The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-04


 sensational surplus figures at the
 end of this fiscal year. The Oc-
 taber estimate is $442,OOO, which
 compares favorably with the
 $474,0OO figure of year ago. How
 ever, the actual surplus for 1943
 budget operations was consider
 ably more than $6OO,OOO. In fact
 it was the largest surplus the city
 had ever accumulated. And by
 the same token it wouldn't be sur
 prising to find the 1944 figure
 likewise moving up towards this
 $500, 900 total by the time the
 Looks are balanced. One thing
 might disturb this-the tendency
 of the School Department now to
 gObble up unapprOpriated bal-
 ances throughout the budget to
 finance it's tremendous building
 repair program.
 Public hearings on Waterburyf persion commissions proposals are apt to prove dismal failures from the standpoint of producing sen sations. Judging by the attitude the members of the survey com mission take they aren't trying to impose on any group of employees a system that will deprive them of rights they possess now nor add to their burden. On the other hand the commission, now pos sessed with the knowledge of what pensions mean in dollars and cents to the taxpayers of Waterbury doesn't intend to approve of a system that puts most of the bur- den on the municipality and gives the employe life insurance. pol icy for next to nothing. There has to be a happy medium struck the commissions state. They aren't too certain themselves where that is, but they hope that through the process of consultation with ex- pertS and with those to be affected that 8 workable plan can be pre- sented to Mayor John S. Monagar by the end of this year.
 Veteran political workers are confused this year. For several years past 1t has been difficult to secure enough workers to man the polls or to handle party pri- vate check-roOms. The Democrats with a more complete Set-up lO- calIy have been particularly hard pressed at times to get sufficient empower. But not this year!
 Committeeman and women and party officials are being besieged to hire cars and workers for Tues- day. Not in four or five years has there been such a demand to werk on Election Day. And the veterans referred to above. just don't know what to ascribe this t0-it might be a desire to SO along with the winning side or it might be . trend towards times not 50 busy for many of the city's employed men and women.
 The traditional Democratic ral. Hes on the eve of election are gon' TOT good. Remember the days whel no election was complete if tn, didn't make a tour O klle city which included Brooklyn Hill, Foley's veranda North Square? Maybe after the wa 6 over somebody will try to pu lee. candidates back oIi this sclied- Ille. but it's doubtful if ever agail Iiiie form of campaigning will re turn to popularity District A.. |n Brooklyn has the greatest mum Der of voters this year with almos ] 100. It will entail use of four vot- |sin machines, as moderators usually |IF to keep the total registered ol .aeh machine below 1000 .00e is thu |hiit on the machines. After tha .fIe9 start to register from again was afraid of this situa
 cn because of its swollen yot. |Hz list. but secured a ruling iron
 ftfoFd to the eltect that the ma
 a conId register past tsae eo.