The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-08
Politics
In
Passing

Whether It be her beauty, per"
eOnality, gift Of clever repartee or
something else she possesses in her
lnake-up Glare Boothe Luce looms
rs one Of the two COP delegates
from Fairfield County to the ma
tionaI convention at Chicago in
June. This, too, despite Republic
can mandate to the effect that OF
elected COP officials only Governor
Raymond E. Baldwin and Senator
John A. Danaher were to be hon.
Cred b. being made delegates. The
idea, more or less, was to curb
demand from the states complete
Republican congressional delegation
for complete representation. A
national convention without the
glamorous Mrs. Luce, however,
would not be quite the same.
And speaking Of Congress, al
though here hasn't been to much
said about candidates. in the
Fifth Congressional District,
there's some talk about w. Harry
Byrnes Of WatertOwn seeking the
nomination. His name has been
mentioned in the past in cOnnec-
fiOn with the nomination, but this
year, IL he's seriously inclined,
the WATERFOWL man might be
able to 60 into convention and
have no difficulty in being nOmin-
ated. The only other section in
which there is nomination talk is
down around Derby and AnSOnia.
Senatorial nominations aren't
easily won in Waterbury an more.
At least not by Democratic hope
fuls. The last few years have seen
any number of contests to decide
the right to represent the party at
the polls. And this year is to be no
exception. Already it's indicated
that Pat Wallace and Johnny Tobin
win renew their rivalry in the 10th
district. Two years ago Tobin won
in a walk-away, primarily because
Wallace was thrown into the con-
test a bare week before the primary
itself. Despite the prestige of the
Scully administration behind him
time was too short to assembl a
working organization that could vie
with Senator Tobin's strength. This
year it'll be different because an or
ganization can be created to back
wallace and the Monagan boys are
considerably enheartened by their
victory of last fall in all 80 dis
tricts over Bill Cavanaugh" in the
Democratic primaries for the
mayoralty.
The 18th district is different
too, this year. Former State Sem
atOr Edward p. Egan of the 18th
district has been resident there
now for two years or more. He is
nm evOwed candidate for the
nOmanatiOn, whereas ex-senator
Michael v. Blansfield has not in
dictated one way or the other if
he viii contest the nomination.
Tow years ago he won primary
night against the labor candidate,
~Bill" Stanton; then lost the
election to Senator Frank Summa
By o scant few votes. In any
vent Democrats have good reason
TO believe that the senatorial line
mp will give the city's two sena-
tOriaI seats back to the Demo-
| Crats.
The breakdown OF Waterbury's
Grand List figures was of consider
able interest to members Of the
Board Of Finance at its meeting
this week. The total Grand List act
ualy is 1927. 071 ,929, but OF this
amount $36.543, 200 represents real
estate and personal property that Is
exempt by law. The exemption
breakdown is $23,96l, 1897 for real
estate, el2.68l 1853 for personal. In
computing the city's bond credit,
that Is, the amount OF bonds a
municipality may legally be obligat.
ca Tor % per cent Of the grand list)
the Assessors add to the Grand List
OF ei00,528.639 the exempted real
estate, but not the exempted per-
eonaI property. However, there Is a
further deduction Of Si,i92O52, This
represents the value of federal,
state, and county property IN Wa
twbury and II cannot be added to
the Grand List for the purposes Of
figuring out the bond credit.
.sT To derive Waterbury's bond
credit 5 per cent Of g2l3,297, O24
which represents the sum OF
HiDe,e2S,63D. the net Grand List,
and e22,760t2s5, which represents
tbe exempted real estate minus
the federal, state, and county
owned property valuation, ~
teksn-si0, ggl, $500. Waterbury'S
Iegat bond limit. The city cannot
borrow general obligation bonds
beyond That amount, And II Is Of
much Interest 10 note that ~ The
beganiisng Of 1884 the eity's out
standing bonded indebtedness
y bleet 70 statutory limitation
amounted 10 kiO,l55,5O0, some
eSOoeo0 less than allowed, This
has been further eut Down, too,
W payment Of $4,000 IN general
obligations sine January ~, w
ne city II safely below the bond
debt limitation Of o per cent nov
Aaa VII continue ~ drop loser
= lhe year progresses ~ y total
~ ssss,eee ~ general bonds VII
~ PAID on tbiS year
AND 70 Improve this picture fur.
thef Mayor John y, Monogram
Controller Nell Mal0ney, Budget De
rector II, y, Olsen, and other flnans
eiel oiileiaie 0f The ely bODe 10 per-
eliade the 1895 Legislature ~ ALLOW
the elty's Water Bonds, Series 81