Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-12
WEST CHELSEA DISTRICT CHANGES
Caucus Puts New Men on School Board and Names New
Collector and Clerk-Messrs Lerou and Peck Drop Out.

more than the usual number of
changes in the officers nominated in
i the West Chelsea school district were
SHOWN on Monday night when the cau-
Gus was neid IN the Mt. Pleasant street
| senooinouse, attended by about 80 Of
the voters of the district. New names
mad to be placed on the ticket in place
OF II. M. Lerou, who has been on the
poard Tor years. and president in his
| iast term, and in place Of Henry e..
| Peck, who mas been a member of the
| board for eighteen years, both these
ofhcers declining further service. A
new collector of taxes was nominated
| in place of Alfred S. Curtiss, who has
held that office for a number of years
past. but according to the opinion ex-
pressed at the meeting had become
incapacitated through age from thor
oughly performing the duties Of the
Office.
| Moderator Ives.
w. w. Ives was unanimously chos-
en- moderator when the meeting OPEN
ed he spoke briefly of the long serv-
ice given the district by Mr.. Lerou
and Mr.. Peck. referring to the latter
as the beginner of improved condi-
tons resulting in the present high
standing of the district schools, which
Mr.. Ives said were recognized through
out the state as A No. in every re-
spect.
On nomination of George II. STAN
ton. John II. Sherman was elected as
clerk of the meeting without oppose
ton.
Pfeiffer, AIofsin and lathrop.
Nomination of members fer the
board for three years was next taken
up, z. H Beckley naming Joseph D..
Pfeiffer, a denomination, while he COM
mended Mr.. Peck and said that Mr.
Pfeifrer was the kind of good material
the district wanted on the board.
NO, 49, = 4 -
ination and Mr.. Pfeiffer was voted on
to the ticket BIZ reclamation. He ac-.
cepted in brief remarks, in which he
thanked the district for the honor it
conferred upon him.
Mr.. Lerou nominated Herman Alof-
sin to fill the second vacancy on the
board. styling him a successful bust
ness man, one whose children had
been educated in the district and stood
we'll in the community, and the rep
resentative of race which up to now
had had no representation on the
board 1t was time this race had some
representation and the Office in this
case is seeking the man rather than
the man seeking the office Mr.. STAN
ton seconded the nomination and Mr..
Alofsin was likewise placed on the
ticket by acclamati ton.
He also thanked the meeting for the
honor given him and promised to give
his best service.
Mr.. Peck nominated G. Arthur La
throp for the third place, Mr.. La
throp having been clerk Of the dis
trict for several years. Charles E.
Whitaker nominated Charles E. Lamb,
but Mr.. Lamb withdrew his name and
Mr.. Lathrop was elected by acclama-
ton.
For clerk for one year, J. D. Pheiffer
nominated Charles E. Lamb, but he
declined the nomination, and Frank E.
Sterry was nominated by acclamation,
when nominated by S. Howard Mead.
Frank H. Lowell the present treas
urer, was renominated for the office for
one year by H. D. Johnson and elected
without opposition.
Contest Over Collector.
The nomination for collector of taxes
followed and brought out the only
contest in making up the ticket. George
H. Stanton nominated the present in
cumbent of the Office, Alfred S. Curtiss,
who has held the Office for the past six
or seven years.
Mr.. Lamb arose with the inquiry
from the school board as to how Mr..
Curtiss was collecting the taxes for
the present year. He said there was
talk that the taxes were not being col
lected and he thought this was the
time to thresh this out
President Lerou responded for the