New Britain herald., 1923-03-16
MAYOR WOULD KILL
 SCHOOL BOND ISSUE Calls City Meeting Board to Re
 consider Action Of January UNNECESSARY, HE SAYS
Paonessa Declares He Has Been In- formed That $825,OO0 Is Not Need- ed to Furnish Proper Accommoda- tions for Children.

Mayor A. M. Paonessa this morn.
 ing signed call for a special ses-
 sion of the city meeting board to be
 held Friday night. March 23, at the
 auditorium of the Central Junior
 High school, at o'clock, to recon ] slider action taken at meeting Janu-
 ary in voting for the issuance of school bonds to the amount of $625,-
 900.
 Accompanying the mayors call for | the meeting, was a brief message ex- plaining that he has been informed that so large bond issue is not
 necessary, and that since it will boost the bonded indebtedness near the five per cent limit, he feels the action should be rescinded.
 Call for Meeting
 The call for the meeting is as fol- lows:
 You arc hereby warned and noti-
 fled thi0 special meeting of the city meeting board will be held on the 23rd day of March, A. D., 1923, at o'clock, D. m., in the Grammar School hall on Main street, New Britain. said meeting being hereby called for the purpose of considering the resembling and, if deemed advis- able, to vote to rescind the action of the city meeting board at It's meeting held on the 9th day of January, 1923, in voting to issue school bonds to the a4ount of 625.000 and in confirm ins. adopting and Epproving the ap-' propriation of said sum by the com mon council for the purpose of erect ing school buildings, enlarging exist ing school buildings, buying or se- curing land therefor and equipment thereof and for the purpose of talk ing any other action concerning the said matters proper to come before said meeting"
 Statement by Mayor.
 The mayors statement follows:
 Since the bond issue of s625,0o0, for school buildings, land, etc, was passed by the city meeting board, I have received information that the necessities for additional school &C., commodations do not call for such a I large sum. This proposed bond is- sue follows closely an issue of $570,- 000 for school purposes making a | total issue of s1,195,0O0 within one | year. The last issue brings the city within very short distance from the debt limit allowed by law If it is unnecessary to thus increase the bonded debt of the city at this time and the city has acted without full understanding either of the present or future necessities relating to suit able school accommodations, then it is my duty as mayor to bring the matter before the city meeting for its 
 Ex-Mayor G. A. Quigley was one of the first to raise the question of necessity of so large bond issue. At the recent banquet of the com- mon council and city officials, the former mayor said he had been told by the chairman of the school board hat bonds to that amount were not ( needed.
 Mayor Paonessa has been devoting much time to study of the school boards problems, and is convinced, le says, that the city can get along without any new school buildings for he next two years. He believes that !, ! few extra desks can be placed in z Ill rooms and changes made from |, me school to another where neces- r ary to relieve overcrowded condi- ions, 4.