Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-17
NOTICE
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YTNO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
preferred to the General Assembly OF the State
Of Connecticut at its next session petitions for
the alteration of the charter of the City Of New
Haven so that it may provide as follows:
]. That the Court Of Common Council or the
Auditor of the City of New Haven shall appoint
the janitor of the City Hall
g. That the City may take by condemnation
under the right of eminent domain such land or
buildings as may be necessary or convenient for
8. That the City shall have the right to take
and manage such property as shall be beQueathed,
devised or otherwise given to said City for char.
table purposes and purposes beneficial to said
City and its citizens, or any portion thereof, and
to execute the trusts created by such gifts;
A. That the Corporation Counsel OF the City of
New Haven be elected by the people.
5. That the Mayor of the City of New Haven
snail have the power to vote in all matters aris-
ing before the boards of Road, Police and Fire
Commissioners.
6. That the Mayor of the City of New Haven
shall have the power to appoint the Corporation
Counsel.
7.sThat the city may have the right to lay out
and construct an extension Of Commerce street
to Union avenue, across the tracks at grade of
the steam railroad now running across the lines
of the said proposed extension.
mower to appoint a "Reminiscences of public worIts
commissioner of police and fire commissioner;
these persons to be appointed without conf1r-
nation by the aldermen or court Of common
council.
o. That a two-thirds vote of each board of the
court Of common council S sh III be necessary to
10. That the court of common council may be
authorized to appropriate such sums as it may
deem necessary for the maintenance of the free
public library, and that the board of directors
of said library may use any unexpended bal
ance of the building fund for the purchase of
books.
II. That lamp department may be estab-
hshed and a standing board of commissioners
for the same, with the necessary subordinates-
12. That the town and city governments may
be consolidated.
IS. That the city clerk Of New Haven be en-
powered to administer oaths and to make
acknowledgements in all cases, and that he have
the exclusive control and custody Of the records
of the city.
Court of New Haven shall be residents of said
City.
IS That the Lamp Inspector of said City be
elected by the Court of Common Council; that all
elections by the Court of Common Council be by
viva voce vote.
49, That petitions may be taken to the Superi
| or Court to compel the City to complete con
been begun, and that any party interested may
recover damages for failure TO complete such
proceedings.
Works, Board of Police Commissioners and
Board Of Fire Commissioners shall be appointed
by the Mayor.
Is, That the Court of Common Council ma,
i OF the city, or any part thereof, and may make
l contracts therefor as il may deem best; and tina
the cost of such sprinkling may be levied and as
sessed upon the lots and lands fronting upol
that part of the street SO sprinkled. and which
are subject to assessment by an equal rate pc
front foot OF said lots and lands
i OF New Haven, or that n commission OF citizen
Il of New Haven shall be appointed TO report q pr
posed revision Of the charter at the next succeed
FuSiisSed By order Of the Court Common cOur
dl71t Corporation Counsel.