The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-07

ed as the candidate for burgess. 1 Delegates to the town convention
 were H. H. Schofield, c. Henry
 Squires, Louis Schiller, Jr., Mae
 Saunders, William Schofield. Charles
 Price and Mrs. Sarah Beecher.
 Ward Committeeman Charles F IRodenbach called the third ward
 caucus together in the Union City fire house. Victor N. Peterson was named chairman and Carl w |Thompson, clerk. Burgess Henry IZwick was renominated and the fol-
 lowing delegates to the town conven- tion were named. William Lucas, Emil Mannweiler, Carl w. Thomp-
 son, Samuel I. Lyons, Mrs. Willard
 Selleck, Victor N. Peterson and
 Henry Zwick. The ward committee
 named was Charles r. Rodenbach,
 Carl w. Thompson, Samuel I. Lyons,
 Mrs. Glen F. Noble, Mrs. Willard Sel- 1 leck, Mrs. r. r. Schaffer, Mrs. Victor Olson and Mrs. Edna c. Fenniman. The second ward named Judge H.
 H. Scofield, Louis DeCarlo, Jr.. Louis Schiller, Jr., Mrs. Mae Saunders,
 Mrs. William Schofield and William | Noble members of the ward commit itee.
 1 Cases Continued
 Continuances were granted in the borough court this morning to four operators of auto trucks, all charged with overlooking until April IF. The four were arrested by state police- men who are conducting checkup on trucks. They are Henry Peterson of Hartford, William Wright of Wal l lingford and Michael Magyar of Tor
 rington. Wright of Wallingford and
 Michael Magyar of Torrlngton noti- field to appear in court by State Po-
 liceman Schwartz. and Cornelius Brophy of Bristol wso was detected by State Policeman Murphy. Foui other violators are slated to appear
 in court tomorrow morning to an- swer to similar char,e
 | Apparatus Balks
 Two pieces of local fire apparatus | in answering an alarm from box 5l
 located on May street yesterday aft ernoon became balky and failed to
 get to the scene of the blaze. The hook and ladder truck became un- ruly as soon as it pulled out of the
 fire house on the run. It sputtered | and backfired and its speed was
 barely faster than walk. The truck could not negotiate the grade
 on Carroll street and was forced tt return. It stopped dead on the Ma | minutes coaxing proceeded to point in front of the central office of the U. $. Rubber company where Il again sputtered out. After consid. 1 erable coaxing 1t again was started I and limpsed into the fire house. Me
 chanics were immediately set tt | work on the engine and 1t was back | in running order this morning. Il | was stated that the gas feed became clogged with lead used in high tes' gas. The combination pump engine also encountered difficulty on tht way to the fire and was forced tt
 return without getting. to the scene of the blaze. The brakes locked or
 the combination. it was stated. Bur gess Henry Zwick, now acting war. den. was a witness to the perform. l ance of the apparatus and 1t is ex lpected that the matter may be taker | up tonight at the borough boart meeting. Box 312 seems to hold { I jinx for the hook and ladder truck 1 for at the last alarm rung in Iron I this box the truck also failed tt i make the grade and was obliged tt return back. On that occasion it Wal | a false alarm that was rung in.
 State Police Nab Drivers
 State Policemen Russell Olson ant Thomas Laden notined four operat' ors of trucks to appear in the bor. ough court tomorrow morning ant answer to charges of operating trucks with overloads. The state DO
 lice were busy yesterday checking uI
 and weighing trucks passing througf the borough with the result tha' Paul Weackel of 26 West Libert, street, Daniel Lucian of 142 Oak ave. nue, Torrington, Peter Morsey of b5;
 Baldwin street. Waterbury. and Her man Turrell of 7S Colony street Bridgeport were found to be carry. ing heavy overloads and were hand. l ed summons. Officer Olson notihec l Waeckel and Lucian and Officer Laden nailed Morsey and Turrell.
 Death of Mrs Louise Gerber
 Mrs Louise Gerber. wife of Johr Gerber of Curtiss street died late yes. lterday afternoon at her home. Mri Gerber had been in failing health fol