Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-08
-DR WARES TURN NOW.

Secures An lnJuncI10n heStrNAnInk Nhe Center School District Committee From Purchasing the Brown Lot.
 The district committee and the board of education have someone more formidable than D. Ii. MeIoy to contend with now in reference to the purchase of the Brown lot for high school purposes. Dr O. Art Ward came forward with an injunction restrain ing the district from proceeding with the work late yesterday afternoon. Sheriff Sweeney of Naugatuck served copies of the following document on members of both boards and the school clerk: To the Sheriff of the county of New Haven, his Deputy or either Constable of thei Town of Waterbury. in said County.
 Greeting:-By the authority of the state of Connecticut you are hereby commanded to summon the Center school district of Waterbury. school district society organ ized under the laws of the state of Connec- ticut and located in the town of Waterbury ithin said county of New Haven, and John A. Mulcahy. Edward W. McDonald. John F. Hayes, George H. Cowell, Thomas D Wells. Walter F. Hinckley. Bernard O'Hara, board of education; A. J. Wolff. Michael Begnal, J. J. Mcdonald, J. NJ Gallond and A I. Goodrich, district com mittee; and J. W. Burns, treasurer, to ap- pear before the superior court, next to be holden at New Haven, in and for New Ha- ven county, on the first Tuesday in Sep tember. 1895, then and there to answer unto 0. Art Ward of said Waterbury in a civil action. whereupon he complains and says:
 l The defendant is A school district for the purpose of maintaining public schools in the Center school district afore- said:
 2 The plaintiff is taxpayer in said district.
 B. Said district now has a High school building located on School street in said district in the city of Waterbury. 4. Said board and said finance commit tee propose without legal authority to change the site of said High school build ing to the Dr Brown lot on East Main street. in said city.
 5. The said board and said finance com inittee of said district propose and threat en to fix a new site for a High school building. and have bargained for the same, | and paid Tn pursuance of such ille- gal act, the sum of $5,O00, and pro- pose to pay the additional sum of $20,00 | therefor.
 6. Said land or site so proposed to be purchased. is not worth more than SIS ,O00.
 T. Said committee propose and threaten | in addition to the site and land mentioned in paragraph 5. to purchase an additional piece of land to add to said proposed site I and pay therefor $10.000
 g. Said additional piece is not worth more than g. 900.
 g The plaintiff is without adequate remedy at law.
 10. He claims an injunction to restrain l coi1 hoard onA coiH HpanCa OnnpNiffaa changing, fixing or purchasing new site. or paying for the same, until authorized so | to do by a meeting of the voters of said district called and held for that purpose. | The plaintiff is recognized in $40 to prosecute. etc. Hereof fail not, but due service and return make.
 Dated at Waterbury this 5th day of June 1895.
 HENRY c. BALDWIN, Commissioner of the Superior Court for
 New Haven County.
 STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
 COUNTY OF NEW HAVEN,
 WATERBURY. June 5. 1895
 Personally appeared c. Art Ward. plaintiff in this action. acquainted with the matters alleged in said complaint, and being by me duly sworn dId declare that the matters therein alleged are truA to the best of his knowledge and belief before me
 HENRY c. BALDWIN, Commissioner of the Superior Court for
 New Haven County.
 After reviewing the paper Judge Prentice says:
 "Thereupon by authority of the stat e of Connecticut. the superior court for New Haven county not being now in session, the center school district of Waterbury, aud it's l and acnaniHllv bers of the board of education and mem bers of the finance committee and treas urer. are hereby strictly commanded under l a penalty of s ,000 against the party violat- ing this precept. that neithor of them shall take any further steps towards the pur. chase of said Brown lot as A site for a school house for said district, nor shall they pay nor give any order on the treas urer of said district, nor in any manner oblige said district to pay for such proposed school house site until the session of this court. to be held on the first Tuesday in Ser tember. 1895, at New Haven county, and until saId court shall make further order in the premises"
 Of course this will stop the work for the time being. but Attorneys Burpee and Kendrick, counsel for the district do not look on the matter as anything serious and believe that after Judge Prentice hears the facts motion for the dissolution of the injunction will be granted within ten days II. c. Baldwin of Naugatuck is counsel for Ward.
 It seems to be the general opinion that this action has been taken by the doctor in order to h4rass the members of the dis trict and board of education. A short time ago the district had quite war witt Dr Ward over the tuition fee of one of his | IannlfsrSS xrh affanAinT he hRu school. The law requires that pupils living outside the center district, who wish to attend the high school. shall pay C tuition fee. but the doctor could not see il in this light.