The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-06
Accomplishments In 1941 Include Defeat
 Of Wage Increases
Opposition to City Employees, Teachers, Bremen Policemen Saved Over $z5O, 900; City Officials
 Credited With Encouraging Cooperation

The Waterbury Taxpayers Asso- ciation reported to members today that it's efforts during 1941 saved the c1ty'S taxpayers more than $1000,- 900. The claim Is made in a bulle- tin sent to members by Managing Director Raymond p. Botch.
 Savings of from $250 000 to s50O,- 900 were secured by opposition to and helping defeat" proposed sal- ary increases for city employees, says the bulletin. Also cited are: success full opposition to proposed increases in police and fire department per- sonnel, 8 saving of $28,000 a year; successful opposition to a plan in- volving a $7,000 increase in garbage collection costs; and successful op- position to plans for construction of municipal incinerator and for a municipal system of rubbish collec- tion. This last project. says the bull letin would have meant an initial cost of up to $50O,0OO and an an- nual cost of $120,000.
 The bulletin asserts that the as- sociation helped secure these sav- ings by compilation of factual data, Issuance of authoritative reports and a Cooperative attitude. Praise Is given by MT. Botch to city off, cials for their highly encouraging" cooperation. ....
 The savings effected do not mean that the association "favors a policy of tax slashing to the impairment of efficient governmental services, ? says the bulletin.
 Text Of Report
 The text of the associations bull let'n on municipal savings effected in 1941 follows:
 To Members of the Waterbury Taxpayers Association:
 A program of cooperation and fact-flnding research which helped save the taxpayers of Waterbury over $1 100000 in one year is the record of the Waterbury Taxpayers Association.
 How much does this mean to you? If you own $10000 home, it means a saving of $58.00; if your business is a: a:sessed at $1oo,ooo.Oo, it means S5S8O0 saved.-Figure out what your saving has been.
 These are few of the items wherein the savings were effected:
 1J Opposition to and helping defeat proposed general salary in- creases of from 10 to 20 per cent for municipal employees a saving of iron, $25o,ooo to $50O,OoO. The Tax payers Association recommended increases only for underpaid and lower salaried employees. This was done.
 (2) Opposition to increased per- sonnel for the Police and Fire De- partments. The cost would be Q $2S,000 year permanent burden placed on the City. Comparisons with other comparable cities and the opinion of authorities indicate that both departments are at pres ent more than adequately manned Your Association opposed the in- creaseS. They were not made.
 Garbage Collection
 (30 Helping to defeat a proposed increase of about $7,00O in garbage collection costs. The cost is already unduly heavy when compared with all other American cities disposing of garbage by the hog feeding method. The proposed increase was pared down by the above figure.
 (4.) Helping to defeat a proposal to construct a municipal incinerator and the taking over of the function of refuse collection and disposal by the City. The cost of the entire pro- ject would add upwards to $5000O0 to tax bills during the first year of its operation and upwards to $120,-