The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04
Ne1v Controller Met
 Board or Finance
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days unless such funds, aVallaple by appropriation, were forthcoming
 3. The controller presented sev- eral letters and attached numerous pages of what he described as "itemized lists of over-appropria- tions, missing records" and the like; recommendation that funds be sought by legal action to make up the overdraWals of 1937."
 3. Mention was made of a special tax but was not acted upon when Commissioner Major w. Judge re- ferred to two current auditS of city accounts, those of Kingsley and Company and Griffenhagen and Associates.
 4. Although bonds for the con- troller, corporation counsel and other city employees were provided, on motion of Commissioner Judge an investigation of rates was asked, the latter remarking that the rates stipulated were "too high"
 5. The controller was ordered to pay the New Haven Construction Company several thousand dollars with a surety bond, backed by City Enginneer Charles A. Roots certlfl- cation of the work as relates to probable maintenance expense for two years. accepted in lieu ot the money.
 Special Meeting Soon
 A special meeting will be called in few days to consider such mat ters as the corporation counseps opinion on payment of the over draft" from the receipts due for last year but payable until May l of this year. Matter of payment o1 approximately $108,O00 of bills due by the city to hundreds of persons, "clamoring for their money" by the controllers phaseology, will be un- dertaken at that time.
 Question of the current auditS, one due for report about March 15, the states attorneys audit and ac- tion in the matter, reported ready to come to new phase shortly, were discussed. Observers saw Controller Rowlands baSketful of "ammunl- tion" wasted in the light of prob able developments in an official phase of the matter of city finances either today Or the first of the week.
 Com. Goss Sworn In
 Com. GoSS was sworn in as a member of the board for the sev- enth consecutive term and immedi- ately took the leading part in Ses- sion of controversial comment on many city matters. His first ques- tion, after reading minutes of the meetings of this year, was concern ing the motion by Com. Judge which would have named MT. Goss as a committee of one to. direct an audit of the controllers affairs.
 City Clerk John P. Fitzmaurice: It was not passed.
 Goss: I would have refused to act, in any event. Such a position would have left me open to criti- cism. But thank the board for the consideration.
 Sinking Fund Check
 He then inquired concerning dis position of the sinking fund check for $5,564.39, turned over by Treas urer Lewis $. Reed as completion of his duties for that commission. He was informed that an item in the budget called for payment of most of this money, the balance to go to the city treasury.
 Then the matter of bonds was submitted by the controller, his own $25,0OO, the corporation counsels, $10,000, various controllers office employees, city clerks town clerk s office staff.
 Commissioners Judge and Goss made an issue of the bonding ar arrangements, the former remarking:
 T think the whole system of bonding should be rearranged by a committee. I doubt the sufficiency of some of these bonds.
 Bend Rate Too High
 He found the rate of $5 a $1,000, as quoted by Controller Rowland for the bonds, "too high" and the con- troller admitted that lower rates obtained in companies not in spe- cial group. Commissioners Goss, Judge and Frederick J. Dalton were appointed by Mayor Hayes as com mittee to investigate the bonding program, rates and the like.
 GoSs: Who pays the premiums?
 Fitzmaurice: The City of Water bury.
 Goss: Is there a property surety?
 Mayor: There are only two new bonds, the controllers and the cor poration counseps.
 Charles B. Jackson: The charter says we must accept the bonds.