The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-09

The major part of this deficit is
 accounted for by 8 deficit of $15,- 633.36 in the education department This is the largest deficit in this de- partment in many years. It had
 previously been u1lofficially esti-
 mated that the school department deficit would be about $10,000, but 1t was not generally known 1t might go as high as 1t did.
 The education department had an appropriation of $2l2,000 and spent $227 ,633.36 or $l3,000 more than its proposed appropriation for the pres- ent fiscal year, which is $2l4,000.
 The public works department had a deficit of 3,eo988, having had an appropriation of $75,000 and having spent 78,So9.86. The public safety department overspent its budget by $l l,054.8l, a total of $69,500 having been appropriated, and $70,554.s1 having been spent.
 Had Surplus
 One of the surprises of the off, cial figures Is that the welfare de- partment surplus was only $l ,326. 6.60. It had been unofilcially estimated that this department would have a surplus of $7,00O or 5000. It had an appropriation of $60000 and spent $5S,e73.40. The proposed bud- get for the new fiscal year contains an appropriation of $50,O00 for this department, indicating the borough board felt that the department could keep within this.
 The health and sanitation depart ment, for which $5,650 was appro- priated, spent $5,65250, having a deficit of $250.
 The largest departmental surplus was in the special appropriations which had an appropri- ation of $4,874 and an expenditure of $2,515.46, leaving an unexpended balance of $2,358.54. The general ad- department had a sur plus of $8o0.62, with appropriations amounting to $l2l,365 and expendi- lures to $l20,564.3s.
 That the general deficit should be as large as 1t was came as a sur- prise generally. Many persons thought the welfare department surplus would offset most of the school department surplus, but they based this on an expected $l0,000 deficit for the education depart ment. They thought other depart nents would nearly break even.
 Detailed departmental expendi- ;ures will not be released until the annual report Is published, probably within two weeks.
 Estimates Exceeded
 The borough got $7,83o.3l more .evenue in the past fiscal year than | lad originally been estimated, the auditors figures show. A major iI1- ,rease was in old age assistance axes, where estimated revenue had ,een 22,000 and actual revenue was. ,27 ,248, an excess over the estimate # 5,24S. It had been estimated that ,494, ,633.56 in property taxes would ,e collected and $494, ,609.24 in such axes was actually collected, this icing an excess of 16S.69 over the 'Stimate.
 Liquor permits yielded $3,23667 nore than had been estimated, the ,stimate being $l7,O00 and the act ial revenue from this $20,236.67. interest on taxes and assessments vas $2,247.4S under what had been ,stimated. It had been estimated hat 5000 would be collected from his and the actual revenue was '5, ,75252. r
 Other estimates and actual rev- 'nue are: rental of borough proper y, $3,030 estimated; $3,0l8.6i actu- lily received; Q deficiency of $l1.39; borough court, fines and costs (net), l 300 estimated; $2,183.89 actual avenue; an excess of $683.80 over he estimate; permits and licenses not including liquor permits), $l, '00 estimated: $l,2l1.50 actual rev- nus, an excess of $2l1.5O over the stimate; the actual revenue on @ rant in Hue of taxes on state prop rty was just the sam eas the esti- nate $l23.80; estate pelanty tax, 20l.63 estimated; 62.46 actual rev. nue; a deficiency of $l39.18; bus ax distribution, $1,0O0 estimate; 1,- 89.68 actual revenue; $89.68 excess 'ver estimate.
 Other items for which no esti- mates had been made but on which ,ctual revenue were received fol- ow, the actual revenue being giv- n: dog license and dog damage ees. $286.S4; sale of dog, $3; lottery money condemned by court, 282.50: lens on assessments, $20.50.