Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-08
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Tho board of public safety will hold an adjourned meeting at 0'cl0cK In the mayors oflice this evening. and. according to plans completed this fore noon, the yice-chairman of the board, George M. Beach, will be elected to the new office created in the police de partment, superintendent of police. AS Nr Beach is the only candidate he will receive the unanimous vote of the board. Henry B. Carter, g foreman for the Waterbury Clock Co, was said to be . candidate mp to day or two, when, seeing he had no chance. he pru- dently retired.
 Mr Beach will not be elected to the ohice the moment after the board is called to order. There is certain red tape to be unw0und and a political farce to be performed before the scep- ter of of1ce and honor is taken from Chief Egan, who for the past week has been acting superintendent with out increase of pay.
 NotYithstanding that the present ad- ministratfon is said to be for the bene- 1t of the taxpayers and for business only, 1t will pass into history as the most partisan and expensive that ever held a meeting in the City hall. The creation of the office of superintendent of police was to reward certain man whose name has never been connected with 1t since two weeks after the idea was fully developed in the minds of those who will have amendments to the charter every legislature or they will kick the bucket. When Chief Egan was first informed by the reporters that his name would be Dennis" be- fore the flowers would hloom In the spring, he laughed and advised them to change their brand of tobacco. But he was on the inside few weeks after he was given the. tip, and he let those who were after his official scalp know that unless he were taken care of he would not surrender the office
 Oh, we can get rid of him without any bother" certain members of the board of safety said, but they con- cluded that 1t would be easier to pla- cate the chief than try to get rid of him against his will 90 1t was then provided and arranged that he should have the honor of being the first super intendent of the department of police of Waterbury at increased pay, that he should tender his resignation soon after and be retired on $l,OOO "a year pension. So that Chief ,Egan, when he retires will go out of office In the full reward of his long services and the honor that is his due
 Mir Beach was first mentioned for the new position by his colleague, George A. Driggs, who has repeatedly gdiscredited the report that he runs the board of safety. Mfr Beach, is fully competent for the office. Efiiciency or competency never yet got man n pos litical oftlce. There Is not as much about the office to know as the general public presume. Before there were and the other officers for that matter, did more work than they do now and at less pay.
 This is the closing year of MT Beach's second term as alderman from the second ward and also as mem Der of the board of public safety. That he Is thoroughly acquainted with ev- erything pertaining to the police force there can be no doubt. He is a level headed. acquisitive man of perhaps 50. He has never been known to lose his temper for a moment He is a. fore 'span for the Waterbrry, CJoek Ca, and the hundreds of men who work under him say he is good man. Saturday he was not thoroughly acquainted with the plan that had been arranged to make him superintendent of police, but the situation has since been fully ex- plained to him and to-day he consent ed to be nominated for the ofice at the meeting of the board of safety this evening.