The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS,
NEW BILLS OF INTEREST TO
 NEV HAVEN.

NEIF HAVEN.
 Others Affecting Meriden and water- bury-Bill for New Haven Commis- sion on Public MemoriaIs-One for q New Haven Tax Committee--Many Matters of General Interest. Hartford, March 2s.-The new bills in the senate and house at the opening of the session this morning covered number Of interests connected with New Haven, Meriden, Waterbury and Bridgeport. The bill for a commission on public memorials in New Haven was included in the series. It provides that the commission shall consist of three citizens, to be nominated by the mayor | and confirmed by the board of alder men, each to hold office for the term ot three years When this act shall take effect the mayor shall nominate three members of the commission, one for the term of three years from the first day of July. 1905; one for the term of two wears from the first day of July, 1905, and one for the term of one year from the first day of July, 1905, and thereaft- CT shall nominate one member of such commission during the month Of June in each year for the term of three years from the first day of July following. The members of the commission shall he chosen from such citizens as are es- pecially qualified, by travel, training and taste, to exercise an intelligent judgment in respect to the matters to be submitted to them. After this act shall take effect all projects for the erection of any public statue, monument o,. other memorial on the outside of any city building, or upon any public grounds in or belonging to New Haven shall be referred to the commission, and no such memorial shall be erected until it's ctyle, design and material shall have been approved by the commission. Another New Haven measure pro- yides for a tax committee consisting of the mayor, ex-officio the controller, ex- officio. the assistant corporation coun-. sel. ex-officio, one member of the board If aldermen to be elected by that board of aldermen, and three other citizens to be appointed by the mayor. The com- mittee is authorized under the act to direct as to the settlement, compromise, adjustment, correction or abatement of ally claim for taxes or assessments which now appears on the books of the tax collector of New Haven to be due to the city of New Haven, including in- terest and cost of liens.
 The tax collector under the bill will ba required to settle, compromise, ad- inst. correct or abate such claims in accordance with such direction, and it shall be the duty of the controller to adjust his accounts in accordance with such direction
 No reduction or abatement shall be made on the ground that the property on which the tax was laid was assessed at too high a valuation
 Every abatement or reduction must be signed by five members of the conn., mittee. "&&
 The Meriden bill which came in this raorning provides that the board of fire commissioners in that city shall appoint and employ all members of the fire de- nartment. The bill also provides that the board of police commissioners in Meriden shall have power to retire any member of the police force of the city for mental or physical disability when- ever the interests of the city require such retirement.
 The Bridgeport measure provides that the city auditor shall hold office in Bridgeport during good behavior or un' til removed or expelled for cause by a two-thirds vote of the common council
 A bill of considerable interest in med ieal circles makes the law more strin- gent concerning reports of deaths. It nroyides that certificate of death giv- ing heart failure, paralysis of heart cardiac incompetence, cardiac exhaus- lion. heart weakness, collapse of heart cardiac syncope, cardiac paralysis, oi any like term having the same mean ;ng as heart failure, shall not be deem ed sufficient upon which to issue a bur taI or removal permit, and such certifi cass must be returned to the physician