The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-09
SET BACK FOR THE CHARTER
COURT or COMMON COUNCIL SENDS
IT no ANOTHER COMMITTEE.

the Committee of Fifty-M embers Dis
cuss the Charter at Some Length-Con-
siderable Opposition Manifested-Reso-
luton Passed.
The joint meeting of the court of
common council to consider the report
of the charter committee of fifty result
ed last evening, in the reference of
that much committed document to an
other committee, this time a committee
of ten consisting of the mayor, corpor-
alton counsel and four members each
OF the board of aldermen and board of
councilmen.
BY this action the presentation of the
charter to the legislature will be post
poned for some time.
The story of this last act relating to
the charter follows:
The two boards, after holding short
sessions in their respective chambers,
met in joint session in the councilmanic
chamber.
Alderman Nicoll of the First ward
was chosen chairman and Councilman
Gruener of the Second ward secretary
of the meeting.
Alderman Pickett of the Tenth ward
presented the following resolutions:
| Resolved, That the proposed charter
recommended by the committee of fifty
be referred to subcommittee, consist
| ing of his honor the mayor, the corpor-
alton counsel, two republican and two
democratic aldermen selected by the
mayor, and two republican and two
democratic councilmen selected by the
president of the board of councilmen.
| Resolved, That this subcommittee
be and is hereby instructed to make
careful examination of said proposed
charter for the purpose of ascertaining
what changes of phraseology are nee
essary, to correct clerical errors, and
reconcile conflicting sections; and for
the further purpose of determining
what changes, if any, should, in the
opinion of the committee, be made in
order that the best results for all the
| people of New Haven may be accom-
plished.
Resolved, That said subcommittee
be and is hereby instructed to report
the results of it's work at an adjourned
meeting of this joint committee of the
whole to be held not later than March
%, to be called by the chairman Of the
committee at an earlier date if the re-
| port is ready for consideration.
| Resolved, That said subcommittee
be and is hereby instructed to cause to
| be delivered to each member of the
court of common council, at least TWEEN
| ty-four hours before the time fixed for
calling the adjourned meeting of the
committee of the whole, copies of all
amendments to sections of the charter
| proposed by the committee of fifty
| which it decides to recommend the
adoption of
Alderman Pickett spoke. in favor of
his resolution saying that he appreciat-
ed the fact that the committee of fifty
| had done all they could in the limited
time they had, but that there were some
clerical mistakes and some grave err
rors in the charter as reported, which
could be better corrected by commit
tee such as the one proposed in the
resolutions
Alderman Dewell said: IT am hearth
| ly in favor of a new charter, but
think, as has been said, that the COM
mittee in the necessary haste of con-
| sidering the charter have overlooked
some things which are positively dan
gerous to the city, and therefore / am
in favor of referring the charter to the
committee proposed by the alderman
| from the Tenth.
| Alderman Chillingworth seconded the
| y,1o N a1nnt tha racn1I1tion f.
ed by his colleague from the Tenth
There are very many things in the pro-
posed charter which ought to be alter
ed. 1t gives too much power to the
park commissioners and the board of
public works, and I think the court of
common council.
| Councilman James White said: IT
do not believe that 1t will ever be pos
sible to secure perfect charter or to
secure one that will meet the approval
of all. and 7 am teetotally opposed to
referring this charter to any committee
move that the motion to refer the
charter to a committee be laid on the
table,
Councilman Fuller said: IT second
the motion"
The motion to table was lost.
| Councilman White: Il move that the
charter be referred back to the commit
! tee of nine with suggestions to amend
if it is to be referred to any committee -
Councilman Fuller: 81 second the
motion"
Alderman Rourke said: 81 do not
know why the committee of nine is
any better than any other committee
I do not see why the court of common
council is not able to consider the char
| ter itself"
Councilman Isbell: Does the gentle
man want it referred back to the orig
| inaI committee of nine?"
Councilman White: Certainly"
| Alderman Root: 1T is impossible for
us to get a charter which will suit all.
and ] hape this matter will be referred
back to the committee of nine which
is we'll posted on it. l believe that this
charter is as good a one as we will ever
get
Alderman Rourke: 81 don't see the
use of such great haste in this mat
i ter of a new charter. The town pump
/ is still down on the corner, and the
| city is still here. We have a good char
| ter already. and it seems to me we
ought to take time to consider before
we adopt a new and untried one'
! Alderman Root: I'VE have not been
hasty in this matter of a new charter.