(House Bill, Substitute for House Joint Resolution No. 93, Special
Law 440)
AN ACT RAISING A COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A BRIDGE OVER THE CONNECTICUT RIVER BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF EAST HADDAM
AND HADDAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives
in General Assembly convened:
Sec. 1. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint a commission
consisting of three persons, with full power to contract for and in
the name of the State, and to construct and wholly complete, in accordance
with plans and specifications to be secured by it, at a cost not exceeding
two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, ($225,000) a bridge,
with piers and a suitable draw for the passage of vessels of all kinds,
over the Connecticut River between the towns of East Haddam and Haddam,
at or about the location of Goodspeed's Landing, together with suitable
approaches to said bridge.
Sec. 2. Said Commission is hereby authorized to purchase such
land as it may consider necessary for the construction of such bridge
and the approaches thereto; and, in case it is unable to agree with
the owners thereof, it is authorized, through the Attorney-General,
to condemn the same in the name and on behalf of the State; and in
the event that the Attorney General shall find it necessary to institute
proceedings to condemn such lands, including the fee, he shall proceed
in the manner provided in sections 4103 and 4104 of the general statutes.
Sec. 3. Said bridge, when completed, shall be maintained and
operated by the State as a toll bridge, and said commission shall
have charge of such maintenance and operation including the power
to fix the rates of toll or charges to be made for travel over such
bridge, for the period of twenty years from and after the time that
this Act shall go into effect.
Sec. 4. Said commission is hereby authorized to construct, on
said bridge, a track and necessary equipment for street railway purposes,
and wires and other equipment for transmitting electricity, and to
lease the use of said track and equipment to any street trailway company
or companies desiring to operate cars over said bridge, and to lease
the use of said wires and other equipment to any company or companies
desiring to use the same, upon the payment of an adequate annual compensation
for such use.
Sec. 5. Should any vacancy occur in said commission for any
cause, the Governor is hereby authorized to fill such vacancy, and
he shall also have power to remove any commission for cause.
Sec. 6. The commissioners shall receive payment for their necessary
personal expense in performing the duties hereinbefore specified.
Sec. 7. All moneys expended under the authority of this Act
shall be paid on vouchers drawn by the commissioners and approved
by the comptroller.
Sec. 8. Said commission is hereby authorized to draw upon the
treasurer for the purposes herein specified to an amount not to exceed
two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, and said sum is hereby
appropriated for the purpose of this Act, and the treasurer is hereby
authorized to issue for the purpose of providing such funds, bonds
of this State, not to exceed two hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars, upon the same terms and conditions as those prescribed in
the Act approved April 14, 1909, or any amendments made thereto at
the present session of the General Assembly, so far as the same may
be applicable. (approved August 24, 1911).
(Substitute Senate Bill No. 1042 (125))
Sec. 1. The commissioner of Transportation shall make a location
study for a new Connecticut River bridge to replace the bridge presently
located across the Connecticut River between the towns of Haddam and
East Haddam and shall submit a report of his recommendations to the
1973 session of the general assembly on or before January 10, 1973
(approved July 2, 1971)
Sec. 2. The sum of twenty thousand dollars is appropriated from
the highway fund to carry out the purpose of this act. (Vetoed July
2, 1971).
