Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-07

- -6r5fOTC .. .. .. ...... St6
 o-|N aterbUy y ........ 494
 4-ErlGgeport :. ..... 433
 o-New Britain :. ...... 33I
 G-MerfNen .. .. .. .... n4O
 i-AlUIletOWn ....... 232
 This dawning century. even the lat
 tel part of the century just passing
 has laid Few demands upon us. Every
 where ln this country and abroad the
 feeling has grown that more ought to
 be accomplished towards the fitting
 of young men for mechanical Dur-
 suits c0nsT'ar reports are full of what
 is being done in GrrnHpy, Austria.
 France En"'and and other Furonnnn
 cOUnf";eS: Tatfons and cOmmrnftfes
 are h"~'-r,'nr to rpa1'-e trat cnu-ner-
 ciH' and 'r7"et"'a1 errD'pmacy dnDerd
 l3r~c'v ITO" tho cha"n"-pr of tho
 e7r'"7o0~t or'1 r,ror>a"ation of it's pler-
 charts ard mo"hanics
 tA-iaue-i i..4-ii, I.oH ell and New Bed IC4 u L.4.e ,4-v-I teAt4ic s>-Iouio. Li.Nf- IS-,c -s SoUu to Uul4u lla s>uuol. lii
 -'-it- oachL>tts tne stale law requires
 ti-at cItIts O. over -U,UUU ssnaI prOV.uu instructor III lna-.uaI tli ling. Hlt- fo.C and New ifI zen in tnio state have. one department and the other q St parate school for manual training. Technical schools are being organized
 it4 VI TN'- "Dii CI tile touLJfN. W 9- tcl bury is center of great mechanical activity. lttlo of anything has be, n done here to e"UiD the young to carry on this vast wnri, in the future
 me old system of anprcnti ticesh:D is 100 slow and something needs to be d'nP if We wor'.' hold our own. ha- lfFTn orr Onn0"+-ritv is H+ hond Uo- ro"F''rv n"t'aS and nr-ht to have NaH""' Tra'n'n'- F'"h ca'ooO} No cHmn"n'tv ie h"-tnr nTnr+of1 for the sr7oc0eS Of c?oh oD p,,+e~,,,.isn oo1 +1,o F'f"" = "[n" HflT' n'c"n0t TJs-I, Schoo1 If F'7'' an' vT''l co0n hn ororcrovda1 a"i 3~@toa.' Of o-9s''nr -o tho ,,-o.o,,+ St""r"Urn i r-o-,11 7,ann,,7,r,o-1 -o 4bo n7r''7"Tt con~'f 'ft"r'~+'~n Of tho c,r, rr7'-n:-r +l,n n,7r-i-~ ,,-r.+~ of o,.oo+,
 ''"07-"' rr~"tv;-,o- r-;,rs, ec,,oo1 ,,,,7o,
 f''"" tho ',7S' c"''"r'e in t1,i4 ..o,,n+r--
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 Fvnpf'nrcP has ehown that the hast results in scholarship and the nnst ecoh0Hiical mana~emcnt can be se rured pF having the Mammal T~a'ning tfl@h school 2 Hn0ar~Tnpnt of 4ha rc,1,' lar Classical Heh school both h,i,,a under the oversight of the same nrin. c'nal and the nuniis rnciti,,.r to tnoch- CTS in ea"h school. Trno-, lnnfl oGiotn- m" fhe Dfeeent High school a er1;+ob,a N''''' no. cnnrncrinU r-f.h ccr,.i5o,e, c0N'i hH ernc+at1 I of'ar 4h'c s,,,.ro, ton aS tho o"nner cnl,,-ior, of tho rr:rt, S""""l problem which must soon ho solved. '''il Ut.
 :" conclusion I 8oe'~n to flon1- +ho '''"'F' TO" H"H'r "or+;0ro7 co-> a1o,.o a"" heS'r+once nnI the ,,..,ncf,,1s ,,a 'eachers 1or their earnest cooperation.
 The annual report of Ruil,iinsr J,- spector McGrath was received and or uefcd on He. l was as follows:
 \ great deal has been acconon1ishod curing the year in the way CT rerairs The motor power has been chanrad rom electricity to water in the Hirh ana barnard schools. and it saves con sldefaple money to the city. Tha pr g%s school as been completed. cir rht rooms helng fitted up. grounds graded. concrete sidewalks laid on Pine. Wood lawn Terrace and Water streets. Tb. copper Gutters on the High school Wer,. repaired and ether Improvements have been made. The Elm street school was painted and repa fred. new plumbing put in. walls have been repaired. pipes were connected with sewers and the trees, which obstructed the light. were removed. A new slate roof was put on the Merriman school and the side walks have been repaired. Two rooms were added to the Washington school and both were painted and furnished. the grounds improved and the drains running to the sewers were repaired. The interior and exterior of the Dub lin street school were painted and kal- somined, foundation walls, sidewalks and fence were repaired. The Locust street school has been painted and kal- Sorlined. The land around the Web ster school was graded, new sidewalks laid, and 1 would recommend the grad ing Of the grounds in the rear of this building the coming year. The inter- for of the Bishop street school was painted and kalsomined, and the walls pointed and repaired. The carpenters of the school department repaired the ventilators at the Lincoln school. Two rooms at West Side Hill school were painted and the roof repaired. Bar hard school grounds were graded. Bank street school grounds were graded and fences and closets repaired. Sidewalks and the furnaces repaired. The boil CTS in all Of the schools were examined and the one in the Elm street school was found imperfect. Ali of the tubes were taken out and new ones replaced. The boiler in the Bishop street school was repaired and new tubes put in at a cost of about S400. Fire gongs have been placed in all of the schools and are giving good satisfaction.
 I would call your earnest attention to matter which pertains to new buildings. In the first place the city pays too much to the architects for drawing plans and specifications for buildings. No business man will pay more than per cent on cost price of | building, and I can't see why the city | should pay per cent. I hope that you | will so arrange it that whoever may ! be selected as architect will not re- ceive more than 2 per cent on any building, for think their prices in the past have been two high. trust this matter will be taken into consid- eration as it will be means of stop ping this extravagant outlay. Take for instance building worth $5O,OOO, the architect draws $2DOO for two weeks office work, and perhaps he v1Ctt hn< k4v