Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-23
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The Joint Meeting of School Officers Adheres to It's Former Action I'm Re- gard to a High School Site.

The Joint Meeting or School Officers Adheres to It's Former Action i'm Re- gard to a High School Site.
 The matter of site for the proposed high school received a thorough airing last night at the joint meeting of the board of education and district committee, over which Very Rev J. A Mulcahy presided. The committee of four appointed at the previous meeting to make inquiries regard ing the Brown lot. offered as their report the proposition of D H Meloy. agent of the property, which was explained in the DEMOCRAT yesterday It was read and the conditions regarding grade explained by the chairman.
 Dr o Hara moved that the report be &C., cepted and adopted The motion was seconded by Dr Mcdonald. but at the suG. gestion of Mir Wells the report was merely accepted and placed on file,
 J. ]. Mcdonald wanted to know what could be done about the rest of the prop erty. and Chairman Mulcahy said that there was feeling on the part of citi- gems that the whole lot should be pur- chased.
 Captain Wolff also said that he had spoken to a number of taxpayers and all seemed in favor of purchasing the whole | lot.
 Mir Wells then made a characteristic beech in which he quoted a number of real e-tate agents as having said that $20.- ''OO was fair prlce for the Brown lot. He thought that the price ought not be larger l than the price asked for the Spencer lot. S21 500. and made a motion that the prop osition of Mir Meloy be accepted. pro- vided the price was reduced from $25. QUO to s2l. 5O1
 The motion was seconded by Mir Begnal. Father Mulcahy then invited Captain Wolff to take tue chair and made a vigor- ous argument against Mir Wells motion, | He said that Mir Wells knew that the proposition he offered would not be ac- cspted. He deplored the fact that mem Der of the board should throw such an ob- stacle in the way. and said that ninety per cent of the people of the city thought well of the action ot the committee. He said that MT Wells was alone in his opinion that the Spencer lot was better than the Brown lot and thought that the price asked for the latter, SITS a foot front, was req | sonable.
 ] Dr Mcdonald thought the price reason l able and said that the price asked tor the remaining fifty-eight feet of the lot was $20.0O0. pr OHsra also thought the price was not high and said he would like to secure the balance ot the lot at the same figure.
 Mir Goodrich did not think the condi. tions of the proposition were definite | enough nuisance might be maintained on the rest of the property. Chairman Mulcahy said Waterbury could abolish anything that is a nuisance. Dr Hayes said that at the last meeting it was said that the district could have the remainder of the lot at the same price per foot as the 40 feet. He favored purchas- ing the whole lot.
 This statement was denied and after a discussion as to the terms of the proposi- tion Az nt Meloy said the whole property could be bought for $40, 900. and that S25. 900 was the lowest price that would be ac- cepted for the 140 feet front
 Dr OHara offered an amendment that the words provided that said proposition be so modified as to make the purchase price $2l, 500 instead of $25, ,000' be strlck- en out of MT Wells'lmotion. The amend ment was carried, Dr Hayes and MesSrs Goodrich and Wells voting in the negative The vote as amended accepting MT Meloy $ proposition without change. was then adopted, The following vote was then passed:
 Voted. that thlS int meeting request the Center district finance committee to take proper action tn carry into effect a vote passed by this m 'cting on this date concerning the purchase of the Brown lot, so called"
 Chairman Mu'c4hy. Captain Wolff, Messrs Gallond and W els and Superinten. dent Crosby were then appointed com. mittee to secure aud present to tho joint boards rough plans of building
 After this meeting Captain Wolff called the members of the Center district com mittee together and he was instructed tC go right to work and carry out the instruc' tions of the joint meeting