The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
NO REDUCTIONS
 IN CITY DEPTS
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been put aside form basis for the re- port as of today.

been put aside form basis for the re- port as of today.
 More Conferences
 There will be more conferences, doubtless, on the budgets of the school, fire and police departments, conferences aimed at finding essen- tial economies to keep the probable raising of the tax rate to as low a figure as the sentiment of the city will allow. But touching of the three departments, which has raised furore among numerous organiza- tions, with the recommendations of Griffenhagen not accepted by the boards governing these departments, appeared today to be a proposition of what the city is willing to pay for governmental cost rather than what the finance board will dictate as such expense.
 Attacked On All Sides
 Subjected to a barrage of resolu- tions, letters, protests, counter-sur- veys of situations in other cities as opposed to the Griffenhagen survey in the school department, the fi- nance board has been attacked on every side as its deliberations on the next years budget proceed.
 The board has been attempting to find economies in governmental cost which will preclude any large increase in the tax rate, an increase variously estimated with certain economies prevailing to approxim- ate 3 mills, making taxpayers liable for S4 mills, instead of the present rate of 3l.
 Conditions In Boston
 While Boston, Mass, is confront ed with a $44 per thousand tax rate next year, Hartford is struggling to avoid 3-mill increase in the face of an operating deficit of more than $500, 900 last year. Waterbury has bonds maturing in 1889 to the amount of $953,000; a potential de- ficiency for 1888 of $200,o ,o00; an ad- ditional $383,O to be paid next year out of the surplus resource sinking funds back tai- collections but required by charter to be pro- vided for in the budget.
 Numerous Economics
 In respect to several other larger departments of the city, there have been numerous economics written into the 1889 budget in its present status. The Democrat learned. But, generally, the cost of government has kept pace with the increase in population, the added requirements of the citizen for governmental elaboration.
 Various changes have been pro- vided in operation of the city de- partments for next year, among them the tranfer of all trucking and related operations from the street to the engineering department. The street department personnel has been cut accordingly.
 Compares FavOrably
 On the matter of the Griffen- hagen surveys, it has been learned that the operation of Waterbury's city departments compares very favorably with the functions of sim liar departments in cities of like size; that Waterhury's department heads are more efficient than those of a city more than twice Waterbury's size in nearby state.
 Thus, the attitude of the Griffen- hagen officials has been in some particulars, not to attempt too much change in departments which show excellent results.
 But the understanding today is that the budget meetings now will have added concern of finding econ- omies in every portion of the city government to offset the reported decision of the city boards not to pare the three largest departments, school, fire and police.