The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-10
Lack Of Materials
 Is Curtailing Labor
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Building Permits

Building Permits
 There were Sl building permits issued during the month of October, valued at 442,800.00, showing an in- crease of two permits and an :n- crease of $295, ,57500 in value os compared with the month of Sep- tember, and @ decrease of 10 per- mitS and an increase of $244,525. .00 in value as compared with the month of October, l940.
 Electricity
 There were 24,4l0,257 XVII of electric current consumed during the month of october, showing an increase of i,8l9,906 XVII as com- pared with the month of Septem- Der, and an increase of 4,407,0l8 XVII as compared with the month of October, l94o.
 Employment
 During the month of October, there were 45,S97 persons employed In manufacturing, retail stores, pub- lie utilities, etc. showing a decrease of 5l2 persons as compared with the month of September, and an increase of 6,503 persons as com pared with the month of october, l940. In eight of the largest fac- tories, 8 total of 25,4l8 persons were employed, showing a decrease of 568 persons as compared with the month of September, and an in- crease of 3,772 persons as com rared with the month of october, l940.
 Freight Tonnage
 The freight tonnage for the city, received and forwarded during the month of October amounted to; L. 0. L. Cars received, 4,772 tons; Car load Cars received, 77,422 tons; l., c. l.. Cars forwarded, 6,972 tons; Carload Cars forwarded, l3,997 tons, showing decrease of l.. c. L. Cars received, 3S tons; a decrease, in Carload Cars received, i,274 tons, an increase in L. 0. L. Cars for- warded, 457 tons; and an increase of Carload Cars forwarded, l,l65 tons, as compared with the month of September, and an increase of 028 tons in L. c. L. Cars received; a decrease of 2,820 tons in Carload Cars received; an increase of l,l38 tons in l.. c. L. Cars forwarded, and an increase of 766 tons in Car- load Cars forwarded, as compared with the month of October, l940. Gas
 During the month of october, there were i04,385,000 GU. it. of gas consumed, showing an increase of 2,724,00 GU. 1t. as compared with the month of September, and an increase of 9,l2l, 900 GU. 1t. as com. pared with the month of October, l94o.
 Health
 There were 63 cases of communi- cable disease with five deaths re- sulting .therefrom during the month of october, showing an increase of % cases and an increase of five deaths resulting therefrom as com pared with the month of Septem- Der, and an increase of 24 eases and an increase of two deaths rec sulting therefrom as compared with the month of October, l940
 Marriages, Deaths and Births 0uElIlB kIlS ulOHJLl Ol OCVUpSIi there were 78 marriages, 97 deaths, and 2i7 births, showing a decrease of 8 marriages, an increase of 29 deaths, and decrease of 8 births, as compared with the month of September, and a decrease of 26 marriages, an increase of 9 deaths, and an increase of 34 births, as compared with the month of Oc- tober, l940.
 New Families
 There were 54 new fam!sieS who came to take up their residence in Waterbury during the month of De- tober.
 Postal Receipts
 The post office receipts for the month of October amounted to $54,- 463.10, showing an increase of $2,- 498.32 as compared with the month of September, and an increase of $1063 as compared with the month of October, 1940.
 Telephones
 There were 23,034 telephones in use at the end of the month of October, showing an increase of POS telephones as compared with the month of September, and an in- crease of 2,51S telephones as corn- pared with the month of October, l040.