Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-18
VOTING FOR A SITE.
The Location For the Proposed High
 School Not Yet Decided Upon.

The Location For the Proposed High
 School Not Yet Decided Upon.
 The joint meeting of the board of educa- ton and the district committee was held last night and discussed the matter of a high school site. All the members were present Chairman Mulcahy explained the object of the meeting and said the following sites had been examined by the committee: The Kingsbury lot, price $25, 900; the Blake lot, which is ont of the question; the Spencer lot, price S23. .000; and the taxes upon it: the Parsons lot. price $17, ,00O. including buildings thereon standing; the Bucking- ham lot price $21 .OOO; the Taylor lot. price SIP GOO; the Heffernan lot. price $19 .O00; the Cooke lot. price $22. 900, and subject to considerable grading; the Benedict lot, SIG, ,000.
 Judge CoweIl referred to the Mrs NJ A. Dougherty property on Maple street. which he said could be bought for SIS, ,000. and MT Crosby introduced the J. F. Bronson property which runs from Grove to North Main street but it was decided that this was too small.
 JJ McDonald touched tender spot when he asked if it was intended to have the several offices used by the board of education and district committee in the new high school building or if it was the intention to use it exclusively for high school purposes. This is what the public have been talking about since the district voted $1OO, ,OO0 for this purpose. While there is no objection to having the offices in the building, it is feared that it will be l more of a factor in determining the site than anything else; while is really the best interest of the pupils should be para mount to all.
 Chairman Mulcahy said it would be we'll 1 to havs those offices there, but added that it was not necessary.
 Mir Crosby thought the offices should be in the new high school, still it was shown that the offices in New Haven and Hart ford are separate from the school. | Dr Hayes did not think it necessary that the offices should be there and said if the interest of the pupils could be better l served by leaving them out 1t was the duty of the meeting to do it
 MT Gallond wanted to take ballot for a site but the chairman and MT Mo- Donald thought there was going to be l considerable discussion over the matter and counseiled little more time for consideration, and it was so decided, but in order to get the fe' ling of the meeting it was decided to take q vote for site. On the first, second and fourth ballots the Kingsbury lot received | four votes and on the third five. The tirs count gave the Spencer lot four and the other three five each. The Heffernan lot received three votes on the first and second ballots, two on the third and three on the l fourth. The Parsons lot received ons vote on the first ballot
 The boards will meet again next Mon day right when it is likely site will be agreed upon. There is strong feeling among many of the people in favor of the Heffernan 10. and no one seems prepared say that it is not the best bargain the dis trict could make, provided there was no thing to be considered but n high school
 Mir Crosby said that a petition was being circulated for protest against the grant ing of liquor license to Hellmann & Schmidt in the vicinity of the Kingsbury lot. II will be an interesting topic among the taxpayers between now and Monday night. and it would not be bad idea fol all who wish to be fully informed as t, the relative merits of tue different sites tc go over the ground tomorrow.