Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-12
Mr.. Gebrath, Clerk Spaulding, Thomas
Buckley and Fred Dyer.


Mr.. Gebrath Clerk Spaulding, Thomas
Buckley and Fred Dyer.
Working Off Grudse.
At length George A. Sydleman made
q proposition to raise the roof over the
room at the front of the schoolhouse
saying this was the cheapest and best
way out of 1t, providing a room 20x30
and carpenter had estimated it could
be done for from $500 to $3.50. He said
he thought the town board was doing
all it could to break up the districl
and work off an old grudge.
Minority Report Accepted.
Chairman Young reminded the meet
ing that they were not accomplishing
much, and after Arthur M. Cobleigh
had criticised the report of the major
ity as too indefinite, Clerk Spaulding
moved that the majority report be &C
cepted. The motion was lost on ris-
ing vote-Yes 10. No II.
On motion of Mr.. Cobleigh the mi
nority report was accepted, with only
one dissenting vote. Mr.. Blackburn OF
the special committee said he thought
this was very unfair treatment of them
and a reflection on them, in which
opinion Chairman Young concurred
and also Mr.. Gebrath
On motion Of H. E. Davis vote to
reconsider was passed, and Mr.. Black
burn thanked the meeting. Mr.. Davis
spoke in favor of raising the roof OF
the annex. After further discussion
Mr. Hiscox moved a resolution which
contained a number of articles and
named six men more to be added to
the special committee. A motion to
lay this resolution on the table was
lost, and it was then voted to reconsid-
er the action Of December 2Sth on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Gebrath.
Committee of Nine Men.
The articles of the resolution Of Mr.
Hiscox were then read and discussed
separately. The first named Edwin
Spalding, John Galligan, c. w. Barnes
Edwin Oldfield, H. r. Davis and E. B
Worthington to be added to the special
committee. These were stricken out
and the following names substituted:
Henry Gebrath. James G. Blackburn
James A. Hiscox, Theophilus Brown
c. w. Barnes, Henry E. Davis, John G.
Potter, John A. Wall and John R. Fow-
Ter. This committee was empowered
TO fill vacancies occurring.
Article two, providing for the COM
mittee to keep records Of its doings
building, was not changed. Article
three directed to have the building in
spected by experts to find out if there
was arV reason for condemning Il, and
If 1t wire not practicable to make al
terationsa to select a site for build
ing outside. The part about the out
side site was stricken out.
In the fourth article the committee
was directed to obtain necessary legal
advice for the protection of this dis
trict. This was not changed and the
fifth article provided for the holding OF
such public meetings as might be nee
essary to get the opinions of taxpayers
and voters. This also was unchanged.
Can Expend $500.
Article six provided that the com
mittee was to have authority to expend
such of the $500 as needed, ana to Dor
row the same in accordance with the
vote Of the previous meeting. It also
directed the committee to report back
at its option, before the annual school
meeting. the plan Of action deemed best
for the district. The words "at its op-
ton" were changed TO "as soon as
practicoi"
The final article was voted out en-
tirely. It provided that the commit
tee should not take any steps to hire
any barns or other rooms outside OF the
school building, or 60 ahead with any
changes till they had reported back ia
the district.
With this settled. Mr.. Gebrath NOV
ed the adoption of the original motion,
with the Hiscox resolutions as an
amendment. This was passed and the
meeting then adjourned.