The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16

QuACUu WILT UC CCICU1 6VCQs oUI 1A1 will be in St. Francis cemetery.
 MT. Whalen was born in Ireland and worked at the Rubber Regener- ating here for a number of years. He retired in 1929. He was a n1em- Der of Ajeda council, Knights of Columbus.
 He leaves his wife, Mrs. Hannah Whalen; a son, James, and a grand daughter, Margaret Whalen, of Hartford. Friends may call at the residence.
 Installation Tomorrow
 Newly-elected officers of the Naugatuck division, Ancient Order of Hibe1nians, will be installed at a meeting tomorrow night in Hibern- ian hall. William Looney of New Haven, state president, will be in charge of the induction. Peter Mee- gan will be installed as president. A large attendance is expected.
 Party Set for Thursday
 The Christmas party of the Thirty club, originally scheduled for We'd nesday night, Dec. IS, will be held on Thursday evening, Dec 19, at 2 o'clock at Stratton's restaurant, John Mccarthy, chairman of the committee in charge, announced to- day. A dinner will be served and an entertainment program present. ed.
 To Elect Officers
 Officers of the Columbian Rebek. ah lodge, No. 35, will be elected at a meeting of the society Wednesday night in I. O. O. P. hall. Mrs. Lil- Han Johnson is noble grand now.
 A Christmas party will follow the election and all members are invited to attend. Each is asked to bring a 10-cept gift for the grab bag. Re- treatments will be served, and a so. ciaI hour will follow.
 Boxing Class Opens
 Sergeant Anthony Farrar, who has started boxing class for boys at the Naugatuck Y. M. c. A., reports over 40 boys attended Saturday af- ternoon. Several of the boys show good promise and will go long way. Arrangements have been made by the sergeant with Andy Campus to show boxing picture at his store next Saturday and the group will leave immediately after their boxing lesson. Nick Balcerski, and Wil- liam McNamara assisted in the workout, also Pee-Wee SSczeiul.
 Several new boys were added to the list and the group now consists Of Howard Hamalian, Robert Mar iano. Vincent Healy, Joe Healy, Ronald Mariana. Tommy Walsh. Bobby Lynn, James Hennessey. Cliff ford Teeple, Buddy DiMaria, Ernest DiMaria, Donald Rado, James Kis- sane, Edward White, Mervin Packer, William Mastrangeli, Jack Leary, William Farren, Caesar Ruggeri, Charles White, Edward Furtado, Joe Madden, Tommy Walsh, Lefty Mar ducci, Kenneth Romanoff, Tommy Leary, Tommy Ashmore, William Mascola. Donald Taft, Earl Phillips. Fred Radcliffe, William Reed, Ed ward Sodlosky, James McNamee, Robert Milkovtc, Charles Aquavia and Anthony F'arrar, Jr.
 The next class will be held next Saturday at p. m.
 Hearing on Meters.
 The public utilities commission met in Hartford this afternoon to conduct hearing on the request of the Naugatuck Water company for permission to install meters and meter rate system here. Warden John J. Sheridan. Burgess Leo Emigelski and William H. Moody, Water company official, attended the session.
 Indications were that some oppo. sition will be registered to the plan at the hearing but whether it will have much effect seems doubtful.
 The plan is not intended to add additional net profit to the Water company, MT. Moody explained at an informal meeting of the borough board Saturday afternoon.
 He admitted however, that the cost of maintenance of the meters, estimated at $5,0OO per year, will be borne by the consumers. Burgess Smigelski after long discussion of details of the plan, announced he is unalterably opposed to 1t because he feels that the man who can least afford 1t will have to pay more lln- der the meter charges than others who could afford 1t.
 There are about 2,600 homes here using water, it was stated by MT. Moody. He said the cost of install lation of the meters, including ac- tual cost of the meters, and install lation expenses, will be not more than $30.000 and will be borne by the company.
 Mir. Moody explained that the company is faced with the alterna- tives of installing meters now or building a reservoir and main now, with the cost of the reservoir and main being at least $30O.00O. He said this Is because there would be a shortage of water here in dry years. He indicated that in 10 years, the new reservoir will be nec- essary anyhow.
 SnigeIski Talks. Burgess SmigelSki maintained that if the reservoir is going to be nec- essary after 10 years, 1t would be peLteT UO pullQ lt now even GnOugn the expenses on the consumers would be much higher than with meters. He asked why consumers should have to- pay both for the meters now, end for the reservoir in 10 years time.
 Nearly all homes here will have 5-8 inch meters if the plan Is ap- proved, MT. Moody said. The mini mum charge for this size meter is $250 per quarter and the amount that can be used for such a charge is 4,200 gallons.
 Burgess Fremont Hoadley said he it Is estimated the aver age person uses 26 gallons of water per day and at this rate of usage, he estimated that for a family of five, more than double the 4,200 gallons would te usxd &SEk. Eylartkr.
 The average yearly chatge under the present fiat rate system to homes is x14.l0. MT. Moody said. If a family kept within the 4,3O0 gallons