The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-27
JOHN F.. CLANCY :, CHOSEN CLERK
 BY APPRAISERS
Succeeds Former Alderman Lavery, Who Is Now
 Practicing Lawyer

The Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages at a meeting at 11:30 | o'clock this forenoon elected John F. l Clancy of the Eighth district, clerk for period of one year commencing August next MT. Clancy succeeds | Attorney Hugh Lavery. The name of ] MT. Clancy was presented by John J. Morrfssey, former president of the
 Board of Aldermen Mr. Morrissey said that in naming Mr. Clancy he did so with the idea in mind that the
 position would prove to him great help in his efforts to support his mother and others depending upon him. He said he would be able to de- vote his entire time to the place and he was convinced that the duties of | the position would be we'll discharged
 by him. Mir. Clancy he said, had had several years of experience in the off, 1 flee of tax collector where he was an l assistant to the late Frank J. Mooney. Speaking of MT. LaVery, MT. Morris sey said he had no fault to find with | him, that he had made a good clerk, 1 but he was more fortunately situated | than Mr. Clancy and he could get along. without the job. He said the matter was one where the personal ] equation did not enter to any great extent.
 l As far as he was concerned he was going to support MT Clancy because l he was convinced that, all other things being equal, MT. Clancy would find I the position of greater help financially | than Attorney Lavery, who had
 year in the position and who obtained 1 a good start in the law.
 I As was anticipated, Percy c. Far l we'll town chairman of the Republi- board, nominated Mir Lavery. MT | Farwell read statement which was 1 prepared for political effect, only, in which he said the course he was pur- I suing was in keeping with the ante election promises of the administra- l public will not be slow to see the hQ- I nor in the situati
 I The vote was two for MT. Clancy and one for MT Lavery. Mir. McGov- ern and Mir. Morrissey voting for the l winning candidate. MT. McGoverr said that he was the first one to rec I onmend Mr. Layerg to former Mayor IBuckingham for the position of clerk and. that after he had presented his l name Mayor Buckingham decided that l he would tender him the position
 l which he did Tn order that Attornes ] Lavery might be given the berth thu board made no change iu the clerkshiI ! until July, 1p11. Mr.. Lavery had fin l ished his studies and he retired from l the Board of Aldermen to take up the position of clerk Mir. McGovern saie he merely mentioned this in order thai the public might understand that 1 whatever is said to the contrary thai l MT. fLavery owed his position as clerk
 ! to Mayor Buckingham and to him only.
 I Mir. Lavery said he had performed l the, duties of the office conscientiously and felt he was entitled to succeed ! himself as reward of efficiency.
 MT. McGovern said he was convinced | that MT. Clancy would prove efficient
 as clerk, and that the question was
 l simply one where the Democratic
 members Of the board exercised theil I privilege of substituting one Democrat ] for another. He also said that the re-
 lations between the retiring clerk and
 l the board had been personally most
 I agreeable and there was no reason I why they should not continue so. The board then upon motion of MT. Far well passed a resolution expressing appreciation of MT. Lavery.
 l Then MT. Farwell moved that the
 election of MT. Clancy be made unan, | inous and it was so voted. The board ! then adjourned.