The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05

civil service. regulations for the se- lection of such employ es, and be ii further resolved,
 | Resolved, that the city attorney be, and hereby Is instructed to draw up an amendment to the charter ot ted at the next regular session. of the general assembly of the state of Con necticut making civil service regula- tions, in the selection of all fire, po- lice and other important city em- ployes, a part of the organic law ol the city of Bridgeport.
 Whereas, on February 16, 1903, the
 common council of the city of Bridge port, in meeting assem- mb1ed, adopted an ordinance relative to the filling oi vacancies in the office of alderman and
 Whereas, said ordinance provides that whenever by reason of death, res ignation or removal, any vacancy shall occur in the mem bership of the board of aldermen, such vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by a majority vote, of the aldermen of the same political party as alderman to be elected; and
 | Whereas, this ordinance has be- come the means of making the office telIe, to be bartered off for some pay Ing position within the eity's gift; and | Whereas, during the last admins tration, no less than five vacancies occurred in the board of aldermen,
 one of which was by death and four of which were simply resignations, bartered for paying positions within l the city's employ; and
 Whereas, all these vacancies were 1 filled by undemocratic means without consslting the voters of the various districts concerned. and the aldermen 1 thus selected are not representative o1 and do not represent the districts in | question, and the method of their I,choice is not in accord with the best l ltprincipleS4 of American government; land - : .ss a., fs5 ag~-ssss-y -sY | Whereas, the trading off of an inn portant elective office, such as alder man for salaried office in the city o1 | Bridgeport is contrary to the best in 1 terest of the city of Bridgeport, does not conduce to proper fulhlment ol l the duties of aldermen and fosters I political deals and barters in the ad,
 ministration of the city of Bridgeport
 las opposed to a property administra. l ton of the citys affairs, and proper lfulilment of the legislative and ad. ministrative functions of the various
 city boards and offices; therefore. bs | it
 1 Resolved, That the ordinance adopt. ed. by the common council of the cit, i of Bridgeport on February IS, 1903 entitled, 'tAn ordinance relative to fill | ing vacancies in office of aldermen, l be, and hereby, is, repealed. and il lplace thereof an ordinance shall bt
 submitted providing that, whenevel 1 by reason of death, resignation or re-
 moval, any vacancy shall occur in ths mem bershfp of the board of aldermen such vacancy shall be filled for tht unexpired term by special election | to be held in the district represented by the alderman whose death, resigna, ton or removal gave rise to said va cancy and said ordinance shall, fur 1 thermore, provide that no member o1 | the board of aldermen shall be eligi- ble to take any remunerative. appoin tive office of the city of Bridgeport during the term for which he wal chosen to the board of aldermen. CederhoIm's resolution calling fol civil service was referred by Mayor | Wilson to the various boards affected | by it, and his resolution calling fol | the direct election of aldermen to fl vacancles was referred to the commit 1 tee on ordinances.