The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-07

more introduced the following preanl-
Bile and resolutions and rules which
were passed !:
Whereas, chapter II of the laws Of
1911, under which this board of city
commissi sio1lers derives its powers,
among other powers, provides that
said commissioners shall have sole
authority to pass and adopt all such
rules and regulations concerning all of
the departments of such city and the
other agencies created by them for the
administration of its affairs,' and fur
ther provides that the said commits !
sioners shall by a majority vote of all
the commissioners elected have the
power to appoint all officers and sub
ordinates in all Of the departments OF
said city, and to suspend and dis
charge the same at Will under the linn 4
itatfons provided In said act; and
Whereas, 1t is the unanimous opin-
ion of the members Of this, the first
board of city commissioners of the
city of Fargo, that the commissioner
of each department should be respons-
I ible and wholly accountable for the
administration Of its affairs and for
| the performances of the duties imposed
upon the commissioner Of that depart
ment, to be hereafter designated and
determined. as well as be accredited
with the faithful discharge of those
duties;
Therefore, be it resolved, that it is
/ the sense of the members of this board
/ of city commissioners lsubject to the
terms and provisions Of chapter IN of
the laws OF 1871 d d. to hereby adopt as
OF binding force IN regulating and ful-
Ing their future actions, the following;
as
Rule and Regulation No. 4.
So far as may be possible. such ex-
Eecutive and administrative powers,
authority and duties of the respective
departments of the city, as may here
after be provided for, shall be exercis-
ed by and be under the control of,
the commissioners elected to that de-
partnlent. 4
Each department. shall be entitled to
such salaried employees as may be au-
thorized by ordinance.
Each commissioner shall have the
power of selecting and employing the
day lahorers necessary for his depart
ment.
The commissioner of each depart
ment shall nominate all employees
therein and their appointment may be
expected by him, and their discharge
at any time upon his recommendati
shall be subject only to the provisions
in chapter of the laws of 1911 con-
tanned; 5.
TO the end, that discipline and re-
sponsibility as well ais efficiency and
economy may be located, and the
necessary control in each department
maintained by its nominal head.
The Police Question,
AT this time the police department
matter was brought UP by Mr.. Jordan
who asked that the salaries be fixed
At was decided to pay the new chief
$110, and the captain of police $780,
The former received $125 per month
and the latter $100.
Some questions were asked as to the
office of weighrnaster and 1t was the
opinion that one OF the office men ot
the police force could handle this bus )
iness, but mo action was taken at this
time. N @
Must Furnish designations.
Member Stern suggested that, all
men appointed under the present sys-i
tenn be required to furnish a resigfla- Z
tiorl8sin blank d to be used whenever
there came a necessity for SUCH This
means that each man who secures an
appointment shall file with the presi-
dent of the commission a resignation
which will not contain the date, and
this car be filled in. The idea of this.
Is to have the resolution work in the
shape Of a recall, and it was believed
that It would prevent any trouble be-,
tween the commits ssioners and ap-i
pointee in case it was desirable from
any cause to secure his dismissal. rrhisi
was discussed at some length and City
Attorney Smith said that he believed
the resolution might work well and
that 81 was legal and III was passed.
AS to Meetings.
1T was decided to hold the regular,
meeting each week, every Wednesday 81