The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21

Deputy Police Superintendent Daniel J. Carson yesterday answer ed Alderman Joseph Reiner's ac- cusations that supernumeraries were giving orders to veteran police off, cers when Supernumerary James Little's name was mentioned with the remark: "Very evidently there's some grievance against Little"
 The undertone of the whole police boards meeting held yesterday at the City Hall was devoted to Lit- ties name mentioned by Alderman Reiner after he was requested to appear before the police board on a motion made by Police Commissioner Martin Sullivan at the last session held by that body after the alder man made charges at the last alder manic meeting that orders were being given by supernumraries to veteran policemen"
 Reiner reiterated during his ap- pearance before the police board that he would not present facts as an individual after being pressed to explain what he meant when he made direct allusionS to James Lit tie, statistician of the accident pre- vention bureau.
 Verbal exchanges continued but Reiner would not be pinned down to any specific charge other than that he was informed that the sup ernumerary was ordering the older police around.
 The alderman asked How is it he got pay while he was sick" and in reply Deputy Superintendent Car son said Officer Little was carried on the police force and was regard ed as having the status of regular policeman because of his steady work with the department and there fore was entitled to be paid while sick.
 Carson said that he received 25 days sick benefit to which Reiner added that Little was out from De- cember to March 9th, and claimed it as illegal because the officer was a supernumerary. Reiner then said that officers received their own money and the supernumerary is not entitled to pay. He said he checked with the controllers office and saw the certified vouchers. The deputy answered that the policemen are allotted four days of each month and they take three of them and the other day goes into the aid fund. This is used when one of the policemen is sick. Officer Little, the deputy superintendent explained, also donates his one day into this pool and thus the super numerary IS entitled to 25 days of year for sick leave.
 Alderman Reiner indicated that the time of had been longer than that in this officers case. Later when the meeting adjourned, board members said there was no rule to limit the number of days any po- liceman may be paid provided he is sick provided there are enough days remaining in this pool to draw from.
 Repubncan aldermen have pro- posed a resolution in one of the past meetings of the board of alder men to launch an investigation into the police department and Reiner said that Police Commissioner Sul- livan who is also an alderman, voted , against the resolution at the alder manic session.
 You all know of the gossip around town. It is up to you to in- vestigate," Reiner sad.
 Chairman William Verriker ans wered that gossip exists about everyone and i've don't believe there is any basis in any of the rumors."
 He then pointed out that the po- lice board has a close watch on the department and can handle what ever develops.
 Bluntly Verriker added: If you have any charges to make, make them now and we will investigate. You haven't given us anything to work on."
 Reiner retorted that he would not make any charges as an indi- vidlIal blit that he was informed of