The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-17

ized delegates from each club will be permitted to attend. The meet ing is not open to the general pulp lie, he said.
 It is possible that committees will be organized tonight for pur !. poses of determining the feasibility of bringing legal action and fog choosing of counsel if such action is adopted.
 Meanwhile Alderman Richard D. Bensen (F) stated he would press his resolution seeking suspension of the current assessment and use, instead, of the 1924 valuation and would present the resolution to the board at its next meeting.
 Draws Sharp Criticism
 The resolution calls for use of the l946 fiscal budget and tax rate with the 1914 assessment. This would result in a deficit of wei over one million dollars, authol1- ties have estimated. The Republi- can Alderman suggests that any deficit be picked up next year. The plan has met with sharp cnittcism throughout the city.
 This is the plan which Edward M Ryan, chairman of the Citizen. Committee states he gave COZ Alderman Thomas Brennan to give to MT. Benson at the last Alder manic meeting Mir. Ryan said ht wanted the COP leader to present il on the floor. The Citizens Com. mittee chairman claims the propo' sal was pigeon-holed by Benson and never reached the floor bui now has been brought as his (Ben- sonis) idea.
 MT. Brennan today criticizes MT Ryan for this accusation claiming that he did not have anything tC do with the resolution the firsl time by way of presenting it or the floor because he was entirely unfamiliar with it at the time.
 q refuse to present resolutions with which am unfamiliar. Il certainly would not have been fail to myself or Mir. BenSen to have presented that resolution at the time" he said.
 Position Clarified
 Mir. Brennan issued the follow ing prepared statement:
 Tn fairness to the taxpayers oi Waterbury, I want to make mI position, clear as to the introduc' ton of 8 resolution at the mex meeting of the Board of AldermeI with regard to the revaluatioIl pro gram. I fully realize that any citi zen has the right to submit a res olution or proposal to the Board D Aldermen, but in all fairness to an! alderman who is going to introduce a resolution, he should have suci resolution in his possession wei in advance of any meeting, in or der to study it and to make sur 1t is in conformity with all proVl sions of the city charter, as well a in proper terminOlogy.
 Nothing can be gained by on alderman; of necessity, he mus consult with the rest of the mem bers and sell" them on the res Olutton or proposal, if he hopes t gain its passage.
 I want to make 1t clear that for one, will not introduce an resolution when l am not in a posi- ton to take the floor and expounI my theories as to why 1t should b' adopted.
 Too many times in the pas week, verbally and through tn press, the people of WateFbur have been led to believe that l hay the only solution to this revalua ton problem. I wish this were true Many taxpayers. as well as alder men, have expressed their views yet it has not been solved.
 So, MT. Ryan. If you have tn answer, and if 1t meets with the pro visions Of the city charter, let you and I sit down and talk 1t oyel My Colleagues and l will see tha justice Is done.
 recall returning to you the pro posal you handed me at the las meeting. Therefore. Mir. Bense does not have 1t in any ''pigeon hole" As I recall, the proposal 70 handed me embodied . request [ the Board of Aldermen to set Il five-man commission to mes with Assessor Aldro Jenks, whic action VIC had already taken, an also provided that deferment of ] months be granted before the ne valuation was placed in effect.
 PaFk Read Club to Meet
 A protest meeting will be held Park Road Community club men beFs tomorrow night at the Blesst Sacrament Church basement.
 The club Is planning an incFeasl campaign in an endeavor to ol tain more members. President Jerl DeAunda has invited residents the area from MiddlebuFy Road Myrtle Avenue and Highland Av nue to join the association. The Town Plot Community Cil members will meet tomorrow nlgl at 7:30 in tho basement of q Third Congregational Church. Jof HIM. Carter, chairman, has inFitl the general public