Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-14
rowN AND CITY.

Their Proposed Consolidation-Bhe he Text Of The Petition-Vo1ces For And against The Project In The Annex-The Talk On The Subject.
 Below is appended the petition to the Gen. eral Assembly in reference to the proposed consolidation of the town and city govern ments. There seems to be a very strong op- position to consolidation in the Annex, while in the city there is little talk heard concerning the matter. There is no doubt that very large number of the residents of the Annex, including many of the leading property owners, are decidedly opposed to annexation. The meeting last Monday even ing in the Annex voted substantially to re- quest the borough to call meeting at which the ''sinews of war" might be voted. Citi- zens of the borough are doubtful if this re- suit will be attained, and declare that funds will be forthcoming in any case from private sources to wage war against consolidation. One party was heard to say yesterday that he would spend $1 1000 rather than be an nexed, and other leading opponents aver that when the scheme is properly shown not less than ffteen-sixteenths, not only of the people of the An nex, but of the city as well, will be opposed to it. This view is chaTac- terized as little over-sanguine by others Over in the Annex there are not a few peo- pie who are indifferent in the matter. There keep up fight every year-that in the end the city will absorb the town. There are others in the Annex who favor annexation, holding that the Annex, if consolidated, will get all city privileges, especially police pro- lection and fire steamer protection. A strong  plea that the farm lands in the Annex will be assessed for taxation at ruinous valua- tion. The petition is as follows:
 THE PETITION.
 To the Honorable General Assembly at its
 first session to be holden at Hartford on
 the Wednesday after the first Monday in
 January, A. D. 1885:
 The petition of the city of New Haven, a municipal corporation located in the town and county of New Haven, respectfully prays for such amendment to it's charter and to the charter of the borough of Fair Haven East, also located in the said town of New Haven, and for the passage of such legislative acts as may be necessary to consolidate the gov ernments of +he city and town of New Haven and of the borough of Fair Haven East, and vest in and impose upon the said city of New Haven, it's officers and gov
 
 duties and obligations which now by law rest in, or are imposed upon said town and borough, or either of them, so far as the same may be practicable and not inconsistent with the constitution of the State, and to so ex- tend the territorial limits of said city as to include therein said borough of Fair Haven East and all other portions of said town not now included in the limits of said city; and if the territorial linn it's of said city cannot be also extended with justice to all the parties in interest, then that there may be but one gov ernment over that portion of the town of New Haven included within the limits of said city and thot the portions of said town lying outside the limits of said city may be provided with some suitable form of government. And your petitioner prays for the accomplishment of the forego- ing purpose by the passage of the act here unto annexed and marked exhibit "A'' or by the passage of such other suitable act or acts as to your honorable body may seem meet.
 And as in duty bound your petitioner will ever pray.
 Dated at New Haven this 24th day of De-
 cember, 1884.
 THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN.
 By. c. T. Driscoll, Corporation Counsel.