The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-21

railroad companies and the manner Of
its removal was adopted and the cor
poration counsel was ordered to appear
in favor Of the report Bill SOS, which
is of similar nature was likewise dis
posed of. s b. ,
Bill 54, providing for a proposed mod
ification of the plans for the widening.
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad cut, was also adopt
ed.
The report on bill ~ was rejected by
vote Of 5 to 4. This relates to notifi-f
cation being given so that a town or
city shall not be liable for defects in
highways, consisting Of snow and ice,
unless actual notice of such defect shall
have been given more than twenty-four
hours before occurrence OF injury. Bill
81, which is Of similar nature, was
also rejected. @,3S>'~-s ~.
Bill 80, providing that the state pay
to every town $40 for each child resid-
ing therein and attending the high
school in such town, was rejected be-
cause Alderman Montgomery stated.
that the legislative committee had al
ready reported unfavorably on this
matter,
Bill 247, concerning the repeal of laws
relating to collection OF poll and mill
tary taxes, and also bill 259, concerning
similar action in Communication tax,
were adopted. Bills 1852. 1853, 264 and 265,
all similar in nature to 247 and 1853, were
adopted. Alderman Elliott stated that
as no one paid these taxes, and as the
city had to pay them to the state with
out being able to collect them. he
thought it wise plan to do away with
them. He thought, however, that every
citizen should be taxed so much year
and If he did not pay 1t he should be
disfranchised until he did. The speak
| er thought that under this condition
| more interest would be taken In public
affairs.
Senate bill 50, providing for the loca-
ton and operation, with the consent of
cities and towns, of railroads for the
transportation of freight only, was
adopted. ~
1t was voted to have the corporation
counsel appear against the passage of
the following bills: Bill 81 and bill 1877,
an act amending the charter, provid-
| ing for a change in the wards of the
city.
Senate bill 1853, amending sections Of
statutes to require the board of relief
of New Haven to meet on the first bus
mess day in December and complete it's
business during that month, and requir-
ing appeals to the board to be preferred
within ten days after the first meeting
Of the board.
Senate bill 154 (Lewis plan), provid-
ing for change in the date at which
taxes shall become payable, the time
when the estimates and appropriations
shall be made, and further providing
that the deficiencies between estimated
receipts and expenditures shall be made
up in the next year following the occur
renee Of such deficiencies.
House bill No. A. providing that all
male persons between the ages of TWEEN
ty-one and seventy, except especially
exempt, pay a personal tax Of 50 for
town and state taxes, in lieu of a poll
or communication tax, etc.
Senate bill rs, providing that no town
which includes a city within its limits
shall be required to expend for school
purposes a greater sum than two mills
on it's grand list, If said city is organ
lied into school districts, etc.
Alderman Montgomery presented the
so-called referendum" bill by request.
This bill provides for the filling of city
positions where the incumbents of such
positions are not attending to business.
it being done by one-fourth vote Of
those who originally elected the said
incumbents to office. The bill has been
printed in full before and it was refer
red to the committee on ordinances.
A communication was read to the
| board from Mayor Studleyv concerning
the request of Alexander Troup for vot-
ing machines and the action which the
finance board had taken.