The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-04

ocrat that he Is sympathetic to- ward any State effort to alleviate the housing situation, but the sub Sidy proposal does not provide for sufficient building materials with which to construct any such homes.
 "AS everyone knows our major problem is the lack of building ma terials, and without them we can not hope to build any type home at any cost range" MT. Smith said.
 Other Builders Agree
 Domenic Castelano, local builder, said he felt he could not go along to solve the materials shortage"
 Other local builders, who did not care to be directly quoted, expressed similar views.
 The proposal, as suggested to Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin by five State veterans organizations, calls for an appropriation of approxi- mately $30,OO0000 to subsidize priv ate construction of rental housing that veterans might rent at a maximum range of $40 a month.
 The subsidies, in lieu of veterans bonuses, would be returned to the veterans in the form of reduced rentals over period of from to g years. Once the subsidies were exhausted, builders could boost ren- talS.
 Council Consideration Asked
 Governor Baldwin today recom- mended Legislative Council consid eration of the proposal for possible public hearing, following confer ence held yesterday with Prentice White, State Housing Administra- tor.
 MT. White today told The Demo- crat that the plan, in effect, called for subsidy of private construction based on construction costs. The difference between the rental maxi mum required by the private con- tractor and the $40 maximum set for the veteran would be offset by the State.
 The Administrator said that the five veterans organizations had been contacted by him to poll their membership and file a report by Nov. l. The five organizations are the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Amvets and the AVG.
 White said that a survey made by his office in Il representative communities disclosed about 79 per cent of the 8,775 veterans applying for housing were seeking rentals of between $35-$4O a month.
 1,26O Seek Homes Here
 According to another survey com- piled by the Veterans Re-employ- ment and Advisory Commission total of 1,260 of Waterbury's ap- proximately 12,00O veterans seek housing. A total of 26O of these seek apartments and 1000 tene- mentS with 613 reportedly wanting to buy.
 According to the State survey. made by means of questionnaireS forwarded to the 60 Veterans Ad- visory centers in Connecticut, B of the directors of these Centers serv- AAi6 d POpuAdL1OlA O1 4OO, tOU 1CpO4 GC0 a total of 16,855 veterans are seek ing housing. Of this number 3,289 want to purchase and 1921 want to build. Among those wanting to rent 7,071 desire apartments, 3,760 seek tenements and 2,765 single family homes.
 In Torrington 500 of the 4,5OO re- turned veterans seek housing with in rent range of $25-30. In Win sted but 75 of the 1,5OO veterans seek quarters within 8 $30-35 range with 25 wanting to buy and 50 wanting to build. In Watertown 750 of the 1,500 veterans seek hous- ing with 375 wanting apartments, 750 tenements and 15O single fam fly homes with the average rental range of $25-45. In Meriden 800 of the 5000 seek place to live with rent category of $30-$4O. No figures were listed for Naugatuck.
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