The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30


 what Hoover did" City Clerk John Fltgmuuricr, City Treasurer Ed ward l.. Tuttlo and others on tho ticket mado pleas for wholeheart. cd support of tho democratic par N on election day.
 City Treasurer Tuttlo paid trib- uta to Mayor Hayes as ono of tho iinsut mayors tho country has ever soon and referring to Controller Loary explained that he Is q direc- tor of the Waterbury Trust com paiiy and does his Job there as thoroughly us he does for tho pub. lle Ns controller of tho city.
 lN introducing Controller Leary, Chairman Doucotto declared that his work Is such that he has really earned tho honor of Q monument to hls business ability. Ho told how his private business, tho Diamond Bottllng company, was taken ovor by him when 1t was lon the rocks" and how it is now recognized as one Of tho most thriving concerns in tho country and m Canada.
 "The job ot controller has boon a difficult one" declared Controller f.cary. especially today because of tho depression when we all have losD money to get along on, not only tho city but businessmen, manufacturers and homo owners, Nono of us have had tho income during the past four years that wo had during tho preceding eight years. Some have gotten along better than others but, yet, tho de- pression has mado us oil feel it.
 "We nro hero now to give an 0c- counting Of tho handling of tho cltys affairs for tho past four years. The city at the presont time, [ nm proud to sny. owes $3,10O,- 900 less than it did four years ago. This would secm vory remarkable in view of tho fact that at tho sano timo tho tax rato has been reduced from a2 to 3?,6 mills dur. Ing tho same period.
 "Sobody can dispute that fact. And say that that was tho larg- est reduction in tho history of any city in tho state In tho period of any ono four years, even whon it was accomplished during hard hard times.
 Many persons have been unablo 10 pay their taxes on timc, Many
 
 some others In smallor amounts. At tho same timo tho city has had to borrow because of tho small in. como from taxation but, however, tho interest rates hnvo been very attractive, much better than can be said for many other cities in tho state of Connecticut,
 "rhe employees or tho city gladly and voluntarily took a cut In wages In order 10 aid tho city in taking care of the loss fortunate. Tho city had to spend moro money for the needy. We have been spending s4o,000, monthly, or $l0,000 weekly, for the loss fortunate in addition to reducing tho taxes and tho municipal debt, Tax collections have been far from perfect during the same period.
 "our record would have beer better had it heen possible to con tlnue our activities just to tho reg ular running of business instead o' having to let ourselves out to ait the needy, However. wc arc prout of our achievements and justly so
 For four years we have beer doing some very unusual thing and they have all been accomplish cd through hard work and dill gence, We have mastered a yer, serious situation to date while, ol the other hand most of the cltie of Connecticut have been unable t' meet their plyrolls. bond redemp tions and interest. Many employe have had to wait 10 to 12 to 1 weeks for their wages and it wa not unusual for firemen and polio men to be on the charity lists whil so doing. .,
 "During the past four years tn < controllers office has handle s25.OO0, 900. I have heard a lot o petty stories, put about by person talking about little things. l def anybody in Waterbury to say tha any part of the s25,000.000 ha been spent wrongly or that an person who has received an orde from my office has kicked back nickel. Don't be fooled by smaI stories sent out by a propagand machine of our opponents dime to hurt us.
 q have no apologies to offer fo my four years work. I am depend iur on the people of Waterbur who are sound and intelligent mind and who are hard working | do not seek office on fake prom lses. We have gone along for fou years doing a good job and WI continue to do so if reelected. w vfll continue as we are doing now
 Mayor Hayes. introduced an snnlas,ded as the Roosevelt o Syaterbury" stated that fcur year a "a he made definite promises nn' ms kept them. "f was brought ul In a. school of religion and bus mess where promises made had '