Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21
HOT WORDS AT MEETING.
New York Agent for Stone Co spoke
Harshly OF His Rival.

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An agent representing the Alberine
Stone Go of New York made things
rather interesting at the meeting OF
the board of education held last even
ing. Ii was probably just as well,
too. that William j. Hyland of the
Springfield Engineering Co was not
present, else there may have been
black eyes this morning The Alberine
Stone man said that he had heard one
of his rivals of certain work in the
Washington Hill proposed school had
circulated the report that Albeiline
stone was rejected from all of the pub
lie buildings in Springfield and New
York; that 1t was this and that; in
short, anything but good. The stone
man said a whole lot about the Spring.
field man, but the sum and substance
OF it all was that the Springfield man
was a liar, expressed with a yard of
dashes. Such language was never
heard inside the High school building
since the last board went out. The
agent asked permission of the board
to express himself. but before he was
given permission, which. by the way.
he was not given at all, he opened Ere
without using dashes. Then he told
several stories illustrating the situation
to his liking and which would show
that lie the Springfield man had the
good material he claimed to have he
would be too busy to circulate stoi1ss
about the stone man. Itgwas probably
well, too, that this man was stone
man, or he would have got so hot tenn.
pered he would have to be put aside to
cool off. He showed the virtues of
Aiberine stone SO that one would take
it to be q tine thing to sling at ones
adversary in politics. After he had
ceased the Board adjourned
Commissioners Kent occupied the
chair, and the other commissioners
present We're Carmody, Chase, Chap
man and Gflggs. The presence OF Sti.
perintefident Tinker showed that the
close or the vacation liz drawing near.
He seemed to have had a very pleas
ant vacation. Estimates for furnish.
ing the new schools with shades were
received from the Curran Dry Goods
Co and Miller s. Peck ana were re.
ferred to committee A comnlunica-
ton from the board of finance regard
ing their action relative to the increase
OF salaries recommended by the board
some time ago was also received ana
filed. Miss May Keefe, 1913 Maple
street, applied for n teachers certifi.
cate stating that she has been teach
ing out OF town for some time. This
matter was also referred to the proper
committee
N. Ell. Bernier, janitor of the Bar.
nard school, applied for an increase in
his. salary from $50 to 500 a month. on
the ground that his work has increased
and will still further increase when
the Kindergarten school is established
within his domain. 1T was voted to
recommend to the board Of finance the
requested increase.
This constituted all the regular bust
ness and the matter OF the bids for
the contraets FOR the Washington Hill
school was taken up. Architect Asheim
stated to the board that he had man.
aged to moderate the plans So that the
bids, could be. reduced $4,000. He
would not advise the moderation. how.
ever because he did not see why the
building should not be damaged bT an
interference with the plans. The way
he moderated the plans was to substi-
tute zinc or tin for copper cutters,
which ne said was a very poor policy
to change. The quality Of even the
hinges on the doors would be reduced
ana in d general way the material
would be lowered Id quality where it
was possible. The board did not seem
to favor this idea. and Commissioner
Chapman offered resolution that ii
be the sense Of the meeting to begin
work Upon the school Immediately and
that d committee be ai,uointed to con-
FER with the lowest bidders. and the
city attorney to ascertain what cofi-
tracts could he started now and what,
left over until Snri1Csss This resolution,
was adopted Mr. Chapman's idaa was
to find ont where 1--WE are at and what
we can do to begin with"
The hoard then adjourned subject to
the call OF the chair