The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-16

education. library. charities and parks, and except as to the commIs- sion on permanent paving and sewer construction.
 Removal by Mayor.
 Section 3. After April 1, 1912, no other board, department, officer or committee fether than hereinbefore excepted) shall purchase any ma
 Section 4. Any member of said board of contract and supply who shall, while holding office, directly, or indirectly take or bargain for any fee. compensation, or reward, to in fiEence his action upon any matter within the scope of said Board, shall forthwith be removed, by the mayor. from o-nce; aad nlemJe 9I N.4 board may be removed by the mayor for other proper cause
 Section 5. Said board shall, before or during the first week in March, 1912, and before or during said week in/an years thereafter, furnish to the different officers, boards and commit tees of the city, blanks prepared by said board of contract and supply.
 Each officers, board or committee of the city shall All out on the blanks respective requirements for articles anu III aLeria4@. AoI ensatn in so far as the sup1e are to be pro vided by said board of contract and supply hereunder, and so far as the further requirements are needed by any officer, board or committee dur ing the same fiscal year, supple pIoII.enlal blanks shall De simI4~-ly tiled out for said board of contract and supply. All such officers, boarls whatever system the board of cont act and supply may, from time to time. install.
 Powers of InvestigGtion.
 Section $. Said board shall have full power at all tines to require the
 
 mittees to furnish all the information which they may p3sseSs relevant to the duties of said board of cont act and supply, and deemed needful by it, tions and tests and reports as said board of contract and supply may direct.
 Section 2. Said board of contract and supply shall keep proper records of it's doings, so that the expenditures for each officer, department, board and committee may be separately and easily ascertained, and shall furnish monthly to the city auditor a detailed statement of all of its said expendi- lures in such manner as will enable the auditor to keep proper records of the expenditures of the several officers departments, boards and committees
 section 8. No expenditure or con- tract calling for expenditure shall be- made by said board of contract and supply in excess Of the amounts ap- 
 apportionm and taxation.
 Section The ordinance entitled "An Ordinance relative to City Con- tracts" adopted May B, 1896, as amended is hereby made part here of, and is applicable to said board of contracts and supply; except that said board shall have the disc: etion and power to reject any and all bids.
 Section 10. The finance committee of the common council shall not ap- prove any bill for articles or mater ials. the purchase of which is com mitted hereunder to said board or contract and supply, until the same has been approved by said board or its clerk.
 Section II. Said board of contract and supply is authorized to purchase such supplies as it deems needfu1 for it's purposes and to make such tests of materials and articles purchased and arrange for the proper storage and distribution thereof; and to ap-| point, but for no stated term, a clerk at a salary not to exceed the rate of S2OO.0O per month, who shall be re- movable at any time at the pleasure of said board.
 Section 12. Two members of said board of contract and supply shall constitute a quorum at all meetings, and the action of any two members of the Poard on matters w thin sad boards powers shall be valid.
 Section IS. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent here with are hereby repealed.
 Respectfully submitted,
 Coyon7fttoa on Ordinances