The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-29
Warden Brophy
So Declared
At ''Duck" Dinner
Warden States Past Two Years Are Proof Town Has
Been Well Managed Among Other Things in His
Review OF Past Two Years Of Incumbency
GATUcK
Correspondent Larry Ehepley-PhOne NaugatuCk seas

town has been managed well. For
two consecutive years the budget
has been balanced, services have
been maintained, a living wage has
been paid 10 two employees and dur
Ing the past year $4,000 additional
was given TO the educational de-
partment. Warden Brophy said that
no other town In the state has
granted such O large additional sum
for education, which he termed most
important at this time. He pointed
out that the heads Of other depart
ments had gladly cut their budgets
to make the increase possible.
Concerning salaries and wages,
the warden said they must be COM
pared with other towns. He said
the employees Of the street DEPART
ment deserve great credit for the
work they are doing, and have been
granted q % per cent increase In
pay. This rate, he pointed out, was
made necessary by his belief that
the previous pay rate was SUBJ
standard.
Police, he said, have been grant
ed 10 per cent increase In wages
and their pay rate Is IN line with
that paid In other communities, The
equipment OF the FIRE department Is
now the best 1t has been In years,
he asserted, and added that during
his administration new fire truck
was purchased without any add
itional burden on the taxpayers.
Warden Brophy said that for the
past two years the administration
has worked to promote good gov
eminent and has operated on pay
as-you-go policy, He also pointed
out that 10 years ago 1t was neces-
sary TO float q loan Of $l64,000 to
repay bank loans, whereas during
his administration the towns in
debtedness has been reduced $751;
600.
The warden stressed the point
that for two consecutive years there
has been a balanced budget for the
first time In number of years. He
said It Is not the claim Of his adj
ministration that the budget has
been balanced within the depart
ments under the control OF the
board of warden and burgesses, but
as a whole.
The tax rate will be lowered this
year, the warden declared. He said
1t will be cut so that the end of the
third year Of his administration the
budget will again be balanced. Also,
the budget and the lower tax rate
will take into consideration adjust
ments for flremen and policemen In
keeping with the increased cost OF
living,
More than $50 members Of the
club and Democrats from other
wards attended Because of the in
ability to procure ducks, chicken
was served. John Ash, chairman Of
the committee In charge, presented
q duck 10 the POSTMASTER, Peter r.
Meegan to make the duck" tradi.
ton Of the program Official All
other speakers urged unity in the
party In the coming election.
Among the speakers were: An
drew OToole, burgess from the sec
ond ward; Daniel Callahan, deputy
high sheriff, and member of the
l4th senatorial committee; Matthew
Scully, town committee chairman;
Patrick II. Kelly of Waterbury;
Raymond J. st. John. town clerk:
James F. Fitzgerald, tax collector;
Creslo Klimasewski, candidate for
burgess from the third ward; Frank
Saba; Joseph Donahue. Harold
Murtha, superintendent of streets;
and Judge Martin L. Game.