The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-16

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 of heavy and unexpected high ere dts received during March by the z public welfare department, the de- { ficIt for that department was only sf.f12.Ss, 1t was revealed last night when eupt N. Hadley Cox's report waa announced at a delayed meet ing of the public welfare board The session was only a short one : ana no business aside from accept < ing the report, was transacted.
 The report shows a net expense Z for inc year of $76,142.59 and the anpropriation for the fiscal year just finished was $75.000. Supt COX : explained that one state credlt was higher than had been anticipated and other credits were received. These virtually helped to take care of. the entire expense for the month apparently, for at the end of Feb ruary there was a gross expense of SS4,1O2.05 and a net expense of $76,999.30. After the expiration of a month, the gross expenses was ! .iS83,OO7.56, reduction of about S1.0OO instead of an increase. and ! inc neat expenses had dropped a. bout $850.
 -s.. The deficit is more than that incurred by the department the previous year. that having been about $264. but Mir Cox said that stricter rules of the. EZRA make more men Il burden for the well fare department and said 1t is sur prising there was not a larger de- Z felt in view of the heavier burden , and different conditions than ex- lsted last year.
 There was $6,55l,97 received during the year in credits and other unappropriated income and $313 derived from the sale of town wood. Labor was the major ex- pense. the, report shows, costing Z s34,501.16 and outside poor was the next highest. being $20.0o3.46 Other expenses were: hospitals $7,790.01: town farm, $7.555.S4: overhead, .$7.7St,7O; children in homes. $5.325.S9.
 Discussed FERA Figures.
 There was quite discussion by board members on whether or not figures relating to the amount ex- pended by the EZRA here should be incorporated in the annual re- port. Louis De Carlo, republican, and Richard Parkinson, democrat. felt they should because they pointed out the money was spent in the town and the people should have a chance to know where 1t went.
 Warden Sheridan and Borough Clerk Charles Daly were inclined to doubt the wisdom of using these figures in the annual report. The warden pointed out that the total sum did not mean that all the money was spent for relief here Supervisors salaries and pay for hire of the town trucks was in- along with other items. he explained. Mir Daly doubted whether many would bother to read the report. Last year 200 reports were printed and at least half were not asked for by the public and were removed to the cellar of the Town Hall. Mir De Carlo expressed the opinion that this year there would be considerable demands for the reports. No action was taken. The figures showed $71.904.5O spent for the work division of the EZRA and s7.544.5O spent for the "white collar section making d total or $79,449
 Special Service Report.
 The report of the social service staff for March showed Al office interviews, 247 home visits. 23 reference visits, 149 men on FElsA payroll, 28 new cases of relief dur ing the month, 10 cases of relief reopened during the month of March, 13 cases transferred from town work to EZRA. IA service cases. 29 cases closed, 15 families receiving federal blankets. 120 fam ilies receiving federal sheets. nine Families getting federal mattresses, and two families getting fedora! towes. Tho staff consists of Mrs Gertrude Bender, supervisor, Miss Katherine Brennan, socinl worker. Miss Peal Adkins. social worker and two clerks.
 COmpIcfe Deficit.
 Tine complete deficit for the past fiscal year amount to l.442.3G. II was learned to day when final fig sures of the welfare department were released. In an estimated s11..99,77 deficit announced last week by Borough Clerk Charles Daly. an estimated deficit in the welfare department of 1000 had been used in arriving at the total figures. The over expenditure in this department was s1.142.59 or $I42.59 more than expected. This increases the original estimated deficit by these figures. The total appropriation was S490,720.7l.
 Factories Close Friday
 Factories, banks. libraries. town hall oces will be closed Good Fri day. Many factory workers from Williamsport, Pa or Bristol. R. L.. are planning to return home for 3tfe Easter holidays.
 V Barber shops here will not be opened and there will be no EZRA work here either Friday or Satur- day. Chris Groh, EZRA supervisor. announced today. He said he ex- pected to be able to pay off Thurs day afternoon. planning to go to Hartford Thursday morning if ne- cessary to get the payrolls.
 Stores in the borough will re- main open however. Officials of the United States Rubber company, the Risdon Manufacturing com pany and the Eastern Malleable Iron company today announced that their factories would not be open. This will give many work CTS a chance for a fairly extensive holiday.
 n Praise Swenston.
 Resolutions lauding the late Frederick W, Swenston, former presIdent of the Naugatuck Cham Der of Commerce. were adopted, 1ast night at B meeting of the board of directors of this society. Progressive's Prospects.
 Prospects are bright. Joseph w.