New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
USES WELD'S MESSAGE
 IN DEMOCRATIC CLAIM
Mayor Said Prospect of Sewage Plant Was
 Immediate

Quoting from Mayor Weld's mes sage to the common council in 1927, and using Senator F.. F. Halls state- ment of the city's financial condi ton as further argument, eX-MayOr A. NJ. Paonessa last night addressed democratic workers at headquarters reiterating expenditure of $2,0o0,000 for development of the city's sew age filtration plant is now con- templated.
 Although the name of Senator Hall was not used during the dis course 1t was plainly evident that Paonessa was making answer to the claims advanced by Hall at re- publican rally on the preceding eve ming. Senator Hall had declared the republicans have not considered proceeding with the development for several years at least and that even in the event that it was their desire to do so, financial obstacles would stand in the way.
 'Election day is but a few days off. and we must be very careful to iIloiSHt 'Ntl tIllHS "t ItoIh now on,' Paonessa began. This is a somewhat different audience than any 1 have spoken to during the week. As democratic workers you are in better position than most people to know whether have promised any jobs to anyone, and you know that ] have not. l would much rather be defeated next Tues day than go into the office of mayor with promises of jobs or appoint ments to be fulfilled
 You have read in the newspa pers that tte republicans have denied the accuracy of a statement made by me that they are planning to proceed at once with an enormous outlay of money for a sewage dis posal plant. They claim no money will be spent for several years. The common council some time ago re- ceived a request from the board of public works for permission to en- ploy one or more engineers to con- duct preliminary work in connection with this job. Permission was given, $7,O00 was allowed and has been spent. Previously. more than s10.0o0 was spent by the board of public works for experimental work.
 Tn Mayor Weld's message to the common council in 1927, just one year ago, under the heading of En- gineering Department the mayor wrote: With the immediate-(allow me to repeat that word Immediately prospect of active wrok in sewage disposal plant construction, and in water supply extension. steps should be taken as soon as possible to sep arate the engineering department and other works XXX
 There is no mention there of lateral work, as the republican speakers have claimed. It mentions specifically sewage disposal plant construction.
 "Discussing sewerage finances, the present mayor in another part of his message wrote: It was from these estimates that the recommendations were prepared for the authorization of sewer bonds to the amount of $1 100000 to take care of all work of sewer construction that may be let within the next two years"
 There are the words of the re- publican mayor: Contracts that may be let within the next two years. and plant construction not lateral construction. Could anything be more convincing proof that the republicans plan to make this enormous expenditure at once?
 "The claim that the ci will not enter into this program because of financial obstacles is also a surprise to me. The man who made the claim, less than two months ago made public statement that the city is now approximately within one and one-half million dollars of it's borrowing limits. In this years budget is an item of $300.000 or more in payments on principal, which means that by the close of the first year of the present adminis- tration the obligations will be re- duced / that much and corres- bonding amount can be borrowed in addition to the million and one-half. During the second year of the next administration. another reduction in the obligations will be made. So it can readily be seen that the next administration can readily find the money 10 make this unwarranted expenditure If it sees fit to do so.
 "If l am elected. the doors of the mayors office will be open to all in fact the doors Of all boards will