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 lieve that this rule should apply to the administration of city affairs and that when a majority of the commits sion should likewise be given the power to remove him at will.
 Chapter Three, Sec 6k We sug- gest new section. The charter now provides that the clerk, assessor, treasurer. collector, attorney, engin- eer chief of police. fire chief, street superintendent and other officers shall be appointed by the manager. We suggest that the attorney, clerk and treasurer shall be appointed by the commission. These three officers should be independent of the man agement. The attorney should not be a partisan of the manager, but should represent the people in the enforcement the law and should be the advisor and guide of the cOmmis- sion in it's legislative actions. The clerk, in fact. is the clerk of the commission. He likewise should be free from any controlling influence of an individual The treasurer has but little to do with the general ad
 
 likewise should be free from such influence. The remaining officers. such as engineer. fire. police and street chief should be properly under the direct control of the manager as their duties are closely related to the daily administration of city affairs.
 Chapter Three Sec. '. is amended to harmoniZe with the proposed sec ton, 61a, and provides that all of the officers of the city except the clerk, attorney and treasurer, shall be ap- pointed by the manager, but pro- yides that the commission shall ap- prove the appointment. This pre- vents the appointment of officers for personal reasons and will, we be- lieve. result in the selection of better and more competent officials.
 Chapter Four Sec. ?. sub-head 26: The present charter provides that the city may compel sewer connections. but the provision is ineffective. This amendment gives the city the power to make such connections at the eX- pense of the property owner. Chapter Four. Sec IA This pro posed amendment changes the pres ent methods of adopting emergency ordinances. It provides for the adop- ton of the same by a four -fifths vote of the commission, voting af- firmatiVely therefor It also changes the provisions for the publication of , ordinances and resolutions having the effect of ordinances from 'at least ten days" to lat least one day" and provides for the posting of the same on bulletin board in front of the city hall. Your committee recon mends that emergency ordinances and resolutions should he passed by a l four -fifths vote of the whole com | mission and that it should not be necessary as the charter now pro- vides to have the approval of the mayor who could thereby holdup or defeat any ordinance regardless of | it's merits To publish an ordinance | for ten days in q newspaper seems unnecessary and furthermore adds greatly to the expense of the city The amendment, however, provides that an ordinance may be published more than once if occasion requires Chapter VI Sec 1: This proposed l amendment to Section 1 is intended to harmonize this chapter with the amendment suggested to Chapter ! Three. It makes the acts of the man. 1 ager reviewable by the commission brings them closer together, gives them unity of purpose and will. we believe. result in giving the city a better administra ton than can he had under the provisions of this sec | tion as they now exist
 Chapter Seven. Sec 1: This pro- posed amendment is designed to pre- vent interference by the auditor with the acts of the manager by causing delay in the payment of claims. 1 Chapter Eight, Sec. 7. Sub head A: This proposed amendment is for the I purpose of eliminating a dash be tween the words "license' and tax and inserting in lieu thereof. comma thereby correcting an error of pune. tuation.
 1 thought advisable inasmuch as tht magistrate is in no way controlled by
 the manager that his place for hold | ing court and his clerical force should be provided by the commits sion instead of by the manager | Chapter Ten. Secs and ,: The
 substitution of a new section fol section three. and the elimination o sections ,. leave the fixing of tn, salaries to the commission. and ar, proposed for the purpose of securing
 economy without the loss of efficiency and to enable the commission to mee changing conditions.
 Chapter 12: The proposed amend
 ments to sections ,. 3. :, F. IA ant 16. are corrections that appear to b.
 necessary to remove present ambigui ties as to nomination petitions
 Chapter XVI: This amendment i. likewise suggested to make more de
 finite the provisions as to referendum petitions.
 Chapter XVIII. Sec. 4: This pro posed amendment is to correct what il obviously a Typographical or clerica
 error.
 1 Chapter XVIII. Sec IA This pro posed amendment gives the employee the same rights that are given to of ficers with respect to the presenta
 tiOns of claims
 Chapter XIX. Sec. 3: This chang
 is proposed to the end that all ex
 penditures in excess of $500 must b
 first approved by the commission The change in the wording of thi
 section we believe results in nor