Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-30


 | cordance with the doctrine discipline and worship of the Protestant Episco- pal church in the United States of America, of cathedral church and it's appurtenances in the diocese of l Connecticut and of such incidental foundations, schools, faculties and 1 other religious and charitable works as may properly be connected there 1 with
 An act was passed in the house en- l titled an act concerning resistance 10 1 employees Of public utilities companies. ! It reads as follows. and is known as the running board bill substitutes: Any 1 person who shall knowingly and will i fully resist, obstruct, or abuse any empleye~uf a public service company, ] While such employe is engaged in the 1 discharge of the duties of his employ ment, when attempting to enforce any order, rule, or regulation duly made by the public utilities commission shall be lined not more than five dollars.
 Act was adopted in the house, Thursday, which appropriates $10,000 for current expenses and $14S,200 for the support of pauper and indigent in- sane. for the Norwich state hospital Another act was passed for which ap- propriation was made as follows: For the Norwich State Hospital for the h. sane, for one brick ward building for 200 patients. at a cost for construction and equipment not to exceed $650 per bed, $130,000; for connecting corridors for same, $500 for horse barn. $8000: for root cellar and vegetable roon $4,000; for shops and shop equipment $l0,O0Of for additional farm land, 4,500: for a wharf and coal handling machinery, $12,100; rsdeep we'll $550: for sewers, $100: for extension of wa ter mains, $35,000; total of $1S40 000
 The sundry appropriations bill was explained by Mir. Magee of Watertowne appropriation of $5.223.621 and includ- ed highway appropriation. The highway commissioner said he re- quired $5,000,000 for the next two wears but the committee voted $2,e0O- 900 for trunk lines, $1, ,0O0, 900 for state roads and s402.000 for maintenance The late highway commissioner had '$6,0O0,000 at his disposal two years ago. MT. Magee stated that there had been expended on road building since Sept. 30 1908, the sum of $5,223.621 In 1909. sS63, ,523: 1910, s1,200,9 ,945; 1911 $1,585,129; in 1912, $1,453, ,511. On May 13, 1913 the comptroller had in his possession of the highway appropria- ton $2.940, ,670S7. Under the condi- tiQns MT. Magee considered the recom- Mendation of the committee adequate
 Mir Mitchelson, of Simsbury made
 
 for trunk line and state roads the object being that these provisions would be provided for in the appropri- ations for trunk lines. Mir. Magee op- posed the amendment and favored the same sum appropriated as ten years ago. The amendment did not prevail
 MT Lewis amended substituting S1,000,000 for S2,000,000 for trunk lines MT Avery of Groton opposed the amendment and so did Mir. Koppleman of Hartford. Mir. Koppleman said there was three days of senate business in the house clerks desk yet to be reach ed and if amended the bill could not pass through the regular channel and be effective. The original bill was passed as amended in the senate.
 After explanation by Mir. Avery of Groton the act concerning probate ap- peals was passed. The measure is an amendment to section 40S of the gen. eral statutes as amended by chapter 215 of the public acts of 1909. It gives non-reSjdentS opportunity to take an appeal within one month from the date of receiving notice of decision in an lnSolvent estate.
 MT. HeaIey made motion that when the house recess that it be to ' o'clock in the evening and asked for a ris- ing vote, which showed there would be no quorum present. MT. Healey then remarked: Nothing doing" The motion was reconsidered on motion of MT Thoms and it was voted to con tinue the session during the evening. though there was no quorum present when the vote was taken. It was also voted to hold session on Saturday There will be no session on Memo rial day.
 The act amending the charter of firn nf ioIo erfy authority to provide for a sewer sys- tenn, was adopted after explanation by NIT. King, chairman of the commit tee on cities and boroughs, who stated there was desire to cooperate with Westerly in the plan of sewerage The bill was immediately transmitted to the senate under suspension of the rules. The text of this bill was print ed in Wednesdays Bulletin.
 Resolution was adopted in the house paying $950 for the compilation of the Legislative Bulletin. A resolution passed reimbursing August Albert. $50 for the loss of a COW accidentally shot by national guardsmen. An appropri- ation of $16,000 was made for the pur- chase of land adjoining the property Of the state normal school at New Britain. An act raising commits sion on a proposed barge canad from Middletown to New Britain was pass ed It named Senators Landers and Stevens and Representative Lucy on the commission and an appropriation was made of $1,000 for expenses. Ap- propriations for trade schools were made, which provided $50,000 for Put nam. An act providing that doorkeep- CTS be paid $500. instead of $450, came to the house from the senate indef1- nitely postponed and the house con- cured
 senate bill favoring an act es- tablishing a state farm for inebriates and passed amended in the senate, was passed in concurrence in the house It carried an appropriation of $50,000 and a commission to be appointed by the governor and to serve without pay. This bill was introduced by Mir Holdredge of Stonington.
 An act concerning blank forms for tax lists was passed. which provides that the board of equalization shall
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