The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-12
Politics
 -M- Passing

Deposit or fee? Discussion centers around the custom of political par ties collecting $25 per district from persons or groups wishing to file tic kets of primary delegates Repub- IicanS are apparently going to try to change their party rules to elim- 1nate the $25 charged. Most people misunderstood the purpose of this deposit, for it actually is only de- posit made by a candidate or his political agents to cover his share of the expenses of conducting a pri- mary. Whatever is left over Is re- turned to the one filing a ticket. ,Kld examination of Democratic party records of recent years dis closes that approximately half of the primary deposit has been re- turned in almost every instance. This might indicate that the de- posit fee could be reduced. On the other hand Democratic leaders have always maintained that If an indi- vidual gives evidence of a desire to contest for a nomination he should likewise give evidence of sufficient capital to support his claim and that of whatever organization he may have brought together. True, any man has the right to aspire to public office and the means thereto, but there is also something to be said about his responsibilities to- wards aiding in the maintenance of the party organization which he naturally would expect to find sup porting him were he to be nomin- mated. In short, candidate for party nomination is not assessed for any more expenses than actually are incurred in conducting a pri- mary, which is as it should be.
 Few people, for example, req lize that there are such items of expense in primary as mOdera- tors, SIP each; school janitors, S5 each: advertising; rentals where schools or firehOuses are not avail able; meals; trucking of ballot boxes; occasional lighting bills; supplies and clerical help. Held down to the barest minimum the expenses per district will normally run from SIP to $15. These are party expenses, of course, and not borne by the city as in an election, 50 the party must levy an assess ment on those responsible for the primary being held.
 Senator William H. Mortensen Republican, of Hartford, is still be- ct q n member of the recent legislative SeS- sion, but there are many Naugatuck Valley residents who proclaim the name of Senator Joseph R. Neill Republican, of WatertoWn, too. They feel that his independent and forth right stand on important legislation, no to mention his disavowal of petty politics on various occasions entities him to be ranked among the seasons topnotcherS. And Democrats are rather proud of the manner in which Senator Leon RiScaSsi, Democrat, of Hartford conducted himself, not to mention the able manner in which Rep. T. E1nmet Clarie, the House minority leader, waged a bat tie against odds at all times in the interest of both his party and good government.
 Glancing through the financial tables that the city's fiscal author ities have prepared it's interesting to note that this year there will be SS4l.O0O paid off on the city's bonded indebtedness, exclusive of In a nf the year the city retires S426,000 In bonds; in the latter half S415,- 900, but this latter amount is con centrated in two months, July and November. Interest on the bonded debt Is also slightly higher for the first six months of 1943-S2S7& 871.25, as compared to S279,757.50 in the latter half
 Some time ago the Board of Public Works was asked to inaugurate plans for a postwar sewage project by employing Malcolm Pirnie to survey the local situation and sub init scheme that would meet with approval of the State Water Com mission as regards elimination of pollution in the Naugatuck river. The latest report of the State Water Commission says this about muni- cipal sewage disposal projects . Great strides have been made in the development of methods for sewage treatment during the past several decades with a pronounced tendency towards reducing the time element by use of mechanical equip ment. Here again methods are well understood but the cost of construct ing modern sewage treatment works is deterrent. It is not only that the original cost of construction is high but the annual operating and main- fenance charges for some of our debt burdened municipalities present serious financial problem. More over, during the present emergency construction of sewerage system has become practically impossible be- cause of inability to secure the ne- cessary materials and equipment. The adoption of such methods eX- cept in rare cases must be deferred until after the present emergency" :.
 While it's difficult to estimate accurately how much tax money is taken in on 8 certain day, due to the fact that many taxpayers pay by mail and when the rush is on mail must wait, it looks as if the S58O,00O-odd that Tax Collector Humbert E. Mangini took in on May was tops for this year. It probably won't be passed, even when the second installment of taxes fall due, because the bulk of this years taxes are now safely