Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-02-14
THE CONSOLIDATION SCHEME
A Failure For This Year-Mr. Driscoll
TO Withdraw the Petition.

A Failure For This Year-mr. DrtscOH
TO Withdraw the Petition.
The committee appointed by the Court of
Common Council to advise with Corporation
Counsel Driscoll as to the form of bill to be
drafted for a consolidation of the interests of
the city and town governments met in the
Mayors Office last evening, Alderman Benton
presiding. This committee was appointed
at the request of the corporation counsel,
who, although instructed to look after the
city's interest in the proposed scheme before
the legislature, was yet left almost in the
dark as to what was actually wanted. So
when the petition was presented the only
form of bill accompanying it was one Of
the printed bills presented last year and
which was rejected.
At the meeting last evening Mr.. DTiscolIs
letter was read, also the form of the petition
pending before the legislature
Alderman Benton said that no scheme of
consolidation was formulated and presented
to the Court of Common Council for their
consideration. He did not believe there was
much chance of procuring any satisfactory
legislation this winter. He thought this
committee should recommend the appoint
ment of committee to consult with citizens,
especially those of Westville and Fair Ha-
ven, as proper bill had not been presented.
for the merging of interests under one head
and simplifcation of machinery.
Mr.. Mansfield said the bill of last year en-
Iarged the powers of Fair Haven East and
Westville, while South Haven and WestviQe
uou1d 1111, Their, fairs at 11reSanf
Councilman Fisher thought it was useless
to expect a committee to report plan in a
week that had occupied other committees for
year. He said there was a feeling among
the citizens that the present double-headed
government should be abolished.
Mr.. Mansfield said there was no reason
why the citizens of Westville and the Annex
should think that there was desire to in
crease their taxes. The proposed change was
desirable if it could be done.
Mr.. Trowbridge suggested that it would
require year to work out plan.
Mr.. Benton and Mr.. Mansfield discussed
the question of instructing the corporation
counsel to ask that the bill be continued to
the next General Assembly, Mr.. Benton ia
voring and Mr.. Mansfield taking the ground
that they had not the power to do so.
Corporation Counsel Driseon came in at
this point and said that he was in Hartford
trying to follow out the instructions of the
definite scheme had been proposed. There
was difference of opinion as to what should
be done. The first thing to do was to pro-
pose bill and go to the legislature with
some definite scheme He said he would like
some plan devised that would be satisfactory
to the city government.
Mr.. Mansfield moved to report back to the
Court of Common Council that they had no
instructions to give. The motion was not
seconded.
Alderman Benton offered motion to the
effect that the committee recommend that
the corporation counsel be instructed to ask
that the matter be continued to the next Gen
eral Assembly and that in the meantime
committee be appointed to consider some
scheme and report not later than the list of
October next. The motion prevailed. At
terward this vote was reconsidered and an
other vote was passed recommending that the
corporation counsel be instructed to with
draw the bill now pending, owing to the fact
that there is not time to prepare a proper
bill
The committee then adjourned
An Amusing Episode of the Late
sDeIuge'' in Cheshire.
On Monday night last Cheshire as we'll as
other places suffered by the food. During
the progress Of the deluge a gentleman by
the name of Carlisle was greatly alarmed and
also another gentleman by noise in the
basement of their house. Surprising that
burglars had got in Mr.. Carlisle, arming
himself, proceeded to investigate the disturb
ance. Slowly proceeding to the basement
he saw by the dim light what he supposed
was the burglar and fired, and the other gen
tleman made a spring and landed waist deep
in water which had poured into the cellar
burglar was Mr. Carlisle's clothes which had
got afloat and which he had fired at