The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13
An Act Amending the Charter of the City of Bridgeport Concerning the Compensation of Police
 OfI1cers

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Gen. eral Assembly convened: &
 Section 1. The officers and mem- bers of the police department of the City Of Bridgeport as classified and ordinances of said City on the first day Of November, 1910, shall receive from said City the following com pensation for the performance of the duties required of them by lawful authority as follows: lF
 Superintendent of Police, $6.S5 per day.
 Captains, each, $4.65 per day.
 Lieutenants, $3.s3 per day.
 Sergeants. $3.56 per day.
 Grade B Patrolmen, $500 per day.
 Grade c Patrolmen, $2.75 per day.
 Drivers. $2.75 per day.
 Special Policemen. s2.75 per day.
 seeten stse Matron g. The eo Ier aay set forth in Section l hereof shall continue in force until changed ani altered by the Board of Police Com missioners, and the Mayor, with the approval of the Common Council. as
 (a) The board of Police Commis- sioners may alter and change the per diem compensation of the officers and members of the Police Department by a three-fourths vote of the members a regular meeting thereof, upon such vote being approved in writing by the Mayor, and confirmed and ap- proved thereafter by three-fourths yea and nay vote of the members of the Common Council, present and ab- sent in regular meeting assembled.
 Section 3. All laws and provis ons of the Charter of the City of Bridge port and the amendments thereto. and all ordinances of said City, fixing the compensation of Policemen in- consistent herewith, are hereby re- pealed.
 Section 4. This act shall take eff. feet from it's passage.
 An Act Amending the Charter of the
 City of Bridgeport.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
 That section 27 of said charter is hereby amended to read as follows:
 Section 27. There shall continue to be a Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages of three judicious free holders The Mayor, in December of each year, shall appoint as a mem- Der of said board. an eligible person, from one of the two political parties having the larger number of alder men in the Common Council, and n such manner that no such political ra tv shall have more than two mem bers of said board. and such person shall be a member of said board for term of three years from the first day of January next succeeding. The Common Council may by a two-thirds vote. remove any member for cause. Tn case any member of said board shall have become disqualified. by reason of interest in any public inn movements in connection W tn which said board is to estimate benefits and damages, the Mayor shall appoint another person to take his place tenn -orarily to perform his duties in re- snect to the particular improvement causing such disqualification and no other. and no longer. Each member of said board shall receive as compen- sation for his services the sum of three hundred dollars per year, pay able in equal monthly installments. Sa i'd board shall appoint clerk from outside of it's members. and such | clerk shall receive as compensation | for his services the sum of eight hun | dred dollars per year. payable in equal | monthly installmenlts.
 Provided however that the compen.