The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-01
NeuU City Committees To Function in 1916
 Housing, Safety, Retirement
 Boords Set in Motion
Boords Set in Motion

City boards and committees which will function for the first time on a full year basis starting in 1946 are the Housing Authority, Safety Council and Retirement Board. While the first two have been func- tioning to some extent in the past, l946 will mark the first time funds have been allocated, within the city budget, to defray expenses of these committees. The Retirement Board formally takes office this week for the first time in the city's history.
 Housing Authority
 The sum of $10,000 has been allo- cated within the city's 1946 budget to defray costs and contingent ex- penses of the Housing Authority in conducting a survey as to Water bury's Housing needs. This commit tee, which works without compen- sation, is headed by Lester Young, chairman and consists of: John J. Driscoll, serving a one year term; Richard W. Goss serving a 3 years term; Joseph DeLauritis serving a year term and Miss Agnes Fitzpat- rick serving a year term.
 The Housing Authority, which was appointed by the Mayor April 4, l944 has broad powers under statu- tory law. This board was created. in- stituted and empowered by Senate Bill No. II of the General Assembly of 1887. According to terms of this bill the board has the right to &C., quire property by virtue of eminent domain; abolish slums; acquire, lease, and operate housing projects: provide for construction, recon struction, alteration and repair of any project; and issue bonds and provisions for form and sale of such bonds"
 The survey to be undertaken under direction of the Housing Au- thority will be for purposes of de- termining the actual needs in the city as to housing-particularly low cost housing. Areas will be studied for slum clearance, improvement, etc. It is possible that local or out of town expert may be retained to handle this project.
 Waterbury, as elsewhere in the nation, suffers from an acute hous- ing shortage. Low cost houses heve never been built in Waterbury on a large scale in the past and the re- suits have been showing up. Federal housing projects have been con- structed with the purpose of their being torn down within two or three years following the formal end of the war.
 Waterbury'S Safety Council, while functioning for the past few months in an organizational manner, will actually begin material advances with its program on safety-measures in 1946. The sum of $6,00O has been allocated within the city's 1946 bud- get to defray costs of this program, particularly, advertising.
 William V. Hawkes. serves as chairman of this committee. Others include Frank Green, Ear. Segur, Police Supt. William J. Roach, Will liam Vosburgh and James M. Moore. The committees purpose is to foster city-wide intensified education" campaign on safety measures. It works in direct conjunction with the National Safety Council.
 This board functions without com- pensation.
 Advertising through the medium of newspapers, radio and billboards will be utilized. Speaking programs will be conducted in schools, before community organizations, civic, fra ternal and religious.
 The city's Retirement Board was named just two weeks ago by the Mayor subject to approval by the Board of Aldermen. Its functions and powers are set up within the