There shall be in the City of Chicopee a Department
to be called the "Flood Control Department," which shall be under
a Commission known as the "Commission on Flood Control."
This Commission shall consist of five members
as follows: City Engineer, who shall be Chairman; Superintendent of
the Highway Department; Superintendent of the Water Department; Superintendent
of the Electric Light Department; and one member to be appointed by
the Mayor for a term of three years.
Said Commission on Flood Control shall have
full charge of repair and supervision of the dikes, including the
pumping stations in connection with the dikes and all other machinery
used in the care and operation of the dikes along the Connecticut
River and the Chicopee River and any other dikes that are now erected
or may be erected in the City. This Commission shall serve without
compensation.