The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-20

$180,000 from one department to an- other?" President Perriello inquired.
 Bane muttered something about "other cuts"
 q disagree with MT. Bane," re- m a rke ed Republican Aldermanic Leader George L. Kingston. Many of his suggestions are out of line"
 Bane made speech about show ing how the tax mill could be re- duced a mill and one-half," adding that it was "too lengthy to go into" He said he planned taking "only $125, ,OO0o of the $180,000 for the well fare department"
 Republican Alderman Joseph Reiner joined the policy group of the controller by remarking: 'This l is the saddest evening of my life" He cited that the budget called for 8 tax increase of four mills "in bad times" and attributed the raise to the fault of city officials in the past.
 SciulIo Calls It "Grandstand" Alderman Charles P. Sciullo took the orators to task by reminding them that these protests had not been made in the executive session but were saved for a grandstand play" and charged that Bane and Reiner were looking for newspa- per publicity. It was remarked that Bane and Reiner spent much of the evening away from their associates, engaged in budget deliberations, and ! held conferences" with the con- troller and Purcell.
 Republican Alderman C.. Arthur Du Bois, in the period for Ire marks" and after the puget had been presented as amended by the aldermen, declared that the Repub- lican members of the board had given the budget great deal of study and had attempted to find reductions which would decrease the tax levy. He said that the great est amount which could be cut amounted to four-tenths of a mill and said that two-tenths of this was represented by the following deduc- tions:
 Office of the mayor, $3,O00; con- troller's office, administrative, $1,- 080; legal department, $4,000; town clerk, $930; controllers general fi- nancial, $500; city court, $4,120; city hall, $4,690; engineering, ST. 560; street, $6,701.
 Veto Threat Thrown Back
 Alderman DuBois charged that there was threat of veto" by the l hut r,ooIn TrrI1a Democratic Aldermanic Leader, Thomas P. Kelly remarked that two aldermen, (DuBois and Bane) have mentioned veto," adding that he knew of no one .who could speak for the mayor in this instance and that he had heard nothing about any veto''.
 Alderman Kelly declared that he had mo apology to make for his vote' on the budget; that it had been devised by some of tour lead- ing citizens with the advice of Griffenhagen & Associates" whose experts were employed by sanction of the board of aldermen.
 q don't know who told Alder man Bane anything about veto" he said.
 There was no further comment on the "veto threat. But Alderman Kingston declared that the alder men had not had enough time" for budget consideration and pre- dicted a change in the charter by next year" to provide for an eXtend- ed period of deliberation by the board on budget estimates. | Alderman DuBois said that he was "in accord with everything else in the budget except "the $3,- 900 item in the city court for a pension" Alderman Kingston said he opposed "the extra secretary in the mayors office and the extra man in the corporation counsels of- flee"
 Thereafter, the S5-mill rate was adopted and appropriations of ST. TIT 1925, as against $7,178,725, a $900 deduction, were provided.
 G. o. F. Budget Prepared l The controllers accountant had 8 prepared budget" for distribu- tion to the Republican aldermen on which most of the recommen- dations of the 0. I. O. union groups, Workers Alliance, etc, were tabu- lated, including doubling of the food allowance in the welfare de- partment, from $75,000 to $150,000 similar enlargements in other well fare items.
 Sanctioned by this faction was taking the $180,0OO out of jurisdic- ton of the board of finance anj the aldermen where it is set up as a relief appropriation but could be used, if conditions warranted, to return a portion of the 10 per cent cut of city employees, representing a major item of $S41 ,000 in the budget for next year. The alder men discussed this item last night and scoffed at the theory of the politically minded that this sum could be used for extra salaries pointing out that the aldermen have control over the fund in the final analysis and could prevent its use ' for any purpose the Republican members found unwarranted.
 Amendments
 4uC duuSLAAAiACAto AloNS Oy Vlc dI- dermen include the following: De- duction from salary donations, $341,- 51O to $34O,670; deduction board of finance. $217,552 to $211,517; in- crease, fire department, $640,151 to $653,151: deduction, engineering $1OO,SO3 to $93 ,303; increase, public welfare $S7O,919 to $375,919; deduc- tion, board of finance includes $1,- 900 from contingency fund and $5,00O from $180,O00 relief item. A transfer of $2,O0O from underground conduits in the police department to motor vehicles and equipment.