Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-09

there until he was appointed assistant city clerk by former City Clerk Mi chael J. Ryan in 1900, a position which he filled for four years. In the cleo ton of 1903 he was elected city clerk and could have had the nomination this fall, but he declined 1t on account of his plans to locate permanently in California. While MT Nettleton has always been a pronounced republican, he never was regarded as an offensive partisan, and as a consequence he has succeeded in filling an important public position for several years with out friction of any sort. Ever ready to impart to the press and others such information as they had right to re- ceiye from him, he had fine taste of discrimination and never lost sight of the fact that many things come to the notice of a person in the office of city clerk which the public has no right to know anything about until they have first been submitted to and acted upon by those for whom they were intend ed. He guarded such matters zealous- ly, sometimes in so doing incuTlng the displeasure of people who could not agree with him on this point. He had close mouth and could see more and keep 1t to himself than most men. This was as true of MT Nettleton when he was the only republican in the city hall building as it was after he was elevated to the head of the list and saw himself surrounded by men Of his IIA 4e a N1andnl clerk and has knowledge of munich pal affairs which may yet be recog- nized and come in handy for him m his new home. It is not the good for tune of every man to serve the public as long as Mir Nettleton has and retire with so few enemies. Everybody has good word for him and while regret ting his departure for new fields all wish him Godspeed and will always be pleased to hear of his success.
 MT Nettleton will be missed from the city clerks office, especially by the newspaper men to whom he has been uniformly courteous and impar- tial in the dissemination of news. He had a keen appreciation of their posi- ton, and when be had something which they sought. but which he did not feel at liberty to spread broad cast, he possessed the rare faculty or Knowing how to refuse without being offensive, so that really the secret or Mir Nettleton's popularity Is due al most as much to his delicate manner of withholding as to his generous way of giving. And he knew how to say 'No." too. and once the word escaped his lips if was futile to plead with him. for he invariably thought the matter out before deciding and when he believed he was right he was i'm mutable. unless somebody could pro duce irrefutable proof of his error. He Is a man of good habits, a tireiess worker and if he puts the same amount of energy into his own private business that he has shown In the dis charge of his duty as a public official. he is bound to succeed in anything he takes hold of.
 MT Nettleton Is a prominent member of the K. of F. and has served with distinction In various capacities in that organization. At present he holds the office Of judge advocate with the rank of colonel on the stan of Com mander General George Joseph Stokes of the q. R. K. F.. and fl he had re- maiued in Waterbury his society assn. ciates say he would soon be advanced to a still higher position in the orier.