Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-14
miscellaneous.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

NOTICE is hereby given that there Will be
IN preferred to the General Assembly Of the
1893 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.
2; That the city may take by condemnation
buildings as may be necessary or convenient for
the public purposes and uses of said city.
and manage such property as may be bequeath-
ed, devised or otherwise given TO said city for
charitable purposes and purposes beneficial to
said city and its citizens or any portion thereof,
and to execute the trusts created by such gifts.
4. That the corporation counsel OF the city Of
New Haven be elected by the people.
shall have the power to vote in all matters arts
ing before the boards Of road, police and fire
8. That the mayor of the city of New Haven
shall have the power to appoint the corporation
counsel.
Z. That the mayor Of the city shall have the
power TO appoint q commissioner OF public
works, commissioner Of police and q fire COM
missioner, these persons TO be appointed without
confirmation by the aldermen or court Of COM
S. Thst a two-thirds vote of each board OF the
court OF common council shall be necessary to
override any veto of the mayor of said city.
Q. That the court Of common council may be
deem necessary sor The maintenance OF the free
public library, and that the board of directors
OF SAN library may uka any uuexpcDd@d bal
ance OF the building fund for the purchase OF
books.
10. That lamp department may be establish
ed, and standing board Of commissioners for
the same. with the necessary subordinAtes
be consolidated
powered 10 administer oaths, and to take &C
acknowledgements in all cases and that he have the
exclusive control and custody OF the records OF
Is That all persons holding once in the city
court Of New Haven shall be residents OF said
L. 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
IS. That petitions may be taken to the su-
perior court to compel the city 20 complete con
been begun, and that any party Interested may
recover damages for failure TO complete such
proceedings
10. That all members Of the board OF public
works, board OF police commissioners aud board
OF fire commissioners shall be appointed BY the
mayor.
sprinkle the streets, avenues and public grounds
OF the city, or any part thereof, and may make
contracts therefor as IL may DEAN best; and that
the cost OF such sprinkling may be levied and
assessed upon the lots and land fronting Upon
that part OF the street 50 sprinkled, and which
front foot of such lots and Lands
Is That new CT arter may be granted 20 the
city OF New Haven, or that commission Of citi-
posed revision Of the charter At the next succeed
ing session Of the general assembly.
10 That the term every member OF the New
Haven commission of public parks shall be two
%. That the New Haven commission OF public
parks shall report annually to the court OF
common couucii OF the city of New Haven and
20 the board OF selectmen OF the town Of New
Haven.
II. 10 pension all flremen who, through are
or physical disabilities in .urred in long and per
ilous service, are permanently disqualified from
performing the regular duties OF the depart
p That the lamp inspector be appointed by
the board OF police commissioners
g. That the city Of New Haven may be au-
thorized to issue its bonds for the purpose of
tablishing street pavement fund 10 be used to
permanently pave the streets Of the city with
ment to be constructed and paid for upon a gen
eral plan more or less similar to that upon which
the sewers of the city have been constructed, or
otherwise.
%. That the fare on electric railways in New
Haven be reduced to cents.
%. That the street railways operating in the
town OF New Haven shall pay city, town and
school taxes in New Haven.
70. That street railway companies in New Ha-
lines, street grades. and OF other changes in the
streets, when the changes are made to accommo-
gate az the street railways. or are made necessary
Also, for the alteration Of the chsrter
Of the city OF New Haven so as to make lawful,
In all respects, the weekly payment Of the ssla
Haven, and for the use Of animals and carts or
other vehicles or implements employed or used
by said city; aud to authorize the court of COM
mon council 10 provide, by ordinance, q proper
method for auditing, approving and paying for
The same weekly, according to the statute laws
of the State Of Connecticut concerning weekly
payments
Notice is hereby given that there will be pre-
erred to the general assembly of the State of
Connecticut at its session of January, 1895 pc
ition for the passage OF an act to compel the
,ity OF New Haven and the town of Orange TO
erect and maintain Euitab'e iron bridge
Vest river, from the easterly bank 10 the west
rly bank OF said river at the joint and equal ex
'snse OF said city Of New Haven and said town |
II Orange; the center line Of said bridge to be |
of the center line of Oak street. in
Sew Haven, as laid out according to map No. |
ltY of New Haven datsd Arril 1901 -