New Britain herald., 1925-01-17
VIETS WITHDRAWS HIS RESIGNATION
Sees Mayor and Explains Situa-
 tiOn Was MiSrepreSented
OTHERS ARE ACCEPTED
Paonessa Declares He Will Not Ap- point Any More Contractors 10 Building Commission--Has Not Selected New Appointces.


 Selected New Appolntces.
 Claiming he was misled and that he resigned under q misundcrstand- ing, Building Commissioner Richard Viets called at the office of Mayor A. M. Paonessa today and withdrew his resignation.
 Mayor Paoncssa will accept the decision of Commissioners Israel Wexler, Thomas J. Quinliyan and Thomas w. Hinchliife to quit the board and will name their success ors without delay, he said today.
 Board Meeting Tuesday Night.
 A meeting of the commission has been called for Tuesday evening 10 act on several matters that have been pending for weeks. one Of them being the application of Miss Julia Naples for a permit to build two-family house on Hart street. Favorable action is expected. Mayor A. M. Paonessa has examined the plans and has given his approval while Chairman Thomas Under of the Zoning commission has also ap- proved and questions any claim that the building would lessen the value of surrounding properties. Build ing Inspector Edward J. Hennossey concurs fin the opinion that the per init should be issued and this is also the belief of Commissioner John J. Walsh, one of the two remaining members of that board. Commis- sioner Viets, it is understood, has not altered his stand of opposition.
 Commissioner Niets said he was approached by other members or the board and from his conversation with them understood the commits sioners were all slated 10 be fired. Rather than be fired, he resigned, he explained.
 No More Contractors.
 No more contractors will be ap- pointed to the building commission according to statement made by Mayor Paonessa "I think l made q mistake in appointing contractors to the board" he stated, discussing his action in demanding the resig- nation of Mcssrs. Wexlcr. QuinlHan and Iiinc,'iffe,
 "No, there is no question oi non esty involved. There has been noth- ing crooked, It vas just mistake to put contractors on the board" he said. He explained that unscrupu- ious persons might give jobs to con- tractors who were on the board, thinking this would influence their petition for a permit. He added that nothing of this kind could or would influence men of the type Of those who resigned yesterday, but he intimated that a position on the board might be embarrassing to contractors and that Il" thought 1t a mistake to put thom on.
 Three Asked to Resign.
 He admitted that the thr"o men had been requested to resign by let tcrs which were mailed at l1:45 o'clock yesterday morning. The let ters he said were sent hy registered mail. Only Chairman WeXcr had received his last evening.
 Speaking of the board discretion- ary powers of the commission, the mayor said he favors the taking out of word may may" in tho ordinance and inserting "shalI," thus limiting the powers of the board.
 The proposed Hart street house, even though a two-famiiy house, would have been a credit 10 that neighborhood. according to the mayor. who said the plans called for an S1S.00O property. His opposition to the Pennington avenue store was based on the fact that proposed zoning rules would prohibit stores in that neighborhood, he said. He said the commissioners had a petition from 46 people asking for hear ing on the latter permit and the pc tition was ignored.
 Says WcylCr Went Too Far
 Speaking of the demand that Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods and his assistant William M. Greenstein be investigated, the mayor expressed the opinion that "WcXhr went too far with Woods"
 Referring again 10 the Hart street controversy he said: If it were any thing that would cause deterioration Of property values in that neighhor- hood 1 would be th" first to object. He said that within the past two months the commissioners granted permits for three 2-family houses in that same vicinity,
 Commissioner John J Walsh, when questioned, said he had not been consulted by the other four men until newspapers w.re on the street stating that they hal resigned. He said 'I wouldn't resign under fire