The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-27

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 ure used in waterburys municipal history. A tendency to increase this further would have cut deeply into the available funds for the capital improvements budget. hence. the desire on the part of the Board of Finance to make available funds for such things as streets, sidewalks, etc, and at the same time hold the tax rate increase down as low as possible.
 or considerable interest in the new budget is an item of revenue. titled Payment by Water Fund in lieu of taxes. waterbury's Water Fund is operated on a self-sustain- ing basis with all of its expenses. in- ciuoing debt retirement and interest financed by water revenues. Next year will mark the first time that the Water Fund has paid anything to the General Fund in lieu of tax- ation, which might be imposed were the city's water system a privately operated utility.
 The payment, however. is not fn- tended to represent an approxima- ton of what such @ utility might pey m taxes, but is simply what it IS entitled--a payment in lieu of taxes and next year will amount to SzO,O0O. In addition it is expected that the Water Fund will continue 70 reserve from its surplus funds With which to meet the heavy debt program that begins in 1853 when the Series of ls4l Water Bond start to mature.
 Education Budget Sets Record The Education Department which mas its largest budget of all time S2'zoz,24l-will initiate the sinols standard schedule for teachers ir l947, with provisions being madF 70 handle the same in Connection Wlth the proposed 10 percent sal. ary increase for all city employees Each teacher will receive a 10 her. cent increase, which amount vii iirst be applied toward the incre. ment due the teacher under fhs single salary schedule. Anv re. maining unahsorbed balance vii then constitute temporary cost-of. living adjustment.
 Under the School Department, single salary schedule, grammar anc nlgh school teachers of equal train. ing or holding similar degrees vii nave the same salary schedul, ranges from minimum to maximum
 Dropped from the I947 budget flo, the first time since the outbreak or the war is the item in the Comm. troiler-General Financial app-euri. ations known as the Emereenc, Item. It was created specifically tc care or the numerous Civilian De. Tense expenses, but during l946 ther, were few in this category, SO most O. the Emergency appropriation wa, transferred to other accounts dur. Ing the past few months.
 Showing an increase this year if the Comptroller's budget is th, pension transfer. It amounts [, S404.400 and is based on a re-calcl. lation of the city's contribution by Russell O. Hooker of Hartford. wht AA@AS btC uiAlIlldl one.
 Clothing Allowance Noted
 or interest, too, in the propose. budget are clothing allowances ii both the Police and Fire Depart ments. the former SS,0OO; the latte $2.S00. The firemens' clothing al lowance is a new one, and detail Tor handling the same have not we been completely decided upon b tn Fire Board. Tn the Police De lpartment a clothing allowance was i, use during i946 and will be con tinued next year in a movement {. provide all members of the depart ment with new uniforms.
 While there was no public specu lation by members of the Board o Aldermen at their meeting of tn Board of Aldermen at their meet ing this noon on the proposed bud get. 1t is expected that the publi hearing may provide some firework tn view of expressed opposition b, various groups.