Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-06
DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING.

An Exciting Discussion Between Chair man Tierney and MT Sake. Chairman Tierney presided at the regular meeting of the center district committee last evening and all the members were present. The bills for the month, including one of $3, ,524. 90 paid by the chairman for work on the Elm street school building, amounting to some $12, ,000, were read.
 The recommendations of the board of education relative to the salaries tor John M. Connolly, Miss s. H. Cairns 1 and Miss B. M. Lyman, were approved. It was voted that the chairman of the district committee be empowered to en- gage the Bartlett quartette for the graduating exercises. The recommendation of the board of education that photographs of the in terior and exterior of some of the school buildings be taken to send to the Worlds fair with Connecticut educa- tional exhibits, was approved and it was voted that such buildings as the superintendent of schools shall select be photographed at cost not to exceed $25.
 The recommendation of the board that number of models be procured ! for the training school, caused consider able debate. Chairman Tierney op- posed the recommendation. A number of small models were procured a short while ago, he said, and he did not know why these could not be used to draw from on larger scale. "If the board of education had looked into this matter properly they would not have recom- mended it. The majority of the board of education has neglected the manual training school. The chairman of that board has never put his foot inside it. find the board of education knows nothing of the way in which it is run. :"
 Mir Wolff favored the recommendation saying that he had found the recom- mendations of the board of education were carefully considered, and he thought it was the duty of that board to take care of the educational side of the schools while the district committee looked after the finances.
 MT Sake of the board of education was present and asked permission to speak, which was granted. He said that the language of the chairman was evident proof that he did not know what he was talking about. The speaker was called to order by the favor of the board of education as long as he desired. The question of procur- ing the models was finally tabled.
 On motion of MT Begnal $50 was voted to purchase suitable flagstaff for the Bank street school, provided the residents of the district raise. like sum. Messrs Begnal and Chapman were appointed a committee to act on selecting site for such staff.
 The salary of Janltor Samuel Jessup was raised from $26 ts $s8 per month.
 MT Wolff wished to know the reason for the extensive alterations in the Elm street school hIlildinp:
 Chairman Tierney made lengthy ex- planation, saying that he had started the work with no idea that so much would be required, but the faulty con- dition of the building being discovered he was forced to go ahead on a large scale and the building was now good and strong. MT Wolff said he had no fault to find with the. work, but it had been done without authority from the committee. The expense will be be- tween 1000 and $9, ,O0O and he held that the chairman was only one of five mem- bers.
 The school grand list was accepted and the rate bill signed, after which the meeting adjourned.