Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-02
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Work on tho Wsbstor School Ptogsss-
 lIg vsly Slowly.

Transportation for some of the school officials who have been accus- toned to receive 1t, formed the main topic of interest at the meeting of the board of education which was held last evening. Vice. Chairman Mcdonald presided. It was decided to sell the large cedar tank which used to act as reservoir for the Webster school before the high press- ure water service was put on there. The committee on appropriations for next year will consist of Mayor Thoms. vice-Chairman McDonald, Superintendent Tinker and Commis- sioner Chase, chairman of the com mittee on school houses and hygiene. This is following custom.
 Janitor McDonald's application for an increase in salary and also School Inspector Slavin's recommendation that the janitor of the School street school be given an increase in salary commensurate with the care of an additional room in his school were taken from the table and referred to tuo DOdrQ or nnanco.
 As the board of finance has de- clined to honor recommendations for supply of trolley tickets for the use of the school inspector and truant officer, 1t was remarked by Commis- sioner Phelan that the only way to overcome the obstacle was to increase the salary of these ofilcials. This way of getting at the matter did not seem to please all of the board, but all were in sympathy with the idea of overcoming the objection of the board of finance in some way. It was said that as long as the truant officer or the inspector of buildings is obliged to walk from school to school or pay his transportation out of his own pocket, which would be unrea- sonable for anyone to expect, 1t was said the city was not getting the worth of his salary out of the officer. Commissioner Phelan finally moved that the board recommend the truant officers salary be increased $50 a year. The truant officer, he said, for the past half dozen years has been paid his transportation and under the circumstances this was the only way 1t could be paid to him now. The motion was carried.
 Thomas Crane, janitor of the Walsh school, applied for an in- crease in salary. In his communica- tion he said that under the old sched- ule the former janitor was paid $70 a month and an assistant was al- a xh4 schedule the assistant was removed and the janitor given $8O a month. Out of this he has to pay about $275 year, which would make his salary lower than ever. The matter was tabled.
 Clarence Berkmeyer, 259 Bank street, applied for position as jan itor. The application was filed.
 Principal Madigan of the Webster school stated to the board that the contractors who are building the ad- dition to that school told him 1t would not be ready for New Years. He said the contractors do not seem to care when it will be ready. Last Wednesday every carpenter was taken away from the job. He did not think 1t right that 175 children should be obliged to have only one session of school and over forty oth- CTS be forced to go to the Bishop street school, a matter of great in- convenience. The contractors. he said. can get all the men they want for other jobs, but somehow they do not seem to care to push the school job. The matter was referred to the committee on school houses, and the board adjourned.