Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
CONSOLIDATION
Committee Has Finished It's
 Labors and Bill is Ready.

Added to the Second.
 The adjourned meeting of the board of aldermen, called for last evening" | to discuss the report of the commit | tee appointed to prepare a draft of d | bill fer the consolidation of the town and city governments, was d failure, not enough members putting in an ap- pealancc to constitute q quorum, and after hanging around until after S:3O o'clock. City Clerk Ryan declared the proposed meeting off and marched away with his bundle of petitions. Al dermen Morris, Mahaney, Cross, White. Walker, Blakeslee, Tyrrell. Chesson, Boylan and City Attorney | Kellogg were on hand, but they dropped ill at different times. so that there was no chance to get them to- gether. some of the members felt sore over the disappointment. and after thinking the matter over it was decided to print the draft in the pa pers. Readers of the Democrat must be quite familiar with the whole sub- icct. for the principal parts of it have appeared herein during the past week but in order that they may have an opportunity 10 see for themselves we print the full draft to-day. It is some thing of great importance to every man in Waterbury. and especially to | CWnerS of real estate. so that it is well worthy of careful reading. The draft is as follows:
 An act amending the charter of the city of Waterbury and consolidating the governments of the town and city | of Waterbury.
 Be it enacted by the senate and 1 house Of representatives, in general assembly convened:
 Section 1.-The territorial limits of the bcdy polite and corporate existing under the name City of Waterbury. shall. on and after the first Monday of January. 1902 include all the land and territory situated within the linn it's Of tie town of Waterbury.
 See All legal voters of the town of Waterbury. residing within the ter ritOIy so annexed to said city. shall be legal voters of said city. and shall he qualified to hold office and to vote at any meeting of sad city in like manner as if said annexed territory had been originally q part of said city. All inhabitants dwelling within said territory so annexed shall have, eNer- else and enjoy the same rights. privi- Ieges immunities and franchises. and te subject to the same duties, liabili- ties and obligations as if the terri tory so annexed had been originally a part of said city, except as is herein otherwise expressly provided.
 See 3.-The first, third. fourth and fifth voting districts of the town Of Waterbury. as at present constituted, shall De and remain the first. third. fourth and fifth wards of the city of | Waterbury. respectively. The second voting district of said town, together with the sixth voting district of said town. shall be and remain the second ward of said city. \ separate voting place, however, shall be provided with ill the territory now known as the said sixth voting district for the use only of voters residing within said terri tcry. At all town and general elec- tiens hereafter held these wards as so constituted shall Dc the several voting tiiSti .ctS of said town.
 See All property and rights of every description belonging to or vest ! cd in the town of Waterbury. and all 1 liabilities debts and obligations owing from said town of Waterbury shall on l said first Monday of January. 1902, be | deemed to be and be transferred to said city. and said city be made liable ! for the same and said city shall be the successor of said town in respec ct to the same.
 Sec 5.-All burdens and all expenses | imposed by law upon the town of Wa terbury fer the conduct of elections, for the care and support of poor. in sane and imbecile persons. for the con- StructiOn and maintenance of high | ways and bridges. for support of schools. for the construction and main ] of lA,IiI hn prosecution of criminal offenses, fol. the payment of state, military. cOmmuta- ton and county taxes. and for all | other purposes for which towns now are or hereafter may be made liable. shall on and after said first Monday of January. 1902. be borne by said city. and shall be de- frayed out of the treasury of said city, and said city shall. on and after said date perform all tha duties and have and exercise all the rights. powers and privileges of and relative to said pur- poses and matters by law of the state imposing such duties. burdens and ex- peuScS. and coMftrring such rights powers and privileges upon said town. are hereby amended so as to be. on and after said date. applicable to and op- crative upon said city, except as is herein otherwise provided.
 Sec G.-,The town of Waterbury. on and after the first Monday of January, 1902, shall be exempted from the oper- ation of all existing laws of the state requiring moneys to De paid to towns CT to the trea surers or other officers of towns: and in said town all such moneys shall. unless herein otherwise provided for. be paid to the treasurer of the city of Waterbury, and all state. county. city and town officers CT other persons or corporations who are now required by law to pay money to towns. or to the treaSErers or other officers of towns, except as herein otn. erwise provided, are hereby authorized and directed 70 pay to the treasurer of said city of Waterbury, on and after said date. all moneys ta which the town of Waterbury, or the treasurer or other officers of said town would be entitled had this act not been passed
 Sec T.--Said city of Waterbury on and after said date, shall De divided into two districts. Tine first district shall comprise all the territory of~said city, and the second district shall com
 
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