The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-01
Legislative Notes
BY STAFF REPORTER

The city will present numerous proposals to the General Assembly tomorrow, most of which will be out lined today before the finance board. As stated here previously these include the $1,5O0,0o0 sewage disposal plant bonds, the $800,OOO postwar improvement plans, the city pension bill, the assessors bill, a bill calling for a charter amend msnt whereby charter-fixed salaries will bc lifted from the restriction of being added to by the $500 of living bonus. and lesser charter changes effecting technical accounting pro- cedurcS.
 A proposal by city budget di-
 rector Arnold E. FurIOng will
 likely be presented also calling for
 a sewage fund relative to the bond
 Issuance on this latter project.
 It Is the budget directors idea
 that . fund be created from the
 revenue derived from taxes" up-
 on water users for use of the new
 sewage system. By this fund a
 great share of the bond indebted
 ness as to principal and interest
 yearly may be met, rather than
 from general fund or direct gem
 eral taxation. This would be some
 what similar in procedure as the
 present water fund except that it
 would not entirely be seIf-sus-
 taining fund, as is the latter.
 More on the sewage disposal plant. purpose of requesting authorization from the Legislature, at this time, to issue bonds does not necessarily mean that, If granted, the city will issue them immediately. It is merely indulgence in forethought and vis- ion by financial authorities of the city. who foresee the possibility of wars end before the next session of the General Assembly two years hence. If authorization is not grant ed this session to issue bonds, and the war ends in the meantime thus permitting the city to proceed with construction of the project, it would AALAA AOOCAl "IlllOuU UllC lullAltp 1lN dll- able, Under the present plan the city will have the authorization in the drawer and be prepared to proceed to issue these bonds at the right time.
 It is more than likely that the city will receive the gO-ahead sign Rte Apa La nt NIis. Io1 icIn tivn session. Plans now call for utiliza- ton of the War Production Train ing Center site in the Steele & Johnson building, South MaiH street, as temporary quarters. This latter organization is a federal in- dustrial training project adminis- tered by the state department of education. This reporters good friend, Jim Calvin, the sportsman, Is director of the WPTC at this time, and has been doing credit able job assisting local industries in training their help.
 Senator Patrick Wallace from the 18th is winning many friends on Capitol Hill these days by his sin cerity in giving a little to gain a little" wherever possible. Senator Wallace carries no chip on the shoulder walking around the sen ate, yet has his eyes wide open. His measures on prison and reformatory reform and progressiveness are born of sincere interest in the vel fare of inmates and prison person. nel. Pat has had long experience in this field.
 The bill to retire Dr. Thomas F.
 COndOn on salary of 5000 is
 not likely to meet with much Op-
 position. He has served long and
 faithfully with the city's educa-
 ton field. It is contrary, how
 ever, to the recent ruling of city
 officials who have unofflcialIy
 tabled him as a teacher.
 Stiff opposition is expected to the pension bill and the assessors bill. The first from city employees, who as first reported in the Democrat, have retained Atty. John Thoms to present a compromise bill and the latter from Republican sources who want to get political finger into that assessors office Both bills will constitute political fodder next year, but If the Republicans don't start soon, 1t won't meter much-and hey