The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-09

ta initiate a number of changes.
 Asked as to what he deemed wrong in the methods of the board MT. Veness said he couldn't help but see in a somewhat indifferent way.
 -sI am of the opinion, he con- tinued, that all work transacted by the different committees of the board between meetings from month to month, ought to be done in proper committees should meet at the neces- sary times to consider the matters pertaining to their departments in 9 deliberate manner and that records of these meetings should be kept, and that these records should be made a part of their report at the meetings of the board together with such ac- tion as they may see fit to recom- mend. These reports should be sign ed by the entire membership of the committees.
 'I am of the opinion that the re- ments of the board of education should be met in thoroughly busi- ness like manner. believe that nothing should be purchased that has not been properly requested on an especially prepared form, and that the requests should be properly O.. K d by the parties who either require or have to pass judgpr ent upon them. @.'.I believe that no bill should be finally approved without a complete history of the matter involving it's contraction being attached to it.
 MT. Veness was particularly em- phatic in protesting against his suc- cessor being chosen by any but the executive committee. Its un-Demo- cratic and against the principles of Democracy" said he, ''this idea of a little coterie of self appointed bosses taking it upon themselves to dictate who shall have every office in the gift of the electors of the city.
 Because a man is elected to pub lie office, he is not made dictator of all affairs of the city, nor is he 'giv- en any special prerogative to name the incumbents of all public offices.
 MT, Neness. takes an optimistic view to. appoint better men tos public of- fice.'' said he Men forS the board of Education should be of such a stamp that they will not be amenable to selfish interests in passing upon questions involving the welfare of the city. They should be men rwf1o have . the inclination to serve the city un- selfishly. s 4t |
 "The Democratic party cannot hope for success" he said, unless self in- terests are cast aside for general good. The result of the last election. in my yu0SA1Gnts was u1C U LuG DGIIlOCrdLIC party not conducting themselves in a Democratic way; in other words, de- feat came from advancing certain sell fish interests to the detriment of the interests of the entire people.
 Speaking of the new administration of affairs, MT. Veness was not in- clined to be critical He advocates business principles in running city affairs He Is an ardent advocate of municipal ownership and a firm be- Iever in the initiative and referendum. He is not converted to the recall, for he believes that it may readily lend itself to the ends of political trick sters. He believes impeachment through the courts. and the frequent elections. are safeguard enough. for if a public servant has not done a wrong grave enough for impeachment. he believes the wrong is not sufficient to warrant his being recalled from of- flee until another election is held.
 He said he would not criticize May Or Wilson for securing an out of town man for city engineer, providing it is shown that such. man is we'll euuip- ped for the place-better equipped than Bridgeport man. But he said he kEew nothing of MT. Terrys quali- f7c9tionS