The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-10

lsn't hVAiIhDle, By shortening ncuTf and distributing the work as em- ployes have indicated they wanted it, few employees are getting any where near forty hours A week."
 Relief Appropriations
 The condition of relief appropria- tions was considered a major point of the committee's report and the balancing of a budget out of line by several hundred thousand dol- lars, WAS deemed possible only by most drastic economy measures These would include shaving of all items for supplies now listed in the budget by 10 per cent; cutting Of estimated costs for contractual sery- ices by s per cent.
 Tn this manner, Commissioner Judge. heading the committee which included Commissioner Charles E. Jackson and Controller Sherwood l.. Rowland, said a saving of approx imately $i26,000 may be obtained. The funds so marked would be "en- cumbered" until September 1. when the charter allows transfers Of ap- propriations as a reserve for con- tingencics. Thereafter. this amount, and possibly more. would be distri- buted to departments showing need for further bolstering of their oper- ating expense items.
 Savings For Relief
 While city employees have taken a 10 per cent cut in wages now csti- mated to provide a saving to the city of about t200.000, this amount was originally delegated to the welfare department whose budget approprih- tions have been subject to serious over on the basis of the first five months of the year. In line with fl general tightening up of city expenditures, Commissioner 0oss presented two votes" which were passed. providing. first. that the controller is instructed to submit u statement to the board that any claim or bill be presented to the finance board h against an "unex- pended balance: that the work has been provided by competitive bids and under charter provisions. The controller is instructed to present a certificate that these stipulations have been met.
 The second vote provides that all city boards filc with the controller a copy of any contracts. written or oral. into which their departments enter. and state that such contracts are based on competitive bids and the terms of the ngreemnts.
 Watch For Economies
 General theme of the meeting wal the expression by the commission. CTS that the city must pay strict heed to the economic situation which confronts and that 6 balanced bud get. to keep down the potential de- ficit at the end of the year. must be sought through rigid combing ol all expenses to determine where economies may be made. The item ol $300.000 representing the revenue h the surplus resource sinking fund plus over expenditures of last year may be cancelled by the currently large payments to the sinking fund
 But increased welfare demands the menace Of continued depression through the next two or three months in spite of indications that Waterbury may benefit by the na- tional recovery program, must bt prime consideration right now. was the expression. Refiecting the atti- tudes of the largest manufacturers members Of the board were not san- guine of immediate upturn Of bus. mess.
 In line with the economies out lined by the committee report were such recommendation as tho fol. lowing all appropriations for sup ] plies be reduced 10 per cent; all con, tractual services at least b per cenl 10 save an estimated S23,000 in tho first instance: Sib.000 to s30,0o0. it the second.
 Heduce Debt Interest
 That interest on tho floating deb be reduced from t20.000 to 5000 II the controllers ofIlce, elimination o the item, "direetor Of personnel from the mayors once, Sl2boo; re duction of salary items in the en gineers department, tsb.726 to ebb, 226. relating 10 the difference Il salaries of the late Robert A. Cairnl and City Engineer Charles 4. Root with elimination Of the position 0 assistant engineer. MT. Roots form sr position.
 Also. snow removal, street depart ment, from s7b, 900 to $50 0,000, stree jayouts. from Sa5,000 to si0,000. Tin total represents an estimated say ing Of about ti2g,000, Mayor Have