The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-14

| WDul0 provide Tor tHe UuHftstlv
 payment of taxes in Waterbury
 and abolish the present system of
 paying semiahhnuhli1.
 Whsn ths Dill of Inc Taxpayers
 league calling for f. reduction in
 salaries of hJl city employees W1s
 heard, Mayor Hayes declared that the name Of '" the organization
 should bs inc TskoWsrR league in.
 stasd. Hs mhds this remark fols
 lowing talk op the bill by Attor- pey AUrhY and added that ths bt-
 tcrnsy. himself, had t6 bs gotten after b7 il sherjH SD that taxes Gns
 on his cor could bs collected. AL | totns1 Aura1 resented tbs hiihek.
 characterized IL bs h personal one,
 and stated tbat bs could explain | Inc matter,
 This uhs the only clash. IL uas brought out at ths hearing that
 ihs greatest cut proposed affects ths mayor and ths mayor lb sks plsiuibg ihs reason for him being singled Out, discussed tbs AufhJ matter. Aurgy claimed that tbs hll would shvs 341,GbD. annually.
 to Inc city, while On ths other ! h0ug members Of the cotainittee [ called attention to the fact thht | The, city employees bhVs already tsken two 10 Dtr esDt cuts, VOlgb. | tAfii1, Tho committee also called
 attention to the fact that lhs bill proposes to cut pSt and yet pro yides salaries for board members psytr before paid. Ths aldermen
 would receive $500 haeii under the
 provisions of tpe bill and msmbsfs Of sli otbsr boards would receive
 52Dt shch.
 Attorney U. q. Church of the
 Hen Partisan Isasbs said bs did
 not favor ths bill bsiHE considered
 but said hs felt some rssGjusts mtht in salaries Of ibs cit1 offl-
 oihis should Do made. Attorney Chase KlmbblI Of ths ssns league said hs did not favor ths bill but
 rstoto fhenHs1 legislation giving Inc nhgor power b cut oil shlhra
 ies The mayor stated that Water
 bury is doing well just now. bst~
 ter than most other cities, and
 should be left alone,
 Other features Of ths bill were also opposed, especially ths Dhrt uhit1, would cut the nufnb bsr of registrars down from two Co one Town Chairman Conway opposed fbs bitl on this bsEis. Senator Jo-
 ssph IT, taWigf also opposed tbs
 measure,
 Representative Daniel |, Mhhan@ hys bill toHctfbiHE the East Mountain district yes withdrawn in favor or Inc one Introduced bg Representative Goudsll Of Pros
 peot. II provides for ihs slimibh- iinn tf tbs Union school district. which Hes in both Waterbury snd Prospect, but sIIpUs for children urw attending ths East Mountain sphool tp continue doing E1, thh l town ot Prospect io pay tbs usual Der rapltb cost of the pupils The passage of His bill Ia assured. T. is necessary before ths East Noun l fBin district can formally rrHsollS dale with ths inside taxation dlsa ifiot of Waterbury, Attorney Wal Ter NoubpaD called attention 10 | Inc portion Gf tbs bill giving fhs | IDavtf ppWar tD phss on Ws hD= pgintmsnt by tbs board of s1utn- lion of ths teachers it Wss hs- blhlneG b7 ths mayor and BrNH4 uilve Secretary Thomas '. Kelly ihst Inc present charter gives the l mayor ihs right to veto any stt Of
 tbs school hoard.
 tdsftnhnt William pollard vent on record as faVDIlnE lhe l blli ob making the police pension hot retroactive tD take care cf ths widows of ihs tbrhs GsHshsef cHls
 nsrs lu WsW Df the fact thst the | bill uhs passed in 1881. tO take CT | feet iD Iasz, ahG that In between | ibn two dates ihs ihtes officers died. t.At,oimsH Henry Hayes, | iistty Martin and Wiillsm Ehrt5n opposed fhs Hlt ss representatives
 Df ihs police sig association tels I lard explained that thsts Is nov | ss, 900 In uis 6iG fund, that fhs veati9 income ls s1,tbD sn1 that onIy One pension. ss, weekly. Is nov being paid. Representative | John r.. Thotns explained ths bill md ths mayor stated that ths riiy is rot interested ln ths taaitsf.
 sbs way st tbs other lie sls0 pointed eHi iha, ths Sii1 has q
 se phtste pension fgbd for patrol
 msn retired from service,
 Fk4 Mayor RtAnk Hayes sps psarsd ih favor G tbs Coukb1sH
 bin, it wsH explained that ihs st-
 rremsn ls now rsosi1lbR szt week. lit ff disA bilitH suffered ln ibs
 service, this to run for 10 years b9 order 0 tha aDtDp DpapsstigB
 oSBrt. ifs was released from ssrs
 viss bsosBsa Of neglect Df duia, sss
 Mayor gullfoiis explained. his neg b
 isot having been caused by his diss
 sbiillH f'hs bill provides ibst ibA
 szD weekly shall stms ont of ths
 pension fund until tbs i6stssf
 period has ssDifsd sn1 thst f,
 sbslI continue from then on uhiiI
 ibs death 0f ibs sr sfifsmap. Cor.
 bOtsii0b Counsel O'C0Du0f 1id nSi ,0gDoss tbs hill bnt said Inst tHa
 city should Ds properly protected.