The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-04
NAUCATUCK Rathburn Is Made
 Street Dept. Head
Board Makes Appointment After Many Delays - Fire
 Apparatus to Be Checked

After failing for the past two months to name a successor to D. J. German as superintendent of streets, the board of warden and burgesses at a special meeting held following the regular board meet ing held last night in the borough court room named Albert Rath- burn as superintendent of streets. MT. Rathburn has been foreman in the street department for sev- eral years and has been acting sue perintendent since MT. Germans resignation took effect on August 31. The special meeting was held when board members voted to waive their rights of a 48-hour notice for the calling of a special board meeting. The board set the salary of Superintendent Rathburn at $2,50O a year the same as Mir. German received. The salary will be retroactive to the time MT. Rathburn took over the duties. MT. Rathburn has the support of Bur- gesses John J. Burke, democrat; Tracy Noble, William Noble and Henry Zwick, republicans. James Brophy, the other candidate for the position, received the votes of Bur- gess Maurice Anenberg and John Sheridan, democrats, and Warden Frank T. Green. At previous ses- sions held for the purpose of nam ing a successor to MT. German the board was deadlocked. Burgess John J. Burke has led the fight for the appointment of MT. Rath- burn from the start and at each meeting of the beard has insisted that some action be taken in naming a superintendent.
 Apparatus To Be Checked Up
 The board of warden and bur- gesses voted to have Chief Lyman Lamphere of the fire department request the American LaFrance company to send man to the borough to inspect the motor ap- paratus at the Maple street fire- house. The vote was passed after a long discussion relative to the way the apparatus was working. Bur gess John Sheridan, a member of the board of fire commissioners, stated that the fire commissioners had requested Chief Lamphere some time ago to have man from the factory come and look over the apparatus. Evidently noth- ing was done in the matter, he stated, as no one has been here to check the machines.
 An estimate of the repairs to be made will be submitted to the board before action is taken. War den Green stated during the dis cussion that he thought the men work and that the apparatus ought %n ha ty1 x.rnnar oIano
 Ie Is claimed that every time the apparatus goes out there is trouble with the hook and ladder truck. Other trucks have also acted wrong in answering alarms.
 Complain About Sewerage
 Dr. Walter I. Baker in letter to the board requested them to or- der the Universal Reel company whose place of business is located on the Milville road to connect the sanitary sewer. It was stated that the sewerage from the plant was emptying into the brook that flows into the new dam. Warden Green stated that he would confer with Health Officer Baker relative to the water. The state, Warden Green said and requested that property owners bordering the brook stop emptying sewerage into it. He felt that if the practice was not halted the state might condemn the pond which Is used for cutting ice by the Thurston Ice company and that the ice company would have an action against the borough. Warden Green stated that he favored ex- tending the sanitary sewer on the Milville road to the Milville bridge and to compel the property owners to connect.
 Will Purchase Two Trucks
 On the recommendation of the committee named at the last board meeting consisting of John Sheri- dan and William Noble. to inves- tigate the advisibility of "purchas- ing trucks for the street depart ment. The committee reported fa- vorably on the purchase of two light trucks of from 1A to 9 yard capacity. The trucks will cost about $1,500 a piece. At the last board session Burgess Sheridan brought the matter up. attacking