Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-26
Connecticut General Assembly.
Unfavorable Report Concerning Fishing in Fitchviie
Pond and Gardner Lake-House Votes $4,000 to
Souvenir" Taylor for Legislative History.

Judge of the superior court with the
following result: Aye 173, Nay 2.
Committee Reports.
Izcorporations Unfavorable con-
cerling the service OF water, gas. cleo
trio and telephone companies. Report
accepted and bill rejected
Cities and Boroughs-FavoraDl
concerning sidewalks and curos IN
towns containing villages of more tnan
5000 Inhabitants. Calendar.
Interpretations - Favorable on
amending an act concerning the use
of telegraph and telephone poles. CAL
endar.
Roads. Rivers and Bridges-substi-
tute amending an act concerning orN-
ing On bridges. Calendar.
interpretations Unfavorable on
certihcation of amounts Of corpora
tons which offer their bonds or STOCK
for sale. Report accepted, bill REJECT
ed.
Military Acknowledgements con-
corning prevention OF persons unlaw-
fully wearing or using the badge or
insignia of the Military Order nf the
Loyal Legion of the United state. Re-
port accepted, bill rejected.
Public Health and Safety-SIbss1-
tute for house bill No. 221 concerning
water closets and privies in connection
with school buildings. Calendar.
Fish and Game REPORTS
The fish ard game CON l,tSe r~port-
ed the following bills and resolutions
unfavoralbly:
Sahethe end Arawana rivers; prcnlcu
inc the use of gill nets in the Connec-
Ill. t river and its tr'Li'Aries the tau
| ing of fish in the tidewater Of Salmon
river or cove; concerning the prohlol-
ton Of shad fishing In the Ccnnecticu.
river and its tributaries; shooting OF
ducks in Mantle bay: changing close
\ season for wild duck; close season for
shore birds, snipe and rail; close sea-
son for wild duck and other game
birds; close season for web-footed WIG
fowl.
In all these the reports were accept
! ed and the measures rejected.
Urfavorable-On fishing in Konomnc
lake: on sale of game, on close season
| for wood duck. Reports accepted. bils
The committee also reported sub
| stitute bill making the close season fol
wood-du ten years, from April :
1909, to Aug. 81, 1919. Calencar.
Safety of Public Gatherings.
The house. after amending house bill
No. 356 concerning public safety II
( halls. theAters and other buildings usct
for public gatherings, passed II. The
/ Iull text Is as lOliOHS
Section 1. No owner, proprietor
| manager or agent Of any theater, con-
cert or music hall, assembly hall, Of
any building. auditorium or rooms
used for public gatherings shall per
init any person to occupy any aisle II
any such theater. concert or music har'
| assembly hall or other building useC
for such purpose, nor permit any per
son to occupy tire back or sides of an.
| such building or room used as a1ore
| said. to such an extent as to proven
the free and unobstructed passage Z
and from the entrance to any aisle O.
any Of the exits in such place.
Section 2. Any person who violates
any of the provisions Of this act shal
be punished by a fine Of not moro thai
fifty dollars.
The amendment, which was offere'
by Mr.. Shelton of Huntington. nous
chairman of the committee on publ
health and safety and was adopte'
without debate, was as follows: Al
ways providing that the act shall no
apply to town halls on the groun
floor"
TayIor's Souvenir.
The committee ! appropriations re
ported favorably on resolution ap
prcpriating 81, 900 for a legislative his
tory and souvenir of Connecticut and
was tabled for calendar and printing
This is the work on which souvenir
| Taylor is engaged.
Adjourned to Tuesday at Ills.