The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13
Scully Reappointed,
 Salary Action Over
Welfare Superintendent Named as Warden's Vote
 Breaks Tie; Lively Discussion Features Meeting

Naugatuck. June t3 -- Reap. pointment of Leo T. scully as sup- erintendent of welfare featured the meeting of the board of welfare last night. The board voted c a-3 tie as 1t had done Monday with the three Republicans being for Leo Smigel- skl and the three Democrat mem- bers for MT. scully, but Warden Leo Brophy broke the tie ct the meeting yesterday with Q vote for MT. Scully.
 No salary was definitely set. The warden asked this be deferred until the next meeting, pointing out set. ting of salaries for other officials of the borough had been deferred by the borough board until the next session of that board. Teher Is Q provision in the welfare department budget for an increase In the salary from 42,i00 to $2,300.
 The board agreed to defer action on the salary.
 A lively discussion occurred at the meeting over tine question of whether or not the superintende should notify the board or the out side poor committee when he plans to drop somebody from relief.
 Louis DeCarlo, Republican, brought this matter up saying the welfare department had been criti- clzed in the recent election cam. paign by & candidate, with c charge being made that the superintendent had ordered somebody out of rent. MT. DeCarlo said the name of the person allegedly ordered had not been mentioned 50 he could not make 6 defense of the department but he felt that the superintendent should notify tho board of outside poor committee when such action was planned or shortly after 1t had occurred.
 Denies Charge
 Superintendent Sculiy said he never has moved anybody out of a rent. He said he may find 1t fitting to discontinue paying 6 rent but he has never told a person they had to move out of one rent into another, he said.
 Warden Brophy told MT. Decarlo he felt that the board members went to MT. Scully, he would let them know what they wanted. Mir DeCarlo said when complaints are made, the names are usually not mentioned, and the warden asked how would tho superintendent be expected to know what specific case was referred to, in view of this.
 Case Mentioned
 Mir. DeCarlo asked Superintendent scully if Leo Smigelski had ever asked the superintendent about a case, and Mir. Scully said sfnigelski wanted the department to take care of family in which Q boy was go- Ing to college, and in view of the fact Q member of the family wal going to college, MT. Scully refused he said.
 Richard T. Parkinson came to the defense of the superintendent vigor- ously. saying that Mir. scully had told him of the case in question and saying the family wanted to send their son through college and yet get support from the town for the family.
 During the discussion, both MT. DeCarlo and MT. Parkinson express cd the opinion that the post of welfare superintendent is . dificult one, and that there has been criti- cism from some persons of ell sup. erintendents. No definite decision was reached in regard to the matter.
 Tax Offlco
 The board left the qeuestion of picking Q room for the tex depart. inent Up to the Town Hail cofnrnit- tee, giving t power to act. It was indicated that probably for July the tax once will De in the ofiice where the chief of police is now located, that iG on the main floor next to the welfare department ofiices.
 However, the warden advocated transferring the present ofiice which Is now in with the borough clerk, to the Ofice which the Naugatuck Building and Loan AsGociation will yacate within c few weeks. Actually there arc two clileeg there, ono hev- fan &NNn gasHH i1I t,Na Wl1sidfuR af7H