Evening journal., 1913-02-22

The next Bill is entitled. AN Act
tol Consolidate certain Departments Of
the City of Wilmington"
The preamble to this Act recites
that IL is essential for the benefit OF
the inhabitants and tax payers that
the executive departments of the City
should be consolidated for the purpose
of reducing the expense incident to
separately operating and maintaining
all OF said departments; avoiding the
discord heretofore existing among
said departments and securing a moro
equitable distribution of the City rev.
enues for the several municipal neces-
sities
Section abolshes the Offices of
Water Commissioner. Police Commits
sioner, Street and Sewer Director,
Park Commissioner and member of
the Board Of Health.
Sections 2. and 4 create in lieu of
the departments abolished, Depart
nent to be known as the Board OF
Public Works" This Board is given
all the powers and is charged vath all
the duties and responsibilities of the
officers whose ef!iees are abolished. Il
is TO consist Of seven members. the
! Mayor to be a member eX oficio, he
can vote only in case of a tie. These
I Sections provide, that with gespect
to the work done and the work au-
thorzed to be done by each particular
| Department, the Board OF Public
/ Works shall have jurisdiction.
Section 8 provides that the original
lappointees shall be Thomas NJ. Mona
CHAN, George W. Sparks Mathew ID.
nf,,rrl,r- Ctl,orloe A nndolph Dharfoo
r. Jones and Alfred ID. Poole; and
that they shall draw lots for terms of
!, 2, 3. 4, 5. and years.
Section 6 provides that as the terms
of members expire, the place of the
retiring member shall be filed by APP
pointment by the Mayor, for a term OF
six years, but such appointments
must be confirmed by the Council
Provision is also made for the filling
of vacancies and that not more than
three members of the Board shall be-
long TO the same political party.
Section fixes the salary OF men,
bers ia One Thousand Dollars per
year.
Section covers the question OF
eligibility of members and for their
removal from office for designated
causes.
Sections ? and 10 provide for the
oath TO be taken and the bond to be
given.
Section IL covers the organization
of the Board. and provides for the
election OF President from its owl
number and. the appointment Of a
Secretary who shall not be 2
member of the Board. Provision
is made for the appointment Of
committees to attend to the per-
formance OF the duties Of the Board
under the Act, and gives authority for
the delegation of administrative dut-
les TO such committees, but that nc
act OF any committee shall be valid
until approved by the Board Duties
heretofore devolving upon the Presi-
dent of any of the Boards consoli.
dated shall devoIve upon the Presi-
dent of the Board created
Section IL continues in force the
ordinances, resolutions and regula.
tions governing the several Depart.
ments until the same are changed in
whole or in part by the Board oil
Public Works, and all officers and EN-.
ployes of the several Department.
are made subject to the control o
; said Board. All property belonging
= to said Departments Is transferred tC
said Board
: Section 13 gives the Board power
! to make needful rules and regula-
tions for its own government and fol
: observance by its officers, agents an,
servants.