The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-06

MNyOk Joflu SA Mplhkhn AS JuSV NH- other group of political "sharpies", whereas Q good majority of citizens arc convinced by the record that waterbury is getting something it always craved-good government. Tho wonder of it Is that the COP Town Committee could not have come up with Mir. Snyder and his follow candidates, named at this weeks city convention, some time earlelP when their nominations would have been received with more enthusiasm, except of course, Tor the upsets on the Board Of Alder men.
 Already there are indications ae Nhe trend Of the COP CaIsa- mAlgn. This week witnessed the hubllshed statement that "By and large, municipal work ln most cit. leA our own included, is slopplly done. It ls bedsviled by politics. As Q COnseQuence the lot of neiths or Che OmplOyo of the city nor oho citizen who should be served hy thO work of the ompl0ye is n happy one. Neither gets what ho should. "And on the same nago can also be read the follow. hng: "As for the Republican vO. Gers in Waterbury, the consent of MT. Snyder and his associates to Eun for oG1lce presents . very con- Creto obligation t0 them. They have maintained repeatedly that Che city would benefis by Q sweep. ang change Of administration. :" In other words turn the rascals out and let us have . chance at C. Or words to that effect.
 In short It makes c difference who's "in" and who's "out", That's perfectly natural to understand and as part and parcel of our system Of democratic government, No one Is golng to argue about the right of any man or woman to seek public ofgice. No one would want to see the day arrive when in c city the size of Waterbury there wouldn't Dc Q strong minority group contestlng the right os other groups to elect their candidates to ofilee, That's the beauty Of running for public office here in America. You may do 0 good Job of it, but there's always someone around who maintains that ho could do Q better job. or your kaNlts arc more apparent to him than che great mass of voters. In Waterbury it Is becoming inereaS. A. analy difncult to combat both Q Aparty that is politically wise by vlr. SAo Of many victories and few de- eats, but which also persists in of" ering for candidates men and wofn. bn who are concerned about full measure of good service to the elee- orate.
 somO Interesting figures could ba propared on tax rates through out Connecticut were one inclined 4 e imyestlgate them . bit. Water. buFy's, for example, has dropped from 3e.B mills to 90 in the course of tho past five years. There hoams Co bo . feeling among city nflOinls that this figure is about what it should be, unless there was such Q tremendous increase In Hhn Olty6 grand list as to make ft unnecessary to levy the SO-mill raaA Co bring in sufficient reven. shNU. The S0.milk rate isn't out Of line with those of other big cities ln Connecticut. In round figures st ls more than New Haven's and BridgepOFt's, but lees than Hart. fOrA's. In the case oS the first two cities there is the slight mat. ter oe Q water department. Nelth. CT have municipal supplies, where. ms Waterbury has and about Oh Der cent of city appropriations arc clhargOable to water service. Too often this clty's water depart" mnemt, now on 8 seIE-sussaining hasis, ls overlooked in . compar. sson Oe debts and tax rates, but it la on important itemptO Dc watch. CT at all tlnaes.
 Hartford seems to be having It's troubles. Both Democrats and Re- uublicans are apparently in a dith. e over the Forthcoming election. It would seem as if ex-mayor Thomas J. Spellacy had the Democratic nomination all wrapped up With only former Police Chief Charles 1Eailissey promising primary oppos- htlon. Ex-mayor Denis P. O'Connor dropped out of the race with claims of "bossism', etc. Republicans won't nominate until October i6. And to nomplicate the situation further Mayor Mortensen has engaged three lB-minute periods on WHIT, Hart. ford, shortly before the election during which broadcasts he will scall the political shots as s:e them." Democrats and Republicans alike are slightly apprehensive of what is to come and to say that his own party members were stunned by elae announcement is putting 1t mildly.
 Down In New Haven Mayer yohn w. Murphy has announced thaA the l9A6 tax rate will be 27h miIIg, mo change from this year. The budget will be $9,722, ,320 with q grand list estimated at $S19. Eo5,Aso. Cost of living bonuses of 19 peR cent will be permanent. Mayor .AuFphy stated that If all fh0 department requests had been Hrnn1ed the budget would have Soapod Co Si2.0o0.0oo and the tax kale g0ne up ! mills. ,. TOrring- Con Democrats have reason to be n9uma oe the victory that they nnhievod this past week. electing william Kilmartin, personnel di. anctoF oe the TeEEington Company hy a much larger majority than Mayor william Patton showed two gears ago ever the same COP enmaiHate. NndieAtionE still seem to point Co the possibility of State