The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-11
Previous Year Town
 Was $48, 1893 In Red;
 Economy Emphasized
Warden Sheridan Pleased With Outcome -Cancuses Begin Tonight Grange Meets Tomorrow Night
 Margaret Milan Engaged to Eugene Conway
NAUCATUCK
wm. ,. Baxter. Correspondence -PhOne HsQEatuck s7R


 Naugatuck, April 11.--Warder John J. Sheridan and his dem0cra' tice administration established ont l of the best financial records in TO, cent years, it was revealed to-day when 1t was announced the defici1 for the fiscal year ending April l was only approximately $s, 299.77.
 The deficit last year was s4s,. S93.S0, according to the figurtf issued to-day by Borough Clerk Charles Daly. According to the annual report last year the deficit was $31,893.S0 but not included lin this was $10,0Q0 for Civil Works Administration project and $7,0Ug sfor a fire truck which were not Improved by the freemen, and Therefore are ranked on the debi! side of the ledger.
 The report issued by the Dor. ough clerk is complete except for public welfare department ex. 'penses. However, Supt N. Had ley Cox reckons the complete, re. bort for this department will sho" deficit of approximately $1,000 and this deficit Is included in MT Daly's figures.
 The sum of $490,720.71 was ap- propriated, his report reveals. Ad.
 ninistration officials point out that the warden cannot be held ac- ,ountable for education departiment Expenditures as the garden and
 he borough board have no control pver this division. There was a leficit of $7,255.S5 in this depart-
 nent, the largest individual over- Expenditure. The officials there- Fore say the actual deficit the war. len could be held responsible for
 5 only $2,044.
 $35,0OO for EZRA Figured in this years expendi-
 ure is the sum of $35,541.03. It nay surprise local residents to 'eallze that this Is the amount eK- pended by the town the past year | Tor materials and labor. The EZRA pays most of the labor but
 he town pays for such things as
 ruck drivers, compressor opera
 oPS, etc.
 Expenditure of thls sum indi ':ates the EZRA hsa become prac-
 ically department of the ad- |ninistration as far as expense to
 he town is concerned. However,
 he work it does free to the town s worth many times the expense
 he town occurs, it Is believed. Oc this expenditure by the town |,n EZRA work the sunp of $2b.- HJe6.79 came from the public works $4,7S5.59 from the sd ucation division and $4,88S.35
 rom the general administration Isection. There was no special appropriation for such expenditure md the majority of it was not aia- |.icipated when the budget was planned last year. Democrats claim they really inc |,urred no deficit as the sum of I9,O46.3O had been spent in tic public works department at the and of April last year before they issumed office. The street de. |bartn1ent expenses were mnch heavier than normal in that month |lnd officials charge republicans |,arried over or postponed pay |nent on bills inquired during the previous fiscal year 50 as not to increase the deficit for that year. The democratic administration had |to bear the brunt of this action, they charge.
 Not Anticipated
 Mir Daily points out that when the |gear was started, the Commercial land Professional division of the ZEBRA had not been created and |Was not anticipated. In the gen- |bral administration department |the sum of $511 was spent for ma- |terials for this division. When the budget was prepared, no provision |Was made for the fall election which cost this department about $6O0 MT Daily declared. This would almost make the deficit of b1, ,282.74.
 N The various departmental ap- propriations, expenditures and heficIt or surplus follow: Genetsil $87,077.60; appro- priated $88,360.24 spent; deficit, $1,282.74; public safety, $60,1C2 hpprop; $59,Sl1.6S spent; $290.S2 balance; education $180,62S ap- prop; $187,S83.S5 spent; $7.255.s5 deficit; health and sanitation, $5,- b25 approp. $5,053.50 spent; k2s.50 balance: public welfare, k75,O00 approp about $1.000 de- kicit: public works, $70,501 ap- prop. $74,794.35 spent; $4,H93 30 beficit; special appropriations, $12,- ES7.21 approp; $10,116.S6 spent; $2,270.35 balance.
 The previous year there was |S3,325.78 balance in the general Administration fund but almost that amount more, $90,159 was appro, |priated. The sum of $S6,SSb.22 lwas spent. Other figures for the previous fiscal year under the res publican administration show pub- |lic safety approp, $52 595; expen- |ditures, $59,554.05 deficit $6,- |959.O5; education, $l74,50O ap' prop; $179,472.77 spent; deficit, |$4,972.77; health and sanitation, |$4,626 approp: $4,62S 90 spent; |$1,10 balance; public welfare, |$75 ,O00 approp; $75,264.65 spent; |$264.65 deficit.
 There was deficit of $19,S60t07 lin the 33-34 fiscal year in the pub |lic works department. The sum of $65.329 had been appropriated and $S5,1S9.07 spent: special ap. propriations. $10,45A.65 approp in the same fiscal year: $14,495.2v spent; $4,040.55 deficit. There was in addition the CWA projects and fire truck purchase deficits above.
 The total appropriations in the previous fiscal year was S472,6S2,66 land there was $521,5b6.45 spent.
 Strlcter Rules
 Stricter regulations which went into effect when the EZRA wept into existence than were the rule with the CWA made expense .'l the present administration during