The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-02

ice open during such hours as the cEts may direct. The city clerk Is given
 power to appoint an assistant city clerk.
 The seaier of weights and measures shall be appointed by the mayor and shall appoint. with the mayors approv- al. his own assistant.
 The board of finance shall consist oi the mayor. comptroller. president of the council. one member of the board Of education and two citizens. It shall elect its own clerk. shall meet weekly. pass upon bills. make appropriations and recommend the rate of taxation. The mayor Is to appoint the two citizens for two years terms and the board of education shall choose It's own repre- | sentative.
 The police and fire departments arc to have each q superintendent appoint ed by the mayor and four commission CTS chosen on the bipartisan plan by the council, three of the five to con- stitute quorum, and the action of the board shall require the affirmative vote of three commissioners excluding the superintendent. The superintendent shall have entire control of the depart ment property, shall define duties of the department, making rules. The super intendent shall be chairman of the | board. and he shall be removable by the mayor for cause. The superinten- dent may remove or reduce in rank any officer or employe of the depart ment for cause, subject to an appeal to ( hA Gail n..d NR atf t,e boards of commissioners are to have the appointment and promotion of all employees except the superintendent. But no appointment or promotion shall be made except upon the written mo- tification of the superintendent that @ vacancy exists The pension fund Is not disturbed. The fire marshal is to have the duty now exercised by the fire mar shal and commissioner of public build ings.
 The department of public works will be under one director appointed or re- moved by the may TOT, who will have gen. eral control of the department. He is given power to remove or appoint sub ordinate officers of the department. There will be bureaus of streets, sewers and engineering, each under the charge of superintendent appointed by the director. There shall be a bureau of compensation, composed of three com- missioners in charge of all matters of assessment.
 The board of health is to be com posed of the mayor and six members, including three physicians appointed by the mayor and serving without pay. The board shall appoint a health officer and clerk and have substantially its present duties. -,
 The board of park commissioners shall consist of the mayor, with power to vote in case of a tie, and six com- missioners including the three perma- nent citizen commissioners of the East Rock park commission and three others appointed by the mayor and subject to his removal.The board is to have sec- retary and shall appoint its own super intendent, engineers and other en- ployes. The annual appropriation for all parks shall not exceed $18,00O.
 The public library shall be in charge of board consisting of the mayor and nine directors, three appointed with the approval of the council, annually for three years. The board shall appoint its own officers and have exclusive con- trol of library property.
 The court Of common council shall consist of one board of fifteen members, and its ordinance powers remain sub- stantially the same.
 It is proposed to have a special com- mission of five New Haven freeholders to reassess all real estate in the city, and turn the new grand list over to the new board of assessors. This commits sion is to be appointed by the superior court. It is thought that in this way a body of fearless, competent men can be obtained to give New Haven what it so much needs, an honest revision of the grand list.
 Salaries are recommended as fol-