Connecticut Legislators Plan Dummy Sessions Over Vetoes
Connecticut lawmakers move to finish work before the governor’s deadline as he faces up to 380 to 200 bills. A Friday and weekend session plan aims to bypass pocket veto risk by approving measures that could become law without his signature. House quorum was sparse, with Edward J. Kelly acting speaker and Dennis Clyne presiding briefly.
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Nartford
General Assembly
Mopleons
Fesk
Howeer
House
Senate
weMorrow
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Edward J. Kelly
Colchester
American Legion
Dennis Clyne
New Haven
Dies and Funerals in 1923 City Notices
Fragmented obituary notices list multiple individuals with June 4 funeral times and locations in 1923. Margaret Collins, Giles Potter, Beardsley, Johnson, Brown, Lundquist, Morris, Mannion and others are referenced with residences, church services, and interment details at local cemeteries and churches.
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RILE
Margaret Collins
Deniel Ailes
Gregory Siree
Heart Church
St. Michael’s Cremetery
Potter
Milfordune
Giles
Charles 3
Denn
Lakeview
Beardslex
Slantington
John L. Beardsley
Huntington
Munday
Lawir Cemeery
Wohnson
Mat
Wheeler Ayéenue
Ilvin
Sarena Oka Son
Messiah Baptist Church
Arch Street
Mt. Grove
Brown
Fairfield Wents
Tiea
Fairfield
Conn
Ann EL
William P. Brown
Fairfield Woods
Fairfield Basecome Rs
Lundquist
Edward KE. Lundquist
Fairfield Avenue
Morris
George Mores
Atirnil Tie
Hisure
Madison Avenue
German Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church
S. Mannion
Wtf A
Soleyon
Faredy Qlet St. Peters
Lasnbury
Secret Amendments to Bridgeport Charter Reported
Bridgeport people hear of amendments to the city charter involving the city auditor retirement and consulting role, tax collector bond and duties, town and city meeting warnings, and education board powers. Provisions detail salaries, appointment terms, and fiscal controls, with multiple sections amending sections of the 1907 act and related statutes.
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Mealth
Audhtor
Keating
Alate
Dcline
Elly
Snall
Ne' Ifere
Cigy
Bridgesport
Fox
City of
Board of Police Commissioners
Board of Relief
Common Council
Boards of Park Commissioners
Boards of Park Commissioners and Clarities
Cie of
iCity of
Lheny
Bridgepurt
Pees
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Connell
Sid Uonds
Ito
Fire Prevention Bureau Positions Validated by Governor
Hartford June 1 The Fire Prevention Bureau and related positions, held prior to the February Common Council action, were validated by Governor Charles Templeton. The measure, rushed through with suspensions, faced opposition from Andrew M. Cooper and the Henubpean Voters' League. A separate bill imposes a 109 penalty for nonstandard timepiece registers.
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Hartford
Charles Templeton
Charles A. Templeton
Psps
Andrew
Gisa
Templeton
Templeton Signs Bill Regulating Time For Clocks
Templeton signed an anti daylight bill requiring clocks on public display to show standard time with a 4100 fine for violations. A weaker version passed the House but was rejected by the Senate. The governor also signed bills on Sunday concerts, a referendum process, and various state budget and education questions. Hartford, Ture resigned the
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Templeton
Senate
Boards of Education
Hartford
Ture
Ballot Commission Retained by Senate in City Planning Session
The senate retained the ballot commission with instructions to report next session. Bills recall Milford incorporation and Outlook Insurance measures, with a three disinterested appraisers panel to determine damages. Authorized court action protects landowners during compensation, with city possession delayed until payments are secured.
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Wartford
Benlate
General Assembly
Milford
Outlook Insurance Company
Dhaetford
Pisa Tee
Weiss Asks Court To Cut Tax Assessments
Jacob Weiss challenged Bridgeport property assessments in Superior Court alleging excessive and unjust valuations. He owned State Street land and a Kossuth Street lot, contesting State Street land at 55,922 and 13,200 for building, plus 69,121 total land value and 34,500 plus 8,000 building on State Street, with Kossuth Street at 1,000. The Board of Review denied relief.
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Board of
Jacob Weiss
City of Bridgeport
State Street
Kossuth Street
Fie
Iietter
Governor to Sign Multiple Bills on Danbury Dormitory
Martford June 1 The governor prepared to sign several bills including a 109000 appropriation for a Danbury state normal school dormitory and a 200000 fireproof infirmary at the East Lyme tuberculosis sanatorium. Supporters hope to override vetoes on the Danbury dormitory measure while Me Cook and related land expansion funds await action.
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Cook
Danbury
Karmal Schoal
Unusual Saturday Session Marking Time in Connecticut Assembly
Connecticut legislators convene on a Saturday for the first time in memory as the General Assembly meets with no business planned. Governor Templeton’s vetoes loom, a medical examining board bill passes, and federal enforcement of the Volstead act remains in force amid ongoing prosecutions and public notices from New York officials.
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Vartpord
General Assembly
Templeton
Senate
Medical Oy
Ahouk
Bork
Mull lan-Gage
State House
Hill Boys
U. S
New York
Smith
Palmer CanGeld
Canfield
Gov Smith Signs Day Law Repeal And Weaning Of Prohibition
The governor signed a repeal enabling states to set their own intoxicating beverage limits after the eighteenth amendment is repealed. Some states may restrict traffic to beverages with low alcohol, while others may expand to the maximum under federal statute. The Folstead Act remains unaffected.
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Gov. Smith
Willian He Burr Named Consulting Engineer For New East Washington Bridge
The East Washington Avenue Bridge Commission confirms William He Burr, head of Columbia University Civil Engineering, as consulting engineer for the Pequonnock River bridge project. City Engineer James A. McEwing will supervise the work. plans must be revised and readvertised. Work should progress by summer’s end. earlier contracts and steel orders are noted as resolved.
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Willian He Burr
Department of Civil Engineering
Columbia University
East Washington Avenue
War Department
James A. McEirng
Burr
Burt Ted Tely Hurr
I. Deuce Tompkins
New York
Tompkins
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