The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05
Disapproves of Bill Requiring State. Rather Than Towns to Build
 Small Bridges
WON'T STAND FOR WATERED STOCK
Puts Ban on Measure Making II COmpul- sory for Public Utilities Commission 10
 Travel Over State to Hold Hearings

at the capitol. several cases from diff. ferent towns on the same day. The. proposed act will probably require "a day each for hearings and 1t unfgrhti require the commission to divide ands send one commissioner to one town ana another to another, and another to a third, as applica tions under 1t are numerous, which would be far less satisfactory than a hearing before them all collectively.
 'iIt is obvious, therefore, that the expense for hotel bfI1A stenosraphfc much increased by the bill eSiEned) Simeon E. Baldwin. Governor"
 Hartford, June 5-Mennorandun1 to be filed with House Bill No. 1OO6, an act extending the time for construc- tion by the Windsorvf1Ie and East Hartford Street Railway company
 T have declined to sign this bill be- cause the charter contains provisions which it is claimed by those interested in it permit the issuing of stock at less than par and the accep4aree Of payment in property at more than it's value.
 tTt was incorporated under special acts of 1907, page 17p, the charter haV- ing been passed over the NetO of Cow ernoR woodruff Had the General Lay recommending that shares of stocks in all corporations must be issued only on payment of cash or it's equivalent in value at not less than par been adopted shauld have approved the bill as it would have removed its main objectionable feature (signed), Simeon E.. Baldwin. Governor"
 Hartford, June 5-Memorandi1m to be filed with substitute for House Bill No. 55, Chapter 16O entitled an act eoncerning mosquitoes.
 ''I have not approved House Bin No. 55, for the following reasons among others:
 Tt is obviously defective in the machinery which 1t provides to ae- complish it's purpose for instance. in section four it provides that if any individual or band of individuals has expended or shall expend funds rais- ed by voluntary subscriptions Or con tributions for. the eliInina don of mos quito breeding plaoess provided said funds amount to at least one-half of the estimated cost of such work, said director may order 1t completed or to { contract for its completion. This leaves it uncertain by whom the cost of such work is to be estimated and also covers past expenditures without limit of time
 Section six provides that when new projects for the abolition of mosquito breeding places in marsh land by fill ing or other treatment have been car ried out and permission of the own CTS of the land has not been obtained. T the director may appoint a hearing and due notice to property owners may be given promptly by display on the pub- He sign post which seems to be insuf- Ificfent. It also provides that at the hearing, persons interested shall haWel the right to appear and state their ; views and that the director shall com ply with the views thus stated so far as practicable. This seems to me to control -his action in q manner quite Undesirable.
 .sIt then provides in this section that any land owner may appeal from the action of the director by filing with the superior court, within seven days appeal by presenting to the court the request therefore. No statement is made as to the county in which the appeal should be brought.
 < This section also provides that Q . judge meaning probably the judge .heading the superior court to which /. the appeal Is taken, may award dam ages if it appears that the appellant . has been wronged. This is an extra q ordinary power to give a judge and would seem an invasion of the ma turaI province of the court and jury in a civil action.
 Section seven provides that when marsh areas have been drained by prl- - vate. subscription for the public bene- fiji it shall be the duty of the town,
 
 maintain the ditches in working con- dition, and to keep them free from Instructions. This seems to be to thrown an arbitrary bprden upon the municipalities for the completion or drainage experiments conducted by private parties and which may have been loosely planned
 'Section ten provides absolutely against obstructing the outlet of a marsh or filling a, portion of a marsh in such a manner as to intercept it's drat image and form mosquito breeding a~cos This seems to me a serious i1road on the rights of private parties and public travel unless guarded by further ,,1ditations.
 1.-The bill also throws a burden on the State at large for the benefit of the inhabitants CT certain parts of it only. The s5,oo0 Q year which it appropriates could readily be expend- ed on a single town. CStgned). Simeon E. Baldwin, Governor"