The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11

' Employment in Waterbury during Jun6 continued to advance and al- most S2,OOO were regularly employed heta. in factories, public utilities and retail stores employing 66 or more, according to the monthly business survey of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce. Instead of the ex- peeted seasonal drop in employment, the figures show there was an in- crease of 80 during the month. The cityE eight major factories reported Q total employment increase of 90. The @June figure shows that there wete 3, 3,i34 more people ct work here last month than in June, 193s.
 Bank savings increased by Sl20,0O0 during the month, with the soldiers bonus believed to have furnished Q good part of the gain. Building per- mits increased in number but de- creased in value. Electricity cora- sumption decreased, but gas con- sumption showed g large gain.
 The employment increase came in a month which usually shows a dropping off in totals of people eIn- ployed. The gain is taken to indi- cate that the usual summer slump will not be felt as much this year as previously.
 The Chamber of Commerce survey for June follows:
 Bank CIearlngs-The total bank clearings for June, amounted to S7,l37, 10000, an increase of $4el,. 10000, as compared with May and an increase of i,170,70000 as com- pared with June 1885.
 Bank Debits-The bank debits for June amounted to $28, ,l30, ,262.e6 on increase of SLIGO, ,7l9.92 as compared with May and an increase of $2,309,- 653.66 as compared with June, 1885.
 Bank Savlngs-During June there wa so net gain of $l28, ,l33.97 as of the last day of the month.
 The total savings deposits for June amounted to $44,774, ,288.44, showing an increase of $l28, 1887 as compared with May and an in- crease of Sl,720,2 ,245.14 as compared with June 1885.
 Building Pefmlts--During June thexe were 68 building permits is- sued valued at $106,650, Q decrease of D22i, ,726 and an increase of per. mits as compared with May and on increase of $72,000.00 and 36 per- mits as compared with June, 1885.
 EleCtrlcity-During June there were l2,864,696 XVII of electric cur- rent consumed, Q decrease of 4O8,834 XVIII as compared with May and an, increase of 2,243,670 XVII as compared with June, 1885.
 EmpIOyment-During June there were 3i,061 persons employed in manufacturing concerns, public util- ities and retail stores employing 66 or over, showing an increase of b9 peraons as compared with May and aIa increase of 3,i34 persons as coIll- pared with June, 1885.
 In eight of the largest factories Q total of l7,076 persons were en1- ployed, showing an increase of 30 persons as compared with May and an increase of 1897 persons as compared with June, 1885.
 Freight Tonnage-The freight tonnage for the city of Waterbury, received and forwarded, during June amounted to: L. 0. L. cars re- ceived, 2376 tons; carload cars re- caived, 46,068 tons; L. 0. L. cars for warded, 4l45 tons: carload cars for- warded, 7300; Q decrease of L. 0. L. cars forwarded, A tons; and an in. crease of carload cars forwarded, 2i62 tons, as compared with May.
 Gas-During June there were 16,- 2f8O00 cubic feet of gas consumed, an increase of e6o,000 cubic feet as compared with May and an increase of e,6b9,000 cubic feet as compared with June, 1885.
 .Health-During June there were 50 cases of communicable disease