Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-08
ANOTHER PROTEST.
The District Committee i'm Arms Against the Charter and wn Eu,olov couuaei,

ing session last night and set it's seal of upon the scheme of consoli- iation. All the members were present and took an active part in tue discussion on the different motions introduced. In open ing the meeting Ohairmln Wolff said: "1 have called this meeting because deem it advisable that the opinion of the district sh ould be heard in relation to the movement now on foot to consolidate the center school district with the town and city before the hearing which is set down for next Thursday. was opposed to the draft from the commencement, still l did not feel that it was our place to take the initiative in opposition to it. but when l saw the turn things have taken felt that we owed it to the public to be heard ou the matter. When every one commences offering amendments and no one seems to be willing to father them I think it is time that all the people had something to say on it and show while we may not be able to prevent it's passage before the leGis- Iature we are opposed to it. No one has found fault with the management of the public schools of Waterbury. Our school system will compare favorably with any in the state and clunot see what motive any one could have in seeking to change a sys- tenn which is in splendid operation and giving the best satisfaction. Once election day is over there is no such thing heard of as politics in this board and for my part I can say that never heard a word about religion among the members of this board. When persons are appointed to positions in the public schools there is no question about putting them out of there so long as they give good satisfaction and as we have not been shown better system than the hu thnCa vi desire to introduce a change, I think it is our duty to see that the existing state of things is not disturbed until we have been assured that it is to be replaced by something better"
 MT Mcdonald said: Does anyone know who offered those amendments which prac- tically disfranchise all the electors of the center school district? This kind of work is foreign to the spirit of our Americans institutions. The farther you remove from the people the more trouble you are likely to have. and the greater the difficulty in fighting wrongs, for if the power is left in the hands of the people it is easy fog them to rectify what does not happen to suit them. do not think those amend ments have been introduced by any one who has the welfare of this community at heart"
 Mir Begnal: That's the whole trouble. No one knows who those fellows are no more than they know who took the charter up there."
 Mir Gallond: "The charter was taken to the legislature by order of the court of common council"
 Mir Goodrich: I have bsen in favcr of consolidation and don't see why it would not be good thing"
 Chairman Wolff: "Where does the beno- it come in?"
 Captain Goodrich: 'If there was a man appointed to do this work who was paid for his labor and who could devote all his time to looking after the interests of the district he could do better work than man who has to be running out of shop once in a while Pay a man $1 500 for doing this work"
 Mir Begnal: Are you prepared to say, Mir G oodrich, that the district has ever suffered on account of neglect on the part of those who are now or have been in charge of its affairs ?"
 Mir Goodrich: ''No. am not" Mir McDonald: If they pass this new charter and have the board of education elected in the aldermanic chamber who knows what they will pay those members | for their services? !? 1 have lived in Water bury for over seventeen years and know the beard of educationi have always been an excellent body of men and cannot say that have ever heard anyone express any other opinion of them "
 Mr Gallond: II am in favor of consoli dation. but I do think it would be better to have the board of education elected by the direct vote of the people,
 Mir Wold: '.Thel center district. th, board of education. or the town was no l Al. that It seems as though it did not emsnat' from tue pc ,ple, and is being put througl by a few men Why, We would not kRov what the amendments were if it had no 1 been for the newspapers"
 NJ. Gallond: Wasn't Mir Wells, member of the board of education. mem l Der of the charter committee?"
 Mr Wolff: Not as a representative o the board of education"
 After considerable discussion A, to tn merits and demerits of the charter. Alder man Begnal offered the following re~olu ton, whi,.h was passed with one dissenti ] voice Rat of Mir Goodrich:
 ''N, t,d, that the chairman be empow cred to employ counsel to represent th Center school district before the committe on cities and boroughs. May 9. 1895, il opposition t. consolidating the Cente school district with the town and city c
 Waterbury,
 On motion of Mir Glllond thls vote va
 passed:
 Voted that the clerk of the center di.
 trict be and hereby is hereby requested t
 notify the members of the board of educs
 tion and district committee to be presen
 at the hearing before the committee o
 cities and boroughs May 9, 1895, whA
 action m the nroDosed nav charter conso
 idating the town. city and center schoC
 districts will be submitted. as represents
 tiyes of the center school district
 After the meeting a reporter called o
 Mayor Kilduff and asked if the court (
 common council had voted at any meetin
 previous to or since the charter committe
 made its report, directing the draft to b
 taken to Hartford. Mot that kno' anything about" he said. ask Mir Grady.
 When asked about the matter the cler
 replied: No. There is no such vote o the minrtes. The records can be seen b any citizen and if you want to be sure of
 you can look them over"
 Half dcsen republicans told the r,
 porter within the last week that the coul
 of common council passed a vote orderin
 the charter taken to Hartford. but no ou in authority seemed to know anything c
 such a vote and it might be well for thos who are opposed to the acceptance of tn
 fatherless instrument to be prepared : answer this statement which is sure to hazarded at the hearing tomorrow afte neon, for the star committee has now b come desparate and is grasping at ever straw.