New Britain herald., 1926-02-02
Bristol Mews
POLICEMEN WANT
 CHANGE IN PENSION
Ask to Have Disability ProVisO
 Removed From Law
CITY TAX EXEMPTIONS

Total Value of Property Which Can
 not Bc Assessed Is S8,G2s,407 -
 Mrs, Bennic Webster Dies At Age
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 The mayor and police commls- sloncrS with Corporation Counsel William N, DoRosicr met with rep. resentatiNes Of the patroImen of the police department yesterday after noon for the purpose of discussing and arriving at an understanding of Inc statutory regulations regarding the administration of the police pen sion fund.
 The disbursements under a police pension fund as defined by the sta | tutos come under three catcgorics, Inc second category, however, being the one which is of interest 10 the local officers. This provides that a palroman may be retired on pen sion Of $500 per year after 20 years Of service on the force. provided that he can show q surgeons certi i- tlcate of disability. The officers may be retired and q pension paid 10 mem amounting to not moro than nne-half nor less than one quarter of their salary.
 | The patrolmen object to the pro- ! vision requiring q certificate of dis ability after 20 years, feeling that after devoting tho best part of their lives in the service they are entitled 10 retirement, even though not physically disabled.
 Considerable comment Is caused i also by the recurrence of the worC | "may' in the statute, the men feel ing that this leaves q loophole in tho administration of the fund which might possibly shut them out of tn, benefit of the fund entirely. i Corporation Counsel DeRosier ex, pressed the opinion that If a case in. volNlnG an interpretation of the sta. tutc ever came before the higher courts Of the land, the court woulc attribute mandatory instead of dis crotionary powers 10 the tsatutc.
 IL was brought out that the sta, tute does no require any contribu ton at any time from the patrol men. nor would the pr ovisions of tn, law be changed nor the alministra tom of the fund bo under the con trol of the patrolmcn if such wcr the case.
 The next move is with the patrol men 10 appoint a committee to forn an organization to take over the ad ministration of the fund.
 Mrs. Bcnnic Webster
 The funeral of Mrs. Bennio Web &l"r, 74, wife ot George Webster o l09 North street, who died al he homo yesterday afternoon, will b held at her late home tomorrow afternoon at o'clocks. Rev. Will liam B. West, pastor of Inc PrOspcC N. E. church will conduct the scrv in"s and burial will bo in the Wcs cemetery vault awaiting burial il the spring.
 . Mrs. Webster was born Januar 24, 1852. in Michigan, the daughto of Benjamin and Hannah Taylor Fl ton. She removed to Burlington this state, in her childhood and live,
 thcrc until about three years aG when she removed 10 Bristol, Sh
 attended the public schools Of Bur
 lington and was q graduate of th ) state Normal school of New Britain She was q member of the Methods
 church of Burlington. until its dis
 tonfinuanco some years ago. Mrs. Webster leaves besides he ] husband, two daughters, Mrs S ( f Winchester of this city and Mr'
 Wtnslow Barnes of Collinsvillc an ono son. Louis J. Webster of Uni city.
 Police Ball Committees Announce, - Al a recent meeting held in th . office of the police department wit . Chirf Held"n presiding. the date ft
 he third annual police concert an
 ball was definitely set as for Frida
 evening, February Q. Earl J, Al
 mold was appointed for the thir ] time the chairman Of the gcncr; committee, and the personnel of tt > sub committees Is as follows; Trea!
 Nrer. Chief Ernest T. Belden; ticket
 captain Thomas Guckin. chairman sergeant McGilicuddy, Officers Jo; crh Strupp, Aldie Brault, Htnr
 JrghnsM: reception. Judge Willial l. Malone, Chairman; Mayor Wad
 Police Commissioner w. E, CrumI Judge s. Russell Mink. Commission , rr Homer II. Judd, Assistant Prost | cutting Attorney Robert J. Stacl
 concert program, Earl J. Arnol
 chairman, Deputy Judge Joseph }
 Donovan. Prosecuting Auornt = James T. Mathor, Officer James V n Burns; ball committcN. l.ouis $. Wheeler. chairman, JudE" Willia = ]. Malone, Cooperation Counsel Wi = liam N. pcRosier. Joseph DeVin