New Britain herald., 1925-02-19
ALLING AND MAYOR
 IN DISAGREEMENT
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(Continued from First Page) from reliable sources compels me to believe that you were instrumental in having tho provision changed so that the proposed amendment to the charter, section S4, reads upon this subject: Appointments to the board shall be made by the mayor and ini- , tial appointments shall be made within 30 days after enactment of the initial zoning ordinance by the common council. Vacancies in office shall be filled for the unexpired term by the mayor and he may remove any member of said board for cause
 This would make this adjustment board subject to change by any mayor in the same manner in which he now can change any other board appointed by him. That is, he may remove any member of any board for cause of which he is the sole judge.
 T am particularly concerned with this adjustment board, it's appoint ment and its removal from politics because l realize that this board may be called upon from time to time to change the character of particular streets and If 1t were within the con- trol of the mayor it would be en- tirely feasible for him to change the character of any particular street, even though it was purely residen- tial, from residential street to a business street if he had the power of removal the same as or sinlilar to that which Is now provided by charter with respect to otner com missions.
 T certainly would not want to be, nor do I think that any resi- dent of the city of New Britain would like to be, in the position where If he built a home for htm- self in section which Is purely residential it would be In the power ot any one man to so change the character of that section that I might wake up some morning and find that the board of adjustment had so changed the character of the section in the city in which I had made my home that some building of very undesirable char acter might be built immediately ad- joining my residence.
 T want you to understand that I do not say that this would ever be done but l think it Is just as well to provide now so that 1t never could be done.
 Up to the present time have not had the opportunity to make any study of the proposed amendments adopted by the common council which, I understand, are the same ones contained in the bill before the legislature. As soon as I have been able to go over them, which will probably not be for another week or two. will then communicate my views upon the subject to you.
 "Nery truly yours,
 "BENJAMIN W. ALLING."
 Mayor Paoncssa's Statement
 Commenting on Judge filings letter, Mayor Paonessa said:
 T was interested to learn from the letter sent me by Representa- tive B. w. filling that he claims to father the idea of taking the board of adjustment out of politics by re- quiring impeachment proceedings and public hearing before a mem- Der can be removed.
 If Representative AllirE had this idea in mind, he certainly did not convey it to me. Judge filling did not attend meetings of the charter revision committee at which zoning was discussed and as a consequence, could not have expressed his views before the board that made the amendment which now seek to have changed.
 i AS a matter of fact, the idea of requiring impeachment proceedings and a public hearing came to the city simultaneously with the idea of zoning. The enabling act prepared by the Technical Advisory Corpora tion had this clause and it was adopted in toto by the zoning com- mission, with no change being made in the system of appointing or re- moving members. It came to the charter revision committee in that form. That body saw fit to regard | lo rJ op ,,e+r ;,. light as other commissions and gave the mayor power over it. did not at that time nor at any other time, express myself as in favor of hav- ing the mayor in control, and any one who quotes my stand as such is very much misinformed.
 Tt is 10 be regretted that our representative. Mir. Alling, has seen