The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
ST RATFORD

.-The recent ie cisicn of the Su prene Ccrrt that the council had 'he right 10 discharge the town manager should convince every voter that there was no need f'- the recall, Cou 'e,, in a discussion of the present situa- tor. away, the oppusing parties are pre- parirg to settle down for what may be expected to be 9. bitter day The Peoples General Committee Gas 1s- sued another bulletin In which they present men in control of the affairs of the town.
 The bulletin is a lengthy one and partly reads as follows:
 The Supreme court has made two decisions relative to our new charter. These two decisions mean that:
 First decfsion-The people have full power over the council.
 Second decision-The council has | the power to discharge the manager. The court found that the council has full power to discharg. the man ager, but the court also found that l the people always have the right to recall the councilmen if they refuse | to carry out the will of the people. "In discharging the manager, the council acted in defence of the ex- pressed will of the people. They re- fused to represent the people they were elected to represent. They 1
 "The last decision of the Supreme court the enc on the referendum, has no bearing on the reasons for the re- call.
 "should not the counci1men be re- | called when:
 | ''They discharged the manager for personal and political reasons, giving the excuse of ash cans and soft coal
 They refused to act in compliance 1 with the wishes and desires of the people they represent.
 | "They employed unnecessarily dep | uty sh eriffs for their own protection and made the people foot the bill. | "In hiring the present ma nager, l they repudtated their pledges to en1- ploy as manager an out of town man trained and qualified for the position.
 They discharged Towns Attorney | Merritt because he would not give his time to their personal squabble business, and hired instead Attorney Nicholson at the rate of $3,000 per year.
 | ''They refused to set a date for the recall election upon presentation of the petitions as called for in the char ter, making it necessary to go to the courts to obtain their rights. | They paid out of town funds the court costs which were assigned to l them personally.
 ''They have accepted for their back ing and leadership the old politi- cians.''
 The camping fund for the Strat- ford Girl Scouts has lately received two good boosts. Following the dance given by the Mems League for the benefit of the girls, the girls then gave a food sale and lawn party last week under the direction of Mrs Richard Howell, their capable and efficient leader A profit of more than S37 was cleared by the girls al their affair.
 A card party will be held for the benefit of the camping fund Au- gust at the home of Mrs. Howell A large number of tables will be pro. vided and 5n all probability. used Committes from the Women's Aux. Hilary and the Mems League will bc assisted l,c- the girls, the proceeds tt go entirely to the camping fund
 The girls are earnestly looking fol and trying to choose the best possible
 place for spending their two weeks
 They have not yet decided just where they will finally go. Wherever they
 20 the girls expect to have a gooe time.