Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-05-14
Compensation
Office Here
TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM
WILLIMANTIC
PROHIBITION DEBATED
Connecticut Company Authorized to
Make Extension of Road to Maple
wood and Across Mohegan Park.
Especial to the Bulletin.)

Especial to the Bulletin.)
Hartford, May 13.-There was con-
I siderable business of special local in
! terest IN several sections of the state
| disposed of by the house on Thursday.
! and some matters of statewide inn
portance. A matter of special intares+
| 70 New London county was an act
passed IN concurrence with the senate
which amends the charter of the Con,
.tectlcut aSs company, after explanation by
| Mr.. Wilcox, of Stonington. house
| chairman of the committee on rail
| ROADS. The bill provides that the
| connecticut company shall have an
thor1ty to construct. maintain, and op-
crate, in accordance with the provis-
| ions of the charter and amendnoents
| thereto, an electric railway or tram
| way upon these additional routes and
| along and upon these streets and high
| ways:
Charter of Connecticut Co. Amended.
| In the city of New London. from A
| connection with its tracks at the Pa
| rade, past the soldiers monument to
the railroad station. thence along Wa
| ter street, to and into the building of
| the storing and Leasing COMPANY for
merly the building Of the Boss Cracker
| company; also the right to construct
| operate, and maintain not more than
| Two tracks extending from a connec-
| tlon with the present Main street line
IN New London, thence on Crystal ave
nue. and the proposed new approach
| to the old Thames river railroad
1 bridge, or upon the streets adjacent
| thereto, passing under or over the
| tracks of the New York New Ha-
Ven, and Hartford Railroad comnanv
| 10 connection with the track on said
old bridge; also the right to construct
| operate, and maintain a line of not
more than two tracks extending from
a connection with the easterIy end of
/ n CT
southerly wholly or in part on exist
| ing or proposed highways or on pri-
| Vate right of way to a connection with
| the present tracks of the Groton and
Stontngton Street Railway company;
also the right to operate over said old
| Thames river railroad bridge, provided
the aforesaid right to construct. main
tain, and operate tracks on the pro-
posed new approach to the old Thames
river railroad bridge or upon streets
adjacent thereto, and to construct,
maintain, and operate tracks from a
connection with the eaSterly end of
said old steam railroad bridge tracks
southerly to a connection with the
present tracks of the Groton and Ston-
| ington Street Railway company and
the right to operate over said old
| Thames river railroad bridge, shall not
| take effect until said old Thames river
| railroad bridge shall have been trans
ferred to the state by a dedication
which shall have been approved by the
attorney general.
Rights in Norwich.
Sec. 2. All rights which said The
| Connecticut company had on Nov. 80.
1914. to construct, maintain, and op-
crate an electric railway in the town
of Norwich, from the present tern1i-
nus of its tracks on West Main street
southwesterly over the Salem turn
pike or on any convenient private
right of way to a suitable terminus at
1 a T01n nd
said town of Norwich from a connec-
! ton with it's tracks at South B street
| through Norwich avenue to a connec-
ton with its tracks at North 3 street;
also IN the city and town of Norwich
| from connection with it's tracks in
| Boswell avenue over Pratt street or
| any convenient private way to- into
and across Mohegan park to a suita-
Bile point near the lake in said park:
| also from a connection with its track
on Mckinley avenue through Rockwell
street or private land or said park to
such point near said lake, are he eby
| revived, extended, and continued in
force until the rising Of the general
assembly at its January session A D.
| 1917.
Norwich Winner.
| The compensation law, which was
passed in the house amended so not
| to change the office of Commissioner
Donohue from Willimantic to Norwich,
/
| senate for action. This amendment
was offered by Mr.. Hall, of Willing
| ton and prevailed in the house, al
though the committee of the judiciary
recommended the change 1t was tho
| only amendment of consequence made
| in the bill as it come from the com
mittee, and Mr.. Hall urged its pass
| age that the office was located in Will
| limantic as that city was in the geo
graphical centre of the district, a more
| convenient to manufacturers
When the bill as amended came up
in the senate. the amendment was op-
posed by Senator Barnes on the
ground that while Willimantic NAV
be in the geographical centre Norwich
| is the business centre of the district,
! but the greater part of the compen-
Sation business came from New Lon
don county and that as a matter of
| fact the office at Norwich would ac-
commodate the greater number of peo-
pie having business with the office
| The amendment was rejected in the
senate and returned to the house The
house concurred with the senate ac-
ton and the compensation bill remains
| just as it was first reported by the
| committee.
tuberculosis Commission.
The house concurred with the SEN
ate in the recommittal to the commit
tee on humane institutions the act con-
cerning the state tuberculosis commits
| sion.
Mileage Bill Rejected.
| The bill introduced by Senator
| Wilton, providing for a plan to pay
members mileage, was unanimously re-
| jected in the senate and like action
was taken by the house.
Citizenship to Be Taught.
| The act entitled employment of chill
| dren, which was passed in the house.
was amended in the senate so that
| in schools above the fourth grade there
will be taught lessons in state and
national citizenship. The house con-
CURED with the senate
Bill Board Law Held.
The act relating to the licensing and
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