The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-30
CRAWFORD.
Special Journal-couricr New. Service,

sions held this year. Every member was present when Chairman Smith called the meeting to order few min utes after 8 o'clock. Secretary Ms Guinness gave some figures to the board respecting the money already expended or appropriated for school purposes during the present year, by which it appeared that was about $500 left from the appropriation made for schools at the annual town meet ing. If the S320 rebate from the state for the salary of a supervisor be added to this, it would leave balance of trifie over S1,100 for incidental expenses during the remainder of the school year. The secretary then read two communications from chief of the fire department, c. A. R. Hamre, ad- dressed to Chairman Smith. calling the attention of the board to the lack of fire protection at the schools and demanding that the laws of the state be complied with in the matter of providing fire escapes or other suit able exits. Dr. A. J. Penney stated llldt III HIS pplllluli liit tc"h ShtN'N be asked to make a special appropria- tion if fire escapes were to be install ed at the school buildings. Secretary McGuinness stated that the president of the board of finance had informed him that said board wanted the estl- mates, not only for the cost of pro viding better fire protection, but also for tho cost of the proposed addition to the center school building and the new school house at Short Beach. be- fore calling a special town meeting to appropriate money for the same. He therefore moved that the board of edu- cation request the board of finance to recommend an appropriation of S12,500 for the three purposes above specified. MT Van Vie wanted fire escapes installed at once without wait ing for the board of finance to act, stating that if the board did not so act, every member would be both civ lilly and criminally responsible for any injury to children, in case of an alarm | of fire. He would therefor move to amend the motion of Father McGuin- ness that the fire escapes be installed at once. MT Pond and Dr. Penney concurred with Mir. Van Vie, On be- ing put to a vote, the amendment was carried. After lengthy and spirit ed discussion, the original motion as amended was also passed by the | board. P. H. Dunn, who installed ! furnace at the Harbor street school, then asked for information on cer- tain matter. His question precipitat- ed an animated discussion, and the secretary was instructed to notify ab- sent members to contract for no hills not authorized by vote of the board. The board then adjourned
 William C. Cobbleigh of the Fltchs Home for Soldiers at Noroton Heights, was the guest of friends in Branford, ! last week.
 Frederic C. Bradley, the we'll known real estat
 oper of Pine orchard, was in town Saturday for the first time in five months. MT. and Mrs. Bradley spent the winter in California, arriving at their home in North Haven on Fri day of last week.
 Charles s. Holman was i'll for few days with an attack of the grip. His place as clerk for c. H. Foote was temporarily filled by Mir, Huggins.
 Mrs. John Cunliffe. who is soon to move from the Horley block, where she has conducted the Atlantic house for about three years, has the furni- ture moved into several of the rooms at the former Llnsley house, which she is soon to occupy The intatiar of the house is being repanted and the walls covered with new paper.
 A, P. Stevens. who disposed of his business to W. B. Clark, sereral months ago. Is soon to resume his for mer vacations
 The Branford Home club won both the pool and billiard contests with the Wallngford teams, Friday evening. Previous to the game pr A. J. Ten ney entertained the members of both billiard teams at his home in Main street. The whist contest was won by the Wallngford team by lead of threc points. Branford won the pool contest by a lead of 3S, and the bill- lard contest by lead of S7 points, re- spectively.
 Donald. the eight years old son of Mir. and Mrs. F. A. Finch of Hopson avenue. has recovered from an attack of tonsilitis.
 F. ". Jerold, who was quite indis- posed, has recovered and resumed his duties with the Henry Hooker com pany of New Haven.
 Mrs. Annie H. Hopson is somewhat indisposed at her home on Milford avenue.
 ] J. Y. Cunningham was in Hart ford last week, and secured the usual appropriation for the school library and apparatus fund.
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