The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-14
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the City Of New Haven in the following particulars, viz:
 Amend paragraph 1, section Il, so that it shall be the duty of the Mayor to inform the City Attorney of violation of law,
 Amend section 23 extending the time when the Controller shall submit to the Mayor re- ports of the condition of each city account.
 Amend section 3T making notice of an or dinance by title sufficient publication Of the same,
 Amend section 46 so that the Board of Fl- nance may have the power to transfer mon ey appropriated to certain departments from one account to another without action by the Court of Common Council
 Amend section 4T so that the Board or tl- nance may have power to borrow money In anticipation of sale of bonds.
 Amend section 49 by specifying special constableS.
 Amend section 54 excepting from the pro visions of said section elections In the Bor- ough of Fair Haven East and the Westville School District, and by providing that the expenses of elections in said Borough and School District shall be paid by the Borough and School District respectively.
 Amend section g so that the Board of Fire Commissioners may have power to contract for fire protection outside of the original twelve wards and town of New Haven.
 Also amend section 5T by giving the May or power to appoint the Superintendent of the Fire Department
 Amend section S1 providing how notices shall be signed.
 Amend section 82 by prescribing the meth ods of advertising by the Bureau of Com pensation.
 Amend section S3 so that sewer assess ments need not be advertised; and fixing the time to advertise all other assessments after compliance wlth the provisions in regard to payment of damages and report of the Director of Public Works that Improvements have been completed. Fixing time for pay ment of benefits immediately after publica- ti0n.
 Amend section S4 so that notice of an or der of the Court of Common Council con cernng sidewalks, curbs and gutters shall be given by the Department of Pubic Works.
 Amend section 97 so that certain liens for expenses incurred by the Board of Health shall take precedence over other incum- brQnces,, except tax liens of prior date
 Amend section 106 so that the Board of Directors of the Free Public Library may allow non-resldentS to take books on the payment of a certain sum.
 Amend section 127 so that notice of exam, nations held by the Civil Service Board need be advertised but once, and five days prior to date of such examination
 Amend the Charter generally so that all work heretofore done by the Court of Com mon Council, and all powers exercised by the Court of Common Council, shall be done and exercised by one board, composed of one alderman from each ward and four at large. And also amending the laws in regard 10 elections so as to provide for said change.
 Amend section 132 so that reports from the Director of Public Works of assessments uluI DP uCIeu upon WlluOul TpIeEGutt lO Il committee, and by adding a provision au- thorzng the printing of ordinances by the City in sufficient numbers to supply the pup lie.
 Amend section 134 by giving the Director of Public Works the same power to compel attendance and testimony of witnesses as is given to other officers of the said section: Amend section 139 so that the Tax Colec- tor shAl notify property owners ot an as sessment for street paving and street sprink. ling, instead of City Clerk.
 Amend section 157 so that public improve ments may be ordered after the assessments for damages have been laid. Amend section 159 so that no call for bids shall be necessary except where the contract involves an expenditure of one thousand dot I lars. instead of one hundred dollars, and au ! thorlzing all street cleaning repairs and general maintenance to be done without call ing for bids, and no advertisement may. be required where no actual competition does | or can exist.
 I Amend section 161 by providing that the ] several departments and executive officers shall annually on or before the 18th day of i February submit to the Mayor a report of their proceedings during the fiscal year pre- cedlng and providing that such departments and officers shall furnish any additional in formation between the first day of January and the first day of May as the Mayor may require.
 1 Amend section 197 so that the bond reqiir. ed by the City Attorney shall be given to the custody of the Controller. ! Amend section s of the Consolidation Act 1 by adding thereto a provision that the Su- 1 perntendCnt of Charities and Correction may prosecute bastardy suits. Amend the Charter by adding sections naming the Board of Finance as the proper authority to pass upon bills of the General 1 Registrars.
 Authorizing the Court of Common Council ! to fix the amount per day to be paid to each ! Registrar and each deputy. / Providing that no police officer shall re- ceive any fees for service of any paper, i writ or warrant in excess of regular com
 Authorizing the City to take by eminent domain any property or right needed for public purposes, inc.udng the successful management of the Town Farm. 1 Giving nll powers of Selectmen not pro yided for in the Consolidation Act or herein otherwise specified to the Court of Common l Council, or special committee appointed l by the Court of Common Council for that purpose.
 By providing for the proper enrolment of all male citizens in the City of New Haven | between IS and 4j.
 By providing that the Town Clerk may be | paid for making a book of transfers for the l Board of Assessors in addition to his regu- lar salary sum to be fixed by the Board of l Finance.
 Amend the Charter so that the Board of
 Finance and the Court of Common Council | shall be compelled to apply a portion of the current income of the City to the payment of the bonded indebtedness of the City, and
 that the amount paid each year shall not be less than the proceeds of one-half of one mill | on the dollar of the Grand List ! Amend the Charter so that the salaries of 1 the fire department and of the police depart
 ment of the City of New Haven be fixed by the Legislature of the State of Connecticut.
 Also to regulate the pensioning of police men.
 Amend the Charter so that there shall be
 q general system of payments fixing q spec flied sum to be paid by each property owner
 abutting on highway for each lineal foot he may own.
 Amend the Charter so that the Court of Common Council shall have authority to fix the number of railway tracks that may be located in each and every street of the City ferred on the Board of Police Commissioners to fix voting places shall be conferred upon the Court of Common Council.
 Amend the Charter so that the Corpora ton Counsel may render his written opinion upon any subject pending in any committed
 of the Court of Common Council whenever the chairman of the committee shall ask fol such opinion.
 Amend the Charter by giving the Court oi Common Council additional time to consider the annual estimates and appropriations | Amend the Charter so that the Court o1 Common Council may transfer any uneX pended balance from one specific appropria tion to another by q five-sixth vote of either branch of the Court of Common Counc
 without regard to the Board of Finance. | Amend the Charter so that all the tinan cial matters relating to the Department oi
 Education. and all bills contracted by saiG department, shall be placed upon the same footing, system and supervision as are al
 other departments of the City Amend the Charter so that q tax may bt
 assessed against all people using vehicles.