Putnam patriot., 1911-02-10
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The regular quarterly nesting q ne
Putnam Baslness 8en As@seial
wa called 10 order a5aat 81 Tuesday
evening. ia Odd FeHgss Hal, -
President T. II. s beatoa- Les than
thirty 1sHHers answered 70 the5f
names shea tie roll cali q more than
sixty SIS called. bat 0taer came IL
late. - lhst taefe uas probably 81 al
aeudanes q about forty.
George f. =aaw. aha Tas delegate
IL he baa4aet - tie DanBary B-=5-
ness Meas A--sclali5a saa4f TO
seekx azo. ms4s 5 report r sae prs
eesdlnzs 81 lhat aealfaz.
Pre&isen4 Wheaton tg+n So ezt
Norman r A#zea = Haa.szl es4If-
faan q fHe ls.Ise committee = ~
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tne speaker = tas ezeaz-z- szss5as t.zt
10 aeesfzsaee $50 1ze azz.azs zeaE sal
be xaald tsss - t4e p BE Et1a
Ble wa.ea IS 81 pts-ea. Interesting
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Mr. Alien pfzfaoea ID, ,sa4arks a.
stating maj tae STATE Bsies.s asa.
AssoelalI9a was termed ~ tae F4f-
paze q giving ide local a.-eea1oa. ~
effective esy = speaking g. stz cHaef-
81 Assembly a=I1e ffom through f5.Ils-
ca channels
Continuing Dc .ald ghaf tsa year.
azo he STAT Association 9E4 IS best
10 g. faisszes t8 passed tHe
Legislature. 4 committee q ssrk a5.e
men consisting e Judge Pee =. =
Rockville. Marcos Hge6H6e q south
Inztan. pos Jadke e he superior
eoart. aud others. worked on drs'i 81
abIf for oTef tseo yeaEs, and a hen IL
vas presented 70 tie Legislature in
1919. the Judiciary committee side
stepped il ia some way. ia effect sag-
INK that TIE STATE Association did not
kHDN wha ihey Wanled. and - the
. matter sas carried over % Tits session
An sel 70 regulate public service cor
pofslions has been carefully prepared
b the Legislative committee 81 The
state Business Mems Association, a.
sisted - gery able counsel. and among
others. by the advice Of Governor
Baldwin. The state Association i
trying 10 hive the main features o.
that blil preserved, though Of eourss
The Judiciary committee viii take int
consideration al the bills on this sub
Jet presented, and will bring forth
bill. which II Is hoped, viii be fair ans
just 10 sil parties. 4 law il not want
ed which viii u unfair TO railroad g
other corporations, aud this point j
strongly emphasized. but only oui
which Will be fair 20 ali parties i
shai we want.
Public service corporations have w.
elssses Of privileges hIch private cor
poFailons have net. FIfst. ghe uRht %
eminent domain; and second, the ush
10 place and maintain property In thl
public highways, such a. pipes ans
~ifes. In order to gel THESE specir
privileges, these corporations agree Il
serve The public at reasonable rale.
and to furnish reasonable service
There j. the whole question Wha
are reasonable rates, aud what Is a rea
sonabIe service
II We are sggrieyed by the service o
the rates, our only redress today Is |,
Rotto the Legislature Of Connection
and 20 up against the Judiciary Com
mitiee. which is In session about sever
OF eight months once In two years, ans
during that time is practically suffoea
ted With business. With Public Ser
vice Commission you have a court al
ways in session 10 regulate " hat ma,
seem to you so imposition.
Mr.. Alien said that he had beer
asked by the chairman Of the Legisla
tive Committee Of the Railway Elm
Tloyees II Connecticut Why the husi
ness men favor a paulic utilities com
mission rather than court Of CON
mefee. lie .dWeH upon this Al som,
length, and gave as d. principal rea
son BhAt lhe courts sail not allow
count % perform administrative of leg
islatieu aets 81 That extent as caar
hiss 81 constitutional ue5t, faf tn
stance. 81 arder an improved CONTROL
ing t.7ek = ~tega. satl - Wight has,
ato,lied tae feesnl S reek SD ltaf6a. Il
81 ar.tet greater clearance faam ausie
overhead constructions. - 10 ANS oas
ef aet io prevent aa1ldeHfs. taaft
can efIx s5se reHlet= Ia tas. So ass. tha
r. by seardiHs damages aeet Hhe8ea
4eu5 h5> 5seafrssi aHa . granting a.
injaueaau eHefs Tie lHsesr smauHg
o. a nuisance
He then leek ur several articles q
tue proposed ei.l end discussed lheu
separately laying a gasi deal d elm
pha,ls on the need 81 lir -;airflu gen
cts. 81 q meter INSPECTOR. The pro
posed commission Is t. consist rof ds
meu, uag IA al probability Ihat viii b
Feduerd d three, who Ali probabl
bold Office for axe yeaFs, aud draw
salaFs equal 10 that Bo~ paid 10 ID
JUICES 81 the superior court. and To b
appointed By The Governor.
Mf. Alien thought that IL was necess
arr - pay a. much a. cur judges ne
eeiye, Ia order % insure obtaining EFF
clent and able men; and that by leay
az the appointments With The Tower