Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
MORE SCHOOL TROUBLE.
Many Objections to Moving Locust
 Street School.

Street School
 While the people of the Oronoke dis trict are fighting out a battle regard l ing their schools and have called upon | the rest of the taxpayers of the town to | help them solve their difficulty, the | property owners in the vicinity of the Locust street school have started ill to combat the proposed Te1ioyal of that school house. The state of feeling now prevailing may be said to be ex- ceedingly warm. Petitions are in cir culation to retain the school where it now Is and to remove it where those interested in the removal would be greatly benefited. Arguments by the score are maintained for and against the proposition and accusation and in uendo of poodle are rife. The interest eu people are up in arms, so to speak and lively times are ahead. judging rom present indications There are arguments for and against consolida- t1On in the matter, which ever way one IS pleased to look at it. The people or the Oronoke district have the priv | llcge Of being able to fight out the bat tie between themselves, while the prop efty owners in the vicinity of the Lo- cust street school are denied that right ana must abide by whatever steps the board of education may decide to take | llnally. All engaged in the latter cause are of the opinion that the mat ter should be determined by the ma Jority voice of the property owners For being deprived Of this inalienabIe f1Ght. the people have primarily to thank themselves. and SecOndarily the local lights of the republican party. Had such a difference Of opinion eX- lsted in any part of the school system two years ago, the matter would have been adjusted by tEc people in public meeting; here every view would be given and every mans voice heard. But those times are gone by.
 The element favorable to keeping the school building where it is and adding on to it is headed by q Mir Retchenbach. a meat dealer. The ! other element appears to have no head so far. It is cOhtended on behalf of the Locust street adherents that the present situation of the school is not only high and dry, but far better suit ed in every respect than where it is proposed to buy q new site. A pcti- ton circulated by AIr Reichenhach bears the signatures of quite num- Der of property owners in support of this view. Two lots immediately ad- joining the school grounds can. it. is said, be bought for a fair price. while on the other hand, the greatest incon- vcnience would be caused the pupils of the school by moving it. The strong est point advanced in favor of retain ing the school in it's present location is that it is centrally situated and to remove it would mean to change the natural tendency of the influx of peo- pie to that section of the city. and. moreover. that the purchase Of all necessary land adjoining the school and the erection of additional build ings thereon would not cost one-half the proposed layout for a new site and building. $3C,00O.
 Another potent argument against re- moving the school is that the proposed site or the land immediately adioin- ing it was covered last winter and spring with over foot of water Of course, those in favor or new order of things have arguments upholdine their views: the above are mainly those in favor of letting things stay as they are. and adding to them.
 The situation in the Oronoke school district fight is tranquil to-day and the indications are that it will remain so until the adjourned town meeting takes place and solves the problem
 which has created so much disturb
 ance. But still the affairs of the dis trict are in peculiar way. Attor ney Wood counsel for the north enc faction of the district. claims to have evidence that three men illegally vOt ed at the last district meeting. anC therefore they are liable to find them
 selves in jail when the adjourned toWI
 meeting is held. It was these three votes that caused all the disturbance T they giving the majority by one vote to the south end. The north end schoO
 opened again this morning with thirty
 one pupils. and. regarding the salary
 of the teacher, MisS Bergin the nOrtl
 enders have formed themselves into r society for the payment of the schoo
 expenses until such time that thi
 whole matter will be adjusted. Com
 mitteeman Johnson. by his action, can
 not collect rent from the north ender
 for their using the school house, for h.
 has maintained all through the contro versy that the building was not dis trict property. So that, at last, tn situation seems clearing up.
 ]. TO ABANDON PRINTERS FARM It has been decided by the board O E directors that the printers farm, whicI z has been maintained for two years , near Bound Brook, N. J., by Typogra i phicaI Union, No 6, of New York, i