The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-14

i regulate peddIing and auctions in and upon the streets, sidewalks, and puk- ! lie grounds of said town; to license and regulate sports, exhibitions, pup l lie amusements, within said town; to , protect from injury and defacement all public buildings and other prop l erty; to care for all public burytng grounds; to fix the amount of all 1 board by any officer or empIoye thereof. The board of seIectmen shall have all the powers granted to the common councils of cities under the provisions of section 2610 of the gen. era1 statutes. Said board shall ap- point such number of policemen in } said town as it may deem necessary. which policemen shall have the pow CTS of constables to preserve order, serve criminal processes, and arrest l for crime. Said policemen shall be under the control of said board of se- } 1ectmen and said board shall make all necessary regulations as to their dut- ies, compensation, discipline, and term ! of service. Said board of selectmen 1 shall have, within the limits of the
 town of Stratford, exclusive police
 jurisdiction except that lawfully exer- cised by the state police or any sheriff
 or constable. Said board may pre-
 scribe and fix penalties and fine for the violation of any rule, regulation
 or order which said board is herein
 authorized to make, provided no such T penalty or fine shall exceed fifty dol
 lars for any violation and any person
 violating any such rule, order, or regulation may be prosecuted before any court having jurisdiction of the
 offense. Before passing any order,
 rule, or regulation of general public nature said board shall give the c1ti-
 zens of said town reasonable oppor- tunity to be heard in reference there
 to at Q meeting Of said board, notice
 of which meeting shall be given by publishing such proposed order, rule,
 or regulation, with notice of the time
 and place of hearing thereon, in some newspaper published or having a cir culation in said town, at least five days before the time fixed for such
 hearing Any such meeting may be l-adjourned from time to time as said
 board shall see fit. Nothing herein
 shall be so construed as to prevent the electors of said town of Str2tfOrd,
 in legal meeting assembled, from re- I pea1tng any bylaw made by the board
 of seIcctmen under authority of this act when notice of intention to con- sider such repeal at such meeting I shall be inserted in the call therefor. 1 Sec. 12. The board of se1ectmen of the town of Stratford may order the i owner or owners of any land fronting on any street or highway within said
 town to construct and repair side
 walks or curbs adjacent to such land
 in the manner and within the time specified within such order and at
 such grade as the selectmen may have
 established in such street or highway. The expense of establishing such grade or curb line, exclusive of dam ages, shall be paid by the town. If
 such owner or owners shall neglect or | refuse to comply with such order, it
 shall be the duty of the selectmen to perform the work required by said lorder and the expense so incurred SIa O 7A r1y17 he ea1A men begin to act and incur expense
 in the premises, be and continue to be
 a lien in favor of said town upon such land until paid and the amount of
 such expense may be recovered in an 1 action in the name of the town.
 l Sec. IS. The board of se1ectmen of the town of stratford may designate and establish building lines on the land of proprietors adjoining any highway within said town, between
 which line and such highway no building orA appurtenance thereof 1 shall be erected, and may alter buitd- ing lines so established provided the aggregate damages payable in conse- 1 Quence of the establishment or a1tera- l ton of building line under the pro- l visions of this section shall not ex-
 ceed the aggregate special benefits as- sesSed, as hereinafter provided, upon l the property benefited thereby. Said | board shall have the power to com 1 | building or part thereof, hereafter erected. which shall project beyond l the building line established, into or l toward the highway or street adjacent l thereto.
 l Sec. 14. Before the board of se-
 1ectmen shall order the construction
 or repair of any sidewalk, curb sew | CT, gutter or the esta b1ishment or l alteration of any building line said
 board shall hold public hearing
 thereon, after having given notice 1 thereof by causing a copy of the pro-
 posed order. with a notice of the time I and place of hearing thereon, to be | f1ledsin the town clerks office in said 1 town and published at least twice in | a newspaper published or having a | circulation in said town at least five | days before the day of hearing and by
 depositing a like copy in the post of- i flee addressed to the person or per-
 sons interested at his or their last
 known post office address. Upon the l petition of at least ten per centur1- of l the owners of property on any street l in said town requesting the board of i selectTnen to establish or alter build ing 1fnes sewers, sidewalks, or grades
 in such street said board shall hold a
 public hearing thereon after giving
 notice to the public and to property | owners as hereinbefore provided
 Sec. 15 After such hearing, the se- | lectnen may order the construction
 or repair of any sidewalk, curb, sew CT, or gutter or may establish or a,I- l ter any building or grade line and | shall appraise all damages therefor | to the person or persons entitled to 1 such damages and shall assess bene- | fits therefor upon the person or per
 sons whose land is especially benefit | ted and shall within ten days after | making such order and appratsing | damages and assessing benefits there- for, cause said order to be filed for I s,o fIn fnTy r1n of A4 | said town, together with a certificate signed by them setting forth the dam
 ages appraised and the benefits as- | sessed on account thereof and shall
 also, within said ten days, cause such 1 order and certificate to be published
 once in a, newspaper published or hay ing a circulation in said town and 1 copy thereof to be sent by registered