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Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25

sons the sum to be paid in each case. n. When deemed necessary either by said Board of Public Safety or by said board of trustees of the Policemen's Pen sion and Benefit Fund, they shall hold meeting as a joint board upon two days notice given by either board to tho other. and the clerks of the said boards shall each keep record of all action taken with refer ence to said fund by said joint board. and the clerk of said Board of Public Safety shall keep a record of all action taken with reference to said fund by said Board of Public Safety acting alone.
 8. When deemed necessary either by said Board of Public Safety or by said board of trustees of the Firemen's Pen sion and Benefit Fund. they shall hold g meeting as a joint board upon two days notice given by either board to the other. and the clerks of the said boards shall i each keep a. record of all action taken with reference to said fund by said joint board, and the clerk of said Board of | Public Safety shall keep 8 record of all action taken with reference to said fund by said Board of Public Safety acting alone.
 SECTION s4.
 Department of Public Works. Board of
 Public Works.
 Beginning on the first day of January l in the year 1923 and annually thereafter, the Fiscal Year of the department of Public Works. aforesaid, shall be the calendar year.
 The Committee on Public Works and the Street Commissioner of said city, in office at such time as this charter shall become effective. shall continue in of fec until the first day of January in the year 1928 and until their successors, the Board of Public Works under this charter, shall have been chosen and quail fled
 The Board of Public Works aforesaid, having the control of the Department of Public Works. shall consist of five res ident electors of said city. who shall serve without pay. and who shall hold no other city office. and who shall be appointed as follows :-On the first day of Janu- ary, In the year 1923 the Mayor ofs said city shall appoint two members of said board to serve for one year. two mem bers to serve for twosyears, and one, mem Der to serve for three years from and after their appointment and until their successors shall have been appointed and l qualified and ahnually thereafter the said Mayor shall appoint members oi said board as expiration of terms require but not more than three members of said board shall be of the same political party
 Said board shall elect president from its own number who shall preside at its meetings. Three members of said board shall constitute a quorum to transact business but lesser number may mee' and adjourn from time to time., Saft board shall hold meetings at least onct a month and at such other times as | may de<crmine Special meetings of sait board may be called at any time by th' president upon reasonable notice to thu : members, and shall be called within !: reasonable time upon written request Q a majority of the members of said board
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SECTION ss.
Relation of City Tre.surer ts Board.

Relation of City Treasurer te Board.
 It shall. be the duty of the. City Treas urer to apply. any. aysailsl of, water rents by him received to the, payment of inter est on the i"Water, Fund of .thesAey Norwich" and. If there shall be- an ex- cess, to report the fact to the said bs. of Aldermen, who may direct, whether same shall be applied to the eStInsuisa- ment of. the principal of, said fund or 70 the enlargement of said water works or shall be used by the said City for general expenditures In case the ayaila of water rents in any year. shall be inadequate 10 meet the current expenses of said water works and the interest on said water fund.- the deficiency shall be sultdied by the laying of a tax therefor in the next fiscal year. and all taxes laid for the p..r- 9ose herein mentioned shall be colie -te.l in the same manner. and fin the same rate bill as other City taxes
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
SECTION s5.
Director of Public Works.

On the first day of January in the year 1928, and biennially thereafter. said board shall appoint person. with prac- tical knowledge of engineering. for Di- rector of Public Works, and, except as otherwise provided in this charter, said Director of Public Works. under the su- pervisIon of the Board of Public Works, shall be responsible for streets, highways. public avenues. alleys, bridges over rail- roads, public grounds, public parks, ex- cepting Mohegan Park and such public parks as may hereafter be acquired by said city, sidewalks. curbs. gutters, and
 crosswalks within the limits Of said city
 and the opening, grading, improving, re- pairing, and cleaning the same: and he
 shall have charge of the public build | ings In said city used and occupied by 1 the Depa rtment of Public Works; and 1 he shall have charge of constructing. re- pairing. cleaning, and generally caring for sewers, drains, culverts, sluice-Ways
 and catch-basins within the limits of said 1 city and he shall have charge of pub | lie fences public stairs, public trees ex- 1 elusive of those in Mohegan Park and
 such public parks as may hereafter be ] acquired by said city, Yantic Cove. all
 within the limits of said city; and he shall have charge of collecting and dis
 posing of garbage and ashes within the limits of said city and sprinkling and oiling streets.
 SaiS Director shall have charge of the making and shall preserve all surveys mays, plans drawings, and estimates re lating to all works under the charge of said Department of Public Works. | Said Director, subject to the approva
 of said Board of Public Works, shall
 make all suitable rules and regulations
 in regard to said Department and ths
 conduct of it's business. and he shall ap. l point such assistants and employees a. the needs of said Department shall re
 qulre and he shall fix their compensation
 and the manner of paying the same. H.
 shall appoint necessary clerical assist
 ance with salaries to be fixed by tht
 Board of Finance.
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Insurance.

gt shall be the duty of said Board of Finance to carry. or cause to be carried adequate insurance on all public build lnEs belonging wholly or m part, to said city. and it shall be the further duty oI said board to carry, or cause to be car ried. adequate insurance on all other property belonging to said city, and also to carry. or cause to be carried, such compensation. general liability or other forms of insurance ss may be deemed necessary for the best interests of said
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. SECTION SC.
THE BOARD OF GAS AND ELEcrHI. : CAL C0AMIssIoNERs.

. Beginning son. the first day: of, Janu- ary, In the year is33, and annually thereafter. the nscaE year of the Board of Gas. and Electrical Commissioner Of Ethe City of Norwich, Conn. shall be the Calendar Year, and said fiscal year shall be < substituted, wherever and whenever necessary in place. of any other previously established hseai year. '-f
 The members of the Board of Gas and Electrical Commissioners of said city. fin office at such time as this charter .shail beconSs effective shasi continue in. office tuntd the.r successors shalia have. been Chosen and qualified as herein provided. f-s; On ;or before the first day of May. in the, year i1s2s and annually thereafter tho Mayor. subftct' to the approval of the I Board of Aldermen. of sald city. shail appoint one, member of said board 10 serve for aftefn of hve years. | < Excepting a change in the Fiscal Year | for said. board and exceptipg A change In ] the time of appointing members of said board, no portion of tbe immediately pre- ceding sections of .this charter shall, be conStrued sas- affecting the powers and duties of the, said board as determined by the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, and as dete-miRed by Special Acts of the Legislature of said State: provided. that wherever in said statutes and 'sa)d special acts the words Court, of Common GoupciIr are employed there shall be substituted. therefor the words '.Board of Aldermen."' 9 's On or before the 10th day. of -Octo- I.ber, in the year ls13 and annually there after. the Board of. Gas and ElertrIca'
 Commissioners shall submit to the Board
 of Finance; the estimated receipts and
 d!sbursements.s for the following hscs year ,'; s.s t--'. ..s= i
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may be deemed advisable, and enforce the same by sditabie penalties and when said by-laws or regulations have been ap-
 proved by said. Board of Aldermen, they
 shall be of binding validity and sad
 Board may bring in their corporate name
 actions of debt on such bylaws ito s,rer'
 cover an penalty for the breach of the same x s4rst
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SECTION e1.
 EIeetrisaI IGspecfor.

There .shaii' be an Electrical In- spector. as aforesaid. whose duty II shall be under. the direction of the Board of Gas and Electrical 7comml lssioners, to in- speet electrical plants and wires on which electricity .iss c6nducted within said city. to secure. the senYoreernent of. all ordi- nances of said city concerning such. plants and wires. and. to, Inspect services. sxitcH=boards. wiring. electric fixtures. eiectEic motors and electric appliances of any. Kind Tn any building within the ter ritory in which said Gas and Electrical department shall have power to furnish electrical energy. and to perform these and. other duties as by ordinance pre- scribed ;, ..s. ?.
 Said Electrical, Inspoctor shall be ap. pointe d by, the Board Of Gas and Electrf- | cal Commissioners and he shall hold of. fee until removed for sufficient cause os said board, Said Inspector shall. reeeiv, for his service siich salary as, shall bs determined by the Board. of Finance and tossbe paid by said city from It's general funds. ? 'i sS-
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SECTION ss.
Additional Hnter nnn..

The said Board may require additional rents for the use of water whenever extra quantities shall be used exceeding the quantity estimated for the same class of Buildings, establishments, or trades, In the scale of prices by them adopted. And said Board shall make no contracts for the use Of water for longer term than three years. r.s
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SECTION 5s.
Power to Use Ground Under Midway Railroads, Etc.

k The said Board are also empowered to make use of the ground or sol under any road, railroad, highway. street, private way, lane or alley, for the purpose cf maintaining, continuing, or, # necessaTy. extending said water works but shall. in all cases cause the surface of. such road, railroad, highway, street. private way. lane or alley, to be res.oeed to its usual condition. and all damages. done thereto to be repaired and all damages sustained by any person or corporation in consequence of the Interruption cf travel. to be paid to such person or cor poration.
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 sAId conniisstor may make con traets flor lEbef and materials for the general purposes cuintempia by this charter tto be bssdink on said City when 'ratined by the Board Of Ald4rmenD and all iifcontracts for mateflsis to be furntsh- cd. or services to be rendered. shall be in writing, and three oriEihais shali be made, of each .sush contract. which shall be numbered. with the same number, and endorsed with a summary Of the work to be done. or materizis to. bes furnished and the date of the contract. one of which originals shall bsi held by said .Corhmis- sioAers, one by the contractor and one by srch City Offlcer. as shsli be. designated by the Board of Aldermen; and no such Commissioner shall have any pecuniary interest. direct or indirect, iina any such cortrxct. and no such contract shall be |lmads ppless xood and satisfactory S. scurlty for the falthtui performance eot 1he same De giyen by the contractor at the time of making, the same.
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t: t'-. 2 SECTION s3. THE BoARDk oFLALDERAEKS.
 c.w,-it,.n n.d nferxinr,.

H
 There shall be a Board of Aldermen of said city. to be composed and elected as hereinbetore provided. who, shall serve without pAysand w1o. shall hold regular monthly rneetin<z 'fnF the transaction of husiness at such times and plaees and upon such notice as are or may De pre- sctfbed bys4h by-lhws ;or ofdinances Of said city. At any bnch reettng.a ri1- 3ority; of the members Of said Board Ehali eonstitute a :qnoris-n for the -trsnsactioa of business: but Hrsrn@iier number shall haye, pow CT to ad.oysrr such meeting fro-n time to tinsey as they shall see ft. and 10 compel the attendznce; Of shsent members in such manner ana under shoh penalties as the 'by-laws or ordinances. of said city or ihe rules and regulations of said board may prescribe. Said board shall an- nuaiiy In the month of January elect from It's own sn1ernbers a 'preFident. q vice-presd- dent, q member ofsthe Board of Finance. and such. other officers as are provided for by statute. chatter. by-larB or. ordle nance. and who shah perform the dutiez hereinafter prescribed.
 The Pressdent shalf pfessde at the meet inxs- of said Board and h his zbsence. the yiee-Pres1d<nt shan rrsytde. and: In the absenee. of ,5ofhs President and Vice President the members of said Beard may eteet from its own inunbers Eresidias ofrcer.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
SECTION s1.

.DIstributisn, of water, -Ratss for Water.
 The said Board shall regulate the dis
 tribution and use of the water from the reservoir of said water works in, all
 places, and prescribe the purposes 10 which same may be applied: PROVIDED, that whenever said water is to be dtStrib- uted or conducted through and into pIb- lie hydrants or sewers, or applied to any
 public use, such as the extinguishment cf fires or watering streets, or other lik,
 pun5oses, said Board shah act under the direction of the said Board of Aldermen
 in relation thereto Said Board shall. with the assent of said Board of Alder men. establish scales of prices or terms upon which water shall be furn.siieI, and
 regulate the time or times of payment
 and collect all water rents, and shall
 faithfully account for the same ; which
 prices or rents when 50 established, shall
 not be reduced below q fair and reason able compensation, for the use Of said water. so long as the aggregate of said
 water rents shall be-, or by. such reduction
 shall become insnfficient to ray the sn- nual expenses of said water works and the interest upon the debt of the City. incurred in constructing the same. except by a. vote of two.tIfirds of the Board of Aldermen of said City; at a meeting Bpe- cially called for that purpose. And said Board shall make such ;br -ia.vs or regu- laticns for the preservation. protection
 and ma Hag'eanent of said water works as
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
SECTION 70.
President, nutIes. sAlaFy..

The said Board shall elect B President
 to be approved by said Board of Alder men, who shall devote so much of his time and attention as may be necessary to. the supervision. care and management of said water works under the general advice and direction of said Board. and to such other duties connected with said water works as shall be assigned to him by said Board of Aldermen. And the said Board of Aldermen shall fix his compen- sation but shall allow no salary or feesto any other member of said Board, except as a remuneration for actual expendi- lures. He shall hold no other city y5office
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25

lower rates than are chaxged to persons within estd City., [ gs
 ] { The City of Norwich sig auth horized to e4tepd Sts water glppiy to the inhabitants Ia the Town of Lisbon. .s,.s.s
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25

co,;roi Of the Public Building in said city rariousiy designated as The Court House, The City Hall. or The Town Hall, ana said board shall be responsible for inc protection. repair. furnishing, cleaning. heating. lighting. insuring, and general care of said Court House
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
SECTION 30.

Claims AgaInst BoArd. AccountE.
 All claims against sald Board or said City on account of said water works. may Do presented to; said Board aud whom sp- proved by them and the Board ot Finance shall be paid Said Board shall keep reg ular books of account. which shall be always. caoen. to the inspection. of said Beard of Aldermen. j. @is&
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
SECTION 74.
Property and obiixations. Not Ax..4.6


 All property. rights, franchises and privileges acquired. and all debts ob- ligations and liabilities contracted, en- tered into, assumed or incurred by said City, or. by the said Board of Water Commissioners in behalf of said City. under and by virtue of the, act entitled An Act to provide for supply of pure and wholesome water in the City of Nor wich." approved. June Soth, 1sss, and the several acts amending the same since passed, and. all acts relating to said Board of Water Commissioners or the water supply of said ely. shall not he impaired or in any wise affected by the provisions of this charter. The notes. scrip. or icertifcates of debt and bond issued by the Mayor, Aldermen Con- mon Council, and freemen of the City of Norwich;' under authority granted by the several acts above mentioned, shall continue to be denon1nated the 'rWater Fund of the City of Norwich" and shall remain obligatory upon said City and the inhabitants thereof according to the pur- port and tenor of the, same in the game manner and to the same extent as debts lawfully contracted by towns in this State.
 SECTION s5. Water Works Property, of City. ContrcI of Ysntlc River, Etc. The water works constructed by the
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
SECTION 55.
ApportioninE the Expenses of tho Court
 House

House.
 There shall continue in force the agree nient existing at the time of the adoption Of thls charter. which agreement relates Go tho Share. 1T any, of the expenses n- said Court House to be borne annuany , hy each of the several occupants thereof fo ygit.-The State of Connecticut; The p-obats Court for the District of Nor ,ysch The County of New London; Tle Town Of Norwich; and the City of Nor Wich
 In the event of a proposed alteration oi said agreement. the said city shall be rep resented in the matter by the Mayor thereof, and the action of said Mayor IL said matter shall be effectual when aI'- proved by said Board of Finance and snlg Board of Aldermen
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
sECrIoNz7s.
ComposItion. Vacancies. Remeu.I.


 The Board of Aldermen, in the. month of January in the year 1923 and bien- nially thereafter, shall choose from their own number, one member of the Board of Water Commissioners of said city :: and the number so chosen, with the four members chosen at city. election. as hereinbefore provided. shall constitute d Board of Water Commissioners for the following two years and until their sue cessors shall. have been chosen and quaI- flied.
 The five commissioners, so chosen, shall continue to be known as. and called. .'rhe Board of Water Commissioners of <he City of Norwich" and have all the powers herein conferred on said board.
 Any and all vacancies which shall oc- cur in said board by death,. resignation or. in any other manner. shall be filled by said Board of Aldermen at a meeting specially warned and held for that pur- pose, within two weeks after such va cancies shall occur: and said Board of Aldermen shall have power. by a two thirds vote of all its members to remove any Water Commissioner for official mis- conduct.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
SECTION N.
Att.naare:; l ] sf Klt.e.,e,.

The presiding oficer o< the Beard Of Aldermen, of the several oommittees of said Board, and of the several Bcards of ConxnIssio1erh. shall resp4>tivsiy e,avs. power to ;coueei the sttendAnce and testis
 Hony of v3tnesses before their rsspectbvs bpa<ds, cou,nitteesS and dapartneuss over whiehl they presl6es Dy the iaSue of sub- lnsthe manner and fsepording the rules goyssninG the s1xne 'tn ,courts ot-iurtice, sad when # ,shA1l he snseeSearys to sseure the Atsndsslce or testirsoat of witnesses batpre z siid bcardz. committees. fFor de partment1.S spfh 1regidlng ofheers shall hays the rieht fto xappiytto the eonrt: of common irsees' or to- the Fs1pericr court
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
sEcrIoNSs.s

Said Board may be eaoecially convened at any time 6y the 'Mayofs and. upon . petition of the majority of said Board. in writing. nled with the City Clerk . meeting of such Bcafd shall be called, Said Board may determine the rlales of its, proceedings, h conformity with the rsneraI orincipyes of parliamentary law. Said Board may punish its members for disorderiy behGvior and sxpei q meubsr for cause after due notice and hearing had by . two-thirds vote of all Its mem bers.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
SECTION 72. THE BOARD OF WATER CoMMIs. SYoNRRs

The members of the Board of Water Commissioners of said city, ,in office at such time as this charter shall become effective, shall hold office until the first day of January in the year 1923 and until their successors shall have been chosen and qualified
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I-Wanted Automobiles
BUSINESS SERVICE
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1s-BuildinE-Cont
H-Heating and Plumbing.
21-InEurance
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b2-Businsss Equipment.
53-Boats and Accessories
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50-Household Goods
60-Jewelry md Watches
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I2-Where to Stop In Town.
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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
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T6-Farms for Rent.
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