The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-19


 Changes Made in Salaries--Cannot Serve
 on But One Commission-No City Officer
 May be a Government or State official
 Work of the Committee Harmonious.
 The charter committee of ten contin- ued it's work of revising the draft of the charter proposed by the citizens committee of fifty last evening. The committee made an early start, meet ing at 7;30 instead of at s o'clock.
 Mayor Farnsworth was present for a short time early in the evening, but left at an early hour The other nine members of the board were present, and Corporation Counsel Ely presided.
 The committee first took up the sec- tions relating to the free public library proposed by the library board of direc- tors.
 The recommendations proposed by the directors were adopted. This leaves the library in practically the same con dition as at present In respect to man. agement and funds, with a. chance for the outside wards of the city to use the library, provided the town makes suit able appropriation for the same.
 The following substitutes for that part of the charter recommended by the committee of fifty, making civil ser vice board, was adopted:
 CIVIL SERVICE BOARD,
 Sec. 10. Three citizens and the superin- tendents of fire and police, appointed by the mayor, shall constitute civil service board, who shall serve without pay, but the necessary expenses of the board shall be paid by the city
 Within the month of December, 1897, the mayor shall appoint three citizens of New Haven members of said board, neither of whom shall hold other city office, and, if practicable, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political par ty. One of said members shall hold office until January 1, 1901; one until January l, 1903; one until January l, 1905; or until their successors are appointed; and bienni- ally thereafter, in the months of December, preceding the expiration of their respective terms, the mayor shall appoint member of the commission for the term of six years.
 Sec 121 It shall be the duty of said board to prescribe rules for ascertaining the competency of applicants for position or promotion in the police and fire depart ments, and for all positions in the city gov ernment except those elective, commissions CTS, officials appointed by the mayor, and superintendents and teachers employed by the board of education.
 Said board shall under such rules as it may adopt hold competitive examinations as a basis for recommendations respecting any such positions or promotions.
 Said board shall also adopt such rules as it may deem effective, providing for the registration and selection of all laborers to be employed by the city, which shall relate only to their capacity for labor, their habits as to industry and sobriety, and the number of persons dependent upon them Tor sup port
 Sec. 123 Whenever said ,borrd shall have adopted rules relative to the appointment or promotion of any class of such othciais or laborers no appointments or promotions within such class shall be made except from those who shall have passed an examination of at least seventy per cent. and have re ceived Il certificate to that effect from said board, and are upon the list of those eli gible to such position or promotion, under such rules. And after the adoption of such rules no removals shall be made Of persons holding appointive positions in any depart ment of the city except for sufficient cause duly shown, which cause shall be other than political.
 Sec 124 Any appointment or removal made in violation of the provisions of the foregoing Section 123 shall be null and void and it is hereby made the duty of the con troller of the city to ascertain ana make record of all appointments lawfully made in accordance with the provisions of said Section 123, and he shall make no payments of salary or other compensation to persons within the classes prescribed in Section 12l otherwise appointed. And said controller shall be chargeable by the city with all moneys unlawfully paid to persons ap. pointed in violation of the provisions of said Section 123.
 Sec 124 (a). Any violation of any of the provisions of the foregoing sections relating
 T ty,tt, ntgyt JB der, shall be a misdemeanor, and any off cial found guilty of such offence may be punished by a fine not exceeding five hun dred dollars.
 soon as practicable after the first day of January, 1898, by electing one of it's mem bers president; and it shall choose a secre. tary whose duty it shall be to attend all meetings of the board, keep correct records of the same; shall prepare and keep on file in the office of the committee lists of those eligible for the several departments and clerical positions; send out official notices and perform such other official duties as may be required of him by the said board He shall receive such salary as the board may fix, not to exceed $500 per annum Said president and secretary shall holt their respective offices for two years iron the date of their election, and until theil successors are duly elected and qualified Biennially after January, 1898, said board shall elect Its president and secretary. 4. IL. secretary of said board to certify to the controller all lists of those eligible for ap pointment, giving names. ages. street ad dresses, nationality. examination grades and to what positions each one is eligible Such certifications shall be made within twenty-four hours after such lists shall havt been made out by the board Said secre tary shall also place a duplicate copy o1 each of such eligible lists, within twenty four hours after it shall have been made out by the board, in the offices of said con troller easily accessible to the public, anG shall keep each of such lists so posted Al least three months from and after the date of it's origin.
 Sec. 124 (d). Public notice shall be givel of all competitive examinations required under the several foregoing sections, by ad yertisements inserted not less than three times in each of the daily newspapers is sued in the city of New Haven,-the last in sertion in each of said issues to be not less than fifteen days prior to the date set fo each of such examinations advertised. Another change made last evening 1T the amendments submitted by the com mittee of fifty was in section 159. The amended section reads as follows; Section 159-No person shall hold any office of profit under the city or any de partment thereof, the compensation oi which is a salary or fee, while hold ing any other official or representative position in or under the government ol the United States, or of this state, or o1 this city, except in the militia service of the state. Nor shall any person bt at any time a member of two of the ap pointivc commissions or boards provid ed for in this act.
 At a previous meeting the following