The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
Politics
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 oeonaplished . miracle these days 'ns their ofnce continues to receive EnfWmation and data to the effect fhAt stream pollution elimination peogrAns in the Naugatuck Valley |Coutinue apace. What with Water bury definitely committed to a post War program calling for construc- kion of sewage disposal plant and lPzpansion of its existing system IOf sewers the situation might seem Do be well in hand. But now on sop of this comes the news that An- Isonia has received word from Wash sangton that EVA funds in the amount of $6,310 will be provided ko aid the city in preparing plans land specifications for sewage dis- lposal and treatment. In addition, 'Ehelton has filed plans with the lBtate body for its system, so Derby
 s the sole down. -the-valley com-
 nunity now to be heard from and Iwith AnSonia and Shelton in line, Derby can't be far behind. New Haven also recently was advised tz1at $25 900 had been allocated .an EVA funds for its sewage dis Iposal plans.
 Democratic leaders throughout
 the state are still considering the possibility of . quasi Jefferson
 Day Dinner. Latest plans are
 said to encompass a big gather
 ing of the faithful at Savin Rock
 for shore dinner and a speech
 by one of President Harry Tru-
 mans new cabinet aides, prob.
 ably Attorney General Tom Clark.
 There have been a number of in-
 quiries from these Samefaithfuls of
 recent months about disposition ] of the funds that were contributed
 for the $25-a-plate dinner, which ! was promptly called of by the
 death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ! The substitute plan was . series | of sectional dinners, but this, too, faded. Now it's the shore gather ing with the probability that some thing can be done about 1t in August.
 ' Presentation of the name of Alder enan Dick" Bensen as new head of the local COP Town Committee would seem to set at rest all those rux1ors about changes in the Re- publican side of the Registrar of Voters ofice. For some weeks past there have been stories circulated that COP Registrar Al" Taller would not run again this fall, whether Of his own inclination or by dictate. However, it would seem kllat if Alderman Bensen gets the nod So succeed Vernon Hall he would not agree to removal of his close friend, Al" Taller, from the fGOP lists. It isn't the first time ehere have been reports of Repub- llcan factions gunning for MT. Fal- her's post, but Al" has managed to weather all such storms pretty suc- cessfully and this columns predic- sion would be that he'll do it again. Presuming that the Waterbury 1Alls were placed on Gov. Ray xn0zDd E. BaIdwin's desk on Mon- day of this week, which was the Sth of July, he would have until the 18th of the month in which to sign or veto them. Failing to take either action would mean that the measures would auto maticalIy go into effect on this latter date. The law now makes st necessary for the governor to 1 sign or veto. In the old days a governor didn't have to do this;
 he might just let the bills gather
 dust In the bottom drawer of his desk until the legal limit in which I they must be signed had expired. k That was . convenient way of ! disposing of troublesome legisla-
 ton once upon time, but 1t came to grief some years back with
 almost consequent dire results for
 the entire state.
 It was actually such technical &y as this which resulted in several legislative sessions be- ing declared invalid. Failure of the chief executive to sign the measures within the prescribed time was brought out in the now-famous McCook case. The courts ruled hun- dreds of Connecticut acts invalid and 1t required a special session of khe Legislature to validate them. Incidentally, little is heard any more of what caused this case to break. It all resulted from desire on the part of the state to expand Its holdings at the Seaside Sanitor- lum near Mantle. Much of the shore frontage wanted by the state was owned by the McCook estate. Nego- 0etions failed, so the state con- demned the land by legislative act. But the McCook heirs turned the tables by proving the act invalid. Eventually the state turned its at nation in another direction for the
 AAscrium expansion.
 xseeal Republicans are quite Tseased at the manner in which e1ssy retained all places in the city court save the judgeship which the Democrats salvaged for Judge John L. Gaffney. As a mat Ger of fact there are stories to the effect that in some COP circles there is considerable amimosity towards Governor Baldwin for giving the Democrats one of the two local judgeships. These same critics point out that two years ego Governor Baldwin inclined in the direction of the Monagan ad-
 ministration by vetoing . number q bills. An of which might seem
 te indicate that the governor has . lot of faith in the ability of Mayor John s. Monagan and his aseociates to produce the type of lecal government that Is needed in these hectic times. Certainly the 1 governor has, on more than one