New Britain herald., 1921-03-23
GOVERNOR NAMES
HIGH COURTS JUU
Jennings, Marvin and 81
For Superior and Bu
For Supreme Bench
ney Bill Up in Senat|

Especial to The Herald)
Hartford, March 23.-Hopes
firemen about the state that tfll
spective cities and towns wo,j
compelled by legislative action
stitute a two-platoon system we
solutely shattered today wheI
committee on cities and boroug|
ported unfavorably on two bills
would make the two-platoon |
imperative in every fire deparI
The senate concurred in the q
decision of the committee.
This action by the committj
have no other effect than sin
leave it to the judgment Of eac2
and city as to whether or MOI
fire departments will be on
platoon system.
Charter Hearing TomorroI
Listed on the legislative Cd
today is the proposed charter
ments for the city Of New q
These, it is understood, will
final action in New Britain
and a public hearing will be 81
the committee on cities and bd
tomorrow. Representative
Rutherford, a member of thil
mittee, is also identified with
vision committee Of the Ha
City. ~
JudgesIlip Nonlinatior
Hartford. March 80
Everett Lake sent to the Sezll
his nominations for. associate
of the supreme courts Of error1
Judge Of the superior court
vacancies which will occur
Judge Lucien r. Burpee of
ford and Judge John e. KeH
Stamford are promoted to til
preme court.
Judge l.. P. Waldo Marvin of
ford, of the probate court, is APT
superior court judge.
Allyn L. Brown of Norwich,3
tor from the 10Th district is ar
ed superior court judge.
Newell Jennings of Bristol
named as q superior court judge
The governors communicable
as follows: ..z
List was a Surprise
The list Of nominations was in
respects a surprise at the q
While the name of Senator BroV
been mentioned for judgesfipj
not been expected he would
pointed owing to his present
bership in the general assembl
Judge Burpee upon confir
will go to the supreme court
to fill the vacancy caused by the
of Judge William S. Case. En-
have the full term to serve.
Judge Keeler goes to the full
to succeed Judge eager, who VI
tire on August 80, 1922.
Senator Brown will take the
of Judge Gardiner Greene, whl
be retired by law on August 81
The advancement of Judge Keele
bring Mr.. Jennings to the sui
court bench from the Hartford q
bar.
Jitney Bill Comes Up
The house bill to make jitneys
mon carriers and place them
the Public Utilities Commission
taken up in the state. Senator
Isaney offered two amendm ents
were at once adopted, one prov
for local hearings by the comm
and the other providing for issl
by the commission of certificate
operation of public service motor
cles during a period Of 80 days
the passage Of the act, and leayiI
other parts of the measure effect
days after passage. A third ar
ment accepted after explanatio
quires the commission to- go t
city or town in which an app
lives to hold a public hearing.
bill then was adopted. IT went
to the house at once where the ar
ments were ordered printed In
journal.
Supporters of the jitneys, it
derstood planned out the proc
followed in order to throw the q
over the main bill into that
where it went through aim lost w
opposition. although Mr.. Wall O
rington had protested that h
never seen the bill.
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