Putnam patriot., 1917-02-09
CONNECTICUT STATE BRIEFS


 Reports concerning Public Utilities Commissioner John H. Hale of Glas- tonbury are to be investigated. In brief these rumors were to the effect that the wealthy peach king has a pull" with the Connecticut company in the matter of freight service to his Glastonbury orchards.
 Relieving the property owners Of paying a direct tax for street sprink- ling means that the estimated re- ceipts of the city of Bridgeport will faI off s40,00O the next fiscal year.
 Senator James R. May of the Eigh- teenth district introduced bill in the legislature calling for an appropria- tion of $500 900 for the establishment of a grain elevator at New London.
 Attorney S. Victor Prince will be the next associate judge of the New London City Court.
 The city auditor of Bridgeport esti- mates the income for the city from all sources for the fiscal year 1917 1918 at s407 200 This is sS6,55o less than the total income estimated for the fiscal year 1916-1917.
 Progressiveness, protection and pre- paredness harmonized in the political keynote sounded at the Mckinley Day dinner held in the Stratfeld Hotel, Bridgeport. National Committeeman John T. King. of Bridgeport, president of the Connecticut Mckinley Associa- tion for 1917, was toastmaster
 Sunday closing is the agitation which the West End Business Mems Assoeia tion Is most concerned in, at Bridgeport The work of getting the proprietors of the ten dry-goods stores in the vicinity of Pine street, Spruce street and Bostwick avenue to close Sunday Is the first real job this new organization has picked out for itself.
 The filthy appearance of three freight handlers, employees of the New Haven road in Waterbury, who were before the City Court charged with creating a trough house. was start ling.
 Building permits were issued for the week in cities of New Haven. Hartford, Waterbury, Bridgeport,
  Der of e8 for building construction costing $1,54e,1S5. the largest amount expended for new construction work in these cities for months.
 On of the early results of the break with Germany is the doubling of the force of watchmen employed by the New London Ship & Engine Company f,, ~ x.-hn two 1hyraa y.ty O contracts are being filled.
 The Bridgeport Central Labor Union voted to send representatives from its local to the compensation act hearing in the legislature at Hartford.
 Officials of the Remington Arms and U. M. c. companies in Bridgeport are reticent as to what plans they have made for protecting their mann moth plants against possible damage by Germany's agents. The Winchester Repeating Arms Co.,. of New Haven. has sent a representa- tive to Washington, D. C., to place at the disposal of the government the facilities of the plant if required.
 Choate Seuool at Wal,ingford, has been pres ented with a moving picture machine and moving pictures are giv- en at t.e school ming room.
 Dog Warden F. I. Gilbert, of An sonia, re ei~ed ins ructions from the Hartford officials that the dogs in the city would have to he muzzled. It is the first time in many years that such an order is issued
 Moses Spears. Of New Haven. was before the city court charged tn keeping an employment agency with out a license.
 The New Haven board Of selectmen voted to purchase new flag for the green, and another for Union School.
 Governor Holcomb. from his home in Southington. sent the following message:
 "Woodrow Wilson,
 Washington,
 ID. C.,
 "You can depend upon the loyal citizens of Connecticut"
 Orders have been received at Bridge port from the war department for the immediate formation Of an aeronau- tic section of the Connecticut Naval Militia
 Conscience stricken over a wrong he claims he did three years ago. Harry None, of 50 Calbert street Bridgeport paid visit to Capt. Henry J. Don nelly, of the detective bureau, and he requested that he be placed under arrest and charged with forgery.
 The New Haven road has taken pre- cautions to guard bridges, tunnels and other strategic points along its lines
 The New London Ship & Engine company. which has contracts for ma chinery entering into submarine boat construction, doubled its force of guards about the plant.
 Bids closed for the new parochial school to be built in West Haven for St Lawrence's R. c. parish of that place of which the Rev Jeremiah Cur tin is the pastor.
 Ten thousand dollars worth of stock toward the erection of the cooperative milk production plant to be establish ed in Bridgeport was subscribed at Danbury.
 Bids have been closed for the new plant of the Cashin Card & Glazed Paper Company which is to be built in West Haven.