Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-20
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Some Teachers Overlooked When Sal

Some Teachers Overlooked When Sal
 aries Were Increased.
 i; The board of education and the board of works appear to be in a race to hold the most meetings in a month. Already the board of education has held five this month and the board of works has met once a week. so that the race so far is about even. The fifth meeting of the board of education was held last evening to dispose of the bids for the building of the new schools, and whatever other business that might have come up. Commissioners Russell and Kilmartin were absent. Mayor Kill duff presided Commissioner Hayes re- ported that the training school and Washington school need summer coat of paint and that unless steps are talk en soon the janitor of the Bank street school will have Q private fishing pond in the cellar of that building for when 1t rains the water runs into the cellar. He recommended immediate action for unless something is done soon there is danger of the walls of the school being undermined The matter was referred to the proper committee. to report as to expenses at the next meeting.
 A communication was received from Mary A. Walsh a teacher at the train- ing school and transferred for the next term to the Crosby Grammar school informing the board that as she has been in grade A for some time she is 1aA %~, fT1o of Commissioner Goodenough thought so too but Commissioner Hayes. who is a member of the committee that has charge of this matter did not think so, for the time being. He claimed that in justice to the committee it was only proper to let the matter go over to the next meeting, Commissioner Kilmartin, another member of the committee be- ing out of town. Instead of submit ting to the suggestion of Commissioner Hayes. Commissioner Goodenough re- minded the board that Miss Cass of the Clay street school was also overlooked; i; she was entitled to an increase of $50 and he moved that both teachers be given the increase. He thought they were entitled to it, etc.
 Commissioner Hayes would not stand it. Int justice, he said, in common decency to an ab- sent member of the committee who made the oversight, for the honor of the board and, Commissioner Mcdonald looked flor thewelfare of the country this matter ought to be tabled for the time Commissioner Hayes said that if favorable action was taken on the matter he would have it taken up for reconsideration at the next meeting. Nevertheless. Commissioner Good enough was not sdeterred. He stopped over the table and held his point that motion was before the house. Con- missioner Hayes did not think so. Such disrespect to an absent member of the board he had never seen as long as he has been member of it. Commissions CT Mcdonald stepped into the growing breach and made m amendment to the motion that both claims be tabled to the next meeting This was forcing oil on troubled waters. The amend ment was put and carried Commfs- sioner GoOdenough alone voting against it. A9sss - ~ ---A
 As if by magic Architect Jackson, ksscr, l-ANA dlJPCaA Nu 4Ac WAS JuSI tue uldn the board needed then, for light on the subject of the revised plans for the schools was very necessary. Mir Jack son explained that his revisions were not ready and he heard that neither were Architect FFeney's. This occa- stoned some cursory discussion as to the probable time the building of the schools will begin. Commissioner Co., well suggested it would be a good thing to abandon the project this year. as it was now too late Others were of the opinion that it is better late than never, even better than to begin next spring. and so the architects were given until next Wednesday to finish their revisfons- The pay rolls were then ap- proved, so that all teachers, janitors and officials will have full poeketbooks for their vacations. The teachers pay roll was $11, ,7S3.69 Janitors' $40. Of ficIals, $163.34.