The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-24

man of the third ward committee, told Dr 1T. IT. Gorton, 6. o. D. town committee chairman, last night. Mir Lyons has to 70 to Canada until May on a business trip for the Bristol Company. Mrs Robert An- derBon will sid Mir. Leuchars.
 Going to Hartford.
 The local Masonic. .choir will sing at lodge meeting in Hartford to- morrow night. Members will meet in the choir room of St Michael's Episcopal Church at 6:30 p. m. tomorrow.
 Hit Motor Patrol Move. Further indication that local re- publicans will base part of their nttarck on the democratic admin istration on the move of Warden John Sheridan in ordering discon. tinuance of the motor patrol was given last night at meeting of the first ward committee of the re- publican party. The session was held in the office of Dr H. Fl. Cor ton. town committee chairman.
 Joseph c. Raytkwich, Jr, repub- lican nominee for warden, express cd himself in favor of returning the motor patrol Under proper controw to active duty. saying it was the only police protection most of the residents had. He said his remarks were no insinuation a. gainst Chief John Adamson whom he praised highly, calling him the right man for the job.
 It will be recalled Warden Sheri- dan ordered the patrol removed, charging ineffciency and slackncss. MT Raytkwich also expressed him self fin favor of repairing curbs and gutters on Grove street, say ing the town should do the job as the owners are yelling to lay new sldewalks.At recent borough board meeting it was decided to have tho town repair these curbs and gutters.
 John Minicucci will have charge of arranging for transportation at the election on May 9th. He will work in the first ward and cooper ate with party leaders in the geo. Ond and third wards. Miss Emily Sophie Brown reported the wo- mems committee in the first ward expected large turnout of wo- men.
 Final plans for the election will be made at a meeting next Mon- day night in Dr Gorton's office. Rallies were discussed last night but nothing definite was decided on. It is expected the dates will be set at q later meeting. Combination hunting and fishing licenses are proving quite popular. Town Clerk Louis Schiller, Jr. re- ports. He has recently had to send to the state for new batch, his original one having been entirely sold out. Many persons have talk cn out fishing licenses also, he said today.
 Brief.
 Miss Vera Cummings of North Main street, was recent week. end visitor in New York city. Lyons Denies Statement Samuel Lyons, borough auditor. to-day denied making any public statement concerning the deficit as presented last week by Borough Clerk Charles Daily. A statement attributed to him criticized the borough clerk, stating the deficit instead of being the slightly more than $11,000 which Mir Daly's fig ureg showed, was. really $5,0O3 more, was published in q morning paper.
 Mir Lyons denied saying the borough clerk had grouped Assess- ments from sanitary sewer con struction and placed them on the books as though they were cash received.
 He said any information con. cerning the public accounts will be revealed in the annual report. He said he was merely the bor- ough auditor and was making no public statements concerning the borough accounts.
 MT Daly this morning defended his actions, pointing out that cabh on hand and appropriations aJc two entirely different accounts. He said 1t would be unfair to the tax. payers to make them pay for sani- tHby OVWGE WVih VT VI HIhv' walks which property owners ne assessed for. He said 1t was tue practice of all borough clerks eX- ccpt Edward ]. LIngenheld to credit the account with the assess ments even though they hnd rot been received at the time, and sa.1 this was the proper action.
 Political Campaign Opens
 Tire local political campaign will officially open tomorrow night when the progressive party will hold q rally at tho Miilville library At 8 o'clock, 1t was announced to- day. This is the first rally planned and speakers arc expected to point out thoir opinion of defects in tho present administration and in the republican party.
 Local candidates for office, in- cluding Joseph Nygren, nominee for warden, will be the speakers. Julius auSendfreundt, recently elected town committee chairman. will preside and introduce tho speakers.
 It is hoped there will be a good audience.
 Neltnor tne uemocrulC VT ro- publican parties have yet an- nounced dates of rallies they plan. The progrcssives have endorsed nine nominees of other parties.
 Grove Street Work Starts
 Work of repairing curbs, gutters and sidewalks on Grove street, something which has been the source of controversy for years. started today. The board of war den and burgesscs at q meeting several weeks ago approved such work at Grove street and other places to start ah soon ns good weather set in.
 To Distribute Food
 Food Will be distributed Friday to borough needy. Supt of Public Welfare N. Hadley Cox stated to. day. He could not say Just now