The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-21
FEATURES0F NEW CHARTER
TIRE DEPARTMENT OF EDUC4TION-
CIVIL SERVICE.

Committee of Citizens Completing It's
Work-Mayor to Appoint the Board of
Education Which In Turn Will Select
the Superintendent of schools-Other
Features of the Charter.
meeting last evening and discussed the
features of the proposed new charter
for the city. According to the terms of
the bill which is being proposed there
will be thirteen inside wards. Another
feature will probably be the appoint
ment of the city court judge and depu-
ty by the governor, to be confirmed by
the general assembly.
The salient features are as follows:
A department of education, having
entire control Of the affairs Of the city
school district. No meeting of the dis
trict to be held after the act takes ef-
feet.
The department to be under the con-
troll of board of education of seven
members, who shall serve without COM
pensation, members of the board
already in office to hold till the third
Monday in September, 1897.
Before September 1, 1897, the mayor
is to appoint two members to serve
four years, two to serve two years and
one to serve one year, their terms of
Office to commence the third Monday
in September.
The board shall not have more than
four of its members from one political
party, and the mayor shall have the
power of making all appointments to
it and of removal on giving the per-
son removed a written statement of the
reasons for his removal. If the may
or fails to appoint, after thirty days
the members of the board may fill the
vacancy
The board Of education shall appoint
the superintendent of schools, decide
on the number of teachers to be en-
ployed, appoint or employ a secretary
inspector of buildings and other neces-
sary officers and employees, fix their
terms of office, salaries and duties.
All the present officers and employees
to retain their present positions until
their successors are appointed, and
present regulations also to remain in
force
The board shall have control of all
the schools and all the appropriations
for their maintenance, subject to all
the general duties of school boards in
the state so far as consistent with the
act.
1t shall elect its own president and
make it's bylaws and also rules for
the regulations of the schools.
The superintendent, if appointed for
the first time shall hold office for one
year; if again appointed, for term OF
five years, his salary not to be reduc-
ed during the term nor he removed
but by vote of five members of the
board, approved by the mayor.
He shall appoint teachers subject tc
the rules of the board, to which the
appointments shall be reported. He
shall assign teachers to their positions
describe courses of study, the tex
books to be designated by the board
!, He shall report in full to the board
annually the condition of schools ane
his recommendations Also report ev-
cry month all changes he has made
and such information as the board re.
quires.
The treasurer Of the city shall hole
all the moneys of the district, subjec
to the order of the board.
The board shall submit a detailed es
innate Of it's expenses for the mex
year to the board of finance of the city
at the time fixed by law, to be includ
ed in the yearly estimates of sucf
board of finance, which shall appro
pirate such amounts as it may deem
necessary.
The board of finance shall levy fol
school purposes tax upon all propert!
within the district.
The board Of education shall have
power to maintain one or two higf
schools and manual training school
and shall determine the location OF the
schools, but no expenditures for new
buildings or grounds shall be made
without a special appropriation.
Said board shall make a full repor
to the mayor annually and shall have
power to divide the district into sub
districts.
1t shall have the power to take lant
for school purposes in the manner pro
vided by law for the taking of lant
for public parks.
Title of all the property of the dis
trict shall be vested in the board O.
education as trustees.
The Westville and South school dis
tricts are excepted from the above pro
visions. On the vote of a. majority O
oJo Of off Of thaCa two districts
expressing their desire to be annexed
to the city district, the board of educa
ton shall be a proper vote have the
power to declare that district a part o
the city school district.
Civil Service Board.
1.-The mayor, the superintendent o.
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