Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Talked Over School Matters UR-
III Nearly II O'Clock.

of the board Of education was held
last evening. It began promptly at
the time called for, 1880 o'clock and
was not over till near IL o'clock. All
the members were present and Mayor
Thoms presided.
A communication from City Attor-
ney Kellogg giving his opinion thai
a suburban school committee has not
the power to engage any teachers
without the consent of the board was
read. This referred to the request OF
Committeeman Jilson of the Bunker
Hill school for two more teachers.
Later during the meeting Mr. Jilson
was given permission to engage one
teacher. A motion was made to give
him two but it was not seconded and
1T was Commissioner McDonald's
amendment for one that was passed
A vote was carried asking for
special appropriation for fire escape
in the old Croft school building.
Architect Smith submitted two plans
one for three and half foot wide
and concrete to cost about 81 ,019 and
another five feet wide all concrete at
a cost of $1,000. The plans were re-
ferred to the committee on buildings
to report at an adjourned meeting to
be held Saturday afternoon at 5
o'clock.
1t was reported that the concrete
floor in the briggs addition is a bad,
very bad Job. 1t can be taken off in
flakes and raises dust in large quanti-
ties. making 1t impossible for the
janitor to keep the building looking
half way clean.
Conditions surrounding the Lin
coin school were reported to be much
better. The smoke from the Lilley
Swift & Cos plant in the rear is not
80 bad as 1t was, but the rear wall
near which the meat dealers We're
digging recently for the foundations
for their building seemed to be in a
bad way and 1t is necessary to keep
the pupils away from 1t. Mayor
Thoms stated that the Lilley, Swift
folks are willing to do anything they
can to abate the smoke nuisance and
1t may be proposed to them to raise
their chimneys. As for the rear wall
1t may cave in next spring when the
frost begins to leave the ground.
The Hendricken school building,
according to the report Of the COM
mittee on buildings seems to have a
cinch on the north pole. There are
three boilers working there, one heat
ing, or trying to heat six rooms, and
one for each Of two rooms more. The
heating plant is said to be played out
1t was voted to spend not more
than 500 in fitting up room in the
Walsh school as an emergency hos
pital. 1t is at present used for that
purpose but is inadequately furnish
ed. This idea of an emergency room
may be established in all of the
In year or two. The janitor
of the briggs school made another
appeal for help owing to the condi-
tion of the new concrete floor, and
also owing to water entering the
basement during heavy rains and
mud out Of the concrete dust
This, however is the only way to-
keep down the dust, but the cure Is
as bad as the disease.
Superintendent Tinker reported
that owing to decrease in the at
tendance two teachers in the Croft
evening schools and one in the Dug |
gan have been dispensed with.
The resignation of William Robin
son, janitor of the Bishop street
school, filed at the last meeting, was
and James ]. Connolly, of
East Farm street, an employe of the |
Clock company, was ap-
pointed to the vacancy.
The contracts for supplies for the
schools was awarded to the Water
bury Blank Book company, the Ken
ney Bros, Boston and the E. E. Babt
company, Boston. ......
An application from James J. Pry-
Dr. for an appointment as janitor was
fled.
James McGrath applied to be rein
stated in the High school. He said
he was excluded because of inatten-
lion to his studies. On his promise
10 make up for lost time he was rein
stated.
Clerk Fitzgerald reminded the
board that an old bill for s137 was
iue the N. ]. DAILY & Sons company
'or heating the addition to the Web
tier school during the operations OF
,ther contractors, when II was the
business OF the later to do II. II was
ordered paid.