The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-13
Politics
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nomoval o. q e7,OOO party deficit
A 4ne Of the primary consldera-
Hltne % Democratic state Chair
man John NJ. Dove. T'hN new
parry chieftain realizes that little
u nothing can be done about
IIsleFiag the ranks for The 1914
nGmpalgn until, itB finances are
8s1stablished. According 10 we'll
founded reports the committee
vii shortly blossom forth with o
Wlnance committee, empowered TO
rnise funds to pay of this deficit
ug well as provide sufficient money
with which 10 keep the party
rolling smoothly until the fail
az ieAl, Miss Mary Doyle OF
Thomaston and City Controller
Cornelius y. Maloney OF this city
are reported - the Fifth Con-
Rresslonal Districts representa-.
tlres on this committee.
According 70 sBill' walsh Of
enc bridgeport Pest there may be
como ''tFadlng" IN the State SEN
mte On the bin proposing Festora-
ten o. forfeited rights 10 Harry
Mackenzie, one.tlme Republican
s'boss'' In Fairfield County who
Fell nfoul u che law IN the Water
bury conspiracy ease and served
q term IN the New Haven County
iall. Under legislative rules II
requires . tw0.thlrds vote OF both
houses 10 pass such q resolution.
The Republicans have the neces-
saFy twe.thlrds In the House, but
nee In Che Senate. They lack two
votes there.
What a shock II would have
been to Vincent Scully 70 learn
that the federal government would
only grant this city $4,000 for
child care after city officials and
other interested persons spent
weeks and months preparing
figures and facts TO show the need
Of such q program here and out
lining O years budget Chased on
Federal statlstics) which demanded
m outlay OF at least $4,000 dur.
ing the FIRST year Of operation.
And judging by the time II took
tho clty's proposal 10 get down 10
washington and be approved the
$4,000 Is still O long ways of,
A quick perusal Of the City Of
waterbury budget for 1913 shows
that four departments were
faxed" BY officials last fall 30
far ~ reimbursement for use Of
automobiles In concerned. The four
were Public Health, Garbage Col
lectoF. Public Works, and Public
Welfare. In ID least one instance
les known that employees have
volced . protest and claim that
they can't perform the services
required Of them, vla motor. car,
asi the reduced monthly allow.
anOM.
Brother Eddie" Ryan Is moth.
ing II not persistent In his efforts
70 convince everyone that there's
"dlrty work afoot" In Connecticut
IN the collection OF the old Age
assistance tax. He stlll talks about
q million dollar grab" and how
"faa" the City OF Waterbury Is
getting on old age taxes collected
over and above the states bill.
We says this year tho city will
HAYS $1,000 with which TO build
q road or q sidewalk. He forgot
70 mention that the city would
also DO remunerated for tho Job
Of setting up tho old ago tax
machinery and maintaining II
here. not Just for the month pre-
coding the due date Of the tax,
but ell through tho year and
through the years that there are
dellnquents, OF which this city
can boast some b000-odd. That's
4 service, no doubt, that u. jack
son feels the city ghould contribute
70 the state.
Twenty.elght new voters made
In Waterbury during March!
That's o total Of 81 for The flIWt
three months Of l0t3. EVIDENT
" neither Democrats nor Repub-
llcans are ~ yet exertlng much
effort 10 build Up the voting Lists
FOR the epic struggle Of next Nov.
amber. One Of The ironies % the
1913 picture, ~ pointed out by a
prominent Democrat the other
day, Il the fact that the local
Democratic organization, the
Town Committee, Ii printing Itself
Tor quite u campaign 70 bring In
new voters during the three or
four months before election. The
same individual wonders II the
Committee will be bringing In
these voters for candidates Of its
ewn and the ADMINISTRATORS
choice or some designated by the
factions Fum0red reading them
selves for q stern primary battle.
T'Wice.told talesi The past has
arisen 70 haunt Gov. Raymond r,
Baldwin. And evidently no doesn't
Ike ghosts OF his legislative past,
'or Thursday no announced 10 lead.
prs Of both parties at the Hartford
|aw.mAking emporium that no would
eot0 the measure-House Bill 1907.
which shaves tho gubernatorial pow
rrB Of appointment and places tho
laEne very Snugly within both houses
pf the General Assembly. Yet back
h 1891 the then Rep. Baldwin OF
Btratford sponsored O measure that
would have required oil gubernator.
lai, nominations, BY and with Sen.S
ate consent, 10 DO confirmed with