The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
(By Democrat Legislative
 RepOrter)

State Capitol, Hartford, Feb. 9-A good-sized delegation from Water bury was expected to be in the large crowd attending the judiciary corn- mittee hearings this afternoon on several bills setting up juvenile court system for the state. Both major parties have gone on record as favoring the adoption of state- wide juvenile court plan, and agree ment will be sought on details of the set-up. It is considered virtual certainty at this time that juvenile court legislation, perhaps combining points from several of the bills, will be adopted at the present session of the Legislature.
 Though the juvenile courts are still in the proposal stage, the name of Attorney Harry Albert of Water bury has already been proposed for judge of the Waterbury district. If a bill allowing laymen to be- named should be adopted, Miss Kathleen Crowley is being mentioned as a possible appointee. Miss Crowley is at present juvenile probation officer of the Waterbury city court.
 The bill presented by Senator An- thony Rich, of Bristol, Republican majority leader, would set Up juve- nile court districts about the state. The Waterbury district would cover most of western and northwestern Connecticut, including parts of New Haven and Fairfield counties and all of Litchfield county. The district would extend to the New York and Massachusetts state lines.
 Hearings on several proposed changes in probation laws of the state were also scheduled to be held by the judiciary committee this af- ternoon.
 A conflict on hearing dates has developed with the scheduling of the Waterbury city manager bill and other Brass City measures for next Thursday, the 18th. On the same day, hearings have been set down for a number of other bills intro- duced by local legislators, including biils authorizing bingo, which have bean offered by Senator George T.. Culhane and Rep. Daniel Mahaney. Postponement of some of the hear ings will probably be sought, since the greatest interest will be attached to the city manager referendum proposal.
 The finance committee of the General Assembly yesterday heard David Rivkin, assistant corporation counsel of New Haven, label as nonsense" a bill which would limit taxes on real estate in Connecticut to IS mills. Cities and towns of the state, he said, are under e heavy burden at present because of relief needs. Property owners, he said, need c "break," but limitation of taxes to IS mills would make operation of municipal governments almost irn- possible.
 John J. Egan. secretary of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, appeared before the same commit- tee to favor 0 bill which would ex- empt newly-erected dwelling from taxes for 10 years. He said his or ganization favored 6 no-tax period of ct least several years on newly built homes in the state. Rivkin also opposed this measure, and predicted q building boom within the next year.
 Numerous other hearings were held by various committees yester- day. A large crowd attended hear ing on bills which would have mo- torists who are charged with drunk en driving given immediate scien- tific tests to determine their condi- ton. Members of temperance and prohibition organizations appeared In support of this measure. objec-