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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
EDUCATION BOARD
Mir. Tinker Will Attend Educator.
 Convention in Kentucky.

Vice-Chairman McDonald presided at the meeting of the board of ct.uca- | ton. held last evening. in the absence
 of Mayor Thoms. Miss Kate Seery was granted leave of absence from
 February to May 1. and Superinten-
 dent Tinker was allowed to attend the
 annual convention of national educa-
 tors to be held in Louisville. Ky, from
 February 26 to March ?, and $50 was
 allowed him for expenses. Applca-
 tions for grade positions were received from Margaret l.. Keefe, Lida A. ROseate. Catherine Young and Mar celia ]. Garrity.
 Two departments in, the evening school have been closed owing to Il falling off of attendance. This hap pens about this time every year.
 Miss Anne J. Phelan was appointed teacher in grade 3 and in the Croft school and Miss Margaret Myers to grade in the Walsh school.
 Superintendent Tinker announced that it was found necessary to open another room in the Croft school to accommodate grades 8 and 4.
 The committee on houses and hy- giene announced that the additional land for building purposes OH the Webster school would cost about S1.- 300. This price was considered rather high. It was thought that about S1,- 200 would be fair price. However, the committee was empowered to go ahead and make the best bargain pos sible.
 An application from John T. Null lanney for q position as janitOr was fled .. .....
 Plans by Architect Asheim for the additions to the Bank and the Web- ster schools were accepted. Instead of adding another story to the Bank street school the additional building will be put in the rear. thus extending the building three rooms length, with three rooms more on top. The cost will be about $23,O0O. It was shown that the walls are now bearing all they can and it would be unsafe to put an other story on them.
 Eight rooms, four up and four down. will be added to the Webster school at q cost. including the land. of $31. .000. This will include everything, heating. ventilating. sanitaries, etc.
 Mir Asheim then proceeded to explain about the old plans of the Bank street school. It will be remembered that at the last meeting of the board it was said that these plans which had been drawn up by Architect Jackson. could be used at saving of some S1 400. and that Mr Asheim had taken them from the school. AIr Ashem stated that he did not take them from the building. He merely looked over them. as he considered he had perfect right to do s0 Was it not his duty to obtain all the information possible about the building to assist him in drawing up new plans? There were three tracings which were of no particular value in themselves and Mir Asheim merely looked them over. This put an entirely new complexion on the matter. Com missioner Loomis said he made his ar gument on what he had been told and Mr Asheim's statement convinced him that it was all mistake. The board adjourned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
SUIT FOR $5,OOO
Adge Shumway Resumed Hearing
 in the Louise Donovan Case.

The superior court. Judge Shumway
 csiding, resumed the hearing of the
 se of Louise Donovan against the
 bnsolidated railroad company for
 LOGO damages for the death of her
 'other- Edward last spring on the rail- bad crossing near Rubber avenue in |augatuck. A feature of the case is hat short time before the accident he railroad commissioners prohibited he blowing of the engine whistle ap- bOaching this crossing which is near long bend on the track. Donovan md young woman were going to Fork at the time of the accident. The Utter heard a rumbling sound like the |pproach of q train and she crossed the hacks in safety, while Donovan, who las one of the most popular young hen in the town, seemed unable to loye and he was killed instantly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
KEROSENE TEST
Chief Snagg Will Report to the
 Board of Safety.

Fire Marshal Snagg doesn't appear to be much alarmed about the cllnrac- ter of oil in use in Waterbury, but he is of the opinion that it would be well to look into it and expects to make some tests to-day and report the re- suit to the commissioners of public safety tomorrow. Tests made ill New Haven have proved satisfactory and the fire marshal thinks that so long as this is so there is not much reason to be alarmed here. It is rather unfOf- tunate that MT Snagg should be handi- capped for proper apparatus for mak- ing these tests. for whether there is anything wrong or not many are some what fearful and won't rest until they. hear what an official test made in Wa terbury will show.
 Whatever the fire marshal lacks to put him in a position to determine whether the oil is safe or not should be supplied right away. Kerosene is used in almost every house in the city and if it is below the standard the public should be put on their guard as soon as possible. It is bad enough to be advancing the price of the article but it would be much worse to have inferior stock in the market.
 Let us have the official test not later than tomorrow and in the meantime anybody who thinks the kerosene lamp dangerous would make no mistake by taking turn out of the old reliable candle. which our grandfathers mana aged to get along with better than some of us can with all the modern in- yentiOns put together.