Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
DAY OF LOCAL INTEREST IN LEGISLATURE

towns. Incorpora orations-Extending time for completion of work, of the -Yalesville Water company; incorporating Milford Hospital society Insurance+-Increasing capital stock of, Connecticut General Life Insurance company to- $5.0ncn,oo0.
 The. house rejected a, jul increasing the authority of the highway commission CT giving him power to, order any city or borough to repair any streets within its limits. The committee on roads, bridges and rivers reported unfavorably on the bill. "A petition was received, from the wo- men of Litchheid, endorsing ;.the state farm for women ind urging adequate 'ap- propriatiors and 'favoring no bifls which would curtail Its scope and usefulness by age limit or in ary other way: The 1peti- tion was signed%lby Elizabeth c. Barney Buell. chairman of. the meeting. It.was referred to the committee on humane in- stitutions. i' e'fs ..--, : s-7'. = 2
 Pictures of Speaker Huxford at, his desk and represe1tatives ini their seats were taken today by fiashlight photog- rapAer. -t .i, f- .' 1 The house took. from the calendar the substitute for House. Bill No If which provides re-inmburserrent by this. state for the construction of sheep fences to owners of fifteen or more sheep. The state is to have a lien on the fences for ] three years during which time the focks are to be ma aintained. After three years i the fences, become the property of the sheep owners: The money. for these l fences is to come; mostly from the funds received from dog licenses. On motion of | Leader Buckley the, bill was referred to | the appropriations committee. --..-
 i = The committee. on roads. bridges and l rivers reported adversely on,-a bill. re- 1 quiring the. erection. of a: gauge in the railroad underpass in Remington. to in- 1 dicate when accumulation of water under | the tracks reaches a height rendering, the 1 passage of vehicles unsafe, and directing l the erection of "a new bridge over the | Matahessett river on the road running | along the west side of the old Berlin Fair | Grounds r. connection with the proposed having of a .Letour passing over the over head railroad bridge about a mile south of the Berlin depot. The bill was reject Other bills ,faveraSly. reported by tho ] same committee and rejected were:
 Including in the, state aid system 6, { highways the road from North Haven cen. l ter westerly across the Quinnipiac riyi l CT to State street and southerly. on State street to F:rry steet, New Haven. Esti
 mater cost $4o, 900 ! s :. Including in the trunk line highway sys
 tenn the road from the cast end of the
 Haddam-East Haddam, bridge, througf l East Haddarn. Moodis and Colchester. rt the new Hartford-New London turnpike
 Estimated cost $25o,0eS. i-
 Adding Campbell avenue in Orange
 to the state trunk. line highway system
 Estimated cost $50 900.
 Including in t.le trunk line system tha
 portion of the highway in the town oi
 Madison extending from" the railroad | bridge @to the center of North Madison
 Estimated cost $15,ooo.
 Passed by Hsuse in ceneurrene.. ] An act concerning qualification of jus
 tices of the peace: -..
 Section 1-All persons elected to the of
 Ace of. justice of the peace at the genera
 election In this state held ,on the frs Tuesday. after the first Monday in Novem | Der, 1s2o,-Rho failed to, take oath O | office within the time required by law
 may take such oath. on or before Janu Il ary l. 1922. provided no successor t 1 such justice of the peace shall have beel
 elected under the provisions of section
 541s ofg the general statutes.
 Section 2-The town clerk ot any tow
 In which any justice of the peace shal
 take ioficiail oath purfuant to the
 provisions of this act, shaHt on or befor January; Is, 1922, make in duplicate certified list of the justices 50 qualifying one of which lists shall De transmitted t
 the secretary of the state ;anSJthe othe
 to the clerk of the.slIperior court for tn
 county in which such town: is situated Such lists shall.- w.hen-s 50. issued. be sui
 fcient authority for said secretary an
 such, clerk to certify that such justice
 were duly elected and qua lfhed.f
 .'s- '- Passed by th. Hssse. :
 An-aet concerning the appointment c
 deputy sheriffs { Section 1ASection .215 of the genera statutes is amended ,te read as follows l. In case of:riot or, ciyil corilmotion. or req sonable apprehension thereof, or. wine he deems it necessary if sthe preventio | or inveatiga$ieR of orirpe, the sheriff ( E any county, may asnoint: special de9ut
 sheriffs In such numbers as he may deer
 proper, who shall be. sworn. to the faitt , ful performance of their. duties, and: hay . ing been so sworn. shall have all tn T powers of the sheriff as. provided by lay
 except as to service of civil process: an
 such special deputies shall continue ' hold their ofice:, as long IS the ;steri s | appointing them shall deem neeessar f but not longer than the term ef his O