The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-16
BroUn Compares Payments, Deposits
 OF Abrigador Digger, Phil Coppeto

Warren M. Brown questioned by Alcorn;
 @. You were to determine whether or not there was any over expenditure in the Street Depart ment for the years 1930-37?
 A. Yes, sir.
 e. And what was that over-ex- penditureS?
 A. The total over-expenditure was $2,233, ,201.41.
 @. What were the expenditures for the year 1880?
 A. The expenditures for 1880 was $589, ,879.39.
 @. What was the expenditure for the year 1887?
 A. Total expenditure was $953,- 366.79.
 @. What was the expenditure for 1885?
 A. In 1895 there was $1,324, ,920.31.
 o. Will you pass to the question of transfers of Street Department to the Welfare Department?
 A. According to states exhibit 56, voucher 165, dated December 31, 1884, makes transfer to the &C., count of EZRA of various items in the Street Department.
 @. Totaling how much?
 A. The total of four accounts - road oil, paving, commercial high way machinery, asphalt, cracked rock, etc., is $119, ,786.84.
 o. Do you find additional trans fers for the year 1885?
 A. To the EZRA account, there is journal voucher recorded on the books - the journal voucher itself is missing from the records. Recon struction has been made of that showing transfers from various street department accounts. The first item appears dated December 31 with 8 credit to the voucher 165 of balance of $582; next appears in the street cleaning account, voucher 165, cred!ting the voucher with $268,- 264.46; the asphalt, cracked rock &C., count the expenditures having been credited to journal voucher 165 with $11,879; the account entitled, ITO be expended for the opening and layout of streets" the ex- penditures having been reduced by journal voucher 165 by $4,526.85; the account of Fuels expenditures credited to voucher 165 is $1 1,152; the account of Repairs to Equipment credited from journal voucher 165, $19.50. The total of various trans- fers posted in the EZRA account is $286, ,454.81. That account in 1887 was called Street and General Im- provement Fund and broken up into the EZRA account.
 Later Changed
 e. And later changed?
 A. And later changed.
 Q. Now, is there an account for the year 1887, MT. Brown?
 A. Yes - over - expenditures in 1887.
 Q. What was that transfer?
 A. According to journal voucher 139 and journal voucher 91 there is a transfer to the Street and General Improvement Bond Funds of $165, ,957 from the account entitled Paving of Streets.
 @. Was that a transfer from the bond fund to the general fund?
 A. A transfer of expenditures already made out of the general fund into the bond fund.
 o. Have you totaled now the transfers of 1884, '35, and '37?
 A. Yes. The total of all those is $572, ,198.75.
 o. Adding to your total of $572,- 198.75 were there also transfers to the Welfare Department?
 A. That testimony has been given.
 o. Will you give the grand total?
 A. The total of all those transfers from the Street Department ex- penditures is $1,146,8O3.94. That is, the effects of reducing over-expen- ditures in the Street Department and those items with over-expendi- lures already revealed in states ex- hibit 414 and then the amount .| Objection suStaineO.
 Effects Explained
 Q. What were the effects of the transfer?
 A. The effect of the transfers was reducing over-expenditures in the Street Department as revealed in the books of the city down to $2,233,- 204.41 from $3,380,005.35.
 o. Will you break down and give us the classification to which these expenditures were charged?
 A. You mean the main portion of them?
 o. Yes.
 A. The main portion of the over- expenditures in the Street Depart ment can be classified into the ac- counts of Salaries and Wages, Truck Hire, Road Oil, Asphalt, Cracked Rock, etc., Street Lighting, Paving, Street Repairs.
 o. For the year 1884 have you the total expenditures charged to the asphalt, cracked rock, etc., ac- counted?
 A. Yes, sir.
 Q. Will you give that.
 A. The total expenditures charged to the account asphalt, cracked rock, etc." amounted to $199, ,765.O4
 o. Now, I'll bring it down to the application of various individuals, particularly now the Abrigador Dig ger. Tell us how much of the $199, ,765.04 went to- the Abrigador Digger or Phil Coppeto.
 A. Possibly 95 per cent of it.
 Q. Can you give the amount in- volved?
 A. $189, ,734.50.
 e. How were the payments made?
 Separate Warrants
 A. Payments were made through "A separate warrants payable.
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