The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-07

ton before the voting puplic on election day
 In Q statement Issued today, MT. Ryap, who appealed for support of local residents last night in a radio talk, declared it was regrettable that Mayor Monagan had used the power of his political office ito deny our people the right to vote on the pen. sion plan" Ills statement in part S as follows:
 Statement
 "It is regrettable that Mayor Mon" agan assumed the rolL of telling uD that Political might makes right" because his office gives him the veto power.
 "The thousands of people who have signed our petitions are not going to take the action of the mayor lightly, They asked for the right to vote on this question through 6 popular referendum. That was their American right. This is the only country in the world where the people have A right to demand @ popular referendum and he denied this right to them.
 His message was highly hypo- critical. He professes to have deep and sincere affection for the rnei11- bers of our fire and police depart. ment while the facts show beyond e shadow of Q doubt that he and his corporation counsel were the ones who slipped their version of what pension bill should be through the general assembly, bill which robs our fire and police department members of their wid- ows' pensions for the next three years. In other words, should any member of the fire and police dee partments de within the next three years their widows shall not re- ceive Q single penny in the way Of widows pension.
 Mfr. Monagan and his corpora ton counsel prepared the new pen- sion law which will compel our firemen and policemen to work an additional five years before they become eligible for their pensions.
 He arbitrarily raised the contri- buttons of the police and ire de- partments from 2% to 6% despite the fact that he saddled our tax payers with Q handsome fee for an actuary who said the members of these two departments should pay ct the very most only 4%.
 Mayors Veto
 The mayors veto of the resolution last night followed many days of heated speculation on what action would be taken by the chief execu. tive following the passing of the resolution by the board of aldermen last Tuesday night at Q special ses- sion.
 Tn e statement issued to the board of aldermen, Mayor Monagan de. ciared he had vetoed the resolution because he felt :'that the effect would be to take away pensions and pension funds rather than to pro- vide for them. He also pointed out that the effect would be discrim- inatory and by its terms exclude hundreds of city employees. Mayors Statement
 The text of the address Is as fol- lows:
 Text Message The text of the mayors veto ad- dress to the Board of Aldermen fol- lows:
 Gentlemen:
 I have received from the city clerk A report showing that on Sept. {, l045, the following reso- lution vas passed by your hon. orable board by Q vote of eight to seven.
 "Be 1t Resolved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wa terbury:
 That the Special Acts. of Con- necticut, Session of 1945, Bill (No. 404, amending the Charter of the City of Waterbury with respect to employees pensions, be amended as follows:
 Section 24. The provisions Of this act shall not apply to poe licemen and firemen now in the employ of the City of Water bury, or on leave of absence therefrom to the armed forces of the United States, but shall apply to all others entering such employment on and after Jan. l. 1046. This section shall take effect Jan. 1, 1946."
 T disapprove of the above res- olution, do hereby veto 1t and re- turn 1t to you.
 My reasons for this action are as follows:
 Four Reasons
 i. The City Charter permits It's amendment apart from reg ular action of the Legislature