Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-04
WATERBURY NORMAL SCHOOL
Committee Met Last Evening and De
cided to Petition Legislature.

| clded- 10 Petition Legislature.
The committee consisting Of Mayor
k1lduH, Commissioners Russell. Gimp
man and superintendent of Schools
tinker have already begun the work
or getting a Normal school, for this
community. All that the state de-
mands from the community wherein
| 1t is decided to establish the school is
proper building, which generally
consists of about from twelve to nine
Teen rooms, and pay the regular SEIZED
ule in salary. That is, if 5000 is the
highest paid the average teacher here,
the city pays that sum to the state and
the state pays the balance.
Last evening the committee held a
meeting and decided on presenting the
Following resolutions to the next gen.
eral assembly, and 1t was also decided
chat both representatives and the sen
ator from this city shall use all their
influence in furthering the project:
Resolved by this assembly,
Section THAT the state board or
education shall procure plans, obtain
site, and cause to be constructed and
furnished building for use as State
Normal school at Waterbury, at an
expense to the state of not exceeding
one hundred thousand dollars.
Section 2-The comptroller shah
draw his orders on the treasurer in
favor of said board from time to time.
FOR such sums as it shall REQUIRE. TO
be paid 0lrt Of any money that shall
be appropriated by the general assem-
bly, for such purposes, upon the pre-
sentation Of proper vouchers for ex-
penditures made in such construction
and furnishing. The board shall. as
often as once in three months. file
vouchers with the comptroller for all
money expended by It for said pur-
pose; provided, that not more than
twenty-five Thousand dollars shall be
drawn from said appropriation for
said building in any one year; but such
appropriation shall not lapse, but shall
remain a fund to be drawn upon at
any time within four years from the
passage Of this resolution.
Section 3-Should the city Of Wa
terbury desire the completion Of said
building at date earlier than the
money so appropriated may be avail
able, said city may advance to said
board funds necessary therefor, and
any money so advanced may be re-
funded by the board when drawn from
such appropriation; but no interest
shall be paid on sums so advanced.
| Section 4--Should said city of Wa
terbury desire the erection Of build
| ing more expensive than the sum linn
tied by this resolution, IL may pay to
Eaid board for that purpose any sum
necessary therefor.
Section 5-The said board shall not
expend any money under this resolu-
ton for said building until the city Of
Waterbury shall have conveyed to said
board, free Of expense to the state, a
site which shall be satisfactory to said
board, and shall have agreed in writ
ing with said board to hereafter fur
nishs suitable and sufficient school
buildings, and model and practice
schools. in connection with the train
ing department of said Normal school,
| the terms Of said agreement to be sat
isfactory to said board. Said city is
hereby authorized to appropriate sums
sufficient to pay for said site at meet
ings especially warned and held for
that purpose, and to make and carry
out the agreements herein provided
for
Section G--Said school may be
opened for students in September,
1903, or at any time thereafter, when-
ever said city of Waterbury shall fur
nish free of charge building or
rooms satisfactory to said board to be
occupied until the building authorized
bv this resolution is completed.