The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05


 tt WaE also tHtimated that many WPA projects will jlaye to be abaH- d9Hed during 1897 because Of the growing expense from this source saddlsd upon ths municipality,
 Praises Records
 Mayer Hayes message, aitheiieh brief, covered the past year veil aiid also gaVe q good idaa Of what the administration is planning t0 dc during ie37, In his message the eity's chief executive called atteHE tieH te the great amount of public work carried on during 1888 through WFA cooperation, pointed to tbf changes afld addsd efficiency iil the police department and lauded the record Of the office Of fire marshal and health department, declaring that local health conditions during l936 aHd l036 gained nationwide recognition, Tax collection during 1897 showed a decided improvement over DfeVl7 eiis years, Mayor Hayes stated li his message te the aldermen, Back taxes have ais6 been taken eafs ef 6H 8 very large scale, The mayor predicted that with the definite improvement i1 business e6Hdtietis, the need for relief expenditures during 1897 should be issesHed,
 Ills massage follows;
 FiBaHeiat
 T,eeaues Of very isfgs eapetdi- ttras due t6 lhe magnitude Of tbs federal relief program, the city was authorized by the emergency relief commission 10 seil bonds b tak9 eRFe Of a paft 9f It's outlay for this work, II IS tribute 70 WateFbufy's standing iB the fiz nsHejai markets that this issue was bid f9f by a large number ef investment houses aHd Inst the fate secured Was the most fsv9fs sble jH eHf history,
 The collection Of taKes has, during the past year, shown a ds= ftdad improvement. Not only baVs substantial payments been made e,l pack taxes, but tils fats Of collection Of current taK bills has beeH tbe best iH tBafig geafs, We haYe every ffss9fi 10 believe that this record will continue during tbe coming year
 n making ID the budget Tor 1881, the Beard Of Finanee dsH eidsj 10 make 10 ebahgs ID the las fate, While this Is the first yeaf since 1890 that we have net enjoyed reduction, the board telt Lbsl it could not continue 70 fet aee ths tsH rate ih the face 6f jfn mijlieh d0liaf drop ID the grGsjd list, l aHl confident That Ebe beard decided wisely,
 With the definite improvement in business conditions, ths tleed fep reijsf expenditures should be jesseHed apd the result should De mott favorable te OUT flaahei8l condition,
 Public tisallb
 During lha past year ths bsaitl department and it's various aEsifz Gjas have HaiHtaiHed the former excellent record, For tbs second eefseeutiye year Waterbury Wss awarded honorable mention n tha HesiLh Conservation e6htssb conducted by tbs U, $, Chamber Of Commerce,
 There Is again recorded a efats flying decrease iH ths number Of eases Of communicable disease,
 While the dsath rate for lysg was only slightly less than ID tie preceding year, it Is interesting t6 llete ttat there Wefs but thirteen deaths from automobile accidents iB 1886 as against twenty ID tysb, 4 serious outbreak 0f uhduiahb Fever caused tha board Of public health 10 propose aa ordinance requiring the pssteufiSati9h Of all milk distributed iH ths elty, This matter Is now Hndsf eeBsld" efalien aH5 viii, no doubt, be fiH= ally settled te ths best interest ct aii concerned,
 II is worthy of note that this