The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
Advocates of Commission
 Form of Government Will
 Submit to Special Election
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perintendent of schools. He is to be appointed by the board and may or may not be a resident of the city. He | is authorized to appoint or dismiss teachers, janitors, and all other em- ployes of his department The board | is empowered to select sites for schools, condemn land for sites and arrange for buildings. It may also supply free text boks except to the l High school.
 Under the Commissioner of Finance will come the tax assessments and collections, duties now performed by the board of apportionment, appraisal, city treasurer and board of contract and supply. In fac, this last board will be organized into department through which everything used by the city will be purchased by competitive bidding.
 The mayor and commission may pass ordinances but such ordinances may be repealed by vote of 20 per cent of the total vote. In the same manner any ordinance may be created by the same percentage of voters. Every ordinance shall have three pub | lie readings unless in cases of emer- gency. When a situation requires ac- ton the commission may pass the ordinance without referring it to the voters All ordinances are to take effect on passage.
 The commission would also have the power, by the concurrent vote of a majority of the whole number of commissioners, to make, alter, and re- peal ordinances and resolutions not | inconsistent with law, or the pro- visions of the charter and all amend ments thereto, which should be valid and operative within the limits of both districts of the city, the various de- | partments, and relative to whatever | further control of the departments the | commission may deem proper to place in the hands of the respective directors; relative to markets and commerce and the inspection of pro- | duce brought into the city for sale or exportation; relative to the sale, ! or offering for sale, of unwholesome meats; vegetables and produce of all 1 kinds; relative to the transportation of food products into, through or out of the city; relative to persons to at tend and serve as jurors, and the neg lect of such jurors to attend and 'serve when duly summoned; relative to public parks, public playgrounds, | streets, highways, sewers, drains and gutters of the city and the laying out, making, paving, repairing and the us- ing of them; relative to allowing the | use of sewers by the owners of land l in adjoining towns and prescribe the | terms by which such use may be all lowed relative to keeping the public parks, grounds, streets, highways, al- leys and walks clean and free from rubbish, snow, ice and instructions; relative to providing sprinkling of streets and parts thereof and for the assessment and cost thereof, in whole or in part, against abutting property owners; relative to- the protection and preservation of public parks, and the maintenance of good order; relative to the naming of all public streets, highways and lanes. The commission may appoint a city plan board, and may appoint such other advisory boards as is desirable. The members of such boards shall serve without compensation, during the pleasure of the commission
 The commission shall have the right to create and abolish all subordinate offices.
 
 remove subordinate officers for cause but the employe thus removed may appeal to the Superior court for re- dress.
 The police and fire departments are placed under the control of the com l missioner of public safety who will | appoint chiefs for each department. Appointments to the departments will ha hxy ivyiI fon a airy;1 commission will be appointed to serve without pay, but an examiner will be appointed who will be under salary. All employees will be divided into classes and the examinations ar- ranged accordingly. Arrangements are made to continue the police and l firemen's pensions.
 The commissioner of public welfare shall appoint an officer to have com plete charge of the health depart 1 ment but he shall take complete charge of the charities department The town clerk, who is also the registrar of vital statistics, shall be appointed by the commissioners for
 a two years term. The commission
 will appoint city clerk, it's chief
 clerical officer, for four years term He may also appoint an assistant I The city auditor will check up the finances of all departments. Only one who has qualified as an expert
 accountant for at least two years may
 be eligible for the position.
 II There is also provision for the ap- pointment of a committee to nego-
 tiate with the Bridgeport Hydraulic }, Go. for the purchase of it's rights and business.