The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-13
SLAWSON DEMANDS CHANGES IN HIGH
 SCHOOL PLUMBING
Superintendent-EIec Starts Right Off To Be Boss Of
 Local System.

Samuel L. Slawson, superintendent- elect of the Bridgeport public schools. proposes to be real superintendent, Has recent visit to the new high school construction work, accompanied by or ders for the change of part of it's equipment. brought this fact home forcfbly to the board of education when its details were related by the cftys inspector on the cons struction. J. Gerald iPhelan.
 Mir S4awson pointed out that to fae ciIitate the teaching of domestic sci once and of chemistry, certain changes should be made in the layout of the plumbing. sqT'his will never do,'' he told Phelan, making a cursory ex- I animation.
 I PheIan disclaimed responsibility for the layout He was on the job, he said, merely to see that the wopk was done in accordance with plans and specifications, but he had no authority 1 to change them. But Slawson insist out, took the discussion to the board of education last evening.
 l The inspector explained that the l changes demanded by MT. Slawson no right ito order changes in any of I the specifications without the consent, ] of the board.
 It was hna4Iy voted to table the mat l ter and ask Mir. Slawson to attend the 1 next meeting of the board and explain I just what changes he wants made. In 8I the meantime the plumbing in the laboratories is nearly completed ac- cording to the original specifications, E The extra work that Durkin & Laas l claim is being done at the new high school and which they protest against l paying for must be paid for by them | according to a decision of the board last evening. Inspector PheIan report ed to the board last night that the Il work was occasioned by mistakes made l by the contractors. He said that mis- takes were made in laying out the l foundation masonry and brick work
 that had been laid had to be rerno4ed
 and grades and lines corrected as the
 work progressed He said this was E not work that the city was responsible
 for and no one was to blame but the contractors engineers who have given
 the lines and specifications for the
 work He said these errors are being
 corrected by Superintendent Sl1augf- messy as the wrok progresses
 Members Goddard, Hurley and Web ster were named a committee to have 9 the bookkeeping and report system of
 the board changed to comply with the
 system of the National Educational association
 Architect sAshiem was authorized to
 make alterations of Gothic type of ar
 ch1tecture to provide an eight room
 addition to Clinton avenue school
 A P. TFbba1s was named janftor f the new Read school in North aven,1e
 William Foster was appointed a sub
 st1tute janitor at $500 per year salary.
 He has been janitor of various public
 schools for the last a5 years.
 The park department will be allowed
 the use of the flag pole and the port
 able building at shelton school to store
 appaFtaus from the new playground
 recently established there but the use
 Of the lavatories was denied because
 Commissioner Challenger said soma
 boys were found smoking there. I pr. Deane reported that under 2
 plan evolved by MT. Slawson, Principal H. D. Simonds of the high school and
 nlmself 1t had been found possible to U increase the seating capacity of the new high school from 1,45o pupils to 1,500 pupils.