New Britain herald., 1927-08-25
WELD.PA0NESSA DUEL
 0N'SEWAGE QUESTION
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PaonesSa'S Statement Ex-Mayor Paonessa's statement

FaOneSS1 s StdtemenC
 Ex-Mayor Paonessa's statement follows:
 Mayor Weld in several of his public declarations has criticized his fellow citizens for not taking a greater interest in the problems of government. Now that former Mayor Quigley and myself have done just what he has urged and ex- pressed ourselves with regard to one of the most expensive mistakes the city has ever contemplated, namely the sewerage system, we are held as politicians and candidates for mayor. This notwithstanding the fact that we are both residents, citizens and taxpayers and that the experience we have had with the problems of this citys government cover period of years many times as great as Mayor WeId's.
 Tt would seem that taxpayer would be quite within his rights in having something to say about how his money is spent-even during the administration of Mayor Weld, who during his one year at the head of the government sees fit to set him. self up as an authority on a prob lem over which even experts admit they are quite in the dark. If these experts must spend so much time and money in making surveys and are willing to avail themselves of every scrap of information obtain able, then it would seem that per- haps Mayor Weld might benefit from experience of his predecessors who were actively associated with the problem before he was a voter.
 T believe that the public of New Britain wants information about this sewage problem. It involves a mil lion dollars or more of city money, their money. if you please. There is more to it than going to Hartford and getting paid engineers to squan- not exclusively the problem of New Britain, but of the entire state. Let's have a survey. but let the state pay. In the meantime let us have full in formation from every possible source as we will, regardless of how Mayor haps he would do we'll to read the little tale of how King Canute fail cd in his effort to sweep back sthe waves"
 Would Allow Quigley To Speak
 T shall certainly vote in favor of ,i,y1o permission to speak before the com- mon council when the matter of sewage disposal is brought up for l believe that since the city meeting board was disposed of the city at best is governed by the few regard less of which party is in power"
 The foregoing statement was made today by J. Gustav Johnson, repub- lican alderman of the fourth war,- and the oldest member of the coun- cil in point of service.
 Mir. Johnson said he believes no city in the United States has less representation than New Britain since the city meeting board was abolished.
 "The only chance a citizen of this city has to express himself is the one Mir. Quigley is asking and certainly would not like to vote against giving the people voice in the government" MT. Johnson de- clared.
 The alderman believes that MT. l. ct, mayor. must know something about question and although he may not vote favorably on Mir. Qulgley's proposition he would be ready to listen to if.
 This is the stand opposite to that taken by Alderman William II. Judd of the third ward, mayor pro tenn, and the republican whip of the common council.