The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-10

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 The amendment is the outgrowth of the public hearing the board held in December when a crowd ar- rived at aldermanic request but no coherent comment on budget revis- ions resulted. By Alderman King ston's outline, more time would be allowed for public hearings here after, the department would submit their estimates to subsequent year expenditures by September l, to the mayor; the mayor would submit them to the Board of Finance; the controller would have to present an estimate on the deficit by October 1 and the Board of Finance then would determine estimated receipts and outline the budget, tax levy, etc., for presentation to the alder men the first week in November. Thereafter, public hearings could be held.
 Signs Regulated
 An ordinance limiting the size of signs advertising gasoline prices to eight by 12 inches was approved by the committee after the public hear ing recently showed IA persons fav- bring the regulation, none oppos- ing it, and the ordinance was ap- proved by full board and ordered engrossed.
 Question of the mayors authority to veto zoning ordinance changes by the aldermen was raised by Alderman Kingston and Democratic Alderman Thomas P. Kelly re- marked that the charter provides this power. He said he was not op- posed, however to the motion that the corporation counsel be asked fol an opinion regarding such power tc veto zoning ordinance changes. The mayor had vetoed an ordinance re- stricting establishment of liquor selling places as presented some time ago by Alderman Joseph Rei- ner.
 Status of 'Dam"
 Aldermen Kelly drew laugh from members of both parties when he offered a resolution to the effect that "the dam committee be re. quested to inform the board at tht next meeing what dam is; wher a dam is a dam and when it is no dam."
 The Kingston committee is study ing possibility of taxing the Scovil Manufacturing Company dams out side the city and has conferred witl the cooperation counsel, who wa granted more time for such consid eration by board approval.
 Alderman Burton H. Wake sought report from the Board o Works on what is being done abou construction of the Baldwin stree bridge over the Mad River and thi was approved for the March meet ing, in order to give the enginee time to report to the Board O Works.
 Transfers approved by the boare of finance, and remarked elsewhere in The Democrat, were passed witt the exception of a transfer of $1,. 160 sought by the welfare depart ment for reimbursement of officials for use of privately owned cars This was referred to committee Aldermen Kingston, Fenton F. Mi yer and Charles P. Sciullo, for in- vestigation and report.
 Announcement of appointment oi junior clerks, J. Henry (Harry) Leary and William H. Root, Jr. Democratic and Republican, respec- lively, was made by Democratic Registrar of Voters John T. Der win and Republican Registrar oi Voters Albert O. Taller, respective y. The board approved the ap- pointmentS but Alderman Kelly pointed out that the communica- tions came to City Clerk John P Fitzmaurice and had not been placed before the board of aldermen.
 Convey Authorized
 Mayor Frank Hayes was author ized to convey 55 feet of city prop. erty on the Thomaston- East Morri. read to allow construction of statt highway which will incur no ex. pense to the city either in the build. ing or maintenance.
 Citing the case of former Mayor