Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-10
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Met Last Night and Discussed New ! School Business l...I


 Met Last Night and Discussed New
 School Business. a.l The board of education held q spe- clay meeting last evening to decide upon lots for the building of two schools. one in the northeast end, in- stead of the Locust street school, and one on West side hill. There were present Commissioners Hayes, McDon- aid, Kilmartin and Russell and the mayor. The business of the evening was opened by Superintendent Tinker suggesting that it would be good idea to engage an architect to draw plans for the schools. Commissioner Mcdonald thought it would be bet ter idea to give all the architects Ill the city a chance at the work. com missioners Goodenough and I>llmar- fin said that all the architects Would not compete on account of the expense they would be obliged to go to- Coi,l, missioners Goodenough and McDonaiu indulged in a scrap, which closed WILL the latter remarking that the proper course to pursue would be to appoih' q committee to investigate the mater. Commissioner Kilmartin thought tllal inc committee on schools and hygiene, of which he is member, ought to uo tbis work. The rules of the board say that the board shall act upon the rec ommendation of this committee. Inc mayor put a different construction OIL that rule: he said the rule would De ap nlicable in this case if the board hau acEed the committee on schools ano hveiene to look up this matter. Co1h- missioner Hayes thereupon suggested that for the northeast part of the clts a school of eighteen rooms ana 'nree stories would about meet all require ments.
 sThere should be general improve ment on all of the schools. put III Commissioner Kilmartin. The mayor thought the Barnard school was apoul as good in every respect as c'.h pe seen anywhere. in which com nils'ion .l or Kilmartin agreed as far as tlie Sen- eral architecture is concerneu. Ane tho discussion floated into roofs, nat roofs. inclined roofs. tin fools . 'na straisht roofs; roofs with the water sno,,ts running on the inside and roofs -I;,h +ba hines running on the inside and slouine toward the center. NO definite action was taken regardllis Z roofs The mayor thought it better 10 haoin at the bottom and asked Nh"e | ohiaction there could be to School like the Webster school built on 'he Barnard school basement. He thou@h' +b;s combination could not be bealeh' Commissioner Kilmartin backed ul' this idea, remarking that such school co,,1d he added to at any time ol .hc year without interfering Wlth 'h, teachers or the business Of the schooi
 Then came the question of the ar. chitect's fees. and it was shown tha' Tor nnblic buildings they charge hlsh- or than for private buildings. Cohi missioner Goodenough hoped lhere won1d be no red tape, or as lttie " nossible. in the matter. to Whicn co,h- missioner Hayes. who was he'lleu us the remark. replied that the "hoie business belonged to the committee oi' schools and hygiene and he Woulu rec ommend the other commissioners ' read the rule on the polnt Ihe hl'? or thought the board was Superior to the committee. Anyway, no ac'loli oi inc board so far had intruded Within Ih. nrovjnce- of the committee named He did not understand that the com mittee had the power to submit plans and sneciticationS and that the Doaf, xhould adopt them. "Do 1 understand the chairman of that committee lt ossume the right to dictate to thls 
 board?' ,,
 Commissioner Kilmartin: "Ihe chairman of that committee doesh u' anything of the kind
 Commissioner Mcdonald threw oil upon the agitated waters by nov ing that the committee on hygiene ah' schools be instructed to look up sltes plans, etc. for the two schools
 Commissioner Goodenough her jumped up. He thought it very strang that this committee. after two month agitating this subject, had actual! done nothing whatsoever about it. Tn board has got the money necessar from the aldermen and everything wa ready to begin operations. and nov they find they are as far from begin ming as ever.
 Commissioners Hayes and kilmarti replied that the committee had neve been asked to do anything in the prem ises and, moreover. how did they knoN that the appropriation would be gran ed by the aldermen. "Do you kno7 that, Dr Goodenough?" asked Con missioner Hayes, turning toward hil with whitening glance.
 Commissioner McDonald's motto was then put. it served as q peac maker and it was carried. The boar then adjourned.