The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-13

UGUdllcu 6Iuuy anu 1ldu UcCIL dp~ proved by the city administration after several other plans had been discarded. The plan, he said, would allow the city ito intelligently plan its maturities."
 Line Inadequate
 City Engineer Charles A. Root declared that the present pipe line from Morris was inadequate, and that in an emergency the supply of the East Mountain reservoir would last for only few days. One-third of the city's water is now pumped to homes, he stated, and this would be unnecessary if there were new reservoir and pipe line.
 In answer to a question from MT. Udelowitz, the city engineer said 1t would mot be practical" to build new pipe line from East Mountain since there is not enough water there to justify the expense.
 Several committee members then asked number of questions about water rents and the operation of the water department, with Sena- tor Baldwin asking: wouldn't 1t be advisable to charge the bonds against the water department and pay them off from that depart ment"
 Rep. c. Raymond Brock, of Hamden, chairman of the house unit of the committee, wanted to know if the city expected much revenue from the proposed sale of water to other towns, and Mayor Scully said that no estimates had been made.
 Commissioners James Phelan and Peter Griffin of the additional water supply commission said that the new reservoir and pipe line were badly needed, that the present line Is inadequate and that pressure has steadily grown less..
 Rep. Joseph Neill, of Watertowr1, asked how long the project would take, and City Engineer Root re- piled that 1t could be completed in two years.
 Asked by Rep. Brock If the city water department were operating satisfactorily, Mayor Scully said that the city has "a splendid water department" He cited the work of Frank Cassin, assistant superinten- dent of water; Supt. Herbert Scott- Smith, Controller Conlon and the whole water department personnel.
 46 Year Old Line
 Frederick s. Chase, president of the Chase Brass & Copper Go. and a member of the water supply com- mission. said that the city was mot warranted In depending on one 46- year old line for Its water supply" Supt. Scott-Smith said that de- mands for water have increased greatly since the start of the de- fense program. Normally, he said, the heaviest water use is observed in July and August, when 15,000,- 900 gallons a day are used, but that this total is now used daily this winter. The city will face real problem next summer, he de. clared.
 The opposition opened as MT. Ga lullo declared that new dam and reservoir are simply not needed"
 "It's just an $800,000 grab by the city administration" he charged.
 The pipe line may be needed, MT. Galullo said. but why was no pro- vision for starting 1t made in the city budget for 1941, despite the large surplus left from last year? He declared that the citys debt has been kept begged" at $20,000,000 since 1880
 Two miles of the line have been hVi1t in NNo tnrtnu,y, Fn,. NOEn nnn La said. and nowhere near $2,000,000 is needed to complete it. He asserted that there is no need for bond is- sue, and that enough money could be raised by special tax.
 Do you speak only for yourself" asked Senator Blansfield.
 That question wasn't asked of any of the other witnesses" shot back MT. Galullo, but I do speak only for myself. want to bring an end to these rotten financial prac- tices. I haven't seen any of these great economies that the city ad- ministration boasts about"
 Mir. Udelowitz said he was op- posed to the bond issue method of financing, not to the pipe line. He launched into an attack on city fi- nancial policies of the present and past, declaring that Waterbury would be back to the legislature in l943 asking for more bonds"
 If the city needs money badly, said MT. Udelowitz. 1t should raise the assessments on big factories. Money from a bond issue will be diverted to other purposes" he pre- dicted. Mayor Scully's father, the late Martin Scully. told him, Udel- owitz said. that there was enough water at Morris to supply a city of 100000 people and that no new dam was needed.
 William ], Pape said that con