The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-03
Claremont Tolles
Leading Race For
Committee Office
Close to 1000 Pay Old Age Assistance Taxes-Audi-
tors Doing Preparatory Work Before Starting An
nual Report -EIks Nominate John Tatigian
NAUGATUCK
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Naugatuck, March ga meeting
Of the republican town committee
will be held Monday night, 1t was
learned today. 1t Is believed that
action will be taken at this session
to select successor to DR.. H. H.
Gorton, g. o. p. town committee
chairman for many years, who re-
signed several months ago.
The name Of Attorney Claremont
I. Toiles Is still being prominently
mentioned for the post. Although
several others were considered, re-
ports have 1t the members Of the
committee feel that Attorney Tolles
is most suitable.
Several meetings have been held
to discuss the candidates and 1t Is
believed the Monday night session
Will result in o definite choice.
Local democrats will have to fill
a similar vacancy In their town COM
mittee as Frank T. Green, local
postmaster, will resign In the middle
Of next month.
About 1000 paid their old age tax
es by last night, James Brennan, as
sistant tax collector, announced to-
day. The collection was about the
same as last year. He was checking
today to determine the exact num-
Der who had not paid.
He believes number were con-
fused because Waterbury was given
an extension Of time in which to
pay but this did not apply locally
although many thought 1t did
Those who pay from now on must
give the % fee instead Of So. II
payment Is not made within q few
weeks, @ tax warrant can be sworn
out costing the delinquent 81 more.
Auditors Busy
The local auditors, Patrick Regan
and Samuel Lyons are busy now do
ing preparatory work toward start
ing on the annual report. The au-
ditors have not yet begun the work
Of getting out The annual report, al
though some believe other officials
are responsible for preparation Of
this report, this belief Is erroneous
as the auditors are the ones who
prepare the report.
They will be working nights In
tbs town hall from now until the
ems Of tho fiscal year to get the
report In shape.
Local Bills Today
r~Ae bills concerning auto iIlSur.
anse rates here In Naugatuck, In.
troduced in the General Assembly
by Representative Richard Durkir
at the request Of the Chamber o.
Commerce, were to come up before
the insurance committee OF thu
house at 2 y. m. today for hearing
clarence e. Jones, chairman o.
ths chamber committee responsible
for some OF the bills, stated today
biiiness prevented him from attend
ing. Ee said as far as he knew ne
other member Of the committee
planned to attend. ~ q
The bills would have Naugatucl
taken from the Waterbury insur-
ance district, and would provide
lower insurance rates here. Since
the measures were introduced
auto insurance rates In this Sec
tica have been cut 20 per cent.
Offlcer1 Nominated
Odlcers of the Naugatuck lodge
OF Elks for the coming year vert
nominated last night at meeting
in the society's rooms In the Neary
building. TIL, balloting on the NOM
nations will be held on March 10
Officers nominated were: Johi
Tatigian, exalted ruler: Joseph Tai
be-, leading knight; Myles +. Keat'
ins. lecturing knight; E. J.. Ahern
secretary: E. Q. Lingenheld, treas
urer: George r. Haggerty, tyler;
Michael B. Reidy, trustee for three
years; delegate to the grand lodge
convention, John Tatigian. Bernard
J ldahl Is exalted ruler now.
The installation will be held Apri
Credit Expected
Although Borough Clerk Charlie.
r.. DAILY gave q summary Of his re.
port for the II months Of the fisca
year ending Feb. ~, 1t is difficult u
tell Just what the financial status
of the borough will be on March 81
the end of the fiscal year.
The report does not include fig.
ures for the welfare department