The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-26
WATERBURY TAX
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Continued Prom Page 1.) was claimed at the hearing by the proponents of the bill, that approx imately $2,500,0 was received.
 Proponents of the bill argued that this surplus over the estimated in- come from the corporation taxes could be sliced up and kicked back" to the various cities and towns to make up the loss in income by placing manufacturing machinery on the non-taxable list.
 Would Hit Hard Here Senator Joseph P. Cooney Of Hartford, senate chairman of the finance committee, assumed an atti- tude in opposition to the bill. Wa terbury's taxable grand list is now over $1e0, 900, 900. Over one-twelfth of the local taxable property would be removed from the list by passage of the manufacturers bill.
 The bill provides, in part, that from the total receipts in any fiscal year after June 90, 1897, there shall be withheld for the use of the state the sum of $1, 800, 900; and any sum then remaining shall be dis tributed, credited and paid to the municipalities of the state in the proportion that the tax receipts from the assessment of machinery in such municipality in the three years preceding the effective date of this act shall bear to the total receipts from the assessment of machinery in all municipalities of the state during the said three years. Gov. Goes to Public
 Hartford, Conn, February 26. - (UP) - Governor Cross carried his fight directly to the public today to arouse sentiment for his program of governmental reform to put the af- fairs of the state lon a sound bus mess basis"
 Inaugurating . series of broad casts preceding general assembly committee hearings on the reorgan- ization proposals, the governor last night struck at the present system of decentralization with Its inevit- able increase of paper work. red tape, and supervisory responsibili- ties and with it's unavoidable dupli- cation of services"
 He urged support of the reorgan- ization plan, which would reduce the number of state departments from 1e0 to IT, provide four year term for the chief executive. and to make all subordinate offices ap- pointive. instead of elective, except that of lieutenant-governor.
 Where responsibility is scattered, among a multiplicity of administra- tive agencies as 1t Is today" the governor said, "efforts to eliminate waste and extravaganza from state operations can be of little avail. With no single officials having ade- ouate authority to supervise and direct all activities of executive departments. inefficiency and supli- cation of services, personal and ia cilities are unavoidable"
 Two Other Broadcasts
 Two other broadcasts will be made in behalf of the program.
 Former Senator Kenneth F. Cramer will speak March and Col onel Thomas Hewes, chairman of the reorganization commission which spent IS months on the study. will deliver an address March 5. on the eve of the first public hearings on the bills.
 District Court BiIl
 Another major general assembly proposal was in process of revision today - the district court bill.
 A conference attended by the gov- ernor. Supreme Court Chief Justice William M. Maltbie and legislature leaders, 1t was reported. agreed to revamp the original bill calling for establishment of 3 district courts to replace the present police, town. borough and justice courts. In Its place will be proposed an increase in the number of the chartered minor courts, virtually defeating the purpose of the bill to reduce judge ship appointments.
 The objective, of districting the state, however. would be retained.
 The appropriations committee late yesterday heard arguments in favor of establishing a regional produce market be opened within three months in order to compete with the newly established New York market at Newbury. Organized farmers favored the bill.
 The finance rommittee withheld its report on a bill, favored by man. ufacturers, exempting machinery from taxation. The state and mu- nicipalities, it was told, would lose S2,000. 900 annually if the tax were eliminated.
 A Sunday bowling law was ap- proved by the judiciary committee. and Sunday motion picture shows were left to local option. |