The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-12
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
 General Assembly.

January Session. 1909. TO the Honorable General Assembly next to De holden at Hartford on the Wednesday following inc first Mou- day of January, 1909
 The petition of the City of New Ha- ven, municipal corporation respect fnlly represents
 That tho Board of Aldermen of the CitN of New Haven has voted to sub- nut a petition 10 tho General Assembly asking that it's Charter be amended m the following particulars:
 Cl) That Section of the Charter of said CitN De amended so that In the case Of the death, resignation, removal. or incapacity of any officer of said city chosen by tho electors, excepting the mayor. the mayor of said City shall m such vacancy by appointment for the unexplred term thereof,
 (2i That Section b4 of the Charter of tho City De amended by providing that the mayor of said city shall bc mem bcr of tho board Of ire commissioners of said Clty
 II.
 That inc Board of Aldermen has also voted Co submit q petition 10 the Gen eral Assembly asking for the amend to the City of New Haven, as fol- lows;
 tli For an amendment of the act to provide funds for the maintenance of the public parks iu thr City of New Haven approved April l6 1901, in the following partleulars. That the Board of Aldermen aud the Board of Finance of inc Clty oi New Havcn may annually assess upon the grand llsi one third oi d mill on dollar for tho maintenance ana Improvement Of public parks In tHe City of New Haven; that not more than Sf00n of the receipts from said Assessments shall be expended In ono year mon any one park in said City, and the Board of Finance of said Glty may appropriate from any balance in the treasury in said City not other wise appropriated any sum OF sums for tho purchase of land for park purposes; and that the avails from rentals of any buildings or lands situated In parks In charge of the Board of Park Commis- or other persona properte derived thcrrfrom shn1 he expended bt said commission In tho maintenance or im' prnVcment Of the parks from which such ayails are derived
 co For an amendment of the act tho city of New Haven, approved April 17, 1901. md amended by an act approved June IT 1901. by making the mayor of said City a member of the eptd commission on permanent pave uents, that all contracts for perma- nent payements shall be lei and made hv the Department of Public Works. and that said Department of Puhlic Works shull prepare plans and snccifi- cations therefor.
 Wherefore pou petitioner respectfully petitions vOur Honorable Body for the amendment of tts Charter in the particu- lars herelnheforo set forth and for inc amndmeut of tho several acts iB the manner herelnbefore alleged
 And your petitioner as In duty bound wlll ever pray
 pated af New Haven thls lfth day of December, 1908
 THE CITY or NEW HAVEN,
 By EDWARD H. ROGERS.
 Corporation Counsel IN THE MATTER oF THE PETITION
 OF THE CI1'y OF NEW HAVEN TO
 THE GENERAL, ASSEMBLY, OF THE
 STATE OF CONNECTICUT at its
 January Session. 1909
 State of Connecticut City and County
 of New Haven, ss:
 Upon Inc foregoing application of tho CItv of New Haven, a municipal COZ poratiou. rciurnahle to the General As scmbly of the State of Connecticut tn he holden at Hartford on tho Wednos day following the first Monday of Jan nary lnon for certain amendments to Inc charter Of said City Of Now Haven. as therein alleged, and for the amend ment Of certain acts relating to the City of New Haven. as therein alleged, II being found that those adversely inter oatod in the matter of said petition arc not more than twenty individuals, it Is hereby
 ORDERED That notice Of the pend ency of sald petition bo given by pub fishing said petition with this order fin The Evening Leader. Tho New Haven Evening Register The New Haven nion The New Haven Palladium, The Mornjng Journal-Courtor and Tho l.. In. haviuE a circulation in tho City of Now Haven iu at loast two Issues in each of said papers, the first publication to be on or before the fifteenth day of Do remher, taos; and 1t is further ORDERED, That said publication and