The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
BRIDGEPORT.
THE WEST END SCHOOL BUILDING


 THE WEST END SCHOOL BUILDING.
 The West End school house, grammar school No. 3, is to be the finest school house in the city and but two school buildings, located in Hartford, will sur pass it n the State. It is on Colorado avenue, reaching through to Clinton av- enue and is about 153x74 feet, built of brick, with brownstone trimmings, gran ite entrance steps and ash finish inside. The building is three stories high, with q basement, the topmost story being lan- tern built iu the roof, in which is the as- scmbly room, Il hall 70x45 feet, with platform ut it's west end. There are two school rooms in the basement, playrooms for the boys and girls, the janitOr's room, boiler room and toilet rooms under the stairs, ut one end of the building for the boys, at the other for the girls. The principals room, 26x34 feet, will be on the first tlOor,with six school rooms and six more school rooms and d teachers room on the second floor. The If school rooms are intended to accommodate 50 pupils each, giving the building a capac- ty of 700 scholars. This is n excess of the present requirements of the West End, but the building takes into consid eration the future growth of that push ing suburb. The indirect method of heat ing and the ventilation employed at the High school building are repeated here by the architect, Warren R. Briggs. he training school, which was established in 1879 and now cnrolls l6 young ladies un- der the charge of Miss Shattuck, will be transferred here from ne Prospect street school.
 William 1. Davis is building a new house on l. 'ndly street, east from that sold to Herman Metzger.
 Howard Fowler, who is with Perry Kelly, cut his hand with Il scythe, last week; several stitches were taken. John Willis has bought 60 acres owned f by C. W. Fox in the northern part of the town, known as the Fox timber tract. MT Willis will immediately make im- provements.
 John Willis has fine farm wagon, made by W Wneeler Bros, Easton. ! August Stgdtler is driving all artesian well at Stedtler's park. It is down 60 feet with l5 feet of water; he will go 75 feet.
 The Wheeler & Wilson band gave it's annual prize picnic at Shuetzen park, Monday.
 Sidney E. Hawley of Brooktield, the new deputy internal revenue collector for the district of Bridgeport, began work, this week
 Eighty-one boats participated in the New York Yacht clubs races, Monday Hitchcock of this city, which outsailed the fleet
 Besides all his business with new en- zines and cider presses and in handling ashes on commission, Stephen J. Bur roughs has an added attraction at home. It's boy and it arrived, Sunday night The new Swedish Lutheran church on Park avenue was dedicated, Sunday, with appropriate services. A. NJ. Wooster entertains Miss Mamie Cogswell of New Preston.
 After long discussion by the Police Commissioners, the plan of numbering the police beats and rotating the police men was voted down, Commissioner Grant, who consistently urged the mat ter, being the only one to vote in favor. Postmaster J. W..Knowlton is building i a fine residence for himself on the corner of Cottage and Seeley streets 45x35 1-2 feet. It is to be of Gothic style and cost $7935. Downs 6 Weed have the contract for the mason work and w. Scott Hurl- butt the wood work.
 Dutton and Tator, timber contractors, who have recently been operating in Stepney, are about to close up their work previous to engaging in other business. Their entire stock is offered for sale.
 State Engineer Hull made an inspect ion of the dam at Smith lake reservoir, located in the eastern section of Ridge field, at the head of the Norwalk river It has head of P feet to draw from and he found it all right and in good con dition.
 Prof Oldrive has been displaying his powers of walking on the water at Sea side Park.
 Mrs Albert Flames, wife of Park Com missioner Flames and mother of Police Commissioner Flames, died, Tuesday, 70. Christian Birk, the State street dyer, died suddenly, Monday. Edward $. Calhoun, who died, Mon day, had suffered for week with paraly- sis. He was son of ex-Mayor F. c. Cal houn.
 Bridgeport has had several fires within the past week, at the rate of about one q day. The damage n each case was scarcely more than 5000. Incendiaries and spontaneous combustion are sus- pected.
 SPORT HILL.
 The bell committee have ordered bell of Mpueelv & CO the rplphratpd founders