The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-07
Nygren Says Board Owes It To Public
 To Act Drasticallv
Executive Session Next Month Not to Be Opened to Public-Warden Suggests Traffic Light to Help
 School Children Crossing North Main Street
NAUG UcK
Correspondents Wm ]. Baxter-Phone Naugatuck Ss4S

Naugatuck, Dec. Settlement o1 a definite date for preliminary dis cussion of the question of appoint ment of police chief was the major business at the meeting of the board of warden and burgesses last night in the court room. The board will diScuse the matter in executive ses- sion, that is not open to the public on Tuesday, January 10. No definite time as to the actual appointment was set.
 The agreement on the Jan. 10 time for discussion resulted after a series of motions and amendments Burgess Joseph Nygren brought up the matter, saying it is getting near the first of the year and near the time when the appointment is to be made. He suggested either a public or executive session should be held before Dec. 20. we should discuss the appointment as to whether it be chief or whether we appoint some good fellow" He said this discussion would be a good idea fin view of the recent mis- fortunes in the town" He referred to recent thefts. He made the sug- gestion for discussion before Dec. 20 a definite motion and Burgess Joseph Raytkwich seconded it, say- ing it is good thing to meet and discuss.
 MT. Nygren'S motion included not only discussion of the appointment of chief but other appointments which might follow" Arguing for his motion, he said the first of the year would be here soon and i've don't want it to come up too sudden ly." In August, the majority of the board voted to defer action on the police chief appointment until af- ter the first of the year." George Fellows last night pointed out this meant the appointment would not have to take place necessarily at the regular January session.
 Blaming Nobody
 Mr. Nygren again referring to the "misfortuneS" and meaning robber- ieS, said T don't know why they happened. Probably if we had a permanent chief they would not have happened, but can't say one way or the other about that. I don't know. am not going to put the blame on anybody.
 But there were some serious losses to citizens here for which they can never be recompensed. We owe it to the public at large to take some drastic action. We must assume some responsibility after all.'
 MT. Fellows pointed out the board members would be busy about Dec. 20 and Burgess Dinneny also said that although discussion is good thing, meeting before Dec. 20 might conflict with other business the board members would have.
 Fellows Amends
 Burgess Fellows then made an amendment to MT. Nygren's motion to the effect that no action or dis cussion on the chief appointment take place until after the first of the year. Instantly MT. Nygren said, Tt isn't fair to the citizens of Naugatuck. This is not a political matter. AS board we are re- sponsible. We are police commits SionerS of the town. We should not try to put the responsibility else where" D"
 Warden John J. Sheridan, parti- cipating in the discussion for the first time, said certain steps for the protection of the public were taken and gave in detail some of these, which are of necessity private. He pointed out number of other towns and cities have had a wave of thievery and house-breaking and said six have been arrested here for the thefts in the last weekend.
 Warden Speaks
 q am as much concerned with the safety and protection of the home-owner and the people in gen. eral as anybody else. He pointed out such things come in waves, and referred to the solution of the series of hold-ups about year and half ago here. AS the warden was about to present MT. Fellows amendment,