Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-05

ley were appointed members of the. state library committee for two years. OccupationaI Diseases. Resolution was passed under sus- pension of the rules. providing that the committee on public welfare in vestigate the matter of oofupatfona1 diseases, and report to the next gen.
 eral assembly.
 Fay For Mr. Bonar. Resolution was adopted to pay $500 to Joseph D. Bonar of Thompson, who wa selected representative to success 1 Louis P. Lamerony. deceased. Court Officers Pay. According to an amendatory act passed in concurrence with the senate, the salary of the state attorney for Windha Tncounty shall be S2.e00 per annunn, and that of the clerk S75o. The clerk of the superior court fOs New London county S7,0G0, of which g., GOO shall be paid the assistant, and for as sistant clerk of court of common pleas 1 for New London county, criminal side, ! a salary of s1.00o.
 Helping the Blind.
 An act was passed providing that the sum of S16. COG is appropriated for the Connecticut Institute for the Blind for the completion of~ the buildings 1 lately erected for carrying on the in l dustrial work of said institute and for the erection. furnishings and equip ment of suitable outlying buildings In connection herewith
 The payment of said sum shall create a lien in favor of the state the land and the building or buildings of said institute which shall take pre- cedence of any mortgage or other in cuTnbrance thereon recorded subse- quent to such payment. The recording l of such lien in the land records of the town of Wethersf1eld shall be sufficient notice of the lien thereby created. Such lien may be forec1osed on behalf l of the state if such land or buildings i are ever used for any other purpose. Pay for Prisoners. There was an act passed, in con currence with the senate, which pro- vides that any person imprisoned in ] the state prison, who, by reason of good conduct and upon the recon mendation of the warden, shall be l deemed worthy by a majority of the i directors of the state prison, shall re- ceive as compensation for services per l formed by him. a sum not exceeding ten cents per diem during the term 1 of his Imprisonment.
 Such sum shall be deposited in some
 savings bank, state bank or trust com l pany in this state under tho direction ! of the board of directors and the war 1 den, and, with the interest accunu- i lated thereon, shall be paid to such 1 convict by the warden upon his dis charge from said prison.
 The warden may pay to such per ! son, with the advice and consent Of 1 the directors of the state prison. dur 1 ing the term of such Imprisonment, such sum as may, in his opinion, he l necessary for the welfare of such con ] yiCt.
 i Tuberculosis Appropriations. In concurrence with the senate. an i act was passed making appropriations | for tuberculosis sanitariuns. These i sums are appropriated to the institu- 1 ton at Norwich: For the erection of i superintende7t's cottGse at the Nor l wich sanatorium, S75o0; for the con l struction of isolation rooms at the l Norwich sauatorium, $S,009: for the i erection of sleeping porches on the 1 nurses homes at the Hartford. Nor | wich and Shelton sanatoria, S3.000; l for the providing of additional infirn- | ary accommodations at the Norwich 1 sanatoriur1l, $20,0o0.
 l Commitment of Insane.
 l An act amending an act concerning 1 gent insane was passed. The intro i ductory section is as follows: When l Pauper in any town is alleged to be | insane o selectman of such town shall l apply to the court Of probate for the district wherein such pauper resides i for his commitment to a state hospital ] for the insane and said court shall aD- point two physicians of recognized l standing. who shall fully investigate i the facts of the case Ond report to 1 said court; and if such physicians shall 1 report that said pauper is insane and 1 the court shall so find, it may order | him to be taken to one Of the state ! hospitals for the insane, where he 1 shall be kept Ond supported as long | as may be requisite; and $2 per week | of the expense of his support shall be | paid by tho town whose selectman and 1 the balance by the state: but in the
 case of a pauper or indigent person who while residing in any Duhic or l private institution Of a choTitable mo- l ture. has become insane and who pre- l vious to his admission to such insti- i tuition was not resident of the town within which such institution is To- | cated. neither such town nor such in | stitution shall be responsible for the l support of such person after commit l ment to a state hospital for the in 1 responsibility of onv other town or any l other person for the support of such 1 person, the support of such person shall be paid by the state.
 i Connecticut Reformatory.
 In accordance with an act passed | for the Connecticut reforrnatory for l the establishment and operation of | trade school at such reformotory, for 1 the erection. furnishing and equip r1ent of buildtnes for such school and ! the hiring of teachers suitable for car
 | ryinG the industrial work of said
 l Institution and of said trade school.
 i The sum of s1o,00o is appropriated
 i for the Connecticut reforma tory, for
 l the erection of q wall for the build
 i tnss of said reformatory other than
 ] the trade school
 Meriden, MiddIetown and GuiIford
 1 An act was passed which provides
 l that all rights acquired under the pro-
 1 visions of the charter or amendments
 1 thereof of The Meriden. Midd1etown
 l and Guilford Electric Railway com-
 I pany are revived and extended until
 1 the rising of the general assembly at
 l it's Januarv session, 1919, and in fa-
 vor of said company or in the case
 of sale by said company or the re-
 | ceiver or receivers of the same of the
 l franchises and the charter rights of
 said company then in favor of the
 1 purchaser or purchasers of such fran
 1 cfises and charter rights and of their
 represen tatives and assigns.
 Preferred New Haven Stock.
 l The house passed an act, as did the
 | senate. which provides that the New