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A m~etin" ~f the Bo~rd of Representatives of ~tamford, Connecticut, was called to order on Au~ust b, 1"51 at 8:00 P.II. at the Burdick Junior High School by President Robert G. Sheoherd.

inv(lcation W~~ given bv !'rcsident RObert G. Sheoherd.

Roll call was taken wi th 35 present Md 5 absent. Three members arrivf!d later making .1 totill of 38 present. The tl<O abs',nt. members bein~ Theodore Donahue and L..on St~les. ,;

Babette Ransoho!f requested a chanpe on oage 1105 of 6/12/51 - next to the last naragraph. Aporova1 of £I..100 was ~ranted for !o:III1l10yees Medical and Hospi tal." Account insH'ad of $200. as it now reads.

AI$(! O. I ndex of Feb. 13 through May 9, 1951 under G "Gra~' Farms Road" chan~e V )- t~ Acc~Ptance ill:!l!l:t!:!l.

On ;IOTION by Pa',l Plotkin, seconded and CARitH.D, the l'1inutes of June 11 and June 12, 1951 were apprnved with nO ("d chan~es.

John Cameron requested the following chan~e and addition to Paee 1109 of .3 ?I::o.15 1 lInd,,:; P .. tl~t:,on "t105. d3rd ParlagraOh, lI~db line, secho~dTh"''O;d to . rea~ "pr

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lnstt>ild of I'ub lC. II so a d at case of sal oara~rilp e (Iuestlon lnvo ve .... WIIS the licensing fN: for rf'pular f)p~ration" oth~r than temporary'!.

J,''''es Nulrpcd r<:questi>d the following addition_be made· on Page 11111 of 7/2/51, end of first n"r.1~r~l'h. "If requc:;tcd, rIr. Itunt of the Recreation Deoartlllent is ..... -

... agreeable tn settill r, up an indllstrinl l~ague within the Recreation Department."

Chanee snelling of 3unernu~ary on oaee ~111 to supernumerary.

I On oaqe 4111, under item:. of lIel11th Ii. Protection Col'llllittee, chan~e to ......... b Cathf'rin'! Clellry mVhD.

Jogel'h Carlin requested that the following be added to the minutes on Pa~e ~ll of 7/2/S1 ait('r tht' fourth nar"gnph. "Mr. Knobloch stated that tven if an

7 "rlditio~a1 aporooriatio" of 5S500 ~'cre grnnted that it wnuld not be usrd for the~ S(lrin~d .'le ti br'l.n'."

On HOIlO~ by Georve Lock.ood, secnndo:d by Joseph Caputo and CARRIllO, the roi "lites of 7/2/51 "'!re "pproved with noted changes.

lab"tte ib.50hof! r': qu('stt'rI that the follnwinu Resolution Nl11A be added to tti(> ~11it'\1Jtes of Hav IS. 1951:

That th': CI.(·rk of th.: £!oarrl of Repres~nt.1tives is hereby instructed and authorized to ipc1lJo" in li,e minutes of liay IS, 1'151 m .. etinp' the following which "' .... .5 1Jt!11 ftp.d !ro:tl s:!id l'linllt!'s:

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I'hat tloe nr·xt rr'guhr ~p"tine of th~ Board of lleprescntatives be held on June 11, lQS1 i',st~;\d of on June ~, 1Q51 at ~:oo P,'·I. at the AUditorium of the Burdick J"',;or !iip.h School, Stamfnrd, Co,n.

,1'U~es 'Iulr"",l 'lOve;) that sllid r esolution be mJovted, seconded and 1:\.\ .. l)!OUSLI c JIJ( ar i J.

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rHlIlQNS elili - -Illock Dance and celebration by the North StlUllford Conqregational

Ch~rch , eotember 15 to be known as "Old S/~tt1ers Jay". .-On (,lOTIO:; by John Cameron, secondpd by li'ehster Givens a,d CAltRIt.D auproval

w~s granted.

Babette Ransohot! asked for Suspension of Rules to add Petition Wl0q to the A~enda, seconded and CARRIcO.

Petit jon #lQ9 - Permission tor the Lions Club of_ ~Ill11!lc tn :;,,11 Firemen's hats on gaturd:w, August 18. 1951 during the Suter;remen s Convention.

On HOTION by John Canavan, se~onded a,d CARRII!.D, rermissinn w"s p.ranted.

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Suspension of the Rules was requested by B~bette Ransohotf to add to thp A~enda two letters covering aooointments by H~yor Qui~ley, seconded and CARRlt.D.

The appointments of James F. Mannin~ as Commissioner of PUblic Works and Frederick W. ~ing as member of the Personnel Commis~ion were referred to the AOllointmeiits- Commi t tre.

QQtlMllI1ICdIlQtl:LE:SQ~LQIHI:,B_OOdBI.!S_lItlJ_n;)m>lUIl1.S Helen Peatt reported that she had not been able to contact Sheriff Platt re

visit to the Fairfield County Jail but she will contact the Board members about makin~ the visit late in Au~ust or early Sept~ber.

Mayor Qui~ley's lHter re apoointment of Hr. t.dward C. Czullka as Purchasing Ar~as rear!; also Corporation Counsd hanrahan's letter stating thilt he "is of the ooinion that the position of Pllrchasin ~ A~ent is not subject to the Civil Sr:rvice provisions of the charter" ,,"d the letter of former Cornoration Counsel ~'ise statinF that the "nosition of Purchasin~ A~ent is within the classified servic{'''.

Commentin~ on the aPlloi nt",ent of an .. " Purchasing Ment wi thout comnliancc wi th the Neri t System or the chuter, ,Tohn Cameron said the letter of the Corpor­ation Counsel regardin~ the status of that job was inadequAte as a l,,~al opinion which misrht affect the whole otleration of the Herit System. H~ stated that the letter (11 ignored an exist in~ ooinion of th,: former COrT10rat ion Counsel, (;11 failed to consider section 1105 and 736 of tht· chart<'r, (31 set UD a non-existin~ conflict b~t~r{'n sections 4011 and 737 instead of rpso1v~nR only the conf1ictin~ oart of the two ~ections, (Ill i~norer! the recent amendment of section 737, and (51 failed to investiRate le~islativf' intent before resolvil'~ any ambiguity .'hich m;,y exi ~ t.

iU:.liQ1.UIlQ~ WHt:U.A::i the letter of the cornor.nion cOllnsr.1 to the )IAyor on th~ civil s~rvice

staWs of the uurchasing a~ent is completel.\' inadequat~ as a le~a1 opinion in the livht of thl' over-all question of the allplication nf the ;,leri t Svste", to the civil sprvice in StaMford.

Ill:. IT RIcSOLYl:.j, that the Cofllnra tinn Counsel be ~od herebl' is re~uested for ~ formal opinion on the status of the Purchasing A~ent under thE' mE'rit systt..", "nd, in aildition, an opinion on the atJnlication I)f th e I'lf'rit systc'", to thp Civil Service of Sti\1ll!ord, with particular reference to the construction of Section 1105, Sectinn 734, Section 736 and Section 737, as ampnded bv Spction 2 of the 1951 special act intro­duc ... d as IInuse Bill 1671, "od ,,")' othe r p(>rtinent sl 'ctions of the charter or Irencral statutes.

On )OTION by Jal'1!.'s ,~u1rppd, ~pc',"r!~d bv Patrick IIogan, it .·as vot(>d 21 - 15 to omit ,h, .. nrl?nrnble to thr..' resnlution.

_AUYUSI_6A_1951_ John Ca!l\eron ;.iOVlD that the Resolution be adooted as amended, seconded and

CARRU.J bv a vote of 23 to 13. The resolution as amended reads as fol~ows: R~SQLUIlQ~_!116' •

Be IT ReSOLVED, that the Corporation Counsel be and hereby is requested for a formal opi~ion on the status of the Purchasing Agent under the merit system, and, in addition, an opinion on the aoplication of the merit system to the Civil Service of St~ford, with particulAr reference to the construction of Section q05, Section 73Q, Section 736 and Section 737, as amended b~ Section 2 of the 1951 special act introduced as House Bill 1671, and any other pertinent sections of charter or general statutes.

Patrick Hogan :OVED that the Board send a letter expressing its best wishes to ur, Paul Brown in his new oosition in Maine, seconded by James Mulreed who added that the BOard w~s very grateful to Dr. Brown for his faithful attendance to the meeti~gs of this Board and CARRIeD.

On MOTION of Karl Youn~ and seconded, it was voted to refer his letter and photographs of conditions in the Long View Park uevelooment to the Health and Protection Committee.

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Ei~'A1JQQmIDillee 1. Helen Bromley MOVED that the emergency Appropriation for $3810. as salary

of traffic mechanic Joseph Gallagher of the Police Department be ~rant~~ seconded by Geor~e LockllOOd alid tlMANIHOUSLY CARRI"J.

RObert Sheoherd apoointed Geor~e Lockwood President ~tQ lem and left the meeting since the next item oertained to the salary of the acting mayor.

2. H~len Bromley ~DV"D that the Emergency Appropriation of $1,000. for the slllary account of the Acting Hayor be granted, seconded by Joseph CapU"to and CAilRlbil UNANHOUSLY.

Helen Bromley HOV"il that a letter be written to Mayor Quigley reguesting that .n item of $500. for the Acting Mayor be set up under a code number in the annual hud~et hereafter. George Connors amended the motion to read $1000. in­stead of $500. The amended motion was seconded by Joseoh Caputo- ana-carried by a vote of 33 :: ' '1.

Uoon reguest of Babette Ransohoff on ~rocedure to be followed for payment to Acting Hayor, reference was ,"ade to Resolution 1/73 of February 8, 1950 which states that the appropriation is "to be used as a fund · from which to comoensate any acting mayor for services rendered in that c~p~city. Such person to be com­pensated after three (31 days continuous service retroactive to the first day of service at the rate of ($20.001 Twenty Dollars per day and such sums as may be due shall be oaid by the CO!1I11Iissioner of FiniUlce upon requisition of the flayor during anyone fiscal vear."

The chair was then returned to Robert Shepherd.

3. Re the emer~ency Appropriation of $30,000. for the Bellto~~-Willard school si te, Hr. Re~inald Ne11wien, SUTlerintendent of Schools, Mr. Terlizzio, a loc~1. cnntractor and Cornoration Counsel John Hanrahan were called on to speak durin~ a ~en"ral discussion.

H~l('n Bro,"l Cy. Chai man of the Fi scal Commi ttee, r~commended that the $:10,000. be approoriated but that condemnation oroceedings be instituted

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JlUGIlSL6._12S1 Geor~e Loch'Ood :·IOVI!.O, seconded and CA!lRH.D that we recommend to the Mayor

that condemnation proceedings be instituted.

James Nulreed IDVeO that the emergency Appropriation ot $30,000. be Rranted. The motion was seconded by !lelen Peatt and lost by a vote ot 19 to 19.

John Cameron ~DVI!.O, seconded by Webster Givens that we Rrant an appropriation ot $17,750 (the appraisal value given on said property by the Stamtord Board ot Realtors in i1arch 19501. This motion was !!IIIended by Robert- Lewis, seconded by Helen Bromley, to appropriate $20,000.

Upon statement by Corporation Counsel John Hanrahan that unless we could appropriate S3Q poo. the Mayor could not proceed with condemnation in good taith, John Cameron withdrew his IIIOtion.

Patrick Scarell~, who was on the prevailinp. side, ~DV~O to reconsider the original motion, seconded by Karl Youn~ and CARRI~O.

James Iluireed' s original mTION to appropriate $30.000. was CARRI~D by a rising vote of 37 to 1.

The Fiscal Committee report outlined some details on the collection ot tees for licenses and permits which was more fully covered by a letter from Thomas Morrissey, Jr., CO!I1!I1issioner of Finance, read by Robert G. Shepherd.

James Mulreed asked whether licenses and permits had been issued without the f~e being paid in previous years? .

John Cameron HOHO that we withhold an~' ~.ction on this matter until Hr. Horrissey, Jr. has had time to check into this matter more tully, seconded and CARRIW.

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;\n ordinance concernin~ the rentAl or sale ot Ci t\'-owned property was intro­duced as follows:

~ ~_QBJI~~C,_QQ~C,B~I~G_IU~_B~~IaL_QB_~AL~_QE-CIIY_Q~N,~~BQf,BIY Be it ordained by Stamford that, in contormity with Section ~~8 of the Stamford

Ch~rter. the Cod~ of General Ordin~nces of Stamford is hereby amended by includin~ as Chaptt:r }1, a new chapter establishinR the following procedures and coodi tions for rent~l or sale of real property o~'IIed bv the City of StaJ'lford:

Chapter ,1 - nental or ' Sale at City Owned Property Sec. 1 f[Q~eay[e_tQ[_~UlhQ[i~in~_aenlal_Q[_~ale -

al J1Irin~ the month of October in each year, the Commissioner ot Finance shall f1lrnish the Plannin!! Board with a li st of all real property owned by the ci t.v, exce!'t i n~ from Mid 1i 5 t such real estate as is being 1Ised for schools, public buildings or Dublic parks, and <lny DrnDerti~s so restricted by deed or otherwis~ as to preclude rental or sale. Such list shall include a descri~tion of each parcel, its assessed valu~tion, the use to which it is bein~ put, and the income, if any, received from the same by the City durinQ the ~receding fi scal y .. ar.

bl The Plannin~ Board, on or before January 15 ot the succeedin~ year shall tranSllli t to the Mayor, the Bonrd of R('presentatives aorl the Board of Finance, SRid list with its recommendations as to present and f1lture liSe of each parcel on the same. Such use may be stated in p~neral terms.

cl The Board of Representatives, at its re~ular meetin~ in the followiuv Mar~h, shall, by a majority vote, authorize the least! or sale of any ~rnperty on said list which is recommended for lease or sale by the Plannin~ Board. The Board of Representatives, by a two-thirds vote of its entire membership, may authorize the rental or sale of any proper­ty on said list which is not recommended for lease or sale by the Planning Board. The Board of Representatives, by a two-thirds vote of its entire membershin, may authorize the sale or lease of any property owned by the Ci ty of Stamford at any re~ular or special meeting called for that purpose.

Sec. 2 ~e~Qlialign_gt_Benlal_gt_Sale -The Mayor is hereby emoowered to ne~otiate leases of such properties as are authorized for rental in accordance with Sec. 1 hereof, and, subject to the approval of the Board of Finance of the terms and cD~ditions thereof, to enter into such leases on behalt of the City, bllt no lease extendi n~ over a period of more than two years may be made without specific aporoval by the Board of Representatives.

The Mayor, wi thin two Months after authorization by the Board of Repre-sentatives, shall sell at public auction but tor not less than its assessed value, such of the properties authorized by the Board of Representatives for sale as the Mayor and the Board of Finance shall approve. Notice of the time and place of such sale shall be given by publishin~ II notice ot the same for two consecutive days in a daily newspaper having a ~eneral circulation in the City ot Stamford, beRin­nin~ not less than five days nor more than twenty days before the date of said sale.

The Mavor is hereby authorized and emoowered to act for the Ci ty and to execute all documents necessary to transfer title to such property.

Sec. 3 frQ~e~llte_i!_ng_AkkeRlable_Bi~ -If there sh~ll be no acceptable bid for any particular parcel or real estate, the City shall continue to hold it and it shall be included on the list to h~ submitted by the Commissioner of Finance in the follow­inv October unless, ~rior to submission of such list the Board of Representatives shall again authorize sale by a two-thirds vote of those present at a regular meetine or a special meetin~ called for the puroose.

Sec. ~ '1te~liye_Jale This OrdinMce shall take .. ffect from the d:tte of its enactment.

John CiI."'eron ~OV~L> that the ordinance be "roperlv published and acted on at the ~ext me"t i ng, seconded and 0NIINHIOUSLY CAiilllcL>.

ft.hlSlQ:ULiI!j John Cameron NOV!:.;) that an opinion be asked nf the Cnrporation Counsel as to

thl' effect of the special lict of the legishture r!'garding pensions for classified emplovees on the pnwers "rl'viously available under the Ch.1rter. Four points ha.ve been raispn for ~uestion and are submitted in the Legislative & Rules Committee report.

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"Ynur com"i ttee also considered further the question of a pension plan for 0 ci ty ~",plo~'l'cs and reco"""ends. thitt the Corpor.ltion Counsel be formally requested for iln ol';oion as to the "ff',ct 0( the special act of thE' leeislature regarding ""nsions for classi [i!'d employees on the powers previously available under the Charl'Jr. '11(> shnuld 1ik~ the opininn to cover the following points which have h"t:n ra i sr:d:

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III If no action is taken by the Board to adont the special act, can the Board act under the provisions included in the Charter without restriction;

121 If action is taken on the special act but It fails of adoDtion, does the special act continue until repealed by the lee-Islatnre IlI1d to what degree, if any, does it limit the power of the Board to act under the nrovisions of the Charter;

131 If the special act is anproved hy the necessary tl>O-lhirds vOtP, does the provision givin~ the Board the ri~ht to lIIake chan~es apTll~' before the act takes effect or lIIust the act becollle p.tfectil·e before the Dower to lIIake changes granted in the act becomes effective; i.e. IIIUst chanees wait until July 1st after its adoption.

Yonr commi ttee is also investi~atin~ the effect of recent state legislation on the possibili ty of having all or sollie' ~roUDS of ci ty e:01plo)'ees "at now covered b,v a pension DIan, covered UDder Federal Social Secnri t.v in accordance wi th amendlllents to the social security law lIIade last year. If oennitted, this lIIi~ht be both the 1II0st economical and most ~atisfactory method of nrovidin~ benefits for the weekly-p,id eJIIployees and other Vroups who lIIay not have had twenty-five years service when they reach a~e 65.

The NOTION was seconded lind CARRI~;).

John Ci\IIIeron advised that this co~ittee will check with other near-by towns on how they are handling exca~~~ions_?f land and will reTlort at the next lIIeeting.

John Cameron subJlli tted for record Honse Rills affecting the CI t.v of StNllford which had bepn passed as "ell as those which h.1d Mt bpen passed. .\ cO!'y of sallie is filed with the report from the Leelslative ~ Rules Com~lttee.

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Geor~e Connors read thp. report approvin~ the aonointment of :~Tlh-Rich to the Planning Board.

Patrick Hopan NOVW that action be oostnoned until He. Rj~b exnressed his atti tlldp. On the Cove Power Plant ilnd acqui s i tion of Cove Island, seconded by Stenhen Kelly. The mTION was vU' I!.ATr.:>.

A secret ballot, taken and c<'nnted by Tellers Karl Young and Vito LanRo, approved Raloh Rich's anoointlllcnt to the PLAN:HNG BOARD, term ex"irin~ 1955, by a vote of 35 for, 3 aqainst.

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Joseoh Zdanowicz sub~ittcd a oropr css renort frolll the Board Qf Desi~n re Ilolice and court building.

Joseph Zdanowicz MOVbJ th~t the followin~ streets or portions thereof be accepted, seconded and UNANI rDUSLY CARRlr.:>:

11l65' of Hartswood Road A lIelen Place

lHi~h Cle:>r Drive, Unity Road, Horan Avenue And Ki.iek Street Hiltthew Street from Se~side Avenue rllnninp easterly to iiaterhurY Ave.

The !olltJwing streets were not acc(·pted for reasons stated in thei r reoort which is on file:

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~\1LA~W:t.il Lero~ Avenue - River Place and Columbus PI~ce Portilln of Matthews St reet, Houston Terrace Portion \~aterbury Avenue and Cambridge Road - 135' Hartswood Road

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The President anpointed 8abette Ranschotf and Paul Plotkin al a llalaon sub­commi ttee o! the Planning I1IId Zoning COII\IIII ttee tor the purpolle of e.tlIbllshltl~ a closer workln~ relationship with the Urbl1ll Redevelopment ~1.lllon, the Town Housin~ Authority Rnd t~e City Housing Authority.

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Letter ot resignation trom Leon Staples as Chairman and member of the Health & Protection ColMlittee was ·read and accepted b~ Robert Shepherd.

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Ralph Nau requested an investigation ot the Welfare Department re dispensing wi th services ot Hr. Robert Turl who has been employed at the Welfare Department tor 13 years.

Helen PeRtt and Dr. Somma attended a meeting ot the Welfare Commission and reported that the Coll\lllission tt'lt that the cut in their budget required economy and that Mr. Tutl's position was the only one that they could possibly dispense wi th: however, he has been I'llt on a three months leave ot absence 50 it a vacancy occurs he can be called back.

Helen Peatt was reque~ted to contact Mr. Weathers ot the Personnel Department to ascertain if Hr. Turl could be placed elsewhere.

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The information on the status of examination tor Sewer Inspector requested from Hr. Weathers was read: ,'----~--

On l-IJTlON bv John Cameron, seconded and CARRIW, the Corporation Counsel was reguested to ~ive his written op1nlon on the recent appointment ot Sewer Inspec­tors in relation to the merit system. The matter is to be placed on the Agenda ot the September meetin~.

Leonard J. DeVi ta sllbmi tted his resi~nation as Filth District Representative effective AURust 6. 1951 since his aopointment as Assistant Prosecutor would put him in the position ot servin~ on legislative and judicial bodies.

John CaJ1Ieron stated Leonard DeVi ta wit]. bp a grellt loss to the Board as ~ell as to the Legislative & Rules Committee and ottered thanks from the Board members to Leonard DeVita tor 1111 he has done on the Board. The resign!tion was accepted wi th regret. -

George Lockwood MOVeD that the Board resnlve that the S~ember meetin~ be chan~ed to .September 10, 1951 because at Labor Day, seconded by Babette Ransohot! and UNII.'WOUSLY CAkRlt.:l. --

Meetin~ adjourned at 12:15 A.M. Respectfull~ submitted,

Babette S. Ransohotf Clerk

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Fiscal Committee Report of the Board of Representatives

Stamford, Connecticut August 6, 1951

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At a meeting of the Board of Finance on July 18, 1951 the following items were approved:

1. Emergency appropriation of $3,810. for salary of traffic mechanic Joseph Gallagher be granted to the Police Dept. for Code PP430.1 Salaries. On February 15 when the Budget for this fiscal year was submitted this was a salary item in it but in some way this was in~dvertently omitted in the preparation of the budget and on June 20th a request was sent to the Mayor asking that this be considered an emergency and be restored to their salary account. Your committee favors granting this request.

2. Emergency Appropriation for $1,000 for salary Account to the Acting Mayor is approved by this committee. We would like to recommend that a letter to the Commissioner of Finance be written suggesting that for next year's budget a request of $1000 each year be placed in the budget and it be aSSigned a definite code number; that the Acting Mayor be paid at rate of $20 per day after a 3 day period retroactive to the first day,

3. Emergency Appropriation for $30,000 for Sammis and Weed property purchase for the proposed Belltown-Willard Elementary School. The Board of Finance added this sentence to their approval "That ap­proval be granted on Emergency Appropriation for $30,000 for SammiS end Weed property for the proposed BelltOlm-W1l1ard Ele­mentary School with recommendations to the Mayor that it is the opinion of the Board that in view of the appraisal of $17,750 set forth in a letter dated March 9, 1951 by the stamford Board of Realtors, Inc., the City should proc~ed immediately to acquire the land through condemnation proceedingfl". Your committee feels that the Board of Education should investigate alternate Sights before we make the appropriation.

Regarding the item referred to the Fiscal Committee by the Steering Committee of this Board at its meeting July 31, 1951 pertaining to one section of the Auditors report of the firm of Hadfield, Rothwell, Soule and CO:ltes dated July 18, 1951 your Chairman and Nr. Patrick Hogan together met with r·lr. Morrissey. We found that on the subject of Licens\..s nnd Permits he, toeether with the auditor, Mr. Daley have been compiling a list of establishments that should obtain a license for operation under our system of fees outlined in the City Ordinances adoptt<d J:muary 8, 1951 and effective February 1, 1951. They are planning to mail notices to these establishments and he assured us they would be collected. He also mentioned that he, Mr. Morrissey thought that there Wer(; other licenses probably that should be added to our list which would mostly come under the Dept. of Health inspec­tion but of course they would have to be presented to this Board for

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approvnl. I think that the City can expect an increased source of revenue this year from Licenses and Feea, but at this time no one is willing to estimate the probable figure.

Respectfully submitted,

John E. Charles on ~l1chacl J. Holahan P2trick Hogan Joseph Carlin Helen Bromley, Chairman

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Fiscal Committee Report of the Board of Representatives

Stamford, Connecticut August 6, 1951

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At a meeting of the Board of Finance on July 18, 1951 the following items were approved:

1. Emergency appropriation of $3,810. for salary of traffic mechanic Joseph Gallagher be granted to the Police Dept. for Code PP430.1 Salaries. On February 15 when the Budget for this fiscal year was submitted this was a salary item in it but in some way this was inadvertently omitted in the preparation of the budget and on June 20th a request was sent to the Mayor asking that this be considered an emergency and be restored to their salary account. Your committee favors granting this request.

2. Emergency Appropriation for $1,000 for salary Account to the Acting Mayor is approved by this committee. We would like to recommend that a letter to the CommisSioner of Finance be written suggesting that for next year's budget a request of $1000 each year be placed in the budget and it be assigned a definite code numberi that the Acting Mayor be paid at rate of $20 per day after a 3 day period retroactive to the first day.

3. Emergency Appropriation for $30,000 for Sammis and Weed property purchase for the proposed Belltown-Willard Elementary School. The Board of Finance added this sentence to their approval '~hat ap­proval be granted on Emergency Appropriation for $30,000 for Sammis and Weed property for the proposed BelltOl'/tl-\4111ard Ele­mentary School with recommendations to the Mayor that it is the opinion of the Board that in view of the appraisal of $17,750 set forth in a letter dated March 9, 1951 by the stamford Board of Realtors, Inc., the City should proceed immediately to acquire the l and through condemnation proceedings". Your committee feels thnt the Board of Education should investigate alternate sights before we make the appropriation.

Regnrding thc 1tem r e ferred to the Fiscal Committee by the Steering Committee of th1s Board at 1ts meet1ng July 31, 1951 pcrta1ning to one section of the Aud1tors report of the firm of Hadf1eld, Rothwell, Soule and Co~tes dated July 18, 1951 your Chn1rman and Mr. Patrick Hogan together met with 1·1r. ,Morrissey. We found that on the subject of Licensl. s <>.nd Permits he, together with the auditor, 11r. Daley have been compiling a list of cstablishments that should obtain a l1cense for operation under our system of f~es outlined in the City Ordinances adopted January 8, 1951 and effective February 1, 1951. They are pl<>.nning to mail notices to these establishments and he assured us they would be collected. He also mentioned that he, Mr. Morrissey thought that there Were other licenses probably thnt should be added to our lis t wh1ch would mostly come under the Dept. of Health inspec­tion but of course they would have to be presented to this Board for

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npprov:\l. I think thnt the C~ty can expect an increased source of revenue this yenr from Licenses and Fees, but at this time no one is willing to estimate the probable figure.

Respectfully submitted,

John E. Charleson IUchae 1 J. Holaha,n Patrick Hogan Joseph Carlin Helen Bromley. Chairman

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