The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-03
Mayors Message
 Refers To Dopes
Would Stop Indiscr.minatG Sale
 of Drugs
Asks For Adoption of Building Code and Says Responsibility
 Rests on Democrats


 Following is the message of Mayor c. B. Wilson to the Common Coun- cil last evening:
 tGentlemen: At the beginning of our tunity of suggesting a few measures 1 which should be considered by your honorable body.
 'sThe CHty should have. a syropeT building code for the guidance of all persons interested in building. There is now pending a proposed ordinance pared some two years ago. and pre- scented to the Common Council and which has slumbered in the hands of the Ordinance Committee since that time. I would recommend that this be taken up immediately and report ed it stands or with such altera- tions as your Committee may deem necessary. There should, however,
 .The Public Acts passed by the Legislature in 1911, provide that any municfpaHty, by vote of the electors, may adopt the .so-called merit sys- tenn regulating the appointn1 ent of most of the city officers. L believe that greater efficiency would result by our city. This. matter was brought to the attention of the last Common Council in which the Demo crats also had 9 majority and was re- ferred to a committee selected by said Council but was never reported back to that body. I would recommend this matter to your careful considers ton, and would suggest that the Com- rnittee to which: it may again be re- ferred report back promptly.
 'I have had the city attorney draft an ordinance regulating the sale. of heroin or dfacety1 morphine and pro viding a penalty for the illicit sale of this drug, the use of which is quite prevalent in certain sections of the of the same, the ordinance as pro- posed should be adopted as early as possible and the violaters of the law prosecuted to the fullest extent.
 At the special election held Sept. 24th last, the following matters were. voted upon in the affirmative. name. ly: --:-'
 -tConsolidation of the first and sec ond taxing districts.
 ftAbolishment of the personal tax collectors
 Collection of the personal tax by the regular tax collector. -:These matters should be. present ed to the Legislature soon as pos sibIe after it convenes in January your honorable body auth orize the appointment of a Legislative Commit tee of such number as you deem wise to see that these matters are prop erIy presented to the Legislature.
 I recognize that 3 large majority of your honorable body is composed of faith to that of the Mayor. A Com mittee appointed by this majority has called upon the mayor with requests as to the personnel of the various Council Committees I do not pro- pose this year, and more than I did last year, to play politics at the ex- pense of efficiency which the city is entitled to receive.
 t-The Committees of the Common Council have been named in accord ance with the requests presented as aforesaid, and the burden of any inn proper legislation or failure to imme- diate1y report measures to this body must rest upon this majority There will be no division of responsibility hence your stewardship will constant ly be under the scrutiny of the citi- zens.
 My sincere wish is that we may all disregard party ties and work wholly and entirely for the welfare of the city and it's citizens with a strict ob servance of our oath of office.
 Respectfully submitted Dec. 2, 1912
 CLIFFORD B. WILSON,
 Mayor.