Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-19

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 parts of the country. MT. Williams replied that the new people went where they pleased and that there was no law whereby they could be sent to any particular place.
 Officers Elected.
 There were fifty delegates present, representing nine organizations. Off cers elected were: President, John McCfinley. New London vice presi- dents Fred Enos, Bridgeport, Judson H. Root Hartford, Wilson H. Lee, New Haven, Edwin A. Tracy, Norwich. T. H. Mckenzie. Southington, Homer $. Cummings. Stamford. H. T. Burr Will limantic, Charles Perry, Westerly, and T. c. Richards. Winstei1; secretary and treasurer, Willard c. Warren, New Haven.
 J. Harry Crossley, who welcomed the delegates to Bridgeport in behalf of President Enos. who was unable to be present also spoke for Bridgeport He told of the wonderful growth of the city to the extent that there are not any large factc~y sites left.
 Organizations Uniting.
 General Dwight of Hartford said that movement was afoot there to organize the board of trade. the . lords lea que, the taxpayers league, and the manufacturers association in to a chamber of commerce to discuss matters for the good of Hartford.
 Delegate Knockels of Hartford, who is interested in the manufacture of Columbia automobiles. refuted the much mooted story that people are mortga ging their homes to purchase automobiles.
 Delegate Michaels of Stamford. a Bridgeport boy, said he hoped every member of the state board would get back of legislation for good public utilities bill. He said that the growth Of Stamford was being retarded by the street railroad. telephone. gas and electric light utilities.
 State Highway Commissioner James H. Macdonald gave an interesting talk on Good Roads. He said that Con- necticut is not ready to take up the building of heavy bithulithic roads, and that he had devoted his time to the gravel road. the graded road and proper grading of roads He declared that there is $50,300,C00 worth of road work in sight in Connecticut. At three o'clock the visiting dele gates were entertained at dinner by the Bridgeport board at Lehman's shore house.
 Norwich's Proposed Charter. u6 SLdle DOdIu UlSCuSSSu lUC CO1l- mission system of government the subject coming up in connection with the new plan of municipal government proposed by the city of Norwich, which owns it's own gas. water and electric light works and is numbered among the progressive cities of the United States.
 The plan is the well known comnis- sion plan, which gives to a city the advantage of a common and central authority, and also provides for the initiative, referendum and recall. The plan was drafted by Henry A. Tirrell, Charles H. Haskell. Hibberd R. Norman, Frederic W. Cary and Her man Alofsin 2d, all of Norwich, who were named by Mayor Charles r. Thayer, following instructions of the last annual city meeting of Norwich. one of the members of the commits sion. The plan is a modification of the commission plans of Des Moines, Haverhill, Mass, and Berkeley, Cal. Mir. Cary said that in his opinion the plan ought to be approved by the city meeting, after which the legislature will be asked to adopt it.
 Great powers, amounting to almost complete home rule, are conferred. in that the city within it's corporate linn it's has the safe power of taxation, according to the plan, as the state, clIlu IS vested Wlln power to DeElOilD i and render all public services and with ] all powers of government, subject | only in the last case to such limita- | tiOns as may be contained in the con- 1 stitutiton and laws of the state. | The elective officers of the city are 1 five in nunber-a mayor, a director of 1 public utilities, a director of finance, a director of public works, and a di- 1 rector of public safety.
 l These officers are nominated without l the intervention of party machinery, ! by the direct primary system. Any proper candidate may go to the l primaries for nomination who lodges 1 with the proper authority petition l signed by p voters.
 ] The two candidates for each office who receive the highest number of l votes in the primary are voted for at i the election.
 l Upon petition of 20 per cent. of the 1 voters an election may be held to re- i call any officer elected.
 ! Great powers are given to the may 1 or, who may appoint all officers and i employees of the city upon the recom- 1 mendstion of the head of the partic- | ular department.
 1 The legislative power of the city is vested in the commiss.nn. But no ordinance passed by the com ! mission 16 valid within ten days oi 1 iI5 passage, and.if iii the meantime IL l Der cent. of the voters perfIion fo1 ] the submission of the ordinance il ! must be submitted.
 [ r. the commission refuses to pass 1 desirable legislation 15 Der cent oi