The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05
Special to The Farrner)


 Hartford, June 1.-The strenuous day which Governor Baldwin put in, yes terday, incident to adjournment of the GeneraT Assembly did not prevent him from taking up the task of examining measures before him without delay He immediately disapproved of the Pardee bili to, regulate the mosquito post, the Neebe bill to require the pub lie utilities commission to journey to a locality to give a first hearing at least upon a cause, the Davis bill re- quiring the state to build bridges on tr ;rnk highways which have not over 40 feet spans and amended by MT. Wilson, of Bridgeport, requiring troll ley companies using the bridge to pay a part of the cost and the Jones (South Wincsor) bill extending the time for constructing the WindsorvdlIe 6 East Hartford Street Railway. Each of these measures falls. All underwent vigorous and prolonged debate in both branches. A veto was written, yes- terday, on the mosquito bill
 It was to be- expected that the street company's bill would not be accept able as the message fhe governor sent to the House ons Monday proclaimed his intention to disapProNe any meas ures which did not provide that the stock should be fsslred at par for cash or it's equivalent.
 The opposition to the public utilities
 
 committee holds local hearings if nee essary and compulsory provision was unnecessary.
 Governor Baldwin also disapproves of the bill entitled ''an act raising the salary of the chief engineer of the fire department of the city of Bridgeport.
 The governor says in his memor- andum:
 .'The charter of Bridgeport, provides that the board of fire commissioners shall appoint a fit and suitable per- son to fill the office of chief engineer of the department and that the com mon council may increase or diminish the salary of such an officer only in case of a vacancy or by ordinance to take effect upon the occurrence of such vacancy.
 s'The board Of fire commissioners, on petition of the present chief of the fire department, recommended to the Common council an increase of his salary of $2, 900 to $2,500. The Common council thereupou increased the salary to s3,O0O. The general act giving pow CTS to cities and /borouglaS to amend their charters approved June 3. 1913, sends matters of this character to be settled where they belong, by the proper local authorities, or on a refer endum by popular vote.
 This bill is, a piece of special leg is1ation to accomplish what can be reached without showing special fa- vors to anybody by pursuing the meth cd marked out by the general law.
 T therefore withhold my signature (Signed) Simeon E. Baldwin, Cover nor.''
 The communications issued from the governors office are as follows:
 Memorandum to- be filed with the bill entitled an act concerning bridges on trunk lines of highways substitute for House Bill No. 996 (chapter 174).
 -I withhold my signature from this bill because t throws upon the state a very heavy burden which is now not unfairly distributed among the policy which has been continued un- broken for more than two centuries. ''I have consulted with the high way commissioner on this matter and am satisfied that the present rules of his office, which have been in opera tion for some years. under which the state maintains all bridges of a 25 foot span or, less, cover the case better than would the proposed act. CSigned) Simeon E. Baldwin, Governor A. Hartford, June Memorandum to be filed with the bill entitled an act concerning hearings before the public utilities commission substitute for Senate bill No. so9. Chapter 15s)
 ''I withhold my signature from this bill for the following reasons, among others: It would require the com mission, in every case, at the request of the local authorities, to repair to the municipality on behalf of which the request was preferred and there hold a hearing on the subject matter in question. This might take them to a distance from their office at Hart ford at a time when their presence there was much more necessary for the public interest than 1t could be in any other town.
 ''The commission thus far has ap- pointed a hearing in the locality af fected by any applica ton brought he fore them, whenever it has been so requested by the local authorities and in many cases, when it has not been specially requested. It is to be pre- sumed. wherever there Is reasona ble excuse for appointing a hearing in any particular town, the commission will recognize the cause and make the ap- pointment At present, the commits sion can hear. if they sit in Hartford