The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-15

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 not long before his retirement. ending March 3l, 1888 gave the figures MT. Nygren was seeking. The report shows total of $130, 50 in back taxes, of which $$44, ,656.60 was unpaid taxes on the grand list of 1886, due in 1887, and $85 ,628.90 was unpaid taxes on the grand list from 1902 to~1935.
 Thirty-Two Arrests
 There were 32 arrests, 30 males and two females and 38 cases in January here, the report of the then Acting Chief Vincent Skelly shows. Seven were arrested for intoxica- tion; seven for non-support; six for breach of the peace; five for break ing and entering; four for theft; nine for violation of the motor vehicle law.
 Eight paid fines and costs, eight sentences were suspended; three were continued; three discharged by the acting chief; five cases nolled by the prosecuting attorney; two committed to the county jail; one to the town workhouse, one turned over to the state police and one to the Waterbury police.
 There were 563 hours of special duty performed, Il stores and of- fices found open during nights, no time lost by the regular force and 251 lodgers were accommodated.
 Fitzgerald Reports
 A total of $24,408.02 in taxes was collected in December, the report of Tax Collector James Fitzgerald shows. Of this amount $23, ,63063 was for taxes; $711.39 for interest and $66 for liens.
 Of the taxes collected $13,877.54 was on the grand ist of 1887, $5,891.11 also on the grand list of 1887; $1,97735 on the 1886 and the rest was for previous grand lists.
 Not Much Building
 Building construction in January was decidely small, the report of Building Inspector Andrew Bentley for that month shows. The total value is $9,200 of which $6,550 is for new construction and $2,650 for al- terations.
 The new construction included one-family house, $4,510; five garages, total value, $1,750; one cel- lar, $500. There were seven permits for new construction, eight for al- terations and two for demolish- ments..
 The alterations were: five on houses, valued, $1,350; three on com- mercial structures, $500. There were 10 inspections.
 Brophy Reports The expense of the street depart ment last month was $3,753.55 Street Supt. James Brophy reported. Major items were; snow removal, $51564; sanitary sewer maintenance, $161 20; sanitary sewer construction on Full Ter street, $597.70; on Dunn avenue, $910.20; on Auburn street, $407. 7.95; on Woodland street, $144; grading, Aetna street, $12785; rip wall, $166.40; borough yard, $1143; borough dump, $129.80. A Hard Year
 Warden John J. Sheridan indi- cated at the borough board meeting last night that the budget this fiscal year may not balance, but i've will come close to doing so." he said. He pointed out it has bee an hard year. The report of Borough Clerk Charles F. Daly for the 10 months of the fiscal year ending January 3l showed expenses have amounted to $451 .892.88 and there :s a balance of $92,818.12 in the budget which was s544,711.
 A $t5,000 bond isue payment must be made this month but there is @ credit of about $9,0OO due from the state to the welfare department and there is about $5,000 more due from the state to the school department enumeration.
 Teachers to Protest
 The Naugatuck Teachers league and members. of supervisory district No. 2 will send letters to Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, protesting closing of two vocational schools and two teachers colleges in this state, as recommended by the governor. This decision was reached at a meet ing yesterday in Salem school. There was @ large attendance, Edward F. Kehoe, local association president, presiding.
 Dr. Finis E. Engleman, New Ha- ven Teachers college president, said the number of teachers in Connecti- cut has been cut 12h per cent but the output has been reduced 50 per cent.
 Lengthening of courses in normal schools did this, he said. There were more positions filled during the past year than there were new teachers graduated, he said. Teachers coming in from outside the state account for any surplus of teachers, he asserted.
 Miss Daisy Lord of Waterbury vig- orously opposed the closing of the