The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16

Costs to WaterbuTyS taxpayers for operation and administration ot tiieif city government for the ie4b fiscal year will be reviewed at the first Of Q series Of finance board meetings scheduled for later thS week.
 AS reported by The Democrat last week c i04B proposed appropriation as determined by tentative budgets already submitted by departmental heads, will Dc presented in amount approximatlng 9e,0i0,7el. This is o4iG,DeD moro than the current l04A appropriation and is expected to Do reduced to some extent by the end of the series of meetings, Sched. uled,
 A pro-vlew of budgets to Do subs raittod to the board reveals that city authorities are anticipating tho possibility of wars end sometime next year and the subsequent return to tho markets of various conlmodi. ties, goods, etc., now restricted from municipalities and the like.
 For example, various departmen. tal heads have included within their budget estimates, requested appro- pfiatlons for purchase of new equip. ment, new buildings, additional material, while conversely various war.tiEAe emergency appropriations, such as civilian defonSe,, arc to Dc given consideration in light of pos- Sible reduction.
 Also taken Into confederation are cost of such vast programs, now underway as the roValuation pros gram and proposed pension bill for city employees.
 Allocatlon of approximately e3e,. poo ig being asked to defray eXs peflses Of next year incurred by the revaluation program, Although this 1 not c definite figure it has been arrived at, it was reported today, by anticipation of payment of ei2000 to the firm of George D. Horan, Inc. Tor administrative work being donO, plus 924,000 for expenses Incurred by tho company during It's survey.
 The sum of ei, GOO has tentatively been set up for additional payment to Russell Hooker, Hartford actuary, for additional work on the proposed pension plan.
 Extensive increases are requested by tho street and sewer departments with plans calling for the purchase of new trucks md general equlp- nient in amount of 990000 and the construction of new buildings in the city yards in amount of ei0,000, the latter to replace old.ores now inade- quate.
 An increase of S7,00O as over ieA4 Co asked by these departments for the purchase Of highway materials ln i0l6 in total amount Of S42,000. This request iS based on tho fact that departmental authorities have been informed that Q broad relaxa- ton will likely be effected on many such materials which have been "froeen" since wars outbreak. A new air compressor, at cost of e0,000, Is also requested for ie46 while sand spreaders and snow blows will bc naked for, costing S20S0. These latter items have been un- available to municipalities for the past couple of years. Repairs to bridges and the cutting back of sharp corners at street intersections will be attempted if q total request cd appropriation of SiS,o0o is granted.
 Facilities of the local police de. partment will be expanded, wher. ever possible, with budget appro- priations requested in amounts of Si2,000, or 6 e0,000 increase for maintenance of patrol cars; ei0,000 for the purchase of new cars or an increase of e4000 over i044; am. munition supplies to cost si,2ib or eeiS more; trafiic control supplies