The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01
TRUMBULL TAKES PRoGRES SsIvE STEP IN SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 3 ELECTORS DECIDE TO IM-
 PROVE CONDITIONS.
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Te4chers' salaries will be increased needed repairs to the present school buildings will be made heating and ventilatfng facilities will be improved and in other ways will the town of Trumbull better it's school system. The well developed discomfort which has found expression at mass meet ings held during the last several weeks, and which also started very active efforts to bring dep1orable con- ditions of the present school system to the attention of the voters, had it's effect in special town meeting last In addition ' to the several votes taken for school Improvements, the voters also decided on other matters kof vital importance to the town: Roads will be repaired for which $700 equally between the three district roads. Property of the town will be revalued and the assessors are privil- eged to employ expert assistance in making the revolution. this expense not to go over $500. .a
 It was one of the most productive meetings the town has held for some time. There were those present who would like to have stepped on some of the propositions. Their objection was registered in plain talk, but the progressive element showed it's strength by putting through nearly every proposition 1t proposed. The when money questions are considered in town mesungs, didn't develop into such fury of argument as was ex7 pected. ;.
 There were about ss voters present: A few women availed themselves of' .$car ezS,x1f .Yv17 f.
 ters. Town Clerk O. B. Burton calls' ed the meeting to order. N B. Cur. tis was made moderator.
 The total salaries now paid teachers amount to $95 a week. The increase recommended by the supervisor would mean $119 a week The salaries or; each teacher now vary from $10 to SIP a week The supervisor will decide as to whether the present teachers are to be retained or not. ax
 A teacher in the White Plains school. was reported as having made the statement that her work was hamy pered by the supervisor. She could accomplish more if left alone. The State supervision was criticised. MT. IIitt didn't think there was any. use of spending more money, unless the schools would be bettered. Some. ad- vocated that the town return to the old system of looking after it's own  vision. Mr. Waller suggested that this could be done after October when the supervisor could be dismissed. OrmeI Hall said Hartford is. too far away to run the schools. O. B. Burr ton said that the supervisor promised better teachers if salaries are .increas- ed. Y ..3
 Much time was taken in considering the matter of making a revalution of the town property. First Selectman l.. M. Shelton read notice from the State Board of Equalization to the effect that TrumbulIs valuation had been raised $9OO.0O0 upon the 1911 list for the purposes of State and county taxation. Louis Christy thought the revaluation should be placed at the State figures. c. J. Thorpe lost, a motion he made to. have the matter postponed. c. B. Bilton frankly ad- mittedj that he wasn't taxed enough and that a revaIution was needed. He thought that if all were willing to pay fair tax on their property many of the towns problems would be solved
 w. E. Waller moved an amendment that the selectmen employ three ex- perts to assist in making the revalua- ton. these to come from out of town
 The amendment was carried but when