New Britain herald., 1917-04-10
APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL NOW $l9,5OO Committee Authorized to Spend
 That Sum on Proposed Addition AMBULANCE FOR GUARD

Non-Commissioncd Officers to Be Se- . lectcd Without Regard to Social
 Position-Hope Holcomb Will Att
 tend Banquet.-Briefs. Accepting the report of the special
 committee regarding the ilnpra ctica-
 bility of spending ST 900 to erect four room addition to the Broad street
 school house, the voters at a special
 town meeting last evening adopted 8
 resolution increasing the appropria- tiOn of $19, ,5O0 and authorizing their representatives to make contracts at sum not in excess of this figure. The committee had no difficulty in con- vincing the meeting of the necessity for making an additional appropria-
 tion and the session proved to be noth- ing more than a formality, the voters
 acting without much discussion. Less than twenty-five of the electors were in attendance.
 The committee reported that the
 bids submitted by contractors indi- cated that it would cost in the neigh
 borhood of $19,O00 to erect a suitable
 addition and if members were forced to keep within the S17,0Oo appropria-
 tion made last January, there would
 have to- be eliminated from the plans some features that are highly desir- able.
 Since receiving the bids they had instructed architects to make some
 changes in the specifications which might reduce the cost to some extent but saving of any considerable amount he l3cI rx,i<t rificing some features which they re- garded as essential to satisfactory work.
 Bidders had refused to submit fig
 ures for the entire contract and the committee proposes to award three contracts in connection with work, one for the building, another for the heating and a third for the plumbing. Chairman A. L. Rogers was instruct ed to arrange with Architect M. J. Unkelbach for the changing of the heating plans to reduce the cost. Be- fore the end of the week the commit tee expects to have revised figures and by Saturday the members hope to be in a position to award the contract and to make provisions for the begin- ming of the work.
 $. S. Gwi1lim served as chairman of the meeting, Joseph N. Mckernan act ing as clerk.
 142 in Homo Guard.
 Five additional recruits who report ed last evening to take the oath in the Home Guard brought the number of men enlisted in the Plainville unit up to 142, making necessary but eight more volunteers to complete the com pany. Captain Trumbull is anxious to
 have 15O men in the local unit and
 when that number is reached enroll ment will be closed. Uniforms and other equipment will be secured for but 100. 1t is desired, however, that the reserve shall be composed of at least 50 men.
 Captain Trumbull stated this morn-. ing that he has not yet selected the non- commissioned officers for the unit. With Lieutenants Duffy and Gwillim he proposes to choose from the ranks men of experience and adaptibility to serve as sergeants and corporals. Tent ative selectinos, he admitted, have already been made but the commis- stoned leaders wish to give more time to observation before the choice is definitely made.
 The entire company has been or dered to report at the Town hall to- night at o'clock to be formally mus tered into the service.
 Captain Trumbull plans to continue squad drills for the present, a division reported each night for instruction. He has not definitely decided as to when the first company. drill will be called.
 Ambulance for Medical Corps. Organization of the medical corps which is to be part of the local Home Guard unit has been completed and the members are now supplied with their equipment, including knap- sacks, first aid kit, etc. In addition the corps has two stretchers and w. A. Bailey, one of the members, has agreed to give the use of new auto ambulance which he has ordered. The Plainville corps was formed by Dr. l.. H. Frost and Gage Kent with the approval of Chairman B. M. Holden of the state Home Guard commission, and it is likely that they will be commissioned to serve as it's officers. The other members are: George Seymour, George A. Case, Wesley Kavanaugh, William Brolaw, Dwight G. Clark, Edward Lackay, James J. Graham, Roger Freeman, w. A. Bailey, Stephen Dietzko and Henry Bonney.
 Change Trolley Stations. The management of the Connecticut company. acting in conjunction with, the Business and Improvement asso- citation, is making arrangements to change the trolley stations at the cen- ter Because of the danger from autos the cars will be stopped on Whiting street. at a point almost in s,f Cxollias, lunch tlao