Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-09-01
BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Passed Suitable Resolutions on the
Death of Commissioner Disley.

Passed Suitable Resolutions on the
Death of Commissioner Disley.
Commissioners Pilling presided at
the regular meeting OF the board of
charities yesterday afternoon. COM
missioners Finn and Moore, Superin-
tendent Dorian and Clerk Mcmahon
were also present.
A communicat fon was received
from the Central Labor union, invit-
ing the members of the board TO re-
view the Labor day parade. The In
vftation was accepted
A communication was received from
City Attorney Kellogg in regard to
the right, exercised in the past by the
superintendent of the poor, to send
persons suffering with delirium treni-
ems to the Brookside home. In the
past, when the police had such cases,
they notified the superintendent and
he had the victim of the tremens re-
moved to the Brookside. home. The
city attorneys opinion was to the eff
feet that there was nothing in the
statutes empowering the superin tend
ent to act thus and such cases should
DE disposed of 10y the city court.
to the appointment Of conservators
was to the effect that when in the
opinion of the board of charles a per-
son with means was using it in such
way as to reduce himself to poverty
and finally make him city charge,
the board had q right to petition the
probate court for conservator. The
petition must also be fled with the
town clerk
The father OF John worth who liz
at the Middletown insane ASYLUM at
the expense of the city, is a prosper
Gus resident Of Ansonia. Though he
has plenty Of codn, he has refused to
pay for his sons maintenance. 1t
was the city attorneys opinion that
the courts could compel Worth's faith
er to support him. The board voted
to notify Mr. Worth that he would be
held responsible hereafter for his
sons support.
DR. /. j.. Thihanlt was appointed
city physician for the ensuing month.
The monthly bills were approved.
The board, however. held back for
further investigation the bill of flu
neral expenses of Martin Ludwig,
who was drowned in the Naugatuck
AANSA AiS0A w cbtCA WIG SCFCIdl WSChS
ago.
The committee consisting OF Mayor
e. G. Kilduff and Clerk r. r. McMa-
hon. submitted the following resolu-
tions in regard to the recent death of
Commissioner William r. Disley:
Whereas, by the dispensafion OF d.
vine Providence. William T. Disley,
late commissioners of this board, has
been taken from this life, therefore be
1t,
Resolved, That by his death the
city of Waterbury has lost an honest,
faithful public servant, whose example
| as a member of this board and other
municipal boards has been worthy Of
emulation by all, and whose upright
life and generous disposition won him
the esteem and love of his fellow men,
Resolved, That we deeply mourn
his loss and that we extend to his be-
reaved family our heartfelt sympathy.
| Resolved. That the foregoing reso-
lutions be spread upon the records of
this board and that copy of the same
be transmitted to the family Of the
deceased"
The resolutions as submitted by the
committee Were accepted. A COM
4munication Of appreciation from the
| late commissioners wife was read and
by a vote Of the board was accepted.