New Britain herald., 1917-01-11
'ORTANT POSTS l ASSEMBLY FOR
 FEW BRITAIN MEN
Continued from First Page.)

If traffic at railroad crossings.
 eSent the only redress a person
 held up at a railroad crossing
 to bring criminal action in the
 when he is inconvenienced. His
 fhance is to prosecute the cor
 fon and his only possible satis-
 n Is to see a fine levied Sen
 Elett's bill provides for a return
 previous law whereby an in-
 ntenced person can sue the
 In Q civil count, if he is held
 IT more than five minutes, and
 ply get 8 monetary Judgment.
 fnator finds that in this city fac
 (mployes are frequently held up
 kde crossings, made late at their
 Ind have to lose an hour or half
 pay. Should tho bill go
 Eh these people could get satis-
 a in . civil count.
 Lights; on Vehicles.
 other bill of Senator Klett that
 a meet with popular approval is
 1hat will make it necessary for
 fhicles on the highway at night
 DIV n light. There is such a law
 Ion the statute books, but there
 70 little ticker" included, for
 NW provides no penalty for a
 ton. hence it cannot be enforced.
 ne terms of the. New Britain
 prs bill such an offensc would
 pnishable by a fine of not more
 s1o.
 Regarding Junk Dealers.
 1city prosecutor, Senator Klett has
 lots of experience with the junk Il Jf late there have been many
 1ces where junk dealers have |ht new brass and copper
 had been stolen. but when [icuted they find loop hole l|o wording of the law which de- the term as junk and old New" metals would not E within it's scope, but Senator IFs new bill would cover that llcle.
 Klett's Other Bills. hong the other bills introduced by tor Klett is one affecting the klity law. The penalty for las- us carriage now is such that many
 the local court cannot take
 dtctton and the accused, in lieu bond, has to languish in jail Dsral months awaiting trial in the eior court. The new bill makes it Ib1e for the lower court to take fdiate and satisfactory jurisdic- te senator also introduced bill Hdtng for a penalty for the secre- |sof any corporation who refuses Ihvulge information to proper au- }ties when the holdings of any kholders are to be garnisheed in acticn. While the big corpora ' seidcm object, lawyers say that Emaller concerns oftimes cause Eblo by refusing to make known (lamount of stock owned. Should Thew bill become law it will be |Assible for these officials to Fer up."
 Representative. Covert's Bills. Representative Richard Covert in house has a resolution providing 1.-the restoration of the forfeited kens' rights of Paul Zehler of New Bain.
 Covert likewise has Iasclution regarding tax collectors. , years ago when tax collectors Fl Superseded by others they were horized to turn over to their suc- 5ors their rate bills, etc. However, time limit in which to do this was cified,i as a result several outgoing ectors embarrassed their successors Withholding these things. Repre- tative Covert's bill would set a b limit for all such documents.
 Governor Names Caldwell. kovernor Holcomb appointed. sub to the approval of the senate, liam H. Caldwell of New Britain ! commissioner of rivers, harbors bridges for a term of six years m July l, 1917. The appointment I referred to the senate committee executive nominations.
 other Important Appointments. If much interest to New Britain,
 obvious reasons, is the appoint Tt of Senators Mead, of the twen- seventh district and Futile of the Lrteent1l district, as members of the es and boroughs committee. These n will have much to say regarding . changes of this citys charter and y also refer certain proposed back to the city for a .e by the people under the home Q bill. ..... senator O'Sullivan, democratic der. will serve with Republican ader Klett on the joint rules com ttee.
 senators Larkin and Grady arc ,mbers of the manufacturing com tee. Senator Bartlett serves witl aator Klett on the judiciary com ttee.
 The senate passed a rule setting iday, January 26, as the last dat' which new business will be re wed. Therefore the New Britain arter revision committee will hav' work rapidly. Senator Klett stated on the floor o } senate that his committee on thu liciary will organize at once ant II begin active work next week. HI ,o called a meeting of the joint rule m naittee, the judiciary committe' q the engrossed bills committee fo