The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-06
Freernen's Consent
VIII Restore Cuts
OF Borough Police
Restoration Of Motor Patrol Not Contemplated
port OF Board Of Warden and Burgesses Shows
Deficit of Sll,442--C Copies Available
NAUGATUCK


partment salaries. Last year, $12,-
695 was appropriated and $1S,03S
spent, the new request being about
$3.50 more than the amount spent
last year.
Less Pages
There are 46 pages in the re-
port this year as compared to 81
last year. A long list Of uncol-
lected uncoilectible taxes took up
many pages last year. The list is
not as long this year. The clerk
of the court, John M. Sutherland,
reported $3,3O9.95 in receipts and
a total of $3,159.75 in disburse-
ments, of which $1,334.1S was paid
to the borough treasurer to apply
to payment of court officials SAL
aries amounting to $4,700. This
again shows the court does not pay
for itself. There was $150.20 cash
on hand on March 81, he reports.
The town clerk, Louis Schiller,
Jr., reports COS males and spayed
female dogs registered from April
/, 1884 to March 81, 1895 and five
females. He received $1,035.85, in
license fees of which he paid to
Anthony Mariana, borough treas
urer, 1927. He had $40S.S5 cash
on hand.
The annual report presents a
neat appearance and reports of diff
ferent departments are grouped
more together than formerly. OF
interest is the Meadowbrook home
report which shows there were 25
persons at the home at the begin
ming of h ct the past fiscal year, 20
were admitted during the year,
died, and there was rs who left the
farm during the year. There were
2S at tn, garm April i, 1886. The
cost of operation Of the farm
amounted to $7,555.S4, an average
cost per inmate per week of $5.27.
Other reports will be published at
a later date in this paper.
Eight Workmen Dropped
Eight white collar" workers in
the local FERA were dropped from
the roll Saturday, it is believed ms
a result of re-investigation, which
it is claimed showed they did not
need relief. Each of the eight was
notified of being let go in a brief
letter from Christian Groh, CIV
ing no explicit reasons for the
sudden move.
The letters said that "in accord
ance with orders of Miss Katherine
Brennan, special service investiga-
tor, you will have to be dropped
from the FERA ranks, removal
to take effect Immediately. Regrets
for the action were expressed.
Some of those relieved were
men, some women. Miss Brennan
today denied knowing anything
about the matter personally, say
ing she knew some reports had
been made to Hartford by Mrs
Gertrude Bender, former head of
the investigation bureau who quit
her job last Wednesday. Miss Bren-
nan only took office last week.
She said she assumer Mrs Bender
had made the negative reports TO
the Hartford Office,
Naturally those let go were quite
disa ppointed at losing the only
jobs they had. Most of them have
been working in compilation of
records at town hall. Others who
were retained were subjected to
reduction of pay and hours of
work, it was learned. According
to reports, the Naugatuck bureau
was informed that IL these cases,
which the state headquarters
deemed were not exactly needing
relief, were not removed, further
FERA payrolls would not come to
Naugatuck. Coming at election
time, some thought there might be
politics entering into it. War
den Sheridan today denied having
anything to do with the removal
of the employees. He pointed out
the FERA here received its orders
from the state and not from the
town administration. "And I may
say these people would have been
kept on the FERA payroll" he
said.
The action was not wholly a
surprise to some for there had been
reports for some time of impend-
ing action along these lines but
such reports had been denied By
Mrs Bender and Mr. Groh, as far
as they knew.
Burkus to be Nominated
Victor Burkus, democrats bur-
CESS from the third ward, will be
elected president of the Nauga-
tuck aerie of Eagles at the an
nual election, it is expected. MI
Burkus was unanimously nominal
ted as the meeting last Monday. He
will succeed j. j. DAILY. Action on
other nominations made last week
will be taken tonight.
Grove street residents are pleas
ed with the progress the street de-
partment is making in realigning
sidewalks curbs and cutters on
the street. Work on the 240 feet
being done there is more than half
through. The town Is putting in
curbs and cutters and the residents
in part Of the section being done
have agreed to pay for construc-
ton of sidewalks and drains. The
work there has been badly needed
and should correct the condition
OF the street considerably.
One resident who also has about
100 feet of land on Walnut street
asked that the Walnut street part
of his land done In the same way
under similar terms and this IN
also underway. Although work on
the walks owned by some OF the
residents is not underway because
all would not agree to pay for the
cost, some some who would not at
first agree to this have consented
since work on other sections OF
the street has been started, and
1t is expected that most of the un-
willing property owners will agree
to pay their share when they see
the improvement on other prop
erty.
Bond Called