The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-11
Big Improvement M
 Business Last Year
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 The total bank clearings for the entire year amounted to e60,30i ,00O, an increase of 9g,3D6,O00 as coni- pared with the year 1884.
 Bank Debits: The bank debita for the month of December amounted t0 S2D,038, ,33D.B3, an inc crease of 9i,0b4, ,20b.70 as compared with the month of November, i03B, and an increase of 14,eeB. .063.30 aa compared with the month of De- cember. 1884.
 The total bank debits for the eti- lire year amounted to e509, ,o34,- D04.4b, an increase Of Di6,64b, ,70o.T7 as compared with 1884.
 Bank Savings: During the month of December there wAs . net gain Of e3i2,70D.sS as of the last day of the month.
 The total bank savings for the month of December amounted td 444, ,00i ,2i3,IO an increase of e3i2,- 700.Be, ag compared with the month Of November, i03b, and An increase of 9i,b22, ,20B.70 aB compared with the month of December, 1884.
 Building PermitB-During the month of December, there were 90 building permits issued, valued at 930,426, . decrease of i2 permits and 187 ,400 in value aA compared with the month of November, 1885, and m increase of ib permits and . decrease of 1iO,32b In value aa compared with the month of Dee cember, iD34.
 During tho year iesb. there were 40b building permits issued valued at e460,03b, a decrease of % pers mit1 and . decrease Of 966, ,i0b in value as compared with the year iO34.
 Electricity--During the month of December, there were iB,3Tg, ,406 XVII of electric current consumed, . decrease of 000,30b XVII As com- pared with the month of Novem- Der, iD3b, and an increase of 7,0D3,6ii KDH aE compared with tho month of December, iD34.
 The total consumption for the year amounted to ibe,ODT, ,339 XVII, an increase of 30,02b,744 XVII ag compared with the year 1884.
 Employment: During the month of December there were 32,ii0 per- sons employed In manufacturing concerns, public utilities and retail stores, employing 6b or over, show- ing . decrease of 36i persons aa compared with the month of Nos vember, iD3b, an increase of 2,0ei persons ag compared with the month of December, io34. There was an average of 2o,Di3 persons employed in this group during the past year.
 Tn eight of the largest factories, R total of iT,i70 persons were ems plOyed during the month of Des t,ember, . decrease of 900 persons as compared with the month of November. i03b. and an increase of ISIS persons as compared with the month of Decemebr, iD54. There was an average of ib,8Bg persons employed in this group during the
 In addition, William M. Harris, former administrator of ths VERA and director of the Lincoln House Association, reports no employees in various projects in Waterbury and 2b6 men and women employed on Mutual Aid, ( decrease of 42 peF- sons on Mutual Aid as compared with the month of November, io5b, and c decrease of iO2b persons Aa compared with the month Of De. cember, io3l.
 0as: During the month of pe- ceinber, there were 7i,42i, 900 cubic feet of gas consumed, AT increase of 6OO0O0 cubic feet ag compared with the month of November, iV3D, and . decrease of D,6D2,O0O cubic feet ag compared with the month of December, iD34.
 The total gas consumption for the year amounted to D2z, 2,000 cubic feet, AD increase Of 2D,2iD, ,0U0 cubic feet as compared with the year 1884.
 Health; During the month of De- gember, there were T2 cases Of c0iri- fnuniGable disease and 26 deathA resulting therefrOni, ar increase Of 20 cases and ie deaths as cons pared with the month of Novenl. Der, ieSb, and q decrease Of ia eases and the same number Of deaths Ag compared with the month Of December ID34. During the year there Was . to- taI of f,2eb cases and fee deaths on increase of 4ee eases aiSd q deaths ~ compared with tho yeai 1 iD3l
 MafrIages, Deaths, Births; There were s2 marriages, iO3 deaths aIlf iOp births during the month oi f9eHber, . decrease Of le marriages an increase Of { deaths and e de. cpeASe Of g births Ag compared with the month Of November, 1885 and ane increase Of N marriages daeFeaAe Of a4 Aeathe and . de- crease of 70 births ae eon1paEet with kile m0nkb of December 1854