New Britain herald., 1925-02-19
went to the house at once.

When an adverse report was made Ion bill concerning transmission lines, providing for right of condem- nation by dealers in electric current where they have secured options on 70 per cent of the right of way and the public utilities commission ihas given its approval. Senator Cronin explained that 1t was not thought ad- visable to take down the bars to allow private makers of current to have such powers as called for in the bill. It was understood that the bill was drawn in behalf of single private manufacturer who desires to sell his surplus current. The com mitteo felt that 1t would open the way to other private makers selling and delivering current in competi- ton to public service corporations, Two bills were rejected which would have added Armistice Day to the list of legal holidays.
 Inclusion of a road in Bedding into the trunk line highway system was denied in an adverse report.
 The woman voters bulletin distri- buted to members had this laudatory paragraph:
 Hearings before the judiciary committee are being admirably con- ducted. Men and women speaking to the various bills are treated with courtesy, respect and attention. It is a pleasure to be able to express ones views without being made to feel like a prisoner at the dock"
 The senate adopted in concurrence the bill closing Bolton lake to ice fishing for several years.
 The house adopted bills permitting the Pine Orchard association to is- sue bonds to a sum not greater than seven mills on the grand list; and validating the incorporation of Miss Howe and Miss Marot's school of Putnam.
 The house concurred in adoption of the. Waterbury and Bridgeport bond bills sent down from the sen- ate. Both branches referred to the claims committee a bill which had been with the appropriations com mittee to permit Fairfield county to reimburse licensed liquor dealers for unusual portions of their licenses. The house adopted bill to re- imburse Ira R. Wildman, of Dan- bury, s37 paid in motor vehicle fees. He had taken license in December but gave it up in January. The military affairs committee had sent to the appropriations committee the bills for an armory at Bristol and an addition to the armory at Manchester.
 Favorable reports to the house were on bills as follows: Forester of the Connecticut agri- cultural experiment station shall be ex-officio a member of the state park commission instead of the state forester; providing that railroads shall keep in repair overhead bridges and structures at highway crossings, (this being the bill re- ferred 10 in the senate); providing for a park commission at Fairfield; amending the charter of the Silver Beach Improvement association; de- fining the territorial limits of Wal nut Beach Improvement association. and authorizing Berlin to enact or dinance regarding building lines and permits.
 Bills unfavorably reported and re- jected were:
 To create a finance board in Dan- bury: including rorads in Middle bury, Southford, Monroe. Wilton, Westport, Norwalk, Southbury, Ox- ford (from the station to Stevenson dam) and Weston. in the trunk line system; providing that all trunk lines shall be built by the state; and repeating an act making towns pay for maintenance of overhead bridges where there are railroad tracks.
 (this last named being covered in another bilD.
 Both branches adjourned until to- morrow.