Putnam patriot., 1913-05-02
General Assembly
Especial Hartford Correspondence

servance. The so-caIled Gross Bill. pre- pared by Charles E. Gross. providing for a much less radical amendment to the Sunday laws of 1702. was also | passed An amendment, offered by 1 Senator r. A. Johnson, designed to eliminate moving picture exhibitions from the Purcell bill was voted down, 14 to 15. Senator Perry. republican leader made the prediction that the | Purcell bill could not weather the Sun 1 day observance views Of Puritan | character to be encountered in the house. and Senator McDonough. demo cratic Senate leader, spoke and voted | against the Purcell measure. which, l however, vas adopted by a decisive | vote. Among those who favored the | Purcell bill was Senator Edward w. Hooker. of the Second district, a for | mer Mayor of Hartford, who has req 1 son to remember the Sunday obser- vance agitation in this city a few years ago. as 1t brought about his de feat for reelection.
 The Calendar.
 1hESEn ~RuluDTLiNk tlS HUI AHHaHt school district 10 issue bonds to the amount of s1O0,000 at the rate of A. per cent; authorizing the Middle town city school district to issue bonds 10 the amount Of s95. GOO at Az per cent. validating the omission by Will liam C. Scheide & Co, incorporated. authorizing the Southwest school dis triet Of Hartford to issue bonds to the amount of s75,000 at 41z per cent; authorizing the city of New Haven to Issue bonds not to exceed per cent. Of the grand list and the rate of in- terest shall be not more than per cent; that the staff Of the Governor shall be selected from the commis- stoned officers of the Connecticut Ma tional Guard; allowing commissioned officers Of the Connecticut National Guard $50 a year for uniforms; ex- tending the rights, powers and priv ileRes heretofore granted to the Litchfield company to July IA, 1917; creating third voting district in the town of Hamden. confirming nom- ination by Governor Of Frank V. Chappell and Thomas r. NooDe to be commissioners of rivers. harbors and bridges; confirming nomination of Ed ward D. Robbins to be a member of the State board of addcation, making an appropriation of so00 to the Groton Monument association to purchase a site; repeating a certain portion of Section 1. incorporating the Benjamin Issaes Masonic and Benevolent asso- ciatt0n.
 Reflected Bill amending an act concerning fishing in Little Pond and Bantam River.
 Foot of Calendar--Bill prohibiting the use of nets, traps, or seins in tidewater of Salmon rlver or cove,
 Referred to Committee on Judiciary Nominations by Governor of John J. Walsh to be judge of the criminal court of common pleas for Fairfield county and of James r Woodruff to be judge of court of comm pleas for Litchfeld county.
 Passed-Bill providing for the pay ment of claims barred by limitation; prohibiting the snaring of foxes and other wild animals
 insurance Policies.
 The following bill was passed -
 Section l. Any life insurance com pany organized under the laws Of this State or transacting business within the State, may issue policies of insur- ance predicated upon the life or lives of any person or persons, payable at maturity to any educational, ecclesi astieal, benevolent. charitable or elee- sa6synary corporation or voluntary association which can legally take and receive testamentary legaeies, ire spective of a financial interest on the part of said corporation or voluntary association in the life of the person or persons insured.
 Section 2. This act shall take effect from It's passage.
 Moving Pictures.
 The following bin relating to nov ing pictures was passed =-
 The provisions Of Chapter POS of the public acts of 1909 shall not apply to moving picture machines using only eelmlose acetate films not more than one hundred feet in length nor more than one inch iu width and not requtr ing more than five hundred watts of electric current to operate the are, except when such machines are used or exhibited in theatres or public places of entertainment. regularly used as such. to which admission fees are charged.
 Sewer Assessments in Hartford
 The following bill relating to sewer assessments in Hartford was passed;
 The board of street commissioners of the city of Hartford, in lieu of as sessing the actual cost of any sewer upon the persons and property found by said board to be specially benefited | thereby. may proceed AS follows.- | Said board may, after Hat rate per | lineal foot. for the construction or all sewers and house connections. with power to change and alter such rate l from time to time. In assessing the cost of such sewers upon persons and property found to be specially bene- l fitted by reason of the construction thereof. said board shall assess the cost of the same on the basis Of the dat rate cost per lineal foot, SO de- termined and so adopted multiplied 1 by the actual length of frontage Of i land which any person so assessed | owns or is interested in, and which said property abuts or fronts on the length of said sewer or to which Il has access for sewerage facilities.
 Adjournment.