Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-13

ins-TiesuAy Cadets TO Hear Report.
The first report Of the present
school committee OF the town of Stou-
ington, the first with a committee of
six rather than three, and the fifth
under the town school system, shows
careful and improved management.
The last appropriately for schools was
$4,000 less than Cor the preceding year,
still by tudictous expenditure the COM
mittee has saved TO the town $2,44257
during the year and has an unexpended
balance OF $1,434.ek The net cost of
the schools for the school year Of 1912
Ii was e47,00z62, and for 1914-15 it
was $44,665.06. The general statement
shows total expenditure OF $51,941.66.
less receipts from state. tuition and ali
other sources $7J876y61.
A statement is given Of the amount
paid w. H Perry, superintendent of
schools, from July IA to Oct. /, 1914:
was under some other heading in last
years reportl $2S9; three months
salary $500; postage for one month,
$685.; miscellaneous, $12.22; total,
$66S.S7. The amount expended by the
previous committee from July 10 to
Oct. s was $500. z.
The report says: At the annual town
meeting held in September, 1914, the
sum of $4,000 was appropriated for the
maintenance of public schools. On
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sumed Office. over IS, 900 Of this appro-
priation had been spent, and $1,000 or
more had been used to pay bills con-
tracted for books and supplies as far
back as January. 1914, and should have
appeared in last years report. Shortly
after the new committee assumed
charge of the schols, Arthur Wheeler
presented q bill OF $422.50 for trans
portation for the years 1912, 1913 and
1914, which is referred to the annual
town meeting.
Many pupils attending school live in
the country and transportation is quite
an item. In one instance one trans
porter was being paid Sc a day, now
that same service is given for 81 a
day.
The committee inspected all the
school buildings. The rural school
houses in active use were in normal
condition save that they had not been
cleaned or renovated during the sum-
mer recess. The other buildings, the
use of which were abandoned when the
town school system was adopted, were
found to be in a state of chaos. The
Randall school has been abandoned to
rack and ruin; not q sash was left,
the doors were swung wide open and
the building was being used as a barn.
| The Liberty street school building was
/ marked and defaced and but four SASH
\ es remained in the building. In adjust
| ing the value of this property with tn
| old 18th district title was assumed
/ by the town at q valuation of 81, 500
/ cellar Of this building and there are
| stoves and desks in good condition. In
order to preserve this building, repairs
were made that were absolutely neces-
sary.
The school committee is composed of
William A Wilcox, DIR. Owen J. Den
nehey. Silas B. Wheeler, f. Everett
Watrous,. Henry R. Palmer and John
K. Bueklyn.
Town Meeting.
The selectmen met in special session
Saturday afternoon to prepare the call
for the annual town meeting. In ad-
dition to the routine recommendation
these special matters will be acted
upon: Petition of Jerome 8. Anderson
for appropriations OF $50 each FOL
Trumbull, Williams and Hancock posts
G. A. r.: petition of Bourbon A Bah
cock. SIS for Robert Brucker camp. u
S. w. "; to elect highway commits
sioner. by appointment; petition o,
William A. Wilcox and others, $3.50 fol
removal of rocks east side OF Hinckley
Hill; petition Of Eugene ONel and
others for acceptance of Morton ave.
nue.; petition of Thomas Clarity and
others for drain pipe from railroad
| through land of John Curtin to Cutler
street marsh; petition Jeremiah -Purtil
that ballot box in town elections b
opened IOE Dd1iOIS dI d-7I1-s pNo~ALAoL
of James J. Monroe and Others tina;
cement walk be laid on West Broat
street bridge and iron railing neares
the highway be removed; to Reimburse
ARTHUR @. Wh eeier for transportation
I Of schools G1ldren. zS12-1S-14.
Steas.f8aton Pointers. =
Anotherse&rssc OF cen1@ct N bags hE
b / arrived at tho steamboat wharf to b,
4 fused in Inc construction OF the new
Y state highway.
8iJ. F. RroYi1, end which has mad
= | Stonugton harbor summer quarters
A has returned to her home port an,
y viii go out Of commission for the win
4 ter. Mr.. Brown has leased the ThaS
Children Cry
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