Milford chronicle., 1924-11-28

MILFORD NEEDS A NEW SET of town ordl-
nances to supersede those which were enacted
nearly or quite twenty-five years ago. The cnar-
ter is all right but a competent attorney should
he emploved to reWrite the laws made by Town
Council and make them conform with the char
fer The automobile traffic, changes in the
state laws affecting the towns and other I'M
nortant laws to regulate police system and It's
working, must be supplied to make Milford even
modern in her government. The members Oh
Town Council are all good men, who would not
he guilty of wrong doing, yet they have not kept
informed of what is going on in town govern
ment. either in it's financing, highway policies
administration of the ordinances or what shoulo
he changed for the best interest of the town.
Few men or women are willing OF do' give VI
their time fully to discharge the work requlreu
Of them as public servants-either Win OF WILL
ont salary. The criticism made by the people ID
not of individuals, but Of the system pracIlceu'
From time to time through these columns a'-
tention has been called to these well KNOWN
facts. but. the people of Milford seem not 10
realize, that to accomplish any reorganization III
. town government there must be an organized
movement of the people and by the people, 10
have their desires put into form many days be-
fore the time for action. They must have the
nIan worked ont in full and in shape for pub
lie discussion, so that all the people may under-
stand lust what all the discussion is ABOUT as
well as have opportunity to correct any WRONG
understanding of the plan, or the purposes Iol
its adoption. With each effort to bring ABOUT
anv change in the past, the error has been maze
nv those who are honestly sincere in their Oe-
sire to change municipal government methods IN
Milford. of trying to turn the present ohclals
ont of Office under a cloud and they have faled;
as thew will again fail when acting along Jnat
line The facts are that the Receiver of Taxes |
the supervisor of highways and the police are
doing their duty exactly as they are instructed
and according to the laws as enforced
It is necessary first to have complete set Oh |
now nounicipaI laws drawn to meet present day |
conditions for the police and the highway main
tenance. as well as all the other important parts
of the laws. This is the duty of the Town Coun-
ell to have done, and for the past three years
tbis point has been occasionally brought to the
attention of members of Town Council, as well
as the executive officers; but because tneIe was
no organized interest among the people, the Of
fcals were careless of that duty and let II rest.
It must be admitted that the Town Counch Oh
Milford has brought the HhaIlcIdl eHu u
affairs to a better position than it has occupleu
for many years. There is no criticism OF coun-
I'll for that.
# is the fault of the people themselves II they
are not governed as they would like to be- Win
sincere desire sufficient to cause public com
oittee to be created, for preparing new laws
md new policies for expendng the public mon
": or, presenting plans for a comprehensive
,Ian for curbng and guttering all the property
nd having abutting property pay its proportion
! part for this public work after an engineer
as established the grades and lines such
ommittee ny will bring about in brief time ex-
ctlv what the people desire and what they will
w o,'o onnroved through public meeting discus
ons Don't knock" Town Council but pre- t
ant YOUR remedy and if wise' the people Will
ndorse it.