The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-10
STAMFORD MAY [ SPEND $150,000
 FOR ITS SCHOOLS
Board of Education Plan ming to Ask Big Amount
 For Improvements.
Especial to The Farmer.) )

1 (SpeClal 10 The Fdr1ner.) .Stratford, Aug. 9.-The board of
 education at it's meeting held Tues day evening at the Center school vir- | tual1y decided to ask the board of 1 finance for $15O,0O0 to run the public
 schools of Stratford for the coming year.
 The present school question in Stratford, involving a tremendous in flux of children, has presented to the board a very complicated situation. Nearly all the schools last year were overcrowded and some were on part time. Six new teachers will have to be added to the teaching force. The new proposed school house to consist of eight rooms and to be erected on Honeyspot road will cost between $40,000 and $50,O00. Four new rooms will have to be added to the Franklin school on Barnum Terrace. This will cost in the neighborhood of $20,000. Franklin school already has 12 rooms. The salaries for teachers will be $10,0O0. The rest will be used for general repairs, supplies and other expenses which will occur du- ring the year.>
 Sixty-f1ve Red Men will journey to Savin Rock this evening for the an- nual shore dinner to be held at Will cox'sl hotel. It is expected that many not members of the organization will make the trip. The cars leave the Center at 7:15.
 Prof. William De Loss Love, Ph.D., president of the Connecticut Humane society will be the speaker at the regular meeting of the Housatonic grange Saturday evening at the club rooms in the Center. Prof. Love will speak on the work that society is doing and has accomplished in the last few years. The lecture will be illustrated with many stereopticon views. Luncheon will follow.
 A marriage license was issued this week to Jennie Griffin, aged 19 years and Thomas O'Grady. Both persons reside on Sidney street.
 At meeting of the Public Utilities commission Tuesday the method of constructing the cross-over on Bar mum avenue and Kings Highway was approved. The cross-over was grant ed by the selectmen to the Connec- ticut Co.,, a few months ago and is used in cases of emergency.
 The members of the Evening Star Sewing Circle will hold a, whist Fri day evening, at the home of Mrs. J. P Hale, Fairview avenue.
 At g meeting of the board of finance held last evening Elliott W. Peck and Samuel w. Hrbbell were appointed a committee to fix a time for the hear ings of the various boards who will present to the finance board requests for appropriations to carry on the work in their departments during the coming year. The committee was given power to call the meetings when they deem advisable. Chairman Peck said today that the board will prob- ably meet the last week in August or the first week of September. Members of the finance board present were: Elliott W. Peck. James Lally, Fred Van deBogart, Edward W. Snifren, Howard J. Curtis, William H. Fryer and Samuel W. Hubbell. Miss May Morehouse acted as clerk during the absence of Clerk Harold c. Lowell
 Many Stratford residents especially in tho center of the town are loud in their complaints of the dirt and refuse which has accumulated in the back yards of some of the merchants. The residents allege that the odor coming from some of the places is very offen- efve and breed disease. Another place which has been causing much gossip from persons of all sections is the brook which flows through the greater portion of the town. In previous years tho brook has been saturated with oil or some other disinfectant but this year nothing of the sort h: been done.
 The registrars of voters will be in session at Abercrombie's news room Tor tho last time tomorrow from 12 at non until D. m. for the purpose of enrolling voters who wish to parttcf- pate in the coming caucuses or direct primaries.
 A reunion of the senior play cast of tho suattord High school was helf Moncay nigh: at the homo of Miss oladys Merrill. Main street. The eve ming was spent :n dancing and sing. Ing. luncheon was served. Those present were: Miss Carlo Pedersson Miss Catherine Hussell, Miss Dorothy Peck. Mas Gladys Merrill, Robert Luce, Henry Anderson, Harold Dun. psr and Russell Moves.