Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-11

councu chamber approved MayOr H. M | Lerou's selection of a charter commission | of nine prominent citizens and business l men of the city. The charter commission | was appointed by Mayor Lerou in accord ance with the vote on the charter ques- ion at the city election last Monday.
 The duties of the charter commission will be to prepare the draft of the new charter, using the present charter as a basis. The new charter when completed will be submitted to the public through the press after which it will come up at the next city election for approval or dis approval
 In addition to the appointment of standing committee there were number of council appointments. which with one exception are reappointments. Henry C. Lane. the well known blacksmith of No. Washington Place, was appointed sup erintendent of cemeteries, replacing Au- brey W. Jarvis, who has held the office for several years past. MT. Jarvis was re-nominated for the office by Alderman Grover, but received only four of the clared elected.
 It was stated after the meeting. that last year when there was a republican majority in the council, MT. Jarvis, who is democrat, was reappointed because there were no applicants then for this position which has a salary of $1,200. This year, however, there was a republ can applicant for the place.
 Council Member Are Seated
 A few minutes after o'clock Mayor IL M. Lerou and City Clerk Weston c. Pull en took their seats. The members of the council were then seated in the following order the new members taking the oath in front of the mayors desk. Right-Aldermen Arthur L. Peale, Will liam S. Murray; Councilmen John S. Blacl1nar. Charles A. Hagberg. Edgar 5. l Warrington, N. Eugene Smith.
 Left-Aldernan Anson R. Grover. Gilbert S Raymond CounciImen, Ed ward Crooks, Martin Rozycki, Frank NJ i Green and Frank A. Sisk
 The council was then called to order i by Mayor Lerou. Councilman Crooks presented a resolution fixing the rules cf order the same as last year, but adding one committee to the list of standing committees. This committee is a gas and | electric committee to which all matters pertaining to the gas and electric de- | partment will be referred hereafter The resolution was adopted
 Mayor Speaks to Council
 Mayor Lerou addressed the council as follows:
 We meet tonight to organize for the transaction of business for the city for the year to ensue, as the representatives of the people entrusted with the guardi anstiip of the city4s interes. and subject i. to the cuties which these impose, and as suca 1 welcome you to this chamber. Part of you have during the past veal . discrarged the duties of office and the manner in which you handled the many 1 dt1rr h, past administration, warrants me In say
 ing yoI have been faithful to your trust
 Those who for the first time have bee1 entrusted by the citizens with the car, of their interests will find a field her fo painstaking and careful work. Let u work together Tremendously and so dis charge the duties for the year to com s that the city's interest will be promotes : and it's prosperity be maintained. Promising you my hearty cooperation 5 in all that pertains to the Bes- interes of our city, and relying upon your as 2 sistance and support, 1 confidently loo
 forward to a year of pleasant relation
 in the business affairs of this council
 Standing Committees Appointed
 The standing committees for tue yea
 were announced by the mayor as follows v Committee on finance: Mayor Lerol !, Alderman Peale, Councilman Sisk- II Committee on Public Works-Aldel
 man Raymond, Councilman Blackma . Councilman Warrington. :, Committee on Fire Department-Alde! a man Grover, Councilman Crooks, C3unci . man Smith.
 Committee on Police Department-A
 derman Murray, Councilman Rozyck V Councilman Hagberg.
 II Committee on Auditing-Alderma II Peale, Councilman Hagberg, Councilma l. Green.
 = Committee on Amusements- -Alderma V Murray, Councilman Rozycki, Counci = man Smith.
 Gas and Electric Committee Aide
 man Murray, Councilman Blackma
 Councilman Greene.
 Council Appointments = Council appointments were then take 3;9 up. Alderman Peale nominated Attorn, Il Edwin w. Higgins for re-appointment Il corporation counsel. There were no ot ni n CT nomination and the clerk was instruc = ed to cast one ballot in favor of M
 Higgins.
 Councilman BIackmar nominated Ge
 E.. Fellows for re-appoin tment as stre '-- commissioner. This was the only nor
 ination and the clerk was instructed
 cast one ballot as in the previous a
 pointment.
 Councilman Crooks nominated Howa LII L. Stanton for re-appointment as caief
 the fire department. The clerk was i - structed to cast one ballot for Chi 2, Stanton.
 I1, The appointment of a superintende r rs of cemeteries was next taken up. Cou ,s cilman Hagberg placed in nomination | ,s name of Henry c. Lane. Aubrey -' Jarvis who has held the office for sor
 years past was re-nominated by Aide
 man Grover. The ballot count show 12 ballots cast, the eight republicans N MT. Lane and the four democrats for \ $ Jarvis. MT. Lane was, declared electe W. There were also two nominations 1 Id the member from the council to the boa of water commissioners. Councilm S. Crooks was nominated by Alderman Mt ry ray and Councilman Green was plac he in nomination by Alderman Grover. T ay count showed 12 ballots cast, Councilm It. Crooks receiving eight and Councilnl ch Green four, Councilman Crooks bel in declared elected.
 Councilman Smith presented a resol re tdon re-nominating Henry R. Taft as dc ne uty chief of the fire department.
 resolution was unanimously adopted
 A contest developed in the appoj
 ment of the city auditor. E. R. von H JE mig was nominated by Alderman Pe ck and Alderman Raymond nominat on Dwight R. Hough. MT. von Hornig ,k ceived eight of the twelve ballots c;