Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-23
No Revision of
Putnam Charter
UNFAVoRABLE REPORT ACCEPT
ED IN THE HOUSE.
NORWICH JUDGESHIPs
Tabled for Calendar and Printine-ln
the Senate the Finance Committee
Presented a Revised Form of State
Tax.
Especial to The BuIletin.)


of the present session of the general
assembly, there were sessions In the
morning and afternoon OF Thursday,
and as a result considerable business
was transacted and much advancement
made in the decrease Of business on the
calendar which included matters of
general and purely local matters.
Norwich Judgeships.
The senate resolutions reached the
house Thursday appointing John H.
Barnes judge and Henry H. Pettis
deputy judge of the city court Of Nor
wich. Tabled for calendar and print
ing.
Backus Hospital Dormitory.
The house concurred with the senate
in referring the resolution appropriate
ing $4,000 for a dormitory for the
William w. Backus hospital at Nor
wich.
Employment of Children.
The committee on education reported
favorably an amendment to the public
acts which provides that no certificate
of age shall be given to any child un-
der 16 unless the child is able to read
with facility, to write legibly simple
sentences in the English language, and
to perform the operation of the funda-
mental rules of arithmetic up to and
including fractions, and has had a reg
ular course of instruction in the dutie,-
of citizenship sufficient and of such ma
ture as to give the child a reasonable
conception of such duties, with a gen
eral knowledge of the principles Of
national, state and local government.
No Consolidation.
Unfavorab1e report was made on an
act which provided that the fish and
game commission be required in addi-
ton to other duties to perform the du-
ties now executed by the shellf1sh COM
mission. The report was accepted and
the bill rejected.
MIR. Kenyon Explains.
Mr.. Kenyon of Groton reported a
batch of unfavorable bills from the
committee on roads, rivers and bridges,
including several relating to automo-
biles that were covered in the general
bill. The reports were accepted and
bills rejected.
Revision of Statutes.
The act providing for revision of the
statutes came to the house from the
senate and was tabled for calendar and
printing.
Savin Rock Park.
The committee on state parks and
reservations reported unfavorably an
act concerning Savin Rock park COM
mission, which was created in 1913. 1t
was explained that ground for the
public park was given to the town of
Orange provided the park was develop
ed by 1918. and If this were not done
the property to revert to the state. 1t
was sought to have this clause ex-
plunged from the agreement. The COM
mittee decided there was three years
remaining for Orange to fulfill the
agreement and that there was time
enough in the interim to seek relief, if
necessary. The committee also report
ed unfavorably an appropriation of
$1,000 for the development of the park
Both reports were accepted and bills
rejected.
Health Officer for Pawcatuok.
Favorable report was made on the
act presented by Mr.. Babcock of Ston-
ington providing for the appointment
Of deputy health officer for the viii
lage of Pawcatuck, in the town of
Stonington. Tabled for calendar and
printing.
Putnam Did Not Want 1t.
The committee on cities and bor-
oughs reported unfavorably an act
amending the charter Of the city of
Putnam, and the report was accepted
and bill rejected. The amendment
was In relation to a change in the
police system and was practically
Withdrawn by the parties in interest.
Babcock Bill Tabled.
The act in amendment to an act
concerning the hours of labor, pre-
sented by Mr.. Babcock of Stonington,
was reported unfavorably by the COM
mittee on labor. The bill provides for
a change in the work week from 55
hours to 81 IL hours. On motion OF
Mr.. Babcock the unfavorable report
was tabled for calendar and printing.
Elimination of Danger.
An act concerning the elimination OF
dangerous conditions on trunk line
highways was taken from the house
calendar and passed, which provides
| that when any dangerous condition
exists at a crossing of any of the
| tracks Of any public service corpora
ton over. under or upon any trunk
line highway, and such company, mu-
nicipality wherein such dangerous con-
dition is located and the highway com
| missioner fail to agree concerning the
elimination thereof, the highway COM
missioner may petition the public util-
ties commission for authority to elm
mate such condition and said commits
sion shall give notice to such company
and to the municipality wherein such
| dangerous condition exists of a time
when and place where a hearing may
| be had on the necessity Of makfne
| changes in the location or grade Of the
| tracks, or of any structure, or device
upon, over or adjacent to such high
| way, or the relocation of such trunk
| line highway.
Inc sum or $5O,0UO is appropriated
for the use Of the highway commits
sioner, upon orders approved by him
for carrying out the provisions Of this
| act, and the comptroller is authorized
| to draw his order on the treasurer fol
said amount upon vouchers approved
| by the highway commissioner, provid-
| ed said amount, or so much thereof az
may be necessary, shall be used in the
| elimination of the dangerous condition
| existing on the. trunk line highway In
| the town Of Windsor, known as ''the
| death trap
Claims Satisfied.
The committee on claims made ia.
vorable report on these claims and the
| comptroller was authorized to settle
1 with the claimants:
! In favor of William H. Lyons Of
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