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VOL. 49 NO. 133
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1913
PRICE TWO CENTS
JENNINGS BROS;
ENJOIN CITY IN
MRS. HESS FOUND WANDERING
THROUGH TRUWLL; ALL HER
SINGLE TAX
DISTRICT FOR
BENT SUGGESTS
IMPROVEMENTS
ELM ST. WORK
MONEY STRANGELY MISSING
BRIDGEPORT
IN CITY COURT
Director Courtade Is
Ordered to Cease
Work on Grade
Company Claims That Liii! Will
Be Shot Out of Its Bas3
msnt A. temporary Injunction was served
n Director of Public. Works Jacob A.
Courtade this morning, by Attorney
David S. Day. counsel for the Jennings
Brother company, restraining- he city
from going on -with the -work of rais
ing the grade of Elm street on the
south side of he thoroughfare until
the. matter has been threshed out be
fore. Judge Gardiner Greene In the
Superior court - next September.
This action on the part of the Jen
nings Brothers company came like a
bolt out of a clear sky for although
Mayor C. B. "Wilson -when he vetoed
, the measure providing for "the change
of grade on the street said that the
Jennings Brothers company would
want damages If the grade -was chang
ed, it vii not thought that they would
take the action which they have taken
and hold tip the work oh the street for
several months to come.
In the Injunction which la returnable
befcre Judge Greene on the second
Tuesday . In . September, it is stated
that the raising of the curb and gradi
of tile street 12 to 14 inches on the
outhr side of the street as is planned,
will sb-ut out the light from the base
ment of the factory, and greatly dam
age the" business of the - concern.
Director Courtade had.; bis men at
work on the street yesterday and the
curb line was raised 14 inches for a
distance of about 150 feet. The curb
"will have to be left as it is now
s until the. matter has been definitely
settled in the courts. , j
HAULIUG PONDEROUS
WEIGHT CAUSE OF
DEATH. OF CUELLOt
I
Brass Co. Employe's. Cerebral
. Hemorrhage Not Due to
" Flying Metal"
Martin Cttello, or Curia, the 40- year
eld employee of the Bridgeport Brass
Company who died in Bridgeport hos-
'- vital on May 23. and who it was first
.reported was struck by a flying- piece' of
I brass which struck him near , the tem-
pie, met death from cedebral hemor
rhage. - , ' - .
. According to the finding in thej re
cent inquest held before Coronet J.
;J. Fhelan. Cuello had teen ' employed
"as- a "transfer man" wheeling fiat
rolls of brass from one end of the
tu!lding to another.
When he dropped at work he was en-
gaged tn pulling a four wheeled truck
. upon which were 5 rolls each weigh
ing 75 pounds. Computation shows
. that this to but little ehort of one ton
f In weight! Although he could and
j id have assistance when needed, it
' was his daily practice to drag such
, loads about the building.
It'wae further determined that Cuel
j to was in no manner struck by flying
itnetal. and his death is consequently
found to Je accidental.
CALLAIIAII GETS
$1,000 VERDICT
; AGAHIStCOIM. CO.
. t John Callanen of this city who sued
the Connecticut Company to recover
-for injuries received when he was
(truck by a trolley car in August, 1912,
wu awarded 1 1.000 by a Jury in the
rivll superior court yesterday &f ter-
roon-
Oallanan sued for 48,000. He was in
-the employ of the city art the time
of the accident and his team was
"standing in Fairfield avenue near tho
lAh creek bridge, when a- car ap
proached. Callanan claimed he ran to get the
.horse out of the way but was hitn
,"elf struck by the car. His left leg
was so badly injured that amputation
at the knee was necessary and the
right ankle was also fractured. The
Connecticut Company alleged contribu
tory negligence.
BALDWIN DESIGNATES ',
PREDECESSOR TO GO TO
SEDGViCK UNVEILING
Hartford, June 5. Governor Bald
. win announced, today, that he will be
fcnable to go to Gettysburg to parti ci
. rate in the unveiling of the Sedgwick
- JJonument on June 19, and has de
signated former Governor Frank B.
Weeks of Middletown to represent the
state on that occasion and accept the
'ttatue on behalf cf Connecticut.
irior to fixing the date for the un
. -veiling. Gov. Baldwin had already
ftiade an engagement to attend com
. mencement at the New Britain Nor
. xn&J School on that date and present
. the diplomas to the graduates.
. The Connecticut party, including
former Gov. Weeks and the members
of the Sedgwick commission, will
1 leave the state for Gettysburg on June
18. - -
Gov. Baldwin said, today, tl.at he
(Will attend the semi-centennial of the
qX Qettyiiburr, July 1-4.
Said to
. Her
Have Had More Than $5,000 in
Possession When She Escaped
from Sanitarium Attendant
Mrs. Qertrude Hess, ' the wealthy
New York widow who. escaped yester
day from a Westport Sanatorium at
tendant while passing through Bridge
port, after wandering about the coun
try roads of Fairfield, Easton and
Trumbull during the entire afternoon
and night was recaptured this morn
ing by "Capt. George Arnold of the
local detective' department accom
panied by a picked squad of assistants
including Detective Sergeant Peter
Hall and Policemen Sheridan Ladd
and Dennis Toohy.
She was almost in a state, of col
lapse and was wandering aimlessly to
wards Bridgeport. Brought' to this
city In the police patrol she was met
by her two sons, William and John
M. Hess, who had scoured the coun
tryside in an automobile, following
the many traces which had been fur
nished by readers of The Farmer.',
When questioned f at police head
quarters it was ascertained that, -the
$6,000 which she was reputed to have
had in her possession was missing and
all efforts to have her say what' had
become of it or where she had stop
ped during the night was futile. Both
to the police and to her sons . she
maintained absolute and stolid . sil
ence. At one tirne-she admitted that
she had stopped at the house of
TURKISH BE JAILED BY
PRETTY AMERICAN flFE,
K GIVEK HIS LIBERTY
Eilia. Caprillian, the TurkisI Bey, '.
who-vwae aimted on a -.beneli -warrant
about a month ago for trying to break
Into the Stratford . home at his wife.
Alma Miller Caprillian, had his ; case
nolled today. He . was on the docket
of the criminal superior court charged
with injury to property.
The Bey, who is a man of disting
uished appearance,, was' disappointed
wheii'hls case wap nolled. He. said" he
wairted a trial in order to-prove that
his : arrest was unjust. ' At the time
of his arrest bis bonds were fixed at
$1,000 and as ie was unable to- ob
tain this amount ho had been 'lang
uishing In jail. .
This is not the first time the Tur
kish noble has been in court. He . was
arrested .several months ago upon
complaint of . his wife who claimed
her husband had assaulted her. In the
Stratford town court Caprillian was
MOTORIST SENTENCED FOR
DEATH OF HIS PASSENGER ?
APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT
.Herman Bloch, the young Newtown
autoist, was found guilty of, man
slaughter by a . Jury in xthe criminal
superior court today and was sentenc
ed to jail for eight months by Judge
Reed. The jury was out only a short
time before reaching a verdict. Bloch
took an appeal to the supreme court,
which was allowed under $2,000 bonds.
-It was alleged that Block was driv
NEGRESSES HELD
AS ROBBERS MAY
BE MUCH WANTED
In the arrest 'last .night' of Daisy
Comerford, alias "Miller" and Fannie
Mitchell, alias "Winslow" who were
routed out from under beds m a tene
ment on Housatonic avenue ' by Pa-tro-men
James Barton and Charles
Meyer upon description furnished by
Johiy Riso who earlier in the evening
had been robbed of $13, the police "to
day believe they have the heads of
one of the boldect bands of highway
women .caught here.
When they were arraigned in the
city court this morning such informa
tion was furnished Judge Wilder .by
the prosecuting attorney that a con
tinuance yf their cases was granted
until tomorrow under bonds of $500
each. They are charged with theft
from the person.
For tjome time past complaints of
bold holdups in dark streets by two
colored women have been received. So
carefully have the features been cov
ered that complaints from their vic
tims usually intoxicated! have been of
little value to the police.
Last night, however, as John Riso,
of East Main street was walking along
a darkened part of Railroad avenue,
two women approached him and after
some conversation one of them rifled
his pockPte of all valuables while the
other threatening him witn what ap
peared to be a glistening object stood
guard against intrusions.
Riso reported his hold-up to the au
thorities with the result that Patrol
men Meyer and Barton arrested the
women upqn description. They also
fit the descriptions of principals in
several similar occurrences and an ef
"someone" but she refused to give any
intimation which would afford a clue.
Later she was taken to- New York
city and it is believed that she. will
not be sent to a sanitarium again but
that trained nurses' will be - kept in
constant attendance.
William Hess said the recent death
of a husband and mother had preyed
upon rtier mind. v
Much mystery is thrown about the
actions of the woman by the employ
ment .of a. number of private detec
tives who are still tracing her movements-
throughout the country, osten
sibly for the purpose of ascertaining
where she may have stopped at any
time during the night. - v;
The first trace. of her was found yes
terday' afternoon -at the Harry Ed
wards homestead,- Fairfield. , Thence
she was j traced to Easton and lo3t
when it was learned she had been af
forded a ride on an unknown farm
er's wagon. ... i
" Early this morning she was, recog
nized by a resident of Long Hill who
yesterday,; read a" report of her dis
appearance' in- The Farmer and at
once communicated with Capt. Arnold.
With a squad of men Capt. Arnold
sped to the spot and after spreading
his men about she was found walking
towards the Bridgeport-Trumbull line.
She did not resist. . - ,
lined $1 and 'sentenced, to Jail for 30
Jays but he appealed., to' the court of
common pleas,, criminal elde.;Thi p-j
peal is still pending. '
. It is understood that Mrs. Capril
lian did' not wish her husband sent
to Jail but she did j want to have, him
cease his annoying tactics. For that
reason she was willing to agree on a
nolle on the injury to property charge,
providing her t husband - agreed' not to
annoy, her further. ,
The couple, who were married in
June, .1911, have not been very con
genial. Mrs Caprillian has brought
divorce proceedings alleging- intoler
able cruelty, and this action , will be
heard soon in' the superior court. The
husband denies the charge. He ,wlll
contest, the case. The plaintiff, whose
najne before marriage was Alma Mill
er, is-ra pretty brunette, who is highly
respected in y Stratford. ' - -
ing an auto recklessly last July and
when the machine left the road and
struck a flight of stone steps, a pass
enger named Ievi (Gilbert was thrown
out and fatally- Injured.. "
Bloch claimed be wasn't, driving in
a reckless manner and testimony . .of
physicians was introduced to show
that Gilbert had been in a weakened
condition due to excessive drinking. ,
fort to1 bring ' complainants before
them for identification in today being
made.
PRETTY WEDDING
AT KAELIH HOME
In one .of the" prettiest home wed
dings of the season, , . Miss lionise
Kaelln, the charming daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Kaelin of No. 28 3 East
Washington avenue last -evening be- j
came the bride of John A; Web, su
perintendent of the Brick Ice Machin
ery company of Williamsburg, Pa. .
The ceremony was performed at S
o'clock, the Rev. Paul F. Clemen, pas
tor of St. Paulus Lutheran church of
No. 95 Harriet street officiating. Miss
Kaelin wore a beautiful bridal cos
tume and was attended by her sister,
Miss Emma Breit Kaelin. The best
man was Paul Kaelin, a brother of
the bride. . .'
After the ceremony a wedding sup
per was served, the members of the
families being the guests at the re
past. The bride and groom took their
departure on the 12:45 train for Wil
liamsburg where a fine home awaits
them.
NEW WALK 'IN ARCADE
The passageway through the post of
fice Arcade is closed up zor a few days
owing to the f aot that the Burns com
pany is tearing up the concrete pave
ment there and laying a granulithic
walk in its stead. For a few day
the hundreds of people -who have been
in the habit of cutting through iie
Arcade in going from Main . street' to
Broad street will have to go through
the block by way of John or Cannon
street, ' .
Bridge Bonding Bill Is
Now Up to Gov
ernor
The bill making Bridgeport one tax
district went through the House, yes
terday,, in the rush of business. The
measure came in from the Senate, us
printed, and 'was put through -upon
the motion of the chairman of the
committee on Cities and Boroughs,
Mr. King of Fairfield. ; .
The bridge bonding bill passed the
Senate, with the automatic referen
rum s ttached in the House upon the
motion of Representative Wilson. The
biil carries $1,500,0)0 and compels both
bridges to . be voted upon . at
once.. Originally the measure was in
two parts. It was combined in trie
committee; "the friends of the bill ap
parently hoping that the proposal for
a bridge at Stratford avenue might
carry, the. State street project through.
it is generally neiievea xnat ma oon-
bling up will defeat the measure. It
will ' be submitted in November.
-1 A bill increasing the salary of Chief
Mooney of the Bridgeport Fire depart
ment fails because of its veto by the
governor.
A bill relating to the police and fire
departments also was adopted, but
without an objectionable feature
which -vould enable the sommiesioners
to create manjf ' vacancies by the re
moval of men over sixty, .without their
consent. . .-.'
Other bills affecting Bridgeport in
its local affairs were- the bill authoriz
ing an almshouse, . which requires sub
mission to the voters m November, and
a bill at ithorizing an expenditure of
$200,000, for " pavements and $20,000 for
school nouses.
Among bills relating to Bridgeport
whieh were defeated was 'the bill, to
destroy the self perpetuating system in
the Park board, the bill to enable
Bridgeport to acquire-its- water' works,
and a - bill giving the people : a,--veto
over the acts or xne amermen.
Governor HaSv Many
ftums To Distribute
To Name Minor Court Judges
and 8 County Commissioners
' Hartford. June 5. Governor Bald
win' will have a number of commit
tees to appoint, of which that of fish
eries and- game, of eight members, is
one , of the most important Opinion
holds that three members will be- the
present commissioners should they de
sire to serve as it is only a short while
ago since the ' governor re-appointed
them under the old law. - When the
public utilities commission. " was ap
pointed, the ' governor selected the
three railroad commissioners whom
he had previously" named under the
existing law..
Every one of the new committees
created is to be filled by. direct ap
pointment.;' This is in striking con
trast with commissions created when
the - legislature was' Republican in
both branches and the executive a Re
publican. Most of . the older commis
sions required the consent of the Sea
ate, t Gov. Baldwin will make judge
ship appointments in those courts in
which there will be vacancies by rea
son of disagreements over Judiciary
committee reports and will fill county
commission vacancies. The governor
has asked the attorney general for a
number of opinions on various ques
tions but whether upon the judgeships
and county commlssionerships is not
known.
Finklestone Thwarts
Supposed Attempt
At Jewel Robbery
- " ; x.
" A bold attempt to rob a Main street
jewelry "store was made this morning
and only frustrated through the brav
ery of ai customer who ' happened up
on the intruder at the time, according
I to the police. '
A young man unknown' to the police
of this city,. who. gives "his name -as
Fred Meyers," 18 Water street, "Dan
bury, Comi., is held at police headquar
ters upon a charge of attempted : theft.
According to the Information now
in the hands of the - police who are
still investigating the affair with the
hopes of finding accomplices, Meyers
slipped quietly into the store of Isaao
Levy. 1386 Main street, when Dora,
the daughter of the proprietor had
been .called to the rear of the build-
lng upon some pretext.-, Meyers imme
diately went behind the counter and
was found stooping down, apparently
ready to rifle the diamond compart
ment of the open safe when Jacob
Finklestone of SS High street, employ
ed in the Public Works department en
tered the doorway. -
The customer at once perceiving the
stranger tampering with the goods
behind the counter barred the door
way and -called for assistance. Meyers
was at first prepared to make his es
cape but was told that it would be
no use. He' then averred he was look
ing for a watch . ' he had - previously
brought to the store, but upon the
clerk returning he was haled by Fin
klestone to await the arrival of Pa
trolman Robert McCullough who ac
complished his arresf .
George Bishop, 65 years of age,- who
was taken to St. Vincent's hospital
from the Springfield House in Middle
street Tuesday suffering from kidney
trouble, died at the hospital yester-day-'and
his body was removed to the
Walker & Banks undertaking estab-
' lishment oi - Fairfield avenue.
Democratic Candidate for Judge
Congratulates Choice of
Republicans '
W. W. Bent, who was the Demo
cratic candidate for. judge of the, city
court, has written to Thomas C.
t-oughlm, the successful candidate
elected by the Republicans, a letter
of congratulation. Mr. Bent hopes
that Judge Coughlin will establish a
juvenile court, and make other sug
gestions which he believes may be
neipiui. xne letter follows:
. Bridgeport, Conn., June 5, 1913;
Hon. Thomas C. Coughlin
City.
Dear Sir: ,
As one , whose name has been con.
sidered in connection with others as a
candidate, I . congratulate you upon
your appointment by the General As
sembly as Judge . of the City Court
of Bridgeport, and extend to you my
best wishes for your success in the
conduct of that office. .
Had the General Assembly . seen fit
to nave considered my name favorab
ly, there were certain ideas which 1
for a long time, had in mind in regards
to -the administration of that very
important1 branch of our municipal
government. These plans and. Ideas
I would have' attempted to have car
ried out. in. order that -this- court
might have been conducted in accord
ance with the mere modern and pro
gressive views, now prevailing in sim
ilar courts in some of our more pro
gressive cities, and I believe that they
would have met with the popular ap
proval -of the members of the bar
and the citizens of Bridgeport.
As such an opportunity did not pre
sent itself, . I now -respectfully offer
these suggestions for your considera
tion, with only x one object in mind,
and that Is in the hopes that justice
may be dealt out to the unfortunates
who come in contact with this branch
of our. local government, so that not
only tie community may he protected
from those who are inherently bad and
a source of danger to society, but also
in order that those who are not .in
herently vicious and bad may be given
an opportunity to straighten but their
lived and comply with the laws, of
society, and be given a chance to dem
onstrate that they are capable -of be
coming good and. useful Inhabitants
of this city; , and also with the hopes
c lent for tbe;,handling of all civil mat
ters that may come before it.
This court being the ' one - before
whom both seasoned ' offenders and
harmless violators of -the law are first
brought, the judgment which is pro
nounced may either make a man of
him who stands before ' it, or cause
him to consider society as his ene
my. "-'".' ' .1 ' ' '
Therefore I, as a member of the bar
and -a-citizen of Bridgeport, would re
speptfully invite for your considera
tion , the following suggestions:
1. The establishment of a Juvenile
court ." to be ' conducted ' in accordance
with tne prevailing . ?moaern laeas ui
dealing out Justice for all juvenile
offenders.
2. . A separate hearing for all female
offenders.' 1
- 3. A more general use of the proba
tion officer. .
4. The holding to a more strict ao
countability ',- for the conduct of - their
children, the parents of all ' juvenile
offenders.
These are a few of tle more impor
tant ideas which I should have at
tempted to have carried out. The civil
side of this court is each year -becom
ing more and 'more important, and a
greater number of cases are continu
ally being returned to it. In order,
therefore, that it mignt more reaony
nn.-l efficiently meet the demands of
those who practice before it, I would
offer the following suggestions:
i: The establishment of .a trial list
as in the Superior and "Court of Com
mon Pleas.
vi The fixine- of , one afternoon in
each week for the hearing Of all mo
tions and for the assignment of cases
for trial, as is done Jn other courts.
Respectfully yours,
VM. W. BENT.
STATE ESTABLISHES
- MINIMUM WAGE
Hartford, June 5. Under chapter.
155 of the new public acts which re
lates to the salaries of chief clerks
in the offices of the secretary of state.
the state treasurer ahd the-comptrol
ler, it is believed, the state has estab
lished its first minimum wage scale.
The act apparently provides that all
clerks in these offices shall have com-
psnsation at not less than $3.50 a day
and this is taken to include typusts,
copyists and all other employes. '
RELIEF IS AT LAST . ,
SIGHT FOR FAIRFIELD AV.
The public works department of the
city will begin Monday to tear up the
asphalt in the block on Fairfield ave
nue between Broad street and Main
street preparatory to laying the wood
block pavement there. ' The Connecti
cut company now has a gang of la
borers at work on this stretch of
street putting in their new tracksand
it is expected that their work will be
finished in about a week.
The work of paving Fairfield ave
nue is now practically fnished from
Park avenue in as far as Broad street
and it will not be long before the en
tire length of the street will be paved
with the wood blocks and again open
ed up for general traffic after being
torn up for months. , .
There are nine men on a Side in
a baseball game, aren't there?" asked
the man from abroad.
"No," replied Miss Cayenne. "Ten
The umpire shifts.", Washington
Star- , , -
Disapproves of Bill Requiring State1
Rather Than Towns to Build
Small Bridges '
V0HT STAND FOR WATERED STOCK
Puts Ban
sory for
Travel
on Measure Making !t Compul
Public Utilities Commission to
Over State to Hold Jlearings
, (Special to The - Farmer) .
Hartford, June: 5 The strenuous day
which Governor Baldwin put in, yes
terday, incident to adjournment of the
General Assembly did not prevent him
from taking tfp the task, of examining
measures before him without delay.
He immediately disapproved of the
Pardee bill to . regulate the mosquito
pest, the Nee be bill to recruire the pub
lic utilities commission to Journey to
a locality to give a first hearing at
least upon , a cause, the Davis bill re
quiring the state tb build bridges on
trunk highways whfch have not Over
40 feet spans and amended by Mr.
Wilson, of Bridgeport, requiring trol
ley companies using the bridge to pay
a part of1 the cost and the Jones (South
Windsor) bill extending the .-time, for
constructing the "Windsorville & Bast
Hartford Street Bail way. . Each of
these measures falls-. All underwent
vigorous and prolonged debate in' both
branches. A veto was written, yes
terday, on the mosqurbo "bill.-. xj
It, was to be expected that the street
company's . bill would not be accept
able as the message1 the governor seni
to the House ont-vMonday proclaimed
his- intention to dieapgrove. any-measures
which d,id not provide that the
stock should be' issued at par for cash
or its equivalent. ' ! '
"The Opposition to the public utilities
hearing -bill in debate was - that the
committee holds, local 'hearings if nec
essary and compulsory provision was
unnecessary. " , i
- Governor Baldwii also disapproves
of the bill entitled "an act raising the
salary of the chief engineer of the fire
department of the city of Bridgeport-"
The governor says in -his memor
andum: . ' '
"The charter of Bridgeport provides
that the board of fire commissioners
shall appoint a fit and suitable 'per
son to fill the office of chief engineer
of tne department and that the com
mon council may increase or diminish
the salary of such an officer only in
case of a vacancy or by ordinance to
take' ffect upon the occurrence ' ol
such vacancy.
"The board of fire commissioners, on
petition of the present chief of the
fire department, recommended to the
Common council an increase of ids
salary of J2.000 -to $2,500. The Common
council thereupon increased the salary
to $3,000. The general act giving pow
ers to cities and boroughs to amend
their charters approved June 3, 1913,
sends matters of this character to- be
settled where they belong, by the
proper local authorities, or on a refer
endum by popular vote.
Thlff bill is, a .piece of special leg
islation -to accomplish' what can be
reached without showing special fa
vors to anybody by. pursuing the meth
od marked out by the general law.
I therefore withhold my signature.
(Signed) Simeon E. Baldwin, Gover
nor. -
ThecommunIcations issued from the
governor's office are as follows:
Memorandum to- be filed with ' the
bill entitled an act concerning bridges
on trunk lines of highways substitute
for House Bill No. 996 (chapter 174).
I withhold my signature from this
bill because.' it throws upon the state
a very heavy burden which is now
not - unfairly distributed ameng the
several towns, in accordance with the
policy whieb 'has been continued un
broken for more than two centuries.
'I have consulted with the- high
way commissioner on this matter and
am satisfied that the present rules of
his office, whieii have been in opera
tion -for some years, under which the
Lstate maintains all bridges erf a 25
foot span or less, cover the case better
than wouldthe proposed act. (Signed)
Simeon E, Baldwin, Governor.
Hartford, June 5 Memorandum to
be filed with the bill entitled An act
concerning hearings before the public
utilities commission substitute for
Senate bill No. 309. (chapter 158).
'I withhold my signature from this
bill for the following reasons, among
others: It would require the com
mission, in every case, at the request
of the, local authorities, to repair to
the municipality on behalf of which
the request was proferred and there
hold a i hearing on the subject matter
in question. This might take them
to a distance from their office at Hart
ford at a time when their presence
there was much more necessary for the
public interest than it could be in
any other town.
"The commission thus far ' has ap
pointed a hearing In the locality af
fected by any application brought be
fore them, whenever it has, been so
requested toy the local authorities and
in many cases, when it has not been
specially . requested. It Is to be pre
sumed, wherever there is reasonable
excuse for appointing a hearing in any
particular town, the commission will
recognize the cause and make the ap
pointment. At present, the commis
sion can hear, if they' sit in Hartford
at the capltol, several cases' from.-dif
ferent towns on the same day. - Thai
proposed act will probably require a ',
day each for hearings and It mighti
require the commission to divide and
send one commissioner to one townJ
and another to another,, and another;
te a third, as applications under It are
numerous, which would be far less i
satisfactory than a-.hearing before'
them all collectively. ,
'It is obvious, therefore, that the
expense for hotel bill, stenographic
work and clerical services, would be
much Increased by the bill. (Signed) .
Simeon E. Baldwin. Governor."
', Hartford, June 5 Memorandum to
be filed with House Bill No. 1,006, an
act extending the time for construc
tion by the WlndeorvUle and East
Hartford Street Railway company. .
"X have -declined -to sign this bill be
cause the charter contains, provisions
which- it is claimed bV those interested
in it permit the issuing of stock at
lees than par and the acceptance of
payment in property ai more than its
value.
. "It was Incorporated under special
acts of 1907, pae lip. the' charter hav
ing; .been passed over the veto of Gov
ernor Woodruff." "Had the fJeneral Law
recommending that shares of stocks in
all corporations, must be Issued only
on payment of cash or its equivalent
in val.ue.-at not lees than par been
adopted I shauld have approved the
bill as it would, have removed its main
objectionable feature. (Signed), Simeon
E.. Baldwin, Governor." f
Hartford, June 5 Memorandum to
be filed with substitute for House Bill ;
No. 55, Chapter 160; entitled an act
concerning, mosquitoes.
f"I have not approved House Bill No.
55, for the following reasons among
others:
"1 It is obviously', defective in the
machinery which it provides to ac
complish its purpose, for instance, in
section four it provides that if any
individual or band of individuals has
expended or. shall expend funds rais
ed by voluntary subscriptions or con
tributions for. the elimination of mos
quito breeding places,1 provided said '
funds amount to at least one-half of ;
the estimated cost of such work, said
director may order it completed or to,'
contract for . its completion. " This
leaves it uncertain by whom the cost '
of such work is to be estimated and
also covers past expenditures without
limit of time. .
"Section six provides that when new
projects for the abolition of mosquito
breeding places in marsh land by fill
ing or other treatment have been car
ried out and permission of the own
ers of the land has not been obtained, ;
the director may appoint a hearing and
due notice to property owners may be ;
given promptly by display on the pub-
lie sign post which seems to be insuf
ficient. . It also provides that at the ,
heH-ring,- person interested shall hav,i
the right to appear and i state their ;
views and that the director shall com- :
ply with the views thus stated so far
as practicable. -This eeems to me td
control -bis action In a manner quite .
pundesirable.'
""It then provides In this section that,
any land owner may appeal from the;
action of the' director by filing with
the superior court. Within seven days ;
after said hearing, "a notice of said,
appeal by presenting to the court the,
requast therefore. No statement is j
made as to the county in which fhe
appeal should be brought. -
'."This section also provides that a.
'Judge- meaning probably the judge:
heading the superior court to which:
the appeal is taken, may award dam
ages if it appears that the appellant i
has been wronged. This is an extra- i
ordinary power to -give a Judge and
would seem a.n invasion of the na-:
tural province of the court and Jury- t
In a civil action.
"Section seven provides that when
marsh areas have been drained by private-
subscription for the public bene
fit 1 shall be the duty of the town,
city or bdrough in which they are to
maintain the ditches In working con
dition, and to ' keep them free from,
obstructions. This seems to be to
thrown- an arbitrary burden uljon the
municipalities for the completion of
drain-age experiments Conducted by
private parties and which may have
been loosely planned.
"Section ten provides absolutely,
against obstructing the outlet of a .
marsh or filling a portion of a- marsh ;
in such a manner as to intercept its
dra'nage and form mosquito breeding
arcos. This seems to me a' eerious
inroad on th-3 rights of private parties
and. public travel unless guarded by
further limitations. 4
"II The bill also throws a burden
on the State at large for the benefit
of the inhabitants of certain parts of
it only. The. $3,000 a year which it
appropriates could readily be expand
ed on a single town. (Signed), Simson
E. Baldwin, Governor." t