The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-19

(Continued from Page D nance committee took under con- Si6eration the petition of the Mayor Jasper McLevy administration at Bridgeport for a refunding bond issue of about $1,600,000. A stormy hearing was held late yesterday at which Mayor McLevy was given a thorough grilling by committee members and others. VViIi Submit Plan Democratic Town Chairman James Whelan will submit to the committee within the next few days plan which he will operate the city's finances without resorting to refunding bond issue.
 The judiciary committee probably will name subcommittee to con- slider more than 40 bills advocating changes in the states election laws.
 The major recommendation of the state election laws revision corn- mission for state commission ot six to supervise Connecticut election procedure met with 8 storm of opposition at a committee hear ing.
 Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse, sec- retary of state, said creation of such 8 commission was a back ward" step. The election re- vision commission proposed to trans fer election duties from the sec- retary's office.
 Mrs. Woodhouse was supported by two members of the commission Prof. E E. Schattschneider of Wes- leyan university and Mrs. Eleanor Taft Hilton, Hartford.
 Other proposals of the commis- sion headed by William J. Pape, Waterbury publisher, were m-op- posed.
 Hurley Refutes Miller
 Hartford, Conn. Feb. 19-(UP)- Gov. Hurley today refuted the charge of Former Republican Con- gressman William J. Miller, Weth- ersf1eld, that he wasted the states money" in buying an air base site at Windsor Locks and leasing it to the army.
 The governor said he was told by the army that the state would have to buy the land. This contradicted the assertion of Miller that the Civil Aeronautics authority was ready last November to make the purchase with federal funds.
 The governor said that Worcester, Mass, and Providence, R. l., were moving heaven and earth" to get the air base, and that Connecticut had to act promptly to shut out this competition.
 Concerning the c. A. A., offer as reported by Miller, Gov. Hurley de- clared "if he could tell me how to get this money, I'd be glad to take it."
 Miller said the Civil Aeronautics Authority had ample funds to buy the airport site. The state appro- priated $25O,000 for the purchase of the site.
 T was assured last November by the c. A. A." Miller said, that if site was available in Connecticut they had the funds to purchase 1t and they even sent men to look over possible site.
 "Then, all of a sudden, the Gov ernor goes down and announces that the state would buy the Windsor Locks site. This is a waste Of money"
 Less Than An Hour
 Hartford, Conn, Feb. 19-(UP)- The General Assembly, bottle-neck- ed by a lack of reports from com- mittees on the several thousand bills awaiting action, adjourned to- day after a session of less than an hour.
 The senate approved a $2,88S de- ficiency appropriation for the New ington Home for Crippled Children, and referred to the judiciary con- mittee a nominating resolution re- seived from the governor. It con- cerned appointment of Thomas J. Malloy as Common Pleas Court judge at Hartford for four years commencing March s. Expects state Audit
 Hartford, Conn, Feb. i0-(UP)- Gov. Hurley said today he expected to receive an audit of the State Public Works department-of which he formerly was director - within two or three days.
 The audit was undertaken at the direction of Former Gov. Raymond T.. Baldwin to ascertain how the agency,s funds were being spent. A report of the audit will be made to the legislature by Gov. Hurley, who said it concerned only two projects Laurel Heights and Cedar'Crest sanitoriums.
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