The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-28
Directors of Bridgeport
 Adopt AdyiCe~J JudsOn,
 Permit Appeals Only


 favor the appeal clause of the Vim cent utilities bill, not as it was origin ally presented, however. but modified X by former Chief Justice Simeon B. II Baldwin to accomplish the object for | which it was intended.
 I This action of the association was I taken last night and amounts to a I complete reflection of the advice given i to the association by States Attorney I Stiles Judson and Representatives l Chandler and Whiton, last Thursday,
 when the bill was received. which | was as claimed that an order of the commis- l sion is unlawful
 I These gentlemen also raised the con- tention that it is exceedingly doubtful | if the appeal clause ip its then form I was constitutional
 As the appeal clause has been chang | ed by him., Judge Baldwin evidently 1 believes that the latter objection does l not now exist.
 | contains provisions preventing stock l watering, and providing for audit of accounts and publicity. was not deter I mined. These matters will be taken | up at later meeting.
 I Judge BaIdwin's letter accompanying his! redraft of the appeal clause. is as
 The meeting of the directors of the association was called for yesterday office in the Sanford builidng twenty out of the A officers and directors of the association were present, the others k1fc utilities bill. submitted at the last meeting of the association and referred to the directors. was subjected to l most active scrutiny and discussion. -l Copies were ordered printed for the use of the directors and definite decision 1 was deferred for one week. An appreciative vote of thanks to the committee drafting the bill Of which s. E. Vincent was chairman, ! was unanimously past.
 The following letter was received l A Wall St.
 New Haven. Conn. Apr. 26, 1910 II s. E.. Vincent. Esq,
 Bridgeport. Conn.
 1 My Dear Sir
 4 At your request I have read your
 draft of a section of a public utili- fl ties commission bill. prepared for j an organization of the business Fl tended to give an appeal to the
 courts from final order of the Tn my opinion, it would accom- p1ish its object. with a few changes. T I enclose herewith a copy of the
 section as it would read. with I these changes introduced.
 isTaT SIMEON SsS E BALDWIN. | The following statement was made 1 "A committee of the Business Mems a draft of a public utilities bill to be | presented to the next session of the | Legislature. On the first reading of l the draft of the bill before the assoc citation, severe criticism was made of | the section on appea1s by persons present, on the ground that it opened corporation that felt in any way dis turbed, by any. order of the comnis- sion. and would thereby destroy the effectiveness Of the bill.''H
 Judge Baldwin was told that the de- 1 sire of the committee was only to a1- lew appeals in special, cases and un- l r e 1 asked to read the ssapDeaI c1auses' pre- 1 pared by the committee, and if it did not accomplish the desire of the com mfttee. to so amend it that 1t would, or prepare a new section for the busi-s l ness mems committee that would ac- Below is given the original appeal section'' which was so severely criti- cized and following it is the section desire of the committee. The section as amended by Judge Baldwin will be the Bridgeport Business Mems Section
 The following section is for the Vim cent bill:
 Appeals from the Finding and or der of the commissioners.-An cor poration, partnership or person affect ed by any finding or order of the com ing and order of the commissioners to the superior court of any judge therof in vacation for the following reasons, namely; that to accom- p1isf1 the order of the commission would entail upon the corporation, partner ship or person against whom the or der is made, financial hardship and loss which the said corporation, part nerShip1 or person is not a ble to stand without great injustice to the stock holders of such corporation, partner ship Or person against whom the or der is made In case such an appeal is taken, it shall be incumbent upon the party taking the appeal to show to the satisfaction of the court that the financial condition of the appel llant is such that the appellant should be excused from Obeying the order of the commission In presenting evil dence to establish this fact, the appel lant shall show to the court the actual value of the property of the corpora tion, partnership or person. it's gross income and it's expenditures, as near ly as it is reasonably possible to aS- | taken of expanded or fictitious values | known as watered stocks, which are not represented by actual bona fide in- vestInent of money it's equivalent. 1 If the court shall find after such hear 1 ing that the financial condition of the | defendant is such that it should be | excused from obeying the order of | the commission, the court shall make l such modification of the order origin | ally made by the commission as is | right and just to the public and the l appellant. Such appeal shall be priv 1 ileged."
 The following section is drawn by l Judge Baldwin:
 Appeal from the finding and order 1 of the commissioners corpora tion, partnership, or person affected | by any finding or order of the com mission, made in finally dfsposipg of a matter before it, may appeal from 1 sion, within ten days after the pub Hcation of such finding and order to | the superior court in the county in | which such corporation, partnership | T1o SofI