New Britain herald., 1925-02-25

West Haven which divides its repre-. Isentation with its mother town Orange. The former town desire, It's own representation and to obtain 1t tho constitution must be amended
 The senate session opened with consideration of house mattersSwhich came up from Fridays session in that branch. Many bills for new roads were rejected in concurrence This action also was taken on bills to tax cats and to lay a tax on cigar cites.
 In the house favorable reports were made on bills authorizing the Seymour Trust Co.,. to increase its capital stock to s20O.00O changing name of Union Trust Co. in Green wich to the Sound Beach Trust Co.,, making it's directorate 25 instead of 9. and making private bankers sub Ject to suspension orders of the bank commissioner.
 The desk of Representative Wil- liam J. Ferris, Of Greenwich, who died last night. was draped. and the Rev. Dr. Phillips of shelton, who served as chaplain of the day asked for divine consolation for the family of the departed member. A bill which is said to give the tax commissioner wide powers, and also to give drastic and almost equally extensive authority to a deputy commissioner and which members have been reading with in- terest was tabled in the house at request of MT. Bell of Salisbury who remarked that the bill required careful scrutinizing before every member"
 Speaker Darbie appointed Messrs. Mead of Greenwich, Alling of New Britain, Smaller of Essex, William son of Darien, Light of Norwalk, Gurley of Stamford, Burke of Say brook. Hill of Shelton and Mrs. Nevius of New Fairfield, commit tee to attend the funeral of MT. Ferris. By rising vote the house adopted resolution of regret at his death.
 Favorable Report
 Favorable reports to the senate were on bills providing for payment by the board of gas and electrical commissioners of Norwich of not exceeding four per cent of the city's investment in the lighting plant for municipal expenses; providing for filling of vacancies in offices of treasurer. clerk and tax collector in Norwich; providing that polls in Norwich be open from z a. m. till [ p. m. at elections; changing ter ritorial limits of Norwich to include certain park lands and relating to appointment of assessors in Nor wich.
 The senate bill unfavorably re- ported for annexation of part of Salem on the shore of Gardner's lake, to Montville was sent back to the committee on request of Chair man Lynch of the cities and bor- oughs committee. a
 Senate COncurs
 The senate adopted in concur renee with the house the following measures:
 Increasing salaries in Stratford town court <
 Amending charter of Norwalk city court, increasing certain sal- aries.
 Increasing salaries in the Killing ly town court.
 Increasing salaries in the Norwich city court.
 Increasing salaries of judge and prosecutor in stonington court.
 Creating commission on forest and wild life.
 Placing the Charles II. Pine manual training school in that city under the Ansonia board of educa- ton.
 Merging the Ansonia Water and Fountain Water Companies.
 Extending time for acceptance of charter amendments by Plainville Water Co.
 Authorizing, in separate bills, the Pennington Water Co. to increase it's capital stock; the Yalesville Water Co. to issue bonds, and the South Manchester Water Co, to is- sue bonds.
 Amending charter of Willimantic court so that it's prosecutor may be a member of any political party.
 Permitting Young Mems Temper ance Society of WalGngford to hold property up to S100.O00.
 Creating board of public safety and increasing powers of solectmcn in East Haven.
 Permitting Norwalk taxing dis tricts to appropriate money for public libraries.
 Increasing salaries in Hamden town court, and also in the Willi- mantle court.
 Increasing the number of trustees or Connecticut Agricultural college appointed by the governor.
 Making close seasons on quai, and Hungarian partridge.
 Eliminating requirement that can didates for certain minor offices make returns of election expenses
 Authorizing transfer of lands un- der Norwalk river and Sheffield island to federal government for aid purposes.
 Providing that school nurses may be appointed by local school boards.
 Amending charter of the D. M. Read Co. of Bridgeport.
 Providing that a person injured 4N ".