New Britain herald., 1927-04-05
FINANCE BILL IS
PASSED IN SENATE
Skating and Hockey Added to
Approved Sunday Sports

State Capitol, Hartford. April lP
The Senate today adopted the bill
making appropriations totalling
S53.62 SOC for expenses of the state
for the fiscal period ending June go
1929. The committee on appropria-
lions reported the bin favorably on
March Is. Senator Samuel c. Shaw,
Eeddlng. senate leader, commended
budget.
Senator Edward F. Hall Of New
Britain, chairman of the committee
said the bill providing for new
construction and maintenance Of
physical properties of the state in
stitudons would most likely be re-
ported this week.
More Sunday Sports
Professional and amateur skating
and hockey are added to Sunday
sports permitted under local option
under a bill favorably reported in
the House. The bill also removes
the p. m. limit for all Sunday
sports.
a bill providing for an aviation
commissioner al a salary Of 81, 200
year was favorably reported by the
aviation committee and was referred
10 the appropriation committee. An
appropriation of s35,040 for the
the next two years is asked for. The
bill establishes a code OF aviation for
the state.
A favorable report was made In
the senate on Senate bill 279,
amending the charter OF New Haven
and establishing the teachers re-
tiremcnt fund
The bill provides that the amount
deducted from any salary shall not
exceed s4S in any year.
The committee on interpretations
reported favorably on the bill giving
the Connecticut Power company the
right of eminent domain.
Favorable reports in the house IN
Guided: Establishing a traffic COM
mission In New Haven: providing
county commissioners shall provide
accommodations for superior ana
common pleas courts; creating board
OF finance in East Hartford; provid-
ing for five day advertising OF West
Haven ordinances; rules and regu-
lations: establishing small claims
court in Hartford; changing duties
OF New Haven harhor commits
sionery.
Child Labor Law.
The senate adopted a hin provid-
ing that no minor under l6 shall be
employed or permitted TO work in
|any mercantile establishment after
6 p. m. on more than one day a
week except during Christmas holi-
days. and that no female over 16
shall be employed in any manufac-
turing, mechanical or mercantile es-
, adjustment between 10 p. m. and
/ a. m.
! Other bills adopted by the senate
! included senate bill 55S, fixing the
/ length of salt water fish which may
I be bought. sold or offered for sale;
senate bill 175. making regulations
| FOR the removal OF snow and ice
from and the repair OF defects in
sidewalks in city OF Norwalk: sem
ate bill !T3. paying Norwich alder
men AMI councilmcn. members of
the to-! q! water commission erS
ard Cf he btGrd OF gas and cleo
trcal commissioners IS for each
meeting attended; senate bill "a, es-
tablishing division of adult educa-
ton; senate bill 500, making more
strict the law on cruelty TO animals.
Only one bin, house bill 1872, in
cooperating the Granite Bay associ-
alton OF Branford. was starred for
action on the calendar. The meas
ure, which was adopted. provides
for the incorporation OF all owners
OF real estate in the granite bay sec
ton. TO provide for the health.
comfort. safety, convenience and
good morals" OF the people OF that
section, making property owners
eligible to vote or TO give proxies to
any Connecticut elector, government
to be vested in an executive board
OF five members. empowered to col
lect ashes and garbage. to
employ and pay one or