The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-12
Town, Not EZRA, Is Paying $38 Weekly
 To Margaret Bull
Virtual BombsheIIs Explode at Board Meeting Which Startles Boroughites Warden Warns Dept Heads
 of Penalty on Over-Expenditures of Set Budgets
NAUCATUCK
wm. ,. Baxter. Correspondent

 night, There were at least three bombs that evoked plenty of talk around town to-day.
 These in tho order of importance were: 1, the surprising resignation of Christian Groh as1nvestigator of relief cases under the welfare de. partment; 2, m announcement by Warden John J. Sheridan that he had warned department heads, mentioning the Are and police de- partmcnts specifically, that if there was an over.expcnditures or set budgets this year, they would nave to pay for 1t out of their own DOCK. cts; 8, q startling announcement that tho town. and not the FESh as had been popularity supposed, iS paying Miss Margaret Bull sl60 . month to investigate EZRA and other cases here.
 If will be recalled that tho ap. nointment of MT Groh both as ZEBRA official and investigator h the welfare department had been severely criticized during tho rec cent election campaign on the rroundg that MT Groh Is q com. parntiye recent resident in Naug- atuck and that until recently ho was not citizen of this country.
 Many democrats and republicans elaimed the discussion about Groh swung the election to tho demo- crntg, However the news that MT Groh had resigned, effective the end of May, burst like bombBhell on the board members.
 Tho announcement had been inc cludod on the last page Of tho monthly report but apparently most members had overlooked It. The report hnd been accepted when Louis DoCarlo, republican member, called 1t to tho attention of tho board.
 Thero was somo discussion ng to who had appointed Mir Groh but Suporintendent N. Hadley Cox said he had not been superintendent at tho time of tho appointment. It was decided however to accept the resignation. MT Oroh had received S10 Q week In this capacity.
 GrOh's Letter
 His letter of resignation followsi
 "May 10, f034, I tcndored to MT II, Cox, Superintendent Of tho Wel. fare Department my resignation hs investigator and supervisor Of Un- employment Relief.
 Tn relation to my EZRA work l will koep up my contact work with tho various industries and buB' inessos by assisting FEItA w0rkerB and applicants for work roliei m finding re.omploymont In private enterprises.
 10 tho members of tho Board of Charity with whom have como in contact, 1 wish to oxpreA my sin. care admiration for their fine spirit and cooperation offered mo dut. ing the tlmo worked for tho cause of Human Social Welfare in the Borough of Naugatuck.
 CHRISTIAN dROH
 Warden Sheridan asked Supcr' intendont Cox if tho Town Hall ex.. pendIturos itom was over.spcnt ench year. Tho superintendent re. piiod that over n period or yenrB lt was generally overspcnt. It un. anticipatablo expense, he Bhid' Ho pointed out no had received TO. quests from tho judge of probate writers. Such expense cannot Do forosecn, ho added.
 On Expenditures
 A storm will damage slhto on q roof there may Do expense for new lInoIcum, oil of which is not ex- pected when tho budget is mndc jjD, Phones fin tho various offices are Included in Town Hall ox- penBcB.
 Uo said moro has been spent on equipment thnn on tho upkocp or tho building intely, In answer to q question by Bonrd Member Rich. ard Parkinson, ho Btnted no grcnt expenditure on the building is forc' seen now, although no added some thing might arise to change thi5 view.
 Warden sheridan then said "I don't want to have theso s0-enllcd set figures in this department in the police or fro departments run over, I have told heads of the DO. lIco and fro departments they would hnve to take it out of their own pocket if those nrc over.cx' pended" He pointed out that when tho freemen sot figure it should Do held to. "f will certainly keep m eye on those figures" ho de' clnrcd.
 Tho discussion as to Miss Bull grow out Of tho resignation of MT 0roh. Ono of tho surprising things revealed was that although the board members at their Inst meet. ing were told that Miss Bull would be peid by the FERA this impress- sion was contradlcted after nd. journment of tho meeting as far as some members of the board were concerned.
 MT Parkinson had recommended that the warden be empowered to appoint m investigator for as long ag he thought necessary, when he thought necessary. MT DeCarlo said T don't see why we need one."
 Town Pays Miss Bull
 He declared Miss Bull was paid by the town and this apparently was news to MT Parkinson who said he understood the EZRA paid her. This makes q yearly wage or $1,s0O Q year although 1t was pointed out there was no definite time set on her appointment.
 It was to run concurrently With
 misunderstanding Explained
 Superintendent Cox explained the nisunderstandin had been cleared up, after the previous meeting to some members. Nothing had been made public concerning
 However, the superintendent said. "If we haven't kept you in- formed perhaps 1t is our fault. There was no effort to misrepre- gent the true status of affairs as far as I know and certainly none as far as am concerned"
 He said to-day he himself thought the fact the town had to nav her had become general know iedge and took it more or less for granted bimseif. There was no re- cord in the minutes of past meet ings of the board having appoint ed Miss Bull.
 MT Cox indicated to-day It was one of the demands made by the EZRA that each town pay Tor such an investigator.
 investigation Asked
 q think we should inyessiga.c .e