Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-14
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND UPKEEP
Passed by the House Reported by Committee
Report in Senate Increase of Telephone Companys
Stock to $2O,OOO,OOO.
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Especial to The Bullettn.)
Hartford, April 1S.-After a long dis
cussion and the rejection OF several
amendments, including one offered by
Representa.ive Pendleton, which would
extend the benefits to proposed trunk
line highways, the bill as It came from
the committee on roads, rivers ana
bridges, after explanation by Mr.. Mac
donald Of Putnam. which PROVIDES LOT
the construction and maintenance OF
bridges ON trunk line highways, was
passed.
Liquor License Fees.
The committee on excise made ma
tority and minority reports on an act
concerning liquor license fees. The
majority report, II accepted, would
increase the fee from $3.50 to $500, and
that rs per cent. of the gross receipts
to be paid into the state treasury. The
estimated amount that would go to the
state is 100000. The minority bill
would increase the fee from $3.50 to
500, and 80 per cent go to the state.
The estimated return to the state
would be 100000. It was voted to
printing.
Order of Day for Thursday.
The act concerning registration,
numbering, use and speed Of motor
vehicles and the licensing Of operators
of such vehicles was on motion of Mr..
Macdonald of Putnam made the order
Of the day for next Thursday morning
at 1145.
Cook is Finally Judge.
The house passed a resolution Tues
day appointing Willis M. Cook Judge
Of the town court of Hamden.
Change of Name.
The judiciary committee reported ia
vorably the act to change the name of
Chatham to East Hampton. Tabled
for calendar Like action was taken
on an act regulating the trunk line
highway system and also with the act
concerning billboard advertising. The
act concerning sealer Of weights and
measures was recommitted to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
One Applicant Held Up.
All reports of the committee on for
feited rights have been accepted with
out question until report was made to
restore rights forfeited by crime to
Harry Sebastian of Stamford. The
jected in the senate. After a long de-
bate the matter was recommitted.
Sunday Liquor Sale.
An attempt to reconsider the action
Of the house in the rejection of the bill
relating to hotel keepers, failed in the
house Tuesday. If this bill became
law, hotel keepers would be privileged
to sell liquor on Sunday on payment
of a special fee of 500.
Settlement of Claims.
The committee on claims reported
from G. G.. Avery of New London for
feeding horses and transporting same
from New London to Mantle and re-
turn. The reports were tabled for cal
endar and printing. The committee
reported unfavorably on five claims
claims rejected. The claims were eX-
planned by. Mr.. Bronson of Waterbury
house chairman, in his slow and DELHI
crate way and nearly an hour was &C.
cupied in making the reports.
Nc Salary Increase.
An act concerning the salary of mes
senger of the court of common pleas
for New Haven county was unfavor-
ably reported by the judiciary COM
bill rejected. There was no appear
ance for the measure. The act con-
corning the salary of the clerk of the
superior court for Fairfield county was
rejected and the matter was cared fol
in general bill. Another bill reject
ed related to procedure in civil courts
BARRIERS Commission Remains.
u
iners of BARRIERS and transfer the du-
ties to the state board was reported
unfavorably by the committee on pub.
lie health and safety and rejected. The
present law is changed empowering
the county health officer to prosecute
| violations Of the law relative to bar.
bers.
Staging of Children.
| The text Of the act concerning I'm.
| lawful exhfbiGonI' or employment O.
children, passed in the house, is as fol
lows:
| Every person who shall exhibit, use
Femploy, apprentice, give away, let gu
or otherwise dispose of any child unde
the age Of 16 years, in or for the voca.
ton, occupation, service or purpose O.
rope or wire walking, dancing, skat
Ing, bicycling, or peddling, or as {
gymnaSt, contortionist, rider or aero
bat, in any place or for or in any OBJ
scene, indecent or immoral purpose
exhibition or. practice; or for or in an,
business, exhibition or vocation inju
| riouS to the health or dangerous to tn,
life or limb of such child: or VIII,
shall cause, procure or encourage an!
such child to engage therein, shall b.
fined not more than $3.50, or imprison
ed not more than one year, or both.
Wrong Bill Caiendared.
The act concerning drugs and drug
gists, which was starred for action @
the calendar according to the nous
chairman Of the committee on publ
health and safety, is not the act a
drawn by the attorney for the phar
macy commission The matter wa
therefore tabled for consideration lat
er
Samples For Analysis.
A bill was passed in the house EN-
power1ng the dairy commissioner, @
his agents, to take samples of drug
and fowls, for purposes of analysis.
Use of School Rooms.
Act was passed legalizing tn
use of school rooms and buildings fo
proper public purposes, under the di
rection Of school committees.
Motor Boat Taxation.
An act concerning the registratio
and taxation OF motor boats was pass
to retain the place in the calenda.
which provides that every owner {
motor boat shall file for record wit
the town clerk OF the town in whtc
such owner resides a sworn statemer
of the length Of beam of such boa
the kind Of engine and the number {
cylinders and horse power thereof wit
his post Office address. Every perso
, who shall acquire ownership of sue
| boat shall cause the same to be res
istered In the manner herein prescrit
ed within twenty days from the dat
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