The Newtown bee., 1898-08-05

THAT ADJOURNED SCHOOL MEETING.
 The adjourned school meeting of the Center district school opened Thursday evening, July 28, precisely al o'clock. A large number were present, in numbers the largest at any school meeting since the memora ble time of 1882 and 1883. East Side was well represented, ard the ma iority were good natured, ready to listen and ready to act. After all the prelinAi- nsries of reading the call aud the doings of the last meeting had been approved,J. D. McGovern arose and asked Chairman W. 5. Munger if the vote to purchase and select site passed at the last meeting was unanimous, and if he, the chairman, was ready to swear to it. The chairman replied that there were no votes against the motion, and he considered it as unanimous expression. Buell. Heminway, as chairman of the committee on sites, reported thatthe committee had purchas- ed the land for site, as directed, and had paid to Charles W. Atwood the sum of 5000 for the same. Here Clerk H. M, Hickox read the deed, and also exhibited s sketch of the site purchased, which is & little over two acres. The report of the committee was laid on the table. It was then moved that committee of three be appointed to look for further sites. l. was urged by some that the site selected was too much out of the way, and very difficult of access in winter time, and that there was only few children in that nelghborhoOd who would be benefited by a scho0lhouse there. Buell. Heminw8y replied to this, saying that that part Of the town was growing more rapidly than any other, and that in less than 10 years 1t would be more densely populated than any other part in our town. He and the other members of the committee consid- cred 1t as good site as could be pur- chased. MT Weraking was asked If he knew the number of children that came from the East side aud he replied that he had counted 60 from the different regis ters of the school. He considered further that the advantages of the scholars in 8 separate schoOlhouse were not as good as they would enjoy if they were all bogetb- CT in one building, and that the teachers couldn't do as well. He very much favored building on the old schOolhouse, and in closing he said it was disadvan- tage to divide school. Fl. H. Hemin- way objected to having a schoolhouse there. Much further talk was indulged in, and opinions were freely given. It was next moved to appoint three mem, bers by ballot to look for further accom- modations on sites. Clerk H. NJ. Hjckox and F. W. Wheeler were appointed tell CTS. The first ballot resulted in 35 votes cast for H. H. Heminway out of 36. The second ballot showed A votes cast for J. D. Gowan out of 60, A. N. Woolson was the next choice, receiving 30 votes. The committee on building was a ked to make report, but had no report to make, simply reporting progress It was moved to discharge the old committee on plans. This brought W. J. Munson to his feet, who spoke seriously on the sub
 ject, declaring it a shameful insult to the committee that were composed of good and highly respected gentlemen. The motion was further amended that the committee on plans defer action until further instructions. The meeting aG- iourned for three weeks from date. Waterbury American.