The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-20

Wuu 1850 SLhUc SeuhteS, Tic khVVeG
continuing along In the 1887 ses-
ulon kcfore being named by Gov.
Wilbur L. Cross to the Liquor Com
mission.
A column In itself might be
written on the legislative sessions
since the Cross regime began and
ended. Take these names Mt ran
dom from 103l-Michael A. Con-
nor and Joseph r. COOney, Hart
for,l: william II. Hackett, Frank
Bergin, and Raymond r. Devlin,
New Haven. II was Motor Vehi-
Gle. Commissioner Conner during
most Of the Cross regime, just as
II was State Tax Commissioned
FEnckett until his untimely death.
Frs nix Bergln headed the Liquor
Commission when It was first
created and "Ray" Devlin has
been serving ON the Common
Pleas Court bench for many years
past. Incidentally he was close
friend Of the late Mayor Vincent
a. Scully at Yale Law School.
Lewis s. Reed and Jogeph Lawlor
were Waterbury's senators In 1881.
And there we're such stalwarts as
John r. Lynch Of West Haven. at
one time the commanding voice In
New Haven County, so far as the
COP was concerned. Waldo BlakeS-
lee Of North Haven was in that as
gemblage. as were Ward Aling OF
New London. eX-congresSman VIII
liam J. Fitzgerald Of Norwich. ex-
mayor Pred AtwGter Of Bridgeport,
the weil-liked and respected Albert
r. Lavery Of Fairfield, and one-time
state Comptroller Arson +. Kceler
sf South Norwalk.
Democrats got fair indication
Of what some OF the Susillades TO
be hurled against them In the city
campaign next fail will be during
the Waterbury Day hearings at
Hartford last Wednesday. Both
Publisher william :. Pape Of the
Waterbury Republican American
and former COR Town Chair.
mar Warren J. Epson went 70
town on the Democratic rule here
In Waterbury. The latter stressed
the length OF time che city has
had Democratic rule several times.
while Che former At one time
stated that civic policy was bad.
He had been talking about PEN
sions and retirement systems, but
nevertheless ne espOused a PEN
sion himself, one for the widow Of
the late Fire Chief Henry Heit-
man.
Democratic officials, however. are
glisturbeS by the number and va
Eiety Of pension and retirement pro-
p0sals presented to the Legislature
khas year. ana as 3 result Of what
has taken pace there may be some
effort made to modernize the stat.
utes or charter so that general city
employees viii receive as much pro"
lection as is possible under their
present tenure of office. which, ap-
parently, is from term 10 term IN
most instances.
Child care programs ~ water"
bury may turn into administra.
zion headaches before this year u
ever. Like the late Vincent a.
seully, Mayor Jehn 8. 4Onagan
has shown considerable interest In
them and weuid like 10 have enc
center started 20 that officials
might have some idea Of what the
reception would be amsng woFking
mothers 81 yeung children. ~ vel
~ what average costs are geing
20 be. The federal government
slashe1 . local request fee funds,
RuaEsntea6 under Che LAnh1m
Act. from s2e.ooo 20 es.ooe, but 70
compensate senewhat for this me
federal government. Through the
National Housing Agency. has let
it be knewm that there win be
Communlty CenteEs at beth the
Long Eiil and Hamilton Avenue
nseusing projects. aaeeuste Tor ne
as ehlld care eenteFs. nue UNDER
lying III this b the VERY ever The
fatal cost oe any such plans amrs
ing TIE rsmnlndeT 81 The years
Waterbury really has two mem.
1efB ca the Cities and Bof0ughs
Committee which heard the local
bills last Wednesday n Hartford.