The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-04
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 It also killed orr a batch of Public Utilities measures, among them provisions to:
 Authorize municipalities to fur nish power to adjoining communi- ties from public-owned plants.
 Empower the Public Utilities commission to examine the rates of the Connecticut Co, at Stamford.
 Regulate telephone charges by legislation.
 Require power companies to furnish rate schedules to the com mission.
 Replace the commission with a public service authority of seven members named by the governor to regulate light, power, transpor- tation and communication services.
 Rejected Bill
 Also rejected were bills which provided:
 Criminals furnish the state with a list of defense witnesses five days before arraignment.
 Authorizing the city of Stamford to issue $400.000 bonds for new courthouse.
 Placing a four mills tax on all state bonds and notes.
 A penalty of $25 for each day a motor transportation fails to file it's annual report with the state.
 Holding selectmen personally re- sponsible, instead of the county commissioners, for highway de- fects.
 The state fire warden be permit ted to use closed or abandoned highways as fire breaks.
 The Jurisdiction of small claims courts be reduced from $100 to $50.
 William Walker, Bridgeport, was granted $750 for the death of his wife, killed several years ago by state troopers in search for ban dits.
 Weaver Given Damages
 Waldo M. Weaver, Torrington, whose automobile was fired upon by Connecticut and Massachusetts state troopers during the hunt for Alexander Kaminski, escaped Mas sachusetts slayer who recently was executed was allowed $370.20 dam. ages.
 The Senate voted to speed legis- lation by sending all business transacted today directly to the House under suspension of rules.
 The Senate followed House ac. ton in killing the allegiance bill and sidetracked immediate vote on the district court bill by tabIing it. It was conceded 1t never would be revived.
 The upper branch voted to re- consider its rejection of a bill per- hitting the board of pardons to grant pardons at any time and 1t was sent back to committee.
 Also recomitted was bill re- garding registration of milk pro- ducers and dealers as to the sale of milk and cream.
 Passed Senate Bills
 Senate bills passed provided:
 Cities may erect taxi stands af- ter first receiving permission from property owners.
 Any automobile operator, except the owner, will be assumed to be the owners agent unless proven otherwise.
 The board of examiners and en- baimers be permitted to destroy it's records after six years. Heretofore they were to be held indefinitely.
 The commissioner of public health and safety approve of ali solutions used in the eyes of new born children.
 TT 3 health commissioner give advice regarding all public water systems.
 " Reduction of the bond for the treasurer of the natureopathie ex- aminers board from $3,5O0 to $1,000.
 Increasing license fees of nature opaths from $3 to $5 a year and to $10 if not renewed or paid with in six months.
 Elimination of the tax on wa owned by non-residents.
 For sale of abandoned or un- claimed cemetery lots after ten years. The limit now is five years.
 Rejected were bills which would:
 Pr-vide a 40-hour work week for employees in state insane asy- lums and mechanics in state insti- tutions.
 Provide right of appeal to the supreme court in injunction cases.
 Permit retired superior and su- preme court judges to retain mem- bership on the judicial council.
 Prevent minor court judges from passing on civil matters.