The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-14
Proposed Changes in Town Government
 Are Radical
IN MANY RESPECTS LIKE
 COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
Favorable Report of Committee EmbOdies Bill Practically as It Was Approved in Town
 Meeting
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(By Our Staff Corres.)
 Hartford, May 1.-The House to- day passed the favorable report of the Committee on Cities and Boroughs by which practically a commission form of governm ent will be created for the town of Stratford- There were few amendments to the bill as originally presented to the voters of Stratford in town meeting, and these went through in the report of the committee
 The proposition is to create a board of finance for the town and in many ways to supp1ant the existing forms or government with those of the comm1s- sion type
 The amendments submitted in the report are as follows, and their place in the text of the report as originally drafted may be seen by perusa1 of the original bill and the marks indicating the proposed changes:
 AMENDMENTS
 Introduced by Representative J. Henry Blakeman:
 In Sec line 6 strike out words Peck's Mill and insert in lieu thereof the following: The center line of the intersection of E. Main street and N. Main street
 In Sec. line 21 after the word line insert: To the center line of North Main street at Raven Stream thence northeaster1y along the center line or said North Main street to the point of intersection of said North Main street and East Main street, thence due East to point of beginning.
 In Sec 23 line strike out the words town clerk and insert "secre- tary of state.''
 Tn line after the word printed insert the following and cause to be delivered to the town clerk of said town of Stratford.''
 Here Is the bill:
 
 For the Town of Stratford, Increas-
 ing the Powers of the SeIectmen
 and Providing For the Elections by \ the Direct Primary.
 Section l. There shall be in the town of Stratford a board of finance consisting of the first seIectman, who shall be ex-officio the chairman of said board, and six electors of said town to be elected as hereinafter pro vided Said electors shall hold no other office in or under the govern Tnent thereof. The first selectman, as chairman of said board shall have no vote upon any matter before the board except in case of 3 tie The members of said board shall be duly sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, and the necessary expenses of said board, when duly approved, shall be paid by said town No member or the said board except said first select man snail De pd4Q IOE 4A4S SOA NAOOSs
 Sec. 2. At the annual election or said town to be held on the first Mon day in October, 1913, there shall be elected said six electors as members of said board of finance, two of whom shall be elected to serve for one year from the first Monday of Octobers 1913. two for two years from said date, and two for three years from said date; and at each annual cleo ton thereafter, there shall be elected two members of said board, each to hold office for a term of three years from the date of his election and un- til his successor Is elected and quail fed In case of a vacancy in said board the se1ectmen shall forthwith aupoint a successor who shall serve for the remainder of the term for which he fs appointed and until his successor Is elected and qualified.
 Sec. 3. The town clerk Of said town shall also be the clerk of the board of selectmen and clerk of said board of finance. It shall be his duty to make and keep record of all votes and other proceedings at all meetings Of said board of finance, board of seIectmens and at all meet ir1zs of the electors of said town duly warned He shall be the custodian of all books, papers, and documents belonging to said board of finance, board of selectmen and of said town.
  urer of the town for the payment of money which are duly authorized by the selectmen, shall cause same to be properly signed and shall countersfgn all such orders so authorized to be issued All books, papers, and docu- ments kept by such clerk shall be open to the inspection of any tnhabit- ant of said town at any reasonable time. He shall post and serve no tices which may be required by said board of finance and board of select men and shall have power to issue certified copies of any order, rule, regulation, or resolution issued or au- thorfzed by said board of finance, board of seIectmen, or the electors of said town at any regular or duly warned meeting; it shall be his duty to transmit or cause to be transmit ted any order issued by said board of selectrnen to any person or persons to whom it is directed or for whom it is intended, and he shall keen proper records of all rules and regulations adopted by said board of seIectmen under the provision of this act. He shall report to the select men in writing all appropriations made by said board of finance; also all of such appropria tions as may be adopted by the electors of said town at the adjourned annual town meet ing or at any special meeting called for the purpose of voting on a special appropriation in accordance with the provisions of this act. He shall per form all other duties of town clerks as provided in the general statutes also such other duties incident to his office as the board of finance or the board of seleetmen may direct. Said clerk shall be sworn to the faithful