The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-19
NAUGATUCK
Department Heads
Called In Confab
To Discuss Cutting Expenses Births in
Borough in January

Heads of the various borough
departments will be called into ses-
sion some time next week to dis
cuss with the board of warden
and burgesses borough finances
with a. view to cutting the ex-
penses of the various departments.
This was decided upon at spe--
cial meeting of the borough board
held Yesterday afternoon at b
O'Clock. called by Warden Green,
A lengthy petition was present.
ed to the board by Burgesses Tracy
Noble and Henry Zwick to the ell
feet that q general ten per cent cut
of wages of all borough employees
and officials should be put into
effect. The petition cited the pres
ant Industrial conditions and called
attention to the fact that work
men in general have mad tnelr
earnings cut.
The communication from the
tive burgesses cited the present
conaition Of the borough finances
and stated that the strictest econ
omy must be practiced.
Burgess Johh Sheridan ana
Maurice Anenberg informed the
meeting that they would not FAVOR
any cut of wages. Burgess Sherl-
dan said that he was not In FAVOR
of cutting the wages OF the man
who works in the ditch and Bur-
CESS Anenberg added that as long
az he was amember of the poard,
he would oppose such action. !.
waa then that Warden Green told
OF his plan to have the heads OF
all Of the borough departments
meat in conference with the Dor
ongh board to discuss the situa-
ton. He pointed out that about
half of the yearly expense or the
borough is taken up by the school
department and that the salaries
made up the biggest item OF ex-
pense of the school budget. Inc
borough was macing q crisis II,
nancially he said and 1t should
be handled without selfish mo-
tives or personal feeling. AT pres
emit the borough cannot go 10 the
banks to borrow enough to MAKE
up the borough deficiency.
The present Indebtedness Oh + ihs
borough is 1882, 0OO. " li,in
amount $4,000 Is represented by
short term notes and 100000 the
bonded debt. ,,.. -.
After hearing the condition OF
the finances Of the borough ex,
piained by the warden the board
voted to transfer the balance OF
s88.78O left in the trunk line sewer
bond issue to the borough account
This will be in the nature OF a
Temporary loan to tide the borough
over during the present crisis anu
when the money comes In Will DC
turned back into the bond issue.
This procedure had the approve
of Borough Attorney Martin -
Game and also the approval or the
FIRST National Bank of Boston VINO
handled the bond issue.
Warden Green also stated that
the Naugatuck National Bank Was
In a. position to loan the borough
additional funds up to $4,000. Al
the present time the borough has
balance of $754.29 on hand.
Just what date the conference
with the department heads will De
held next week was not disclosed
n will be an informal discussion
Reports have been current IN the
borough for the past rev Weekt
that there was some talk OF salary
reyisions by the board OF educa,
ton, but the budget of the school
department has not been made up
The board Of education Is sched'
uled to meet next Thursday to take
up the budget.
Vital Statistics
Twelve births were recorded IN
the borough during the month OF
January, according to the report
Of Registrar of Vital Statistics
Louis Schiller, Jr, made pubic yes
terday. or this number six were
males and six females. In the
same period fiv deaths were re-
corded and there were eight mar.
riages performed. Five of those
who died were females and three
males. The causes OF death Were
heart disease, 8; cerebral memoir
rhage, four; fractured skull, !
One of the deaths recorded was OF