ports made to congress.
 Railroad Bill.
 !. H. Hale of Glastonbury. one ot the largest peach growers and shippers in the country, appeared before the senate committee on commerce to-day and urged strongly the passage of some blll 10 regulate freight rates. Nh Hale has had considerable experience in shipping peaches and other fruit from Georgia, and he explained to the committee the difficulties he has en- countered. He stated that while he had no special bill to urge, he thought the house bill was step In the right direction. He has had considerab ble trouble with refrigerator cars and pri- vate agreements.
 During the course of bis remarks Mir Hale explained to the committee that the opposition to the rate bill in Con Becticut came mostly from the insur- ance companies, who had invested largely in railroad bonds. The ship. pers, according to MT Hale, were strongly in favor of some regulations by the government and he urged the senate committee to pass the bill now before the house.
 Connecticut Pensions.
 The house committee on invalid pensions has reported three Connectl cut bills that have passed the senate, and they vii! be acted upon next Fri day. This may be the last pension day of the session. The bills are the fol- lowing: In behalf of Thomas Pick ford of New Haven, who served as g hospital steward. at the rate of SIP per month; for stephen Girard Mich ols. also of New Haven, who served in Co n. 9th Connecticut Volunteers. at s2i per wGnth: and in behaif of Isaac Slater of Hartford. Co D. 18th Connec- ticut Volunteers. at so per month
 Light House Tender.
 Senator Platt has submitted to the an @z appropriate the sum of S5O.H0 tow ards the construction of the light house buoy tender for the third light house district. which be intends tO propose to the sundry civil bill when it gets into the senate This is the ar prcpTiation asked for in the bill intro duced by Mir Brandeeee in the house and Senator Platt fin the senate for a new vessel to be used fin and around New London harbor. The bill has passed the senate. hut cannot go through the house. Hence the proro- sition to add it to the sundry civil bill in this way.
 D. A. R. Convention.
 Mrs Sara T. Kinney of New Haven state regent of the n. A. R.. is at the Cochran Mrs Kinney is here to at tend the meeting of the national board. The Daughters are to have a stand for the inauguration. the pro ceedS of which will a to the building fund The board Is alsS nakin~ plans for the annual convention to be hsid in April. Mrs Kinney will stsy in Washington only a few days