The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-16
NASHVILLE SAVED THE DAY
GREATER NEW HAVEN AN ACCOM-
 PLISHED FACT.

solidation Brings to Suburban Wards.
 The electors of the Thirteenth, Four teenth and Fifteenth wards decided yesterday by sixteen votes to accept the provisions of the recent act of consoli- dation, making the boundaries of the town and city of New Haven co-ter- minous and giving the three wards rep resentation in the court of common council.
 The vote yesterday was light one, though the day could not have been more propitious As had been stated, the opposition to consolidation came from the Fourteenth and Fifteenth wards, the Thirteenth being on the other side by large majority.
 The opposition did most of the hust- ling in the two wards on the eastside, while the Westville advocates of con- solidation were out with teams getting out the indifferent vote. Early in the day the anti ti-consolidationists got the lead in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth wards and kept 1t throughout the poll ing. The total vote of the former ward is about $50, but so apathetic were the electors on the matter to be decided yesterday that only 21S ballots were cast.
 Edward J. Upson, of the firm of Up- son & Granniss, ex-Selectmen Hughes and Forbes were exceedingly active with teams in the Fifteenth ward get ting out the men who were opposed to the consolidation scheme. William Woodward, who had done considerable missionary work in it's favor worked hard all day to stem the tide, which for several hours made it's defeat almost certain.
 In Westville the only question was to make the majority in favor of consoli- dation enough to counteract the major ity against, which was almost a certain ty in the other wards.
 The vote was as follows: Thirteenth ward, total number of votes cast, 307; yes, 245, no, 62 Majority in favor of consolidation, 1S3.
 Fourteenth ward-Total vote, 21S; yes, v; no, Al. Majority against consoli- dation, 64.
 Fifteenth ward-Total vote. 207; yes, 52; no 155 Majority against consoli- daton, 103.
 The act under which the vote was taken yesterday and whose provisions were ratified by the electors of the three wards affected provides that on the first Tuesday of December, 1897, there shall be five selectmen and five town consta- bles elected, who shall serve until the first week in June, 1898. In April, 1898, five selectmen and five town constables shall be elected to serve two years from the first week in June following.
 The powers and duties of said select men shall, after the seventh day of De- vested in, and those duties imposed up- on them by the constitution, and the laws of the state in relation to the ad- mission of persons to the privileges of electors in said town, and the erasure from the registry list of the names of those who have forfeited the privileges of electors No elector shall vote for more than three selectmen at any cleo tion. Each of said selectmen shall re- ceive fifty cents per hour for the time actually spent in the discharge of said duties, and their necessary expenses, and their compensation and expenses shall be paid by said city.
 It provides for a board of assessors to be appointed in June, 1898, who shall serve respectively, one, two, three, four and five years from July l. 1898, and 1t also provides in each year thereaf- ter for the appointment of one member to the board. The salary is fixed at S2,000 per annum. The present assess ors' terms expires, by the act, in June 1S9S The term of office of the existing board of relief expires in July, 1S9S at which time the mayor will appoint three electors, who shall constitute g. board of relief, to serve, respectively, one, two and three years. Each year thereafter one member shall be ap- pointed to the board.
 Section 17-All property of said town shall on the 7th day of December 1897, by virtue of this act, be transferred to and vested in the corporation of the city of New Haven, and said city shall have full authority to collect for it's own use all towp taxes and all other moneys which are due to said town and unpaid when this act goes into ef- feet and said city is hereby made la- Dle Tor all QeDIS, WHICH, except TOT InlS act, might at any time be enforced against said town.
 Section 19-All freemen resident in the said Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth wards shall on the first Tues day of December, 1S97 elect by ballot in each of said wards from among their respective electors two aldermen and three councilmen. One of the aldermen elected from each of said wards, and all of the councilmen, shall serve from the day of said election until the first week day of June, 1898, and one of the aldermen from each of said wards, to be designated on the ballot, shall serve until the first week day of June, 1899. On the third Tuesday of April, 1898, and on the third Tuesday of April in each year thereafter, the electors of each of said wards shall elect by ballot from their number, as prescribed by law, one alderman, to serve for two years from and after the first week day in June next succeeding his election, and three councilmen, who shall serve for one year from and after the first week day of June next succeeding their election. The aldermen or councilmen representing said Thirteenth, Four teenth or Fifteenth wards shall not