The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12

Naugatuck, Nov. 12.-The special meeting of the board of warden and burgesses will be held Monday night in the Town Hall at 8:15. Regular business was scheduled to be trans acted at the regular monthly meet ing Tuesday, November 1, but the board adjourned by agreement un- til Nov. IA after election officials had been appointed.
 One of the main topics of discus sion is expected to be a proposal by Warden Sheridan that a plan for widening and improving a road from Millville avenue extension to Field street be submitted as WPA proposal.
 This project, if approved by the government, would result in fur nishing work for WPA employees during the winter and at the same time would create a new section of the town for home building.
 It is believed it would result in the town being in a position to dispose of a number of its lots there, if the freemen approved such a sale. The revenue derived in this way could be used to pay of a good portion of the past indebted ness of the town, it is believed. In addition, proponents of the plan point out, the erection of new homes there would mean increased tax revenue for the borough.
 It is not known whether or not any controversial issues will come up at the board meeting. Often before board meeting in recent months, there have been rumors that the matter of police depart ment appointments will be brought up and sometimes this has occurred.
 At other times, there has been no such discussion, despite the rumors. Whether or not Republican bur- gesses will try to bring up the mat ter at the meeting next week re- mains to be seen. Some months ago action on the police chief job was deferred until "after the first of the year" and since then action on ap- pofntment of supernumerary policeman was vigorously opposed by Warden John J. Sheridan on the grounds of economy.
 It is possible the Republican bur- geeSes, encouraged by the fact the Democrats did not win the third ward in the recent election, may strive to make an issue of the police department matter. A fairly heavy Socialist vote was cast in that ward and although Governor Cross boiled majority there of about 15 votes, the rest of the Democratci ticket were topped by the Republican can- didateS in that ward. This was formerly a G. O. P. ward and has been Democratic since shortly after Warden Sheridan first took office.
 Democrats believe it will be in tho Democratic ranks at the next borough election, feeling the So- cialiSt vote was purely a protest vote and had no local bearing on the matter.
 In the recent campaign, Charles Andersen, G. O. P. nominee for rep resentative, virtually predicted that the Democrats were planning to Suomlt Dll rom here to change regulations as to the police depart ment requirements. He did not state specifically just what was planned.
 However political observers con- tend that if any such changes were planned, and Democratic leaders have not admitted any such plans, it would not be necessary to submit any bill to the state legislature.
 The local borough ordinance cov- ering the police department could be altered by a majority vote of the board but there are no indications at present that such g. step is plan ned or that one will be takel- in the future.
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