The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
MORGAN PROMOTED
 BY FIRE BOARD
World War Veteran Made Lieutenant Board COn=
 siderding Future

! Private Timothy F. Horgan, at tached to the local fire department for more than 20 years, was pro- noted to a lieutenant by the fire board at a meeting held Wednes- day night.
 Horgan's appointment fills the va- cancy created by the late Lieut.. Charles Hassell. The new lieutea- ant is a veteran of the first World war, and his election was unani- nous.
 Lieut.. Horgan has been attached to Truck No. 1 at the Field street headquarters throughout his career as a fireman and recently has been drillmaster of the company.
 Chairman of the board, Ffnton T. Phelan, told Fireman Horgan that his promotion was made on his merit in the fire department, stating that for several years his progress was watched. Chairman Phelan ex- plained to the board that his name was not the only one up for con- sideration for the vacancy but that he was appointed because his rec ord was highly qualified for the rank.
 The chairman also discussed the problem of filling the five vacancies for firemen on the fire force, point ing out to the members fo the board that federal rulings cannot exempt firemen from draft in the armed forces. MT Phelan said that the five vacancies in the department may be augmented to six with Pri- vate Thomas Shugrue of Engine 5 asking for retirement.
 It was pointed out that in addi- ton to these vacancies, there are about half a dozen firemen off on sick leave.
 The new members for the fire force will be made shortly but Mayor Vincent A. Scully was re- quested to meet with the board to discuss the selection of the new fire men.
 The chairman noted that the young, strong bodied men who may be selected for the fire department may also be the men the govern ment will want for armed service and therefore as no deferment ex- ists for the fire department, the new appointees create dilemma. Un- less the firemen appointed are old, the draft boards may then defer the men.
 A committee of three physicians will be designated by Mayor Scully after the board authorized the mayor to act in examining Private Shugrue as to his physical disabil- ity in his request to be retired on pension.
 Appreciation of the cooperation of the board members was made by Chairman Phelan and the work of Fire Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh and the fire personnel for the rec ord of the year was also lauded.
 Commissioners John M. Brodie and Archie Phillips, both Republi- can members of the board, stated that the years work of the board was never influenced by partisan ship in any of the deliberations made by the board.
 Cheeks and letters received by the board Wednesday for appreciation Of services rendered by the fire de- partment were filed.
 The Lorraine shop sent a check for $10 and letter of appreciation for the work of the department at the fire on lJov. 23 on South Main street. The Lorraine store was one of the stores damaged when the Rose shop was destroyed.
 A check for $25 from F. s. Chase, president of the Chase Brass & Cop per Co.,, was received with 8 letter of thanks for the fire department in extinguishing a fire at one of his barns in Middlebury. The checks were placed in the pension fund