New Britain herald., 1921-04-21
Franchise Of New Britain Kensington- -Meride| Street Railway Co. l Continued May Ru|
 Auto : Bus Line
Berlin Authorized to La Water Mains and This Gil Empowered to Issue Hd Million in Bonds - Hd Opposes Penaty Charge.|
Especial to The Herald,

Especial to The Herald,
 Hartford. April 21.-GoverI Everett J. Lake has signed the T called validating bill, that which y| recently introduced into the legiA ture by Senator Hal of New BritI and puts the states stamp of ie| approval upon the action of the cent New Britain city meeting in ing the tax rate at 22.1 mills.
 Immediately following .he grI vail of protest and charges q counter charges that resulted fri thc a.t.on of the city meeting, movement was started in New Br.sI to have the meeting and the actI taken tsereat declared Illegal date this move has been withI fruit. although there has been session in the superior court as a suit.
 As soon as the opposition to city administration began this actt senator Hall introduced his ''valid. ing bill'' which says, in effect, t the tax rate levied at the city md ing is legal.
 Bus Line to Meriden. ,a Another measure of no little hterest of New Britain people is Eoncerning the franchise of the N Britain, Kensington and Meril street railroad company Sev1 years ago E. Allen Moore of l Britain, H. Wales Lines of MeriM and others secured a franchise the building ot an electric trc line from New Britain to Meri The plan was to connect with trolley line possibly at Kensin and run the new road past the erican Paper Goods factory thence" through the so-called ' Hole road' to Meriden! The franc expired this year, but today house o. K.'d an act extending franchise two years more.
 It is understood that those in ested in the project are now con ering an automobile bus line the route of this franchise.
 Other Local Items. { The house also passed favor on. a bill authorizing the city of Britain to issue water bonds to1 extent of $5OO.000 at per cent
 The Worthington Fire dis (Berlin) was empowered to Lay N mains and supply water.
 It was chiefly because Of the position of Senator Hall and 6 tor Brooks that, the senate t killed a bill relative to dispositio fines and forfeits in automobile px cutions. Senator Hall held that present law was good enough the proposed new one would giye much power to the small town stables.
 Hartford, April 21, (By Associe Press) Nothing was done by general assembly today about chs ing the hours of sessions begin next week to conform with t| schedules. The state will continue standard time and trains will run the same time but the differences be that trains will run on a schedule and the legislature will here to it's present hours, unless House Leader Buckley said .to The situation should prove em rassing and the legislature have go back on one of it's own acts.
 The Wadsworth resolution ded ing the City of Hartford to be iu bellion against the state and raa because of professed desire for light saving time, remained on table. MT. Wadsworth of Farmin decided to let the matter rest Tuesday to see "how things work
 Hartfortl's s.Rebellion."
 House members by their rem in the corridors took the resoly as a joke yesterday and specuIa today was on the likelihood Of E ford folks laughing over the req tion should the general assembly. 1t necessary to open sessions because of the changed time of tr Members joked each other froeI to Hartford being a free cityss in rebellion should the asseI adopt the resolution.
 The only reference to the chapa time came on the motion to adj until Tuesday at 11:16. House Id Buckley asked MT. Landon of C lin who made the motion if he standard time" The member a to withdraw the motion. Mir. Huc said there was no need to with the motion as yesterday he suki that adjournment today be untt day at 11:15 standard time to determine if embafrass develop over change In {Ccnttnued on Ta1