The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-26

have not been seeded for grass in three years and said he will have to seed this. eff I plant this seed l won't get five cents out of 1t this year," he said.
 Richard Parkinson pointed out the town farm superintendency is one job which does not enter very much into politics, that is if man is competent he can stay as long as he wishes usually. MT Eaton commented dryly, "Yes and when 1t does enter into politics, we all ways lose, (meaning the town), I'll tell you that.
 The option suggestion settled this talk.
 MT McCann rather doubted q statement made by the superinten- dent whose term expires April 1 Elmer Anderson, that 30 or 4C tons of hay may be grown there MT Eaton pointed out there wns certainly full barn which would indicate the accuracy of MT Ander. sons statement.
 Wins Manure Point
 Richard Durkin, board member
  among board members and the the superintendent has no right to use for his private purposes manure which has been deposited by animals fed on the town, wor his point when the board admit ted the condition into the teast that manure fed on the ground must be used on the farm itself.' If MT McCann has more hay than is required for town farm purposes he can sell it himself, the board decided. '.
 A four-and -one-half acre section the northern side of Millville ave- nue is not included in the least, although the superintendent was told there would be no objection to his using it as long as the town is not doing so.
 MT McCann agreed to the section consisting of about 21s acres near the Baldwin property being used by the town for garden plots as was done last year. Needy per. sons cultivate these plots and raise food during the summer. MT Me- Cam then asked what farm tools were available and indicated he might object to the $40 price but after 8 private talk with board members, said the price was agree- able to him. The garden is to sign the least. Contrary to expec- tations there was no discussion of what the superintendent is to do in his capacity as superintendent. At previous meeting, some of the board members had indicated there were certain things they would insist on, but these were not mentioned last night.
 MT Anderson's lease does not ex- pire until May 25 but it Is expect ed arrangements can be made so that MT McCann will be able to start about April 1. MT McCann expressed the opinion there was hay in the barn when MT Ander- son took over the job, but Mir Eaton him it had been bought and paid for by MT Anderson and of- fered to show him the bill of sale. MT McCann quickly agreed to the manue clause when 1t was mem tioned, saying he did not want tho manure for anything.
 Adopts $75,OOO Budget
 Prior to this the finance com mittee consisting of Richard Park inson and Louis eD Carlo had rec commended $75,000 appropria- tion he asked for next year. This Is the same as the sum which tho department had this year. Supt of Public Welfare N. Hadley Cox said indications now are the deficit this year will be about $3,00O. The board adopted the committees s recommendation after a short dis cussion.
 Mir aPrkinson said he did not believe the figure could go any lower. Supt Cox asked if any body knew what the government will do About the unemployed dur ing the next year and said he could not find anybody who knew the answer. MT DeCarlo said the committee could find no way to cut the figure down, saying the town hall and town farm figures are about the same as last year while the charity list cost about the same in recent years. Warden Sheridan asked if the old age pen sion bill would affect the situation any, but information on the result of this seemed to be lacking.
 Division of the proposed bud get, which will be submitted tc the board of warden and burgess es, follows:
 Administration, $7,148 asked, spent last year, $6,7o3.77, the item of paying social workers being one ofthe reasons for the slight increase asked; general expense $1,229 asked: spent last year, $1036.t1; Total administration $8.56S asked, spent last year, $7,739; total charities figure, $57,- 057 asked; spent last year. $59.- 117.10; town farm, administration $2,750 asked; spent last fiscal year $2,661.26; building and equipment $1 500 asked, $101s.6S spent last year; town farm inmates expense. $4,025 asked; spent last year, $5.- 063.03. Total for town farm ex- pense asked, $9,375; town hall ex- penses, $6,000 asked, spent last year about $6,122.
 Wlll Support Fitzgerald
 The Progressive party will sup port James Fitzgerald, Democrat, forthe office of tax collector, 1t was stated by P. August Johnson, town committee chairman after a meeting of the committee last night. Mir. Fitzgerald holds the of- flee now and is expected to be Q candidate for renomination on the Democratic ticket.
 Last year Mir. Fitzgerald did not receive the Progressive support and several prominent Progressive leaders, including Austin Phillips and George McNamara broke away fromthe party because of this.
 It :s probable the party will al- so endorse Louis Schiller, who is expected to be the Republican candidate for reelection as town