New Britain herald., 1915-01-26
LETT INTRODUCES BILL 10 APPOINT
 WALSH AS REFEREE
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 |dopted the bill The bill as passed,
 lives the insurance companles rule
 or vaMing their securities by law,
 imilar to that in effect in New ' York, sew Jersey and Massachusetts.
 Measures in Senate.
 The senate took up it's weeks work Eoday knowing that long debate was 2head on the bill offered by Sena- or Cheney of the first district con-
 erning the valuation of securities of Efe insurance companies, because Of kbjections made to the text of the Pil fast week and to meet when [nent.
 1 Governor Holcomb sent in reap bointments of members of the state prison board whose term expires in une. They are: Norris G. Osborn of Dew Haven, James w. Cheney or Manchester, Frederick M. Salmon and Robert w. Post of Westport'
 Signals at Crossings.
 l A bill to provide signals at rail- load crossings where the highway frosses at grade, and which embodies |he idea of safeguards for automo- bilists of the state, was offered by Sen {tor Whitney. A provision is that he signals described shall be approved by the public utilities commission. lection 1 provided that "every rail- bad company or electric trolley con- pany shall provide at every grade crossing at which a fagman is em- Ployed and which is not guarded by Eates, a suitable signaling device for khe purpose of warning users of the highway that a train or car is ap- preaching the crossing. The device shall show red flag or board to bassers upon the highway during the rise to one-half hour after sunset and red light during the period from pne-h half hour after sunset to one half hour before sunrise"
 Section 3, provides that the cor poration or company responsible for the violation of the provisions of this act shall be fined not less than $50 nor smore than $200 for the passage of each train over a grade crassing during the hours when a f1agman is stationed at said crossing if the sig haling devices above set forth are not In use and operation during the last two hundred yards of the approach of said train to said crossing
 Other Measures Presented.
 Resolutions were put in for H. W. Steele and Robert H. Potter, as com rnissi oners of Hartford county. They went to teh house for concurrent pas sage. Among bills were these: Ap- s5.00O for the participa- lion of the state in the construction bf the Perry's Victory and interna- Iional peace memorial, and providing Fer. three commissioners; requiring hotel owners to carry sign with name on front of hotel; regulating what shall be exempt from foreign attach ment: providing aid for mothers with dependent children under fourteen years; appropriating $25,ooo for the esta blishment of a state farm for in ebriates; to enjoin and abate houses of assignation and assess penalty not only against person maintaining house, but also against building and owner or agent; requiring railway to build fence along side u viding any person injured by means of defective road or bridge may recover form party bound to keep it in repair; breeding and sale of wild fowl, pheasants. game fish and fur hearing animals; making closed sea son for wild ducks, geese, brant and swans, from Jan. 16 to Sept. 30; making closed season for wild hares
 fy-nr f0 limiting the number of pheasants to be taken to five in one day, or thirty six in one year; limiting day sessions in grammar schools to three hours, with at least one hour intermission s1oO for persons compelling written xanlinations for children in gram mar schools under twelve years old.
 Bills in House.
 The house assembled slowly today, chiefly because many members were busy putting finishing touches to bills and resoitions. the time limit on the introduction of which is Thursday. Republican leaders say that there will De no extension of time.
 Among the more important bills put in were these: For state armory at New Haven; to give Torrington city charter: for incorporation of the Nor wich, Colchester and Hartford Trac- ton Co.,; for incorporation of the Tor rington Traction Co.,; petition of the Middletown and Chester Street Rail way for 8 charter.
 A resolution to investigate the safe ty of the bridge between Derby and Shelton, and the advisa bility of a new structure by commission consisting 2 of the senate and house chairman Of the. roads, rivers and bridges commit tee and one engineer, was passed and sent to the senate. The report is to be in by March l.
 One Price for Commodities.
 A bill dealing with gas, water and Aiectricitv provides that public ser-