Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-06-28

All book terms are -four months"
 The Communication Books are of safety paper with various colors and overprintS, indicative of the class of vehicle, and having large Morris Plan numbers which identi- fly the owner to whom the book was issued.
 The organization Is a complete state agency having its entire ad- ministration, accounting, operation and maintenance staff of twenty five with all their attendant duties, carried out on or in the premises at Groton. This group of coOpera- tive workers, by the way, is entire ly fUnctionary, having continued round -the-clOck duties which allow for nothing but application. Seven teen of these capable employees are originals. They have all been chosen from State' Merit lists fur niShed.
 Operations are subject to all rules and regulations and authorities of the various state officials such as the Commissioner of Finance and Control, State Auditors, Treasurer, Comptroller, with whom the finest relations are enjoyed, and whose services are continually extended on our behalf.
 Under Contractual Services, the Highway Department is employed to care for the maintenance needs such as snow removal, sanding, road and bridge repairs, and land scaping. This arrangement works out especially satisfactorily, par ticularly as to snow and ice work so capably carried on in the winter by those forces.
 Let us acquaint you with what happens to your cash or ticket toll payment when you pass through the lanes of this facility. The opera tor who has previously, at the be- ginning of his or her eight hour tour of duty, turned an identifica- ton key In the booth register, pushes a button numbered one to seven according to the class6ica- ton of the vehicle which you are driving. The push of the proper button covering receipt, registers on the sidewaH indicator while a bell rings, signals to you that your payment has been properly received and posted in a lane totalizlng ma chine. This is located in a locked inner room in the Auditing Depart ment. Simultaneously, the number one to seven appears on the large carriage call numbers on the over- head indicator on both sides of the lane through which you are pass ing. If 1t is a ticket you are pre- senting, an amber lens will light as the operator has in addition to the number button, pushed a T or ticket button. These indicators are under the surveillance of the Tour Supervisor, or anyone who might be interested in the operation, and can be read at distance of 1000 feet or more from the station.
 Your change would be given you with thanks, and your wheels would then pass over treadle which would automatically register the axles of the vehicle concerned, on the same inner sanctum regis ter.
 These registers, a part of a $40,- 00OOO Auditing g-Accounting system, print automatically on the hour every hour, or manual1y when nec- essary, showing Operator in lane, all time intervals, all classes of vehicles and types of tolls and the number of axle impulses. They are activated through wires carried through 6 x 6 service tunnel un- der the plaza.
 Previous to the end of the Opera tors tour, he or she turns in the tour fund of $25.O0 advanced, and at the end counts the cash and tick cts, makes out itemized reports and deposits same in the safe deposit Ory.
 From that point the Cashier and Auditor carry on, making a thorough audit of the individual accounts daily and filing all tick