The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-31
THOSE FREE SCHOOL BOOKS.
SELECTMEN MIKE NO APPROPRIA.
 TION WITHOUT STATEMENT,

They Can't Sec Why si3,o00 Is Needed
 Every Year-'chool District Has Made
 No statem mt of Expendituros-Eass
 Rock Park Elevntor-Other BusIncss.
 The petition of the New Haven school district for an appropriation of S18,00d with which to purchase free text books for the use of the pupils at the public schools was the subject of lengthy, and at times, rather warm discussion at the meeting of the selectmen last even- ing. All the members of the board were present and Chairman Cunningham presided.
 Selectman Baldwin provoked the diss cussion by inqulring whether the board of education had made any statemenS as to in what manner the previous ans nual appropriations Of this amount had been expended. This statement was asked for by the selectmen from tho board of education about two weeks ago) The selectman said that 1t was about time for the town authorities to know what was being done with ha money and not go ahead year aften year appropriating large sums and nev- CT knowing what became of 1t or fon what 1t was used.
 Selectman Pohlman expressed ika views, and insisted that Q statement should be submitted to the board. Town Agent Garrity stated that for several years the town had been making appro. priations of 313,000 for free text booka for the board of education. and that no statement had ever yet been received of It's expenditure. He could not sec why the sum of $13.000 was needed ana nually by the schools.
 Finally, after lengthy discussion, at the suggestion of Selectman Cunning~ ham action was deferred for @ week. In the meantime strenuous efforts will be made to compel the board of educa. tion to submit statement to the town authorities.
 A long discussion also took place on the question of an elevator at East Rock park. Finally 1t was voted that the chairman should appoint commit tee of five to go before the next session of the general assembly and endeavor to secure permission for the bending of the town to the amount of 34O,000 with which to build the elevator. The cons mittee will be announced next Friday evening. 4NS #
 The, matter of. she ldgswood avenua railroad extending it's tracks over the Gilbert bridge in Westville was referred to the committee on railroads and bridges.
 A petition from the property owners and residents on Townsend avenue re- questing that the New Haven street Railroad company be given permission to lay its tracks through that avenue was received, and finally after 8 lengthy discussion 1t was decided to hold rpec. ial hearing on the subject Friday e~en- ing of this week. President David Corey and Secretary Dodge were pres- ent in the interests of the railway com- pany.
 Secretary Day and Town Agent Gar- rity submitted a joint report on tho matter of the boundaries of the New Haven and Westville school districts. In the absence of Secretary Day of tha board of education the report was made by Town Agent Garrity. The res port was in substance to the effect that the dividing line between the two dis. tricts is substantially the same as Id has always been, and that eight new mile stones will be placed in position to mark the boundaries.