The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-02
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Meeting Last Eventns-A tihrlhohious Meeting-otherN News of Interest.
 Chairman J, R. Campbell called to order the adjourned school meeting last evening, about one hundred being pres ent.
 Chairman c. II. Brown of the com mittee reported that Mrs Horace Aus tin and Mrs. John Kendrick had been interviewed regarding the sale of the adjoining property to the South Main street school property, and neither one wished to sell and that the Beverly Hall property was not for sale for school purposes; also that the commit tee would recommend the purchase of the property on the corner of Ward street and Whittlesey avenue, owned by H. B. Hall and Jacob Joab, at a price of $3000; also that school house be erected on the property at a cost not to exceed $25000. Report accepted.
 Judge Hubbard then made the follow ing motion:
 Voted, That the school building just voted to be erected be located on the site recommended by the committee, and that the committee be and are hereby authorized and directed, for and in behalf of the district, to purchase the property comprising said site at the price named in their report, and to ac- cept deeds thereof in the name of the district.
 H. r. Hall spoke against the motion and asked that action be deferred for a year, at least, until the matter could be acted upon intelligently
 Clerk Allen stated that if the matter was deferred another year some of the children would have to be hung out of the windows by the seat of their pants. H. F. Aliens retorted that none of Aliens would have to be subjected to such a test As MT. Allen is bachelor the point can be readily seen.
 After some discussion a rising vote on MT. Hubbard's motion was had. and posed, H. F. Hall, O. H. D. Fowler and G. w. Woodhouse voting no.
 The next motion as offered by Judge Hubbard was as follows;
 Voted, That the school house voted to be erected shall be constructed com- plete at a cost not to exceed $25,000 and in accordance with plans determined upon by the building committee to be appointed, the plans to be subject, as provided by law, to the approval of the board of school vusitors.
 After discussion of half an hour, in which H. F. Hall was the only one speaking in opposition, the motion was carried with but little opposition.
 The next vote taken was the follow ing:
 Voted, That the sum of $25,000 be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of defraying the cost of said new school house and $3,000 for the purchase of said site, and that the committee be and is hereby instructed for, and in the name of the district, to borrow said sum of $2S, ,000, or such part as may be, for said purpose.
 Voted, That the committee appointed at previous meeting to investigate the matter be appointed as building com | mittee.
 The committee comprises c. H. Brown, chairman; William Hassett, D. F. Morris, w. J. Leavenworth, James l Gaffney and G. E. Dickerman. l Voted, To adjourn. The meeting was the most harmoni- I ous public one held in the town hall fol many years. and everything went of pleasantly and in order Judge Hub. | bard acted as principal spokesman fol the friends of the movement, and dis played rare tact in the way he pre- scented the vital matters to be acted | upon.
 Judge Hubbard suggested that tht | committee, when plans of building ant | estimates were complete, could call { meeting to have the citizens informed | as to the work in progress.
 OTHER NEWS.
 There was large attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Sydney J. Hall yester day afternoon. The bearers were F. H Smith, J. B. Kendrick, P. G. Townsend 1 c. !. Parmalee, M D. Cook and J. H Arthur There was many elegant flora tributes. Rev. F. E. Marble officiated The burial was in the North Mali street cemetery.
 Judge F. c. Bartholomew. D. P. Gris wold and P G. Towsend will enjoy to day fishing for blackfish off Westbrook
 There were nine deaths in town dur ing the month of May
 The selectmen during the month o May issued town orders to the amour of $3,429.60, and also paid $5,000 on note and $2,O00 to the Central schoo district.
 Miss Elsa Von Grave is the guest o her brother. Major Won Grave.
 The polls will be open this afternoon from ? to o'clock to vote on the S6 50 appropriation for the Center street am Park street water main Improvements
 Collector Leonard will be at his of fee to receive the borough tax o Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat urday evenings during June.
 There are five bicycle rests on tn cycle path between Meriden and Nort Haven.
 The gypsies are again located nea the culvert below the Yalesville depot.