Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22

to appoint one alderman on each board and provides that than three of tho five members oX- elusive the executive shall belong the po- litical party. He has veto power over the alder which requires twothrds vote of that body override
 The city clerk is clerk of all departments except the board of charities He appoints the assistant clerk subject to the approval of the aldermen. The assistant clerk be of the opposite political party that of the clerk.
 The city engineer is appointed by the aldermen, to hold office until removed for The chief Of police and the chief engineer chosen by the board of public safety hold office during good be havior. The city attorney, the building inspector, the bureau of assessment the committee on law the committee abatements the auditing committee and the sealer of weights and measures appoint cd by the aldermen to for two years. The assessors and board of equalization, both the same today named by the mayor and act for three years The superintendent of poor and the clerk of the department of charities elected by the board of charities for years. The superintendent of the- bureau of and the superintendent of streets elected by the board of public works, each for two years The sanitary inspector and health officer are elected by the board health the former for years and the latter for four years The board of finance consists of the comptroller the chairman of the board of aldermen and three others chosen b* the mayor and ratified by the aldermen. According to an ordinance on plumbing the city en- gneer shall have jurisdiction of the sanitary plumb ing of the city All other city officers whose election is not explained in this article are chosen by the people. with the exception of the milk inspector. who is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the aldermen
 The town government lasted until January 1902, when in accordance with act of the legislature passed in the previous year, it abolished, and the duties prior that time, except making electors which is still vested in board of selectmen, the town clerk and town registrars, transferred to a department of charities and other municipal bodies.
 John Melton and Samuel HckoX the first selectmen of Waterbury, Their first public act, rording to the records shown by Miss Prichard in the History of Waterbury, occurred May 31, 1880, when they delegated to settle boundary line dispute with Woodbury. The selectmen in of flee when the town government abolished by the legislature in 1901 and became operative in 1902 were Mortimer Doran. William T. Disey and George A. Boughton. John Stanley the first town clerk of Waterbury and the present incumbent of that office is Francis r. Brett. The price paid for the original territory of the town about three thousand pounds
 The town officers are chosen annually. They as follows: Selectmen,H ". Atwood W. P Jarrett Louis Raffel; town clerk F. F. Brett; registrars John II. Flanagan, George Chapman; con- stables. Maurice F. Carmody, John Bar re. Walter R. Lannon, Thomas H. Prior o. R. Perkins, George O. Booth, W. j.. Rgney. All town officers enter their duties the day preceding their election, with the exception of the town clerk who goes In the same date as the city