The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-11
SCHOOLS ARE MUCH CROWDED Board of Education is Consider ing Erection of Four
 New Schools

New school houses to take care of Bridgeport's rapidly increasing ju- venile population were recommended most emphaticasly at last nights meeting of the board of education by Superintendent of Schools c. w Deane, and his recommendations had such weight that several committees were appointed to look up sites, etc. It is settled fact that the board will do considerable in the way of build ing this year, making a start with adding four rooms to the Shelton school, thus filling out the building to the size originally contemplated. This building was designed by the late Architect Henry A. Howe and as his plans. etc, have recently been pur- chased by Architect J. W. Northrop. that gentleman was selected last night to have charge of the construc- tion of these additional rooms. It is desired to have this work done aS soon as possible in order that the rooms may be ready for use at tho beginning of the fall term.
 It was voted to that the compensa- ton to. be paid the, architect shall not exceed three and one-half per cent and that the work be done un- der the direction of the following committee: Messrs. Bell, Brady, Hav- ems and Murphy.
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 The committee on school houses reported against attemp pting to do anything with the Grand street school, recommending instead. that as the building had outlived it's use- fitness. another site be selected and After considerable discussion in re- gard to this site, in which 1t was sug- gested that North Washington ave- nue and Grand street offered tho best site the question was left to the same committee as on the Shelton school to look up a suitable site and report ! back to the board.
 Schools Overcrowded.
 Tn this connection 1t was suggested that the lot on Goodsell street in the l rear of the present school might pc purchased and used, but 1t was held that the location was not suitable for | certain geographical reasons. while i Wells street was held to be too near the Shelton school as was also North and Gem avenues
 Supt. Deane in his report called at tention to the congested condition or schools in several sections of the city, saying that the Botswick avenue school was badly overcrowded, and that one portable building was in use e at the Clinton avenue school, he sug- gesting building onto one or the oth- CT ends of this school which addition would not only relieve this school but also the Bostwick avenue school as well. He also called the attention Of the board to the need of school to accommodate the pupils residing in the Brooklawn district, saying that most of them were a full mile from a school and that in order to care Tor some of them they had to De sent 10 the Stratfield school in Fairfield. He urged the construction of small primary school at least in this vicin- ity.
 Committee Chosen.
 Mesgrs Wooster, Veness, Cullinan and Macdonald were appointed comittee to see what could be done about both these last two matters. III E speaking upon the congestion at the Bostwick and Clinton avenue schools, MT. Deane called the attention Of tho board to the fact that they were now using two rooms on Howard avenue that were far too small, but were the best they could do.
 Supt Deane also stated that the Lincoln school was badly crowded and said it was suggested that the Iot in the immediate rear of this building be purchased and another building be erected there to be under the same direction and janitorsh1p as the other. This struck the board so ing of Messrs. Challenger, Bell, Hav- ( ems and Bishop was appointed to in vestigate it.
 It will thus be seen that if all these building plans are carried out this year the proceeds of the one-mill tax not sufficie, but it is probable that not all the buildings suggested will be erected this year, although a begin hing will probably be made on most of them.
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