The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-23
FAIRFIELD
Important School Board Meeting-Con. tract for Fire Escapes s-s schoOl Teach. CTS to Marfy-A Polish Mission < Personal Mention.

At the Memorial Library yesterday the School Board of the town held long, animated and important meeting. All the members of the board were present. including Mir. Moses E. Banks, president, Rev. Allen Beeman, secretary, and Messrs. John Hawkins, pr. M. V. B. Durham. William c. Kin sella and William O. Burr. Besides the regular routine business the most important subject before the board was that of providing fire escapes for certain school houses as provided for at the last town meeting. Plans and drawings had been prepared, and four different parties appeared to bid for the job Two of these were from this town, one from. Bridgeport and one from New Haven. Each of the gen. tlemen was heard and his offer dis cussed. MT. Fitzgerald of Bridgeport was one of the competitors and the Yale Safe and Iron Company of New Haven was another. Finally the con- tract was made with the New Haven house, and it agreed to furnish the fire escapes as desired within the appro- priation of $700 The school buildings to be provided with escapes are the sherman, the Stratfield. the Southport, ton at Nichols Terrace The stairs in these fire escapes are to be two feet long with a tread inches wide, and there is to be railing on each side of the stairs. Another important matter which en- gagged the attention of the board was the engaging of new teachers to fill vacancies which are likely to occur. It seems that Dan Cupid has been get ting in his cheerful work, and that no less than three of the Fairfield teach CTS contemplate getting married. When this occurs there will be need of three more teachers. The names of the three happy teachers have not been made public and all the town is guessing who they may be. Speaking of the kid- mapping of the little Whttla boy at sharon, Pa, few days ago, by strange man who called at the school house and asked for the boy. saying his mother wanted him, the President of the School Board remarked after the meeting had adjourned, that every teacher in the United States should be warned not to allow a pupil to be ta- ken away from school until certain that the person calling was known and had authority from the parents to cal for the child. The teacher stands for the time being in the relation of pa rent to the child, and should be respon- sible for it's safety. The trick of call ing at school house for the purpose of kidnapping has happened more than once in this country and is likely to be resorted to again. Let a general alarm be sounded. 7ts
 There is to be a Polish Mission held at St. Thomas church during the last
  eft of the Polish population of the town. There will be Polish priest present who will preach in the Ian guage his hearers can understand. One object of the mission is to prepare for the coming Easter.
 Mrs. Peter Berry has returned to town from a six weeks visit to New York
 The selectmen have recently been at work improving the road bed of Elliott street,
 Next Sunday, Rev. J. M. .Deyo will occupy Rev. MT. Woodruff's pulpit at Black Rock. +F t
 Chief Seggel, of the Fire Depart ment, who has been confined to his house for some weeks is improving fast and hopes soon to be able to be out. s-- i ~
 The Foresters held a large meeting last Sunday afternoon.
 The delegation which went from this town, said to be the guests of Speaker RanksA to attend the hearing in ref erence to the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company, consisted of Sheriff Burr, Town Clerk Flint Simon c. Bradley, Frank Saum, William Gould. George Smith, the assistant postmaster and John Cobb.
 The following have been added to the sick list: Miss Marjorie Northrop and Mrs Edward Van Holtz. A
 Miss Nellie Corners is home from visit to New York
 t Mrs. F. F. Lane has been visiting in New Canaan