New Britain herald., 1927-03-16
AGE LIMIT BILL
 PASSES SENATE
So Does One for Speeding Up
 Auto Traffic

l H hjch lowers the age limit for operators CT motor vehicles from 1S 70 1G. The hIl! now goes to the j house.
 Mrs. Merritt explained that there ! wa.S a question Of doubt in her mind l of the safety Of permitting persons ! under $ to drive automobiles. She | a!I she would rather be sa:e than i sorry"
 l Tue senate passed without debate 'Ho other bills which had been Ia torahly reported rom the motor vehicle committee. One removes the
 limits Of 20 and 50 miles an hour IS prima faCie evidence of speeding l and provides that operation in such ] a IL ruer as to endangor life shall i constitute violation of the law. Tho , other requires the crating Of ani- mals carried on running boayds.
 The senate received favorable report on q bill making the salary 1 of the insuranc" commissioner to ! $7,5ad q year.
 The house passed a bill amending gasoline tax section Of motor vehicle . law. substituting police department apparatus' for police patrol wagons amoug vehicles which can secure fuel tax free: broadening 1925 dct1- . eition Of motor fuel distribution: re- qUiIine distributors 10 file slo,t0O bonds before license is issued; pro yidine gasoline dealers license may be suspended, making distributors liable for interest at rate of 9 per cent year on unpaid taxes and pro- Niling appeal from imposition of tax Q superior court Of Hartford where such action shall be privileged; act to he effective June l, 1927.
 The nomination of Burt J. John stone. Woodstock, for Windham county commissioner was confirmed hy the senate.
 The senate adopted g. F. 19G, au- thorizing the governor to investigate and act on freight taxes for fuel and other commodities and appro- priating $25,00G for the purpose, and ;. E. 10, creating a financial advis- ory committee in Bridgeport, con : sisting of nine members appointed by the mayor, to which shall be re- ferred all proposals 10 issue bonds for the erection Of buildings, bridges or other structures and for the pur- chase of lands and which shall have power 10 require all city officials and boards 10 furnish all information in their posse ossion; no bond issue to be legal until the written consent of
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 The finance committee reported favorably on the bill authorizing the appointment of a commissioner on taxation in Stamford: permitting Bridgeport to issue s900,o00 school bonds and s350.0pO bridge bonds; $500, 900 pavement bonds; Water bury sGSj,000 street improvement bonds.
 On favorable report on the claims committee. the house adopted II. E. l53. paying sl,43O to Edmund F. Singer Of panbury for hospital eX- panses for injuries received in the service of the state.
 on recommendation of the claims committee, the house also adopted l. sion Of s75 to Leo J. Ssson, for care made necessary by injuries received iu service of the state.
 on favorable report Of the claims committee. lh" house adopted II. B. 284. paying s1,Oo0 10 Lena Braynan of Norwich for injuries received while visiting her daughter at Long Lane farm.
 Tn" house received a favorable report on bin providing that say ings banks shall not invest more than 75 per cent oI surplus and de posits in first mortgages, adjustment 10 this condition to be made by 1882.
 Several Bills Rejected.
 Among several bills rejected by the house on unfavorable reports, of the fisheries and game committees was one which would permit hunt ing deer with bow and arrow.
 Other bills rejected on unfavor- able reports were: H. B. 60, cX- omp,ing fuel for all police depart tment apparatus rom gasoline tax.
 
 eli of Norwich s15 for damage to his automobile in collision with state department of health car.
 Among the fish and game bills ] re3ect.d were:
 II. F. 17S, repeating all laws pro- tocting wild quadrupcds; II. F. 62, providing no license shall be re- quired to fish for smolts or eels in certain waters in Groton.
 II. F. 800. providing for issue of combination fishing and hunting li- . canso 10 non-residents, fee to be &l5.25.
 II. E. i9S, providing no anrling . license shall be required when ang- Ter has permission of stream owner, Bills Adopted.
 The senate adopted the following bills; $. F. AT, providing that the sn- , p,lior court of Fairfield county shall hold ar least one session year in Norwalk for the purpose Of natural izinE aliens.
 $. F. 4S4, providing that copy CI any I'SdI dI'ioH "h"li'Ht " P'i'''' who is an inmate oF an institution for the insane which involves 'h" property rights of such person shall b. sen. by registered mail to th" de- ! naItfunlt of state agencies and incti- futions and that a copy of any writ requiring service on such person shall be filed with the Supt. of th" institution.
 <. E. f71. providing that the names of persons escaping from in- . .,,tufious for the insane shall be - stricken from records after on" year and that such persons shall not be returned thereafter except upon fur- tNrr commitment
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