Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-04
A Further Word About the CoAsolIda
 tiOU M latter.

A Further Word About the CoAsolIda- tfOn Matter.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: We would like to make few remarks in reference to the Palladium of May 30sh, 1889 on Generalization Peril" wherein it speaks of the stereotyped 'sWhine." Why the Thir- teenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth wards lying within the limits of the town of New Haven, should at once, against all under
 standing at the time of annexation, be
 scooped into the city without any consulta-
 ton of town or city, and at the instance of a
 few out of the $50 members of the New
 Haven Chamber of Commerce.
 We say few members, because the writer
 has positive proof that a large majority of
 the chamber are opposed to this consolida-
 tion, and declare the same privilege should
 be given the freemen of one town that are
 given to another; and to show that the
 amendment by the House of Representatives
 should in our opinion prevail, and the justice
 of this amendment giving freemen of one
 town the same right as accorded the freemen
 of another. We print Section 23 of House
 bill, No. All, entitled, "An act to consoli- date the Government of the city and town of
 New HaVen," as follows:
 Section B. A special town meeting of the cleo tors or the town or New Haven, to be warned oy
 the selectmen of said town as other town meetings warned, shall be held within four weeks from sion of the General Assembly, for the purpose of voting on the acceptance of this act said meeting manner as all town meetings for the election of town officers, and at said meeting every person
 registry lists of said town, and who by virtue of such registration entitled to vote at the last registration he has removed from said town, or has forfeited the privileges or an elector; o'clock a. m, and close at o'clock D. nn., and the vote shall be by ballot; the ballots cast with the
 counted favor of the acceptance of this act and those cast with the word ''No," written printed this act the electors shall vote in their respective
 voting districts and at such places the selectmen as aforesaid shah be in favor of such acceptance
 then this act shall go into effect on the st day of and the town clerk of said town sha within three
 days after said town meeting certify the result of by him recorded; all laws now in force applicable l to annual town meetings concerning fraudulent
 ciaI meeting; the expense of said meeting shall be paid by the town of New Haven.
 Pertinent also is the following, entitled:
 An extend the limits of the town and city of Bridgeport.
 House bill; General Assembly; January session,
 Section 1s-This act shall be public act, and shall take effect on the twenty fifth day of April 1Ss9 provided. however, that the same shall not ! take effect unless accepted and approved by majority vote of the electors residing within the territory hereby to be so annexed present and vot
 inss are warned in said borough of West stratford to be held on the twenty day of April 1889 ceptance hereof At which meeting the polls shall be open at twelve o'clock noon, and and
 shall close at o'clock in the afternoon on said day and the vote shall be by ballot; the ballots cas with the word ''yes'' written or printhd thereon
 shall be counted in favor of the acceptance of this act, and the ballots cast with the word mo writ
 printed thereon shall be counted against the \ off aCf those only
 sSsi be permtted to so vote who reside within the
 territory to be annexed as aforesaid S and who are
 voting district of said toy of Stratford last
 sa Ss ns o saa s baos
 cast aforesaid shall be in favor of such accept
 sen sh ac es e gS nsS Otherwise it shall not go into effect"
 l Now after careful perusal we note the l words used in the act relative to the City of | Bridgeport weee that the wards to be taken 1 in be allowed to decide for themselves, as | was the case with East Haven (the Annex l at the time of annexation but no such righi l is mentioned in the New Haven act orig | inally drawn. The outlying wards of New l Haven are, in the act asoriginslly made e,giver no choice in the matter separately.
 We of the Annex are told you shall come | into the city whether you will or not, if we i of the city, see fit by our vote to compel yor ! to come in, let us have justice in this matter | awarded to the town of New Haven ano | don't break up town governments whicf l have existed 25O years, 8 government tha I has made cities, states and Republic giving to every citizen if he chooses right to b. ! heard and respected.
 l We repeat with Governor Harrison. 9Th. | town is 8 free democracy. It is indestructi ble. The constitution confirms its perpetua existence. The government of the Stat. | cannot destroy it or merge it in any othel town without the peoples consent"