New Britain herald., 1916-01-15
SCHOOL BOARD WILL BUY FARRELL SITE
Price S25,OOO Considered Reason
 able and Location Is Ideal

PufcnaSe or the Farrell property,
 which faces on North, Clark and Lee streets, as a site for a new school to | care for the overflow from the Small 1 icy and Bartlett schools and eventual l " to replace the Burritt school, was l decided upon by the school board at l it's January session at the City hall yesterday. The price is $25,000 and ] the committee on school accommoda- ] tons which reported on the matter 1 said ninety day option had been ob- 1 tained. It was decided to have the 1 finance committee take such steps | with the board of finance and taxa
 tion and the city council necessary to ] complete the purchase.
 Ina bility to obtain quorum before 1 o'clock delayed the meeting half an 1 hour There are three doctors on the 1 board and just now doctors in 1 demand in six places at once. AS a re- { suit the doctors were late in getting l to the meeting and Secretary w. l.. 1 Hatch was detained in Hartford on ! business and E. c. Goodwin was 1 named secretary pro tenn.
 Bills Paid.
 For the finance committee l.. H. pease reported payment of bills total ing $S,455.77. MT. Pease also re- ported that $S55.16 had been paid to obtain discounts Of from one to five per cent. and asked to have the action ratified by the board. This was done and MT. Pease said bills amounting to {49O.53 must be paid at once to obtain further discounts. He read the bills on request and stated they had been passed upon by the finance committed +. o. KilbOurne spoke of one bill due the firm of Rand & McNal1y on which a sizeable discount was allowed. Superintendent Holmes said it was the customary discount The bill was for maps.
 Furniture Needs
 MT. Pease reported on furniture needs in various schools New desks are needed at the Smith school Elm street annex, Burritt school and osgood Hill school. Altogether 14O desks are required and B. c. Porter Sons bid $3.85 for the intermediate s'ze and $3.75 for the primary size. The committee recommended the firm be awarded the contract Favorable action was taken. Superintendent
 
 would be required after the February promotions. Four new rooms will be opened, one in the Elm street annex. one in the basement of the Burritt. one at the Smith and one in the East street. There will be an influx at the Osgood Hill school Four new fifth grade teachers will be required
 Buy Picture Service,
 
 United Parents and Teachers asso- citation to provide film service for the l moving picture machine which the association has bought MT. Holmes said the association would appreciate | this cooperation. They would pro- vide the machine, which cost s165. They could take advantage Of an ex- change service at yearly cost Of s75. 1t is the only machine that is fireproof and no extra insurance is required | The service deals with current events and is in every way educational and we'll selected. The machine weighs bu+ twenty five pounds and can be trans rorted from school to school. Dr Martin moved that MT. Holmes be en, powered to secure the service at a cost pot to exceed $200 and the motion was passed.
 Chairman G. W Traut of the com mlttee on school accommodations re- ported Tn regard to the purchase of lhe hlachlnery in the state trade Schooi. me committee has been in l touch with the state board of edno. e'oi anu eApec's to get a definite answer next week He thouebt special meeting might be advisah7o Chairman Gaffney wanted to 1,,,a1ro :e any arrangements had been po.do + dedicate the new Vocational uioh school. MT. Traut said nothi,, 1,oa J oeen done about it.
 Farrell Property.
 Chairman Traut then reported on fhe purchase of the Farrell property at Clark, Lee and North streets +he ' ee nn recolh1nendlng on ng it's purchase s for $25,O00. The lot fronts 236 feet on Lee, 229 on North and 196 on ( Clark streets and contains three old l buildings. Dr. Martin thought some f thlng might be obtained for these old 1 | buildings. He referred to Mayor l Qulgley's advice in regard to buving I ne whole block clear to Main street. t While he thought the idea good one ! le felt 1t too much for the school j 'card to tackle at once. pr. Kelly I aVored buying the whole block. say I ng it would give a fine Main street ] l entrance to the school and would pro- q 'lde needed playground room. Chair a nan Gaffney thought it pretty ex- | )enslVe property for playgrOunds. l Z. 0. Kllbourne said the committee lad looked at a lot of property and l priced several places before fixing on f be Farrell property. It was the only S place really available. The commit ( ee would go on record as favoring l r he sale of the Burritt school property V f this property was obtained. Dr. 1 - I a rtin moved that the nurchaSe ho