The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-02
Text of Bill to Meet Unprec- edented Situation
 in This City.
AN ELECTIVE OFFICE.
Amendments Proposed to City Charter-New Offic-
 ial's Duties.

has difficult task in attempting to gratify the wishes of the city of New Haven as those wishes have been ex- pressed by representative citizens. At representative citizens from there, At one time there was a disposition to pass all of the petitions over in the belief that in time an agreement could be reached by conflicting interests, but this passing irritation was overcome when it was believed that such an agreement had been reached between those who might be suspected of polit tcal hostility,
 The particular matter of interest be- fore the legislature affecting the po- litical organization of New Haven, aside from the home-rule movement to have its board of finance and board of aldermen arrange the salaries to be paid city servants, and thus abandon the long-abused practice of compelling them, every time they want raise, to run to Hartford and lobby for their own interests and necessarily against the interests of the taxpayers, is that which involves the creation of an off, Ger to be known as a deputy mayor On the surface of things, this move- ment had its origin among the repre- sentatives and senators from New Ha- ven, but 1t Is well understood that 1t has the support of the republican ma chine.
 It is obvious that there would have been no demand for deputy mayor in the political organization of New Ha- ven had not the unprecedented situa- fion been forced by the nomination and election of Mayor Studley to the judge Of arobateship. The fact that this gave him two or tie most fnfpurtanr positions within the gift of the people of that section of the state provoked a desire to legislate against similar po- litical absurdity in the future. When Colonel Isaac M. Ullman and Colonel N c. Osborn appeared by agreement before the committee on cities and bor- oughs a difference of opinion unexpect- edly arose. There was no opportunity then to further understand it, as Sem ytor Brown, the chairman of the com anittee, assigned hearing for week
 
 be heard could do so
 It was afterwards learned that, while Colonel Ullman favored guarding against the prevailing Pooh-Bah situ- at1on in the future, Colonel Osborn fa- y0red the amendment of the charter by the repeal of section g, which provides for a special election in event of the death, resignation or incapacity of the mayor. That would bring section { iinto full force and promote at once, iwithout the necessity for special and expensive election, the president of the { board of aldermen to the acting may orally and get rid of a situation which Is without parallel in the history of the state, with the single exception of the record of Roger Sherman, who was mayor of the city and United States senator when he died.
 There is at present before the com- mittee a suggestion from Colonel Os- born that the whole matter be disposed of by the repeal of section of the city charter of New Haven, accompanied by the request that If the proposed bill creating a deputy mayor is to be acted upon a hearing be held first, and that if enacted by the general assembly a referendum clause be added, by which the people of New Haven might say if they wish such an additional officer. The following is the bill submitted to the committee on cities and boroughs by Corporation Counsel Daggett at the request of that body and which is now made public for the first time. It is believed to suit the views of Colonel Ullman and the republican members of the general assembly, in that 1t will anticipate revival of the situation now existing, even though it introduces new office into the municipal history of the state and country:
 Resolution Amending the Charter of
 the City of New Haven.
 Resolved by this Assembly:
 Section l. That section of the char ter of the City of New Haven as amended by an act approved July 9th, 1905, be amended by adding after the word mayor" and before the word controller" the words deputy may or" so that said section when so amended shall read as follows:
 On the first Monday of October 1907, and on the first Monday of October in every second year thereafter, the free men of said city shall elect by ballot from among their number, as press cribed by law, mayor, deputy mayor controller, treasurer, clerk, collector, city sheriff, and six aldermen at large, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of two years from and af- ter the first week day of January next succeeding their election. No person shall vote for more than four aldermen at large at any election.
 Sec. 2. That section 10 of said charter as amended by an act approved June 14