Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-02
pnoposED NEW CHARTER.
Ready For the Action of the Genera
Committee

he reports of the subcommittee.
Another meeting will be held some
evening this week when the charter
will be put in shape for presentation to
The court of common council.
The most radical change in the pro
posed charter provides for board of
public works, the duties of which are IN
part defined by sections 46 and Al as
follows:
Sec 46. There shall be board of pu--
lie works, consisting of the mayor, who
shall be chairman, one alderman. one
and two others who shall
not be otherwise connected with the
city government. Said alderman shall
be appointed by t. board of aldermen
and shall be. such commissioner during
his term of office as alderman. Said
councilman shall be appointed Dy the
board of councilmen to act as such dur |
ing the remainder of his Year. The twO
other commissioners shall b. nominated /
by the mayor, one from each If tn |
leading p plitical parties and contil meet /,
by the board of aldermen AMI shall hold !
for he term for which the mayor nom |
mating them shall have been elected
and all of them until their successors
shall have been appointed and qualified. !
The mayor may, with the advice and !
consent of two thirds of the board of
aldermen, remove any member of said
board for cause.
Said nominations shall be made at the
first meeting of the board of aldermen
after this takes effect, and thereafter ON
the first Monday in January next sue
ceeding the election of Il mayor, and it
shall not be lawful for the court of COM
mon council to do any other business or
to djourn for IA greater length of time
than twenty "our hours, Sundays eX-
cepted, till ST nominations have been
confirmed and till all the various com
miSsioners provided for in this act shall
of aldermen reject either or both com.
nissionerS nominated, it shall be the
duty of the mayor to nominate others i'll
their stead at the same time or at the
next meeting of the board after said re-
lection.
The mayor shall be authorized if he
sees fit to withdraw any nomination ut
amy time and submit another in its stead
and when any vacancy shall occur in
said board it shall be filled in the manner
afC rrsiid for the appointment of mem
beers of said board and said appointment
shall he made from the political party
formerly represented ny the person
whose place on said board is to he filled.
At all meetings Of the board IA ma. iority
thereof shall constitute Il quorum.
Sec. Il. The board of public work
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management and control over all streets.
sidewalks, crosSwalIls. sewers and gut
tiers within the limits OF said city; shall
cause the same to Toe kept at all times in
good condition and rCplIr;>h prescribe
| the terms and manner of opening and
eNCavatinE the same for putting and
! taking out gas pipes, water pipes and
private sewers; shall execute all orders
of said court i'll reference to the streets.
Sil al
sewers and drains of said city and i'll
reference to the laying out and construc-
tlOn OF new ones. They shall also have
the superintendent, management and
control of the water works heretofore
managed and controlled by the board of
water commissioners, shall cause the
same to be kept at all times in good con-
ditiOn and repair, and shall execute ali
orders of the court of common council
with reference thereto. They shall
also have like superintendent and
control of all the public parks and
with the Selectmen of the town of
Waterbury, of the building known
as the City hall and the land on
which it stands; and shall have
power to employ in the name and on be
half of said city for such period of time
mot exceeding two years., a superin-
tendent of streets, a superintendent of
the water-works, clerk and such other
persons as may be necessary for the full
and faithful performance of all the
duties hereby imposed upon said board.
and for the exercise of all powers herein
granted them.
Said board shall, in the month of
October in each year, make out and pre-
sent to said court an estimate of the ex-
penses of keeping all said streets, side
walks, crosSwalks, cutters, bridges and
sewers in proper cOnditisn and repair for
the year next ensuing, and a separate
estimate of the expense of such new
work upon the streets as in their judg-
ment shall be required. Said new work
shall include everything done upon the
streets other than ordinary repairs and
also a separate estimate of expense of
such extension of water pipes as in their
judgment will be needed also sepa-
rate estimate of keeping the water
works in proper condition and repair
also separate estimate of the expense
of building such new sewers us i'll their
Judgment will be required for the next
year ensuing.
They shall, from the time of entering
on their duties, make at the close of
each month a report to said court of all
work done and money expended in pur-
suance thereof during that month, and
shall, before entering upon any public
work or improvement, other than ordi-
nary repairs, involving expense to SAID
city, make report thereof to said court
of common council, with an estimate of
the expense thereof: and no such work,
other than ordinary repairs, shall be
commenced until approved by vote of
said court of common council"
The charter will provide for the same
number and division of wards, Gas at
but more polling places it will require a
majority of members of the council, alb
sent and present to pass measure over
the mayors veto; the mayor shall have a
light to vote upon all matters coming
before the different boards, except upon
the question of removal from office the
members of the board of fire and police
commissioners will be appointed by the
mayor, subject to the approval of the
board of alnermen; the board shall be
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