The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-26

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the salary should be $500, the ap~
pointee to have no other occupation.
Professor Watrous suggested that
section 10, page Z, be amended to read
as follows: The mayor may at any
time remove from Office any person ap-
pointed by him or any of his predeces-
sors in the office of mayor by causing
to be served upon the person to be re-
moved q written statement of the rea-
sons for his removal. No such removal
shall be made for political reasons.
Alderman Pickett was called upon by
Mr.. Ely to explain why the court of
common council did not recommend
the suggestion made by Prof Watrous.
Mr.. Pickett laid the whole matter be-
fore the committee and defended the at
titude of the court of common council.
This was one of the hardest things that
the advocates of new charter had to
contend with. Many citizens who 9TH
erwise favored the charter vigorously
opposed giving so much power to the
mayor.
Morris F. Tyler supported the sugges-
tion of Prof. Wauous. He referred to
the immense responsibility that the
mayor had imposed upon him. He
thought that it was only just that he
(the mayor should not be compelled to
keep an obnoxious man on a board and
thus endanger the interests of good
government.
1t was finally agreed between Messrs.
Ely and Watrous that the matter could
be arranged and the committee in
structed them to submit it before the
hearing next Tuesday.
Section so was amended so that the
library directors will not be exempt
from the same provisions of the other
boards. This places the library direc-
tors funds under the control of the
board of finance.
Alderman Root and Pickett thought
this change would be acceptable
There was much opposition on the
part of the committee of fifty to the
salary of the tax collector, as provided
for by the court of common council,
which placed the amount at $4,000. The
committee Of fifty thought $500 was
not too much. The matter was agreed
upon, and the salary will be $4,000.
Two changes were made affecting the
board of finance, one exempting the
school districts from its supervision,
and the second, giving the board juris-
diction over all transfers of funds that
may be made during the year.
The committee of fifty objected to
the police board being composed of six
members, and the fire board Of fire.
The city insisted on these numbers, and
they will remain as reported.
Several minor changes We're agreed
upon, and the hearing closed without
incident.
Mr. Troup. who requested that the
committee report in favor of submit
ting the charter to the popular vote,
was told that that was an after consid-
Grafton.
There is very little possibility of any
| popular vote on the subject, as the
present general assembly is averse to
granting this method Of procedure
During the hearing there We're in the
room, besides those already mentioned.
Mayor FarnsWorth, Town Agent Hugo,
! Selectmen Baldwin. Sucher. Cunning
ham, Ludington, Kelly and Kinney, ex-
| Senator johnson of the board of public
works, Town Clerk Brethauer, Tax Col
lector Anthony, F. W. j. Sizer, Attor-
ney Isaac Wolfe, Councilmen Stewart,
White and Isbell, l.. w Beecher, Post
| master Beach, George f. Beers, A. Nc
Clellan Mathewson, James A. Howarth,
| Assessors Baldwin, Merrill and Neal,
Councilman Burgess, George 3. Mar
tin, Alderman Compton, Commissioner
of Health Stannard. City Auditor
Brown. Sealer of Weights and Meas
ures Fred Orr Councilman Fuller ex-
Police Commissioner c. f. Prince, Will
liam A. Wright, Insurance Commission
er Belts, Captain Charles A. Town
shend, Isaac Ullman, eX-City Engineer
Hill. #. J. Perry, Captain James Fl.
Townsend, John M. Hall, vice president
of the Consolidated road: John r.. Man.
son, Anthony Carroll, Police Commits
sioner Smith, eX-Police Commissioner
Frank H. Hart.