The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-25
COP. Enlightened On Post War Plans Moyon MOnoson ReFutes Claims of c. o. P. condidote With Foetuol Settlement

SGrlkkuB DECK 1OE uue I1IS6 tlKG1e GC the allegation made by Raymond E. Snyder, Republican mayoralty can- didate, that "the city's postwar plans were in Tnothballs", Mayor John s. Monagan asserted last night the COP nominees claims reflected a lack of comprehension of the ti- nat1cial problems of the city and of its development needs, plus an ignor- ance of the great amount of con- struction work that has to be done.
 Speaking over both local stations, the Democratic incumbent said a report on postwar plans will be is- sued within the next few days, and briefly outlined projects now under consideration. They were:
 A new high school.
 Building of municipal audi. toriurn.
 Addition to existing schools.
 Construction of an incinerator to solve the acute problem of rubbish disposal.
 Construction of playgrounds in crowded sections of the city as well as the extension of recreation areas.
 The provision of isolation facll- tiles.
 Claims Baseless
 The mayor said that the Republi. can candidate mRnifested "ignor. Ance" in making such baseless claims about the administrators indiffer- ence or failure to plan postwar im- prOvefnents, since the reconversion work of all departments had been widely puhlicized by the city's press.
 Tt is possible to explain MT. nyders ignorance of plan in the blueprint stage. It is possible to plead that he does not remember the publicity '!ven to my appear anceS and those of other city of- ficials before legislative commit tees, ct public hearings and in con- ferences with state and federal of- ficials to hammer out the de- tails of this program, but how can the candidate be ignorant of the Various sizeable projects which. have been under way for long per- lods of time?"
 "He asks when work is to start on our postwar projects. The an. vwer Is that work on projects cost Ing e250,000 has long been started and b well on it's way to comple- ton"
 The, question asked by the Repub- lican nominee concerning the ad. ministratton postwar plans "show the unimaginative and amateurish fashion in which the weighty proh- lem of Waterhury,s future would be approached if the Republican candi- dates were put into office," the mayor declared.
 Projects Delayed
 He pointed out work on many of the city's postwar plans began two years ago. but have been held up by lack of materials. He stressed that this report of the City Plan Com 'naisslon to appear soon Is the equal of any similar report of any city in the country, regardless of size.
 Among some of the major i'm. provements now will get underway as soon as materials are available, the Mayor listed:
 The express highway which will be built through the city to relieve the postwar traffic strain on main arteries.
 Apparently the Republican can- didate for mayor has been insulated from, such knowledge, however" he added. Tn Q recent radio speech he stated that the city administra- ton hadn't got its plans out of mothballs and further said, I'd like to know what the city adminiStra. tion k doing to help give the men who will be unemployed something to do'."
 Although am not as pessimis- tic as Mir. Snyder is about the un. employment situation in this city, I am delighted to answer his ques. tionS about our postwar plans,' the mayor continued.
 Lashing out ct MT. Snyder's as. sertions concerning bond authoriza- tons grante dthe city by the Legis- latiire, the mayor said.
 T am sorry to say that Mir. Shy. der was not very careful in prepar- ing his speech on this point. Ills facts on the bond issued were little bit off. He stated that we had obtained authorization to issue bonds in the amount of e2,30o 900. Actually we were given permission to sell 4700.000 worth of airport bonds and 9760,000 worth of sewage disposal bonds or Q total of ei,4So,- coo.
 "AGr. Snyder was off by nearly .