Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-05

price it would be game of the cold storage men. retail dealers or some nniddlernen. The actual cost of mark Ing would not cost more than half a cent a. dozen. If consumers knew how many cold, storage eggs were put over on them for fresh eggs they would not object to the marking. He said the opposition of the bill was worked out by the mfddlemen.
 Mr. Jarvis, of Berlin, said the ma- jority of eggs consumed were cold storage eggs, and sold for the gresfl kind. The marking would therefore reduce rather than increase the price of eggs. No fresh eggs would re-
 MT. Burke, of East Hartford, said the cold stoage is being evaded as the containers and not the eggs are marked and that the act under dis cussfon was a necessity.
 Mir. Fish. of Newington, said the proposed bill would decrease the price of cold storage and increase the price of farmer eggs. and therefore he fa- vored the bill.
 Mir Larramee. of willimartic, op- posed the bill as it covered only a specified class of eggs. and would per- init the pushing of inferior unmarked eggs. Under. the guise of fresh country eggs, when as matter of fact they might rot be strictly fresh, although they were purchased as such by the retailer and consumer
 -'If we wait much longer. the eggs will spoil" so move the previous u1our. The motion prevailed. The bill was passed by a vote of IF to 5s. Mir. <herwood made motion that the vote be reconsidered, and with drew with consent of the house.
 Norwich Extensions.
 An act amending the charter and extending the privileges of the Con- necticut company in various sections of the state is starred for action on the house calendar. These privileges revised and continued in force until the rising of the general assembly at the January session. 1919.
 From a connection with it's tracks in Boswell avenue over Pratt street or. any convenient private way to, in to and across Mohegan park to a suitable point near the lake in said park: also from connection with the tracks on Mckinley avenue through Rockwell street or private land, or said park. to such point near said lake.
 Also, from a connection with the tracks at or near Tafts station of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company. thence in general with the conipany's thacks at or near Central Village.
 Also, from the present terminus of it's tracks in West Main street, south l. er1y over the SdIem LurnpIRe or on any convenient private right of way to a suitable terminus at or near Maple wood cemetery.
 Also, from a connection with the tracks in South B street, through Nor wich avenue to a connection with it's tracks in North B street.
 Water Supply Property.
 An amendatory act concerning the taxation of property used in connec- ton with any public water supply provides that land owned or taken by an municipal corporation for the pur- pose of creating or furnishing 2. sup ply of water shall be exempt from tax ation, when the inhabitants of the town in which such land is situated have the right to use. and use such water supply upon the same terms as the inhabitants of such municipal cor poration- Municipal corporations alone are exempted under the act
 Separation Allowances.
 The house concurred with the sen- ate in the passage of the bill which provides for separation allowance, with special reference to the soldiers and sailors who are in service, leaving dependents entitled to their allow ances. The rules weer suspended and bill transmitted to the expressing clerk.
 The house then adjourned to II o'clock Thursday morning.