The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-02
Borough Republican
Members Dispute On
Supernumerary Plan
William Noble and Henry Zwick PrincpaIs-NoA Action
Taken Garbage Collector Gets $500 Salary In.
crease-Ching to Speak at G. Of G. Banquet
NAUGATUCK


NauRatuck, May . - A verbal
and by no means lady.like clash
between william Noble and Henry
Zwick, both republican members
OF the board OF warden and bur.
Resses, and q vigorous denial ~
Warden Harris Whittemore OF q
statement that Naugatuck Is like
a beaten prize fighter In the ring,
staggering blinded and CORY about
the ring, under tho heavy taxation,
were the highlights OF the May
meeting last night OF the board OK
warden and burgesses. II was tho
last meeting Of the present board
and was by no means dull.
The dispute between Burgesscs
William Noble and zwick came
about during discussion OF a pro.
posal by Burgess Noble that some
supernumeraries now on the po'
lico force, with no names men.
toned. be made regulars. After
much discussion no action was
taken on tho matter.
Hot Dispute
When discussion on It started 70
lag, Burgess William Noble, VINO
IL not q candidate for reelection,
said Burgess Zwick previously had
announced himself In favor OF
naming q supernumerany as q reg
ulnr' policeman but didn't have
anything TO say for the idea last
night. Burgess Noble continued by
Implying Burgess Zwick wished 70
remain silent because of fear that
ne might lose few votes by speak
ang out,
10 which Burgess zwlck an
swered holly, "in the first and Sec
ond places you are wrong" and
advised Burgess Noble to "shut
up ana take your medicine" AZ
this point Warden Whittomore act.
cd Is mediator, pointing out u
would not be advisable to ask Bur
cess Zwick personal questions" as
no IL o candidate for reelection.
The matter was then dropped,
However, In the discussion OF tho
police question. II was brought OUT
that IL the supernumeraries were
made reguiars, II would seem an
additional expense TO the town OF
$40s for each supernumerary maoe
q regular. 49,.
doing the work OF the regular Oh
ficors when the latter have days
off In capable fashion, Chief OF 70.
lice Adamson said. He pointed out
that II q supernumernry were maue
regular, he would have two aays
OF Teach month with seven Gay >
vacation besides In the year, whicn
would mean q total OF IL DAYS oil'
Brophy For II
A regular IL paid 10 cents more
and hour than q supernumerary,
getting SO cents an hour. burgess
Leo Brophy, democrat, spoke Tor
the idea OF making supernumer-
aries into regulars. He asked " a
cost of making a supernumerary
into q regular was always consia-
cred when 1t was planned ana the
police chief said he himself always
considered the expense.
Warden Whittemore said the
new budget provided for one more
man to be changed from q super.
numerary to q regular. put staseu
"Fd be glad to raise anybody"
he said, "but somebody has 10
think or the taxpayer" To this
burgess William Noble replied. he
had been working for the taxpayer
for four years but added, II also
consider these supernumarles tax
payers and " they are doing u
mans bushes sthey ought to get
a mans pay"
Noble Suggests
Previously In discussing the new
budget, Burgess William Noble
asked IL at the last meeting OF the
board which was secret IL two bud
gets. one with, the other without
proposed raises In pay of firemen.
policemen and teachers had been
ADMITTED. "How would Il be TO
nut the two before the freemen
and let them decide which they
wished?" he said. The warden
said two such budgets had not been
Borough Clerk Edward Lingen.
held, said It would require a ~
mill tax to raise the budget neces-
sary if pay increases were granted
and added this figure didn't M
clude $4,000 for teachers saiar-
ties boosts.
II anybody wanted to ask q vote
ratifying the previous vote on tne
budget, nobody answered, SO MOTH
ing new was done about the pro-
posed budget at the meeting last
night.
Ready for Knockout
II was after this discussion THAT
Warden Whittemore said the
statement llkening the borough 10
4 beaten prize fighter. made by
Hans Nissen, Progressive candidate
for warden yesterday, was wrong.
81 don't believe ! want TO ac-
cept that statement wholly" the
warden said. There are pretty
good streets and storm sewer sys'
TENS In the borough, he declared.