The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-17
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK
 Democrat Legislative Reporter

State Capitol, Hartford, Jan. IT, Five bills by Representative Hugo L. Guastaferri, two by Senator Ed ward P. Egan, a joint one by Sen- ator Egan and Representative Dan- iel J. Mahaney, one more by the latter, and twenty-one by Senator George T. Culhane marked a day of intense activity upon the part of Waterbury's four legislators.
 Representative Guastaferr1 threw into the legislative hopper bill calling for demolition of the old wooden highway bridgeway on Harpers Ferry Road and construc- tion of a new one at the point.
 By request he introduced bill calling for payment by the state of a $2,500 damage claim to Mrs. Em- ma DuBarry for injuries received by her at the State Motor Vehicle Testing lane on Thomaston avenue, Waterbury. The woman claims that an attendant at the station closed the door of her car on her hand.
 Bonds For Officials
 Another bill amends the Water bury city charter by providing for posting of bonds by the heads of city departments equal to amount of the appropriation for the depart ment. In the instance of the con- troller this bond might easily amount to $6,00O,000. The bill fur ther provides that each department head shall be responsible for all money spent over and above appro- priations.
 Rep. Guastaferri also seeks elim- nation of the office of town clerk in @ bill, which further. places the duties of the present office on the city clerk and provides for no ad- ditional recompense.
 Rep. Guastaferri today filed the test of his bill concerning the salary of probate court judges, which re- moves them from fee system Salaries would range from $2,000 te $6,000.
 EuH1natE frOScCutOr
 Senator Egan, as announced last week, introduced a measure cutting the number of prosecutors in the Waterbury city court from three to two. This bill also allows the clerk of the court to act as a prosecutor when either of the regular prose- cutors are absent.
 Another Egan bill affects the fees of official stenographers in the Workingham'S Compensation office It places them on regular salary and grants each assistant $15 a day for each day in court. They are tc be hired, too, only with the approval of the presiding judge or commis- sioner. StenographerS are to re- ceive the same fee for a transcript as stenographers in the superior court.
 Joint Measure
 Together Senator Egan and Rep resentative Mahaney presented a bill calling foi payment of a pen sion by the Retirement Commission of Waterbury to Miss Winifred Wood of 6 Willowdale avenue, em- ployed by the City of Waterbury for A years. She retired from active employment in June, 1888, after reaching the retirement age of 70 in February of 1888. She spent 25 years as a teacher in the Water bury schools and 19 years as a sec- retary in the office of the Board of Education. The pension would be retroactive to last June.
 Legalized Bingo
 Representative Mahaney added another of the many "bingo bills'' to the pile. His bill calling for its legalization within the state would allow any organization to run bingo games or parties for charitable pur- poses.
 21 Culhane Bills
 Senator Culhane proposed in one bill that 75 new members be added to the State Police force.
 Along his line another bill placed all State Police members on a uni- form hour schedule. They would work a 9-hour day and a 54-hour week with time credit or compen- sation allowed for overtime where they were called for emergency duty or placed on special assignment.
 Further bills were: in towns where voting machines are used they shall be on display for the instruction of voters.
 Concerning unlicensed insurance