The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29

that the work of education should be dutegrated with health, recreation and industrial and vocational needs. For this reason, the Bureau when called upon to make recommends tions with regard to education ad- vises the establishment of a depart ment of education on the same foot ing as the other departments of city government with the same responsi- bility to the chief executive, the coun- ell and the people.
 Department of Finance and Ac- counts:
 Collector of Taxes
 City Treasurer
 City Auditor
 Board of Contract and Supply
 Board of Relief Board of Assessors
 Financial Advisory Commission
 Municipal Garage
 Department of Streets and Public Works:
 City Engineer
 Director of Public Works
 Inspector of Construction
 Building Commissioner
 Superintendent of Streets
 HarbarmaSter
 Paving and Sewer Commission
 Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages
 Municipal Ice Plant Commission
 East Washington Bridge Commis- sion.
 Board of Police Commissioners
 Boxing Com mission . Sealer of Weights and Measures
 Department of Fire:
 Board of Fire Commissioners
 Department of Parks and Recrea- ton:
 Board of Park Commissioners
 Recreation Commission.
 Department of Health:
 Board of Health Commissioners
 City DdSpensary
 j. Department of Charities:
 Board of Charities ommissioners. Department of Law;
 City Attorney.
 Department of Education:
 Board of Education
 Board of Library Directors.
 Sufficient study has not been made to permit of definite recommenda- tions being made regarding the city clerk and the town clerk It would appear to be desirable, however, that these offices be combined and that city council Consideration should also be given to the consolidation into one office of the register of vot- CTS, selectment and military enroll TIre advisory commissions, such as ,the City Planning Commission, Oys- ter Ground Commission and the Zon- ling commission may be continued without much interference with the general plan suggested.
 The Board of Apportionment and Taason 1s s,o should @ be r11td abolished n and d placed in the City Council.
 It is, of course, understood that Fthe mere distribution of existing t,boards, commissions and offices to the various departments is merely preliminary.
 The departments should be care fully studied and organized in ah ef- Department of Streets and Public works might we'll be organized as follows:
 Department of Streets and Pubic Works:
 Bureau of Engineering
 Bureau of Highway and Bridge Bureau of Highway and Bridge s,r Bureau a, of Sewer Construction and Bureau of Street Cleaning
 Bureau of Refuse Collection
 Bureau of Refuse Disposal
 Bureau of Street Lighting
 Bureau of Inspection. Reorganizatfon of Legislative Mach
 inery.
 As pointed out In Part 1 of this report: the City Council of the City City relieved of practically all the func- ftions which a City Council should sperform.
 of the City. passing the appropriation Iacts and fixing the tax rate is con- rferred upon the Board of Apportion- ment and Taxation consisting Of 12 citizens entirely outside Of the gov ernment, appointed by the Mayor for three year terms.
 The Council may apply to the State Legislature for authority to issue bonds When such authority fas been granted. the advisabilfty of the bond issue must first be determined Iston. another independent body of nJrivate citizens appointed by the Tie Council may designate the 1fr lmanent pavements or sewers are to be made or constructed. After such action has been taken, the Paving and Sewer Commission has the sole spower to determine the kind and duality of the permanent pavement to be laid and the kind. quality and size of the sewers to be construct ed.
 If the centralization of the various administrative functions of the city is necessary in order to definitely fix the responsibility for results and to secure economy and efficiency in the operation of the city'S business, simf- lar centralization of legislative func- tions must be effected for the same reason.
 The Bureau of Municipal Research does not advocate any single form of organization for city legislature.
 ''The problem of how the city council should be constituted and elected, it's powers and duties, and the exercise of it's control over the city administration is by no means so simple as the question of adnlinistra- five organization. Experienced men are by no means so fully agreed on the principles to be followed in the organization of the municipal legis- laturc. Furthermore, the tendencies in tihis sphere are not so clearly marked as in the field of municipa, administration. It is one thing to say how the accounts of the Auditors of fee should be kept. and quite another thing to tell the people of a city what E forms and agencies they should use in order to realize their aspirations. Whoever writes, therefore, on the general subject of the city counci, OF commission must speak of a va