Connecticut western news., 1913-11-13
NO NEW SCHOOL ROOMS
Whole Proposition Held Up Until Next Annual Town Meeting in October

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 The adjourned town meeting, Monday afternoon, held for the purpose of hear ing the report of the special committee on school house improvement and COD struction, take action oa the matter of putting steel shelving in the town vault. etc., was largely attended. About dog en ladies of the Equal Franchise League were present and voted on the school matter.
 Mir. John B. Reed was moderator, and Town Clerk Allyn Fuller took down the minutes.
 The annual town report. which had been overlooked at the business meeting on election day, was approved. after Mir Levi Bronson had asked a few questions concerning the item of some 5000 ex- penditures for town poor.
 On motion of Mir. George s. Fuller ie was voted that the selectmen be arshor- lzed to borrow money if necessary before the taxes begin to come in.
 The report of the committee appointed to procure plans and select site fos the proposed new school house in East Ca- naan, was submitted by Chairman Geo s, Fuller. The report is as follows
 "Your committee find upon investiga- | ton of the East Canaan school proposi- | tiou, that there are three lots that can be had for the purpose of school house grounds, viz. three quarters of an acre off the lot east of George K. Goodwin's barn, for $l 900; the Monahan lot, SO called, for $l .000 or a lot on the hand nearly opposite the old schoolhouse on the Lower Road.
 "We have procured plans for a three room school building with basement for playrooms aud heater, winch plans we submit to you for your consideration The cost of this building, not including seats or furni ture, but including heat and ventilation, would be abont q, ,69S.- 94, or for the same building, cutting off one wing and one room. making a two room building, about $l, 900 less. If the Goodwin lot should be decided on, and a three room building built, it world be with the idea of later consolidating Dis triot No. with No. 1.
 Your committee investigated the ola school house and find that it is in need of repair if the town decides not to build a new building The frame is perfectly | } dows are in poor shaper the building needs painting and probably "A new roof soon.
 I've also submit figures for the cosk of a two.story addition to District Nc 3 schoolhbuse, built on the northeast guV~ ner of the present building said sCta1- tion to be 24x32 with connecting halb- way 13x20.
 Cost of building, s2.O44Is; heating and ventilation. $050. .o0 total, $2, ,9oa IS. If separate heater is installed it would cost $500 more These figures do, nok al low fer any cellar or basement"
 The old school house would need to undergo extensive repairs if new schoo4 house were not built, according be the committee's report.
 Mir. Reed said, this is an important matter, and means m increased indebt- edness of BIO. 900. which the town would have to borrow if the appropriation is voted. He asked the voters if they wanted to incur this indebtedness, CT whether they would prefer to try to set along with the present facilities. The town would be obliged to p,'s not Less than per cent. interest on the loan, as the present stage of the money market
 MT. Bronson said there was D GIyeat deal of criticism of the school system in various parts of the state especially in Winsted, where they did not think they were getting the worth of their rHeney. He said, we have paid out S30, ,0Oo Eov new roads. which was m extravagant sxpen- ; diture. The town grand list is suTe to shrink within the next two yea-s, l,e as serted, as O result of MT. Barnuns's sick :. ness, which is likely to have the effect of fdiscontinuing or curtailing she fur mace operations at East Canaan and "the William Garfield lime kilns have gone to the dogs" If these concerns go out of business there will be plenty of room in the present school houses for all the children who will attend school. He moved that the whole school house mat ter be continued until the next annual town meeting in October. 1914.
 The motion was seconded by half :. dozen voices, and on a rising vote it was carried by a majority of 20, the vote standing 50 for, 30 against, the ladies voting in the negative
 The matter of steel shelving for the town vault was then brought up. Judge Whittlesey opposed the proposition, which would require an expenditure Of P $500. He maintained that the vault is practically tire.proof now, and steel shelving would afford no greater security !
 for the records in case of fire. MT. J. Henry Roraback asked the } town clerk if the state inspector loes not require steel shelving and fixtnfes Cor town vaults. MT. Fuller replied that ir was not compulsory, but the change had been recommended by the state officials
 MT. Rorab,ok said he dislilzed to, dYsa- gree with Judge Whittlesey, but was ok