The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-10
BONDS FOR NEW
 HIGH SCHOOL TO
 BE PETITIONED

A petition will be made to the pres- ent General Assembly. sitting in Hart ford. asking that bonds be issued to this ely to secure funds for the cree ton of a new High School and the purchase of property for that school The amount to be asked for has not yet been decided upon. but 1t is prob- able that $500,000 will be the sum con- s.dered. The members of the Board of Educa ion. with one exception. at the meeting last evening were of the unanimous opinion that Bridgeport is in need of a new High School. and that right quickly.
 They did not reach an agreement .e5 to the asking of bonds. but when 1t was brouEh. to their attention that the assembly was now sitting. the members took the matter up in earn est There is no doubt but that the peti ion will be forwarded within a few weeks.
 The board as a whole is commit tee upon a suitable site. but as yet has not agreed on one particular To- cation. though the members have sew eral rieces of land under consideration. The. board believes it has the right to condemn land for school purposes and has appointed Commissioner John J. Cull,nan to consult with the city at- torney regarding their. right.
 'Let us have public building of which we may justly feel proud said
 
 there a public building a. present which we can point out to strangers, and not apologize for it? No mat ter what the cost may be. let us have a new school, and the people will stand behind us. The present build- have a new structure
 Commissioner Wooster was the lone member who assumed conservative policy. taking his stand because he believes that the city at the present time is not rich enough in funds Q erect new school and because he be- iieves that an outlay of few thou sand dollars for repairs would make the present structure as good as new. He explained that new building in front of the present s ructure would half enfold it and at the same time allow the use of the present build ,ng. He believes the walls and floors of the present building are as good as new and that an outlay of $10 900 would nu the entire building in good shape. Should there be need for more rooms in the future. other additions cou'd be erected from time to time. Tn the end the outlay would not be more than s150 000 while there would not be any expense through the purchase of new assembly hall at present could be re- lieved by the erection of a halcony. Bridgeport Is not a rich city" said Commissioner Wooster. "and an issU- ance of bonds Is not a wise policy"
 A strong argument for new school was advanced by Superintendent Deane who expla ned tha if an addi- ton was built to the present school, an addition costing something like $A0- 900 would have to be added to the erected, the present High School would relieve the condi ions in the S~ammc- ' schools in the neiehborhood and would do away with the High street school which has already been condemned issue, Coranissioner Macdonald ex- plained that a one-third of a mill tax on the grand list would ray the in- teress on $500 GOO indefinitely at the present rate of interest.
 The new Stillman street school which it is hoped will he ready for occupancy in February. will be known as the Garfield school in honor of President James A. Garfield of the United States. This naming of the schools Board Of Educa .on to have all the local schools named after a distin- guished citizen of the United States. The name of Whittier was first pro- posed, but as one Of the members of the board put it. the name of Gar States. would mean more to those children of the school, who were of foreign parentage. than the name of Whittier.
 commended the appointment Of James Lee as janitor of the new school at a salary of $500. on condition tfa he assist the janitor of the waltersvlle school in caring for four rooms in the latter building. for at the start of the new school there would be bu five rooms to take car Of MT Lee has been head fireman at the plant of the Singer Go.
 On the recommendation of the com ,nittee on School Janitor Richard Lee of the SummerfieId school will have his salary increased to s700 now hav- ing 12 rooms o take care of because of the recent addition to the school.
 W. R. C.
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