The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-13
Observations and Sayings
FOXY QUILLER

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 who is the ofIicial traffic authority of Waterbury, in accordance with chapter 209 of an act concerninf uniform trafic of the Public Acts o1 1923?
 The supt. of police of Waterbury apbarently assumes he is, put there are others, many others, who claim the power belongs exclusively to the board of police commissioners ana that the designation of certain park ing hours for various streets by the department head is illegal. And me wonder is that the whole question has not been raised in court as to the legad power of the supt. Of ponce to formulte trafilc restrictions Tor the streets of the city. You don't ma the chief of police of Hartford or New Haven, or the supt. Of poIlce oi Bridgeport assuming such authority. No sir: this work is left to the poaro of police commissioners Of these cities. and they, and they alone probably upon the recommendation of inc department head, handle the entira trafic regulations. If Water bury were a city less than 10000 and had d chief or supt. of police, then we would admit the department head would have full say, but with 6uly constituted board of police commissioners, it is our belief, under the act. that the members of this body have full say in this particular duty.
 Home day, probably, when the iss,re is properly raised, we shall find out.
 I,, the meantime, 1t seems you'll have to continue to pay two dollars for parking in streets bearing a po- lice sign, and upon which no legal action of any kind has ever been tAken by the police commissioners.
 The fee for taking an examination to become a lawyer in Connecticu' has just been raised from ten to fif- teen dollars. And besides this, col leke course is necessary to permit or "A applicant being considered. We know several good lawyers in the state who never saw the inside of a college. Their knowledge of the law, ana their studious ways brought them a training practically as good as a college course, we think. At ary rate they have been exception ally successful since passing the re- duired examination. Some of our best judges, too, have not had the benefit of long years in college training.
 The corporation counsel of Hart ford has just ruled that the city C., aor r.n nf manners in the past who have since received an income from an estate. rms means the superintendent of poor will file a claim against the allow ances at the proper time. The gen. eral statutes, the counsel says, cov- CTS such cases.
 Why do Waterbury firemen carry umbrellas on rainy days. "Shot al sunrise" was the penalty prescribed for this offense in the days of yes terday. But then times have changed. Pretty soon we may set an umbrella contingent of the DO lice department.
 The first official move of Charley Nolan, the Bauby corner cop o Waterbury, after he leaves th' north end awkward squad at th' green nights, is to bend over ant officially mark the tire of each au tonnobile parked on his beat. Witt that completed, official Waterbur, gets into operation for the balance of the night. They tell me the ides is not original, but came through as sociation with a study of the lates book of regulation, Harris, on wha to do preparatory to tagging"
 Herbert D. Watrous, former ta' collector of East Hampton, has jus heen released from jail after serv ing IA months for the theft or em bezzlement of $51,000 from thu town. And only the other day, a one of the criminal session. throughout the state, prisoner go a state prison sentence for stealing a much smaller sum.
 Funny how sentences are metet out some times. r..
 Dana Somes, Boston architect. de .ciares that 25 years hence most O the people will live in glass houses won't this be great for the ston' throwers that to-day break ever. window in every vacant house the! find. Ask any of the property own CTS of Waterbury who have suffered because of this crazy wave on th' part of the neighborhood gang Look at what was done inr the olt Third church before 1t was demol ished. Every window was gone few days after it had been vacated
 Hartford's police headquarterl nearly went up in smoke last Thurs eay afternoon when one of the DO lice dipped q cigarette butt into ( waste basket in the patrolmen'i quarters. That might happen. also in Waterbury, except that t would fbe impossible to hnd a waste bas' kst in either the police or Ire de- paFtments.
 The city of Hartford ia not sf badly or. It's balance on hand JuDs ji was Ds.sbe ,ee729. Hartford's to' ,ial budget for 1881 amounted ia sf0.eaa.s7e.e7, probably the great est amount expended annually bt any city of the state,
 Connecticut has never endorsed fHe 18th amendment, and yet, lhFeueh iiK state enforcement act, ii Ihas committed meYe people i0 state Hfleen for selling liquor Illegally Iihan several aiaifa which has sps z4fesf4 ef Inc aIIsan1ment,