New Britain herald., 1925-04-25
NATIONALITY FIGHT
 OVER NEW BUILDING
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 Porter felt two family house would depreeiate the value Of his property. MT, Porter said It made no difference 10 him who was going to get the permit, that he would oppose a per init for MT, schilling. for John A. Andrews. who was present at the meeting, or anyone else.
 After several property owners mad been heard, Judge Mangan asked Chairman Richard viets if he might inquire from Mir. upson whether he would give his reason for opposing the permit, and give the same reason he had given Mrs. Zehler
 Attorney Sexton jumped to his feet and raised an objection, de- claring the question improper. and stating that no one can require a man to make statement.
 Attorney Sexton evidently under stands and for personal reasons doesn't want it to come out. If I make a statement Pm not afraid to stand on my two feet and back it up, instead of hiding behind some tech nical objection" Judge Mangan re- piled.
 MT. Upson said he was opposed because it would depreciate property values.
 Judge Manean asked if he had told Mrs. Zehler he was not so much interested in the two family house matter as he was in keeping the Irish ont of the neighborhood.
 Mir. Upson replied he had not.
 Mr. Mangan then inquired if Up- son had given an estimate on an- other two family house in the same neighborhood and the discussion over that question followed. After several questions from Mir. Mangan had brought out the answer that Mir. Upson gives estimates for many jobs every day and didn't remembef this particular case, Judge Mangan closed the cross examination with a statement.
 That's the old stall: I don't re- member.
 Louie s. Jones was opposed. He felt owners of property were en- titled to protection and two family houses should go In two family 
 Commissioner H. s. Warner felt there is something wrong when one man (Steward) gets a permit and another cannot.
 Jacob Yung. ct al, owners of 50 acres of land fronting on Corbin avenue and representing more than half the land within a radius of 500 feet of Kennedy's lot, was represent cd by Jacob Yung as not opposed.
 T own between 200 and 300 lots and I think I ought to be the ma jority." MT. Yung said.
 Attorney Sexton prefaced his ob- jection with a statement; "Mr. Ken nedy is Irish and so am l, and I'm proud of it." He objected to the house.
 Mir. Jones asked Judge Mangan what he would do if he was one of the neighbors, to which the attorney 
 T don't think l can answer that question. only so much as to say that have habit of letting a man take care of his own money and his own property"
 Attorney Sexton told the commits sion more than 75 per cent of the owners were opposed and Yung's property has but one vote. Refusal is mandatory, he claimed
 MT. Kennedy said he has no ob- lection to one family restrictions, but since two family houses now stand in the immediate neighbor- hood. he refused~to be the goat"
 Action was postponed by the con- mission until next Thursday night. |
 Chairman Richard Viets presided It the meeting and Commissioner | Thomas Firth was clerk Commits ;ioners Joseph Barry, John J, Walsh and H. s. Warner were also present.
 Among the remonstrants and spectators who attended were: James S. North, William Fitzpatrick, ". s. Rowland, Donald Gaffney. John A. Andrews, Edward Barron, Paul Zehler, Howard Blinn, Joseph Ward, William Sikora, William John W. Hagearty, Paul snyder, Jacob Yung, A. r. Schiling, Philip Kallberg, Euguen Leach,