Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15

put in four years ago by private own CTS Judge Barnes told the meeting money on it's lights for these pri- vate owners had been charged only $l2 per year for a light whereas the chairman had juxk stated that the city electric department was to charge the town $15 for he lights. The reso1u tiOn was passed.
 The meeting also voted for street lights on the highway from the town stated this meant about four lights. Owen s. Smith spoke for q petition for five electric lights on Huntingte on road which were voted.
 Junior High School. B. F. Bishop, president of the board of education, offered the motion that the town erect a junior high school and memorial building and for a bond is sue of $30D, 900 in a way to be de- termnined later.
 Attorney Edward T. Burke at once moved to lay the matter on the table, hut Chairman Pettis ruled that as Mir Bishop was still standing at the desk after presenting his resolution he had the floor and should be allowed to speak, and Mir. Burke gave way
 MT. Bishop said the matter was too important to be given only fippant at tention. He regretted that School Superintendent F. T. Graham was too i'll to attend this meeting. The school board is unanimous in recommending this after taking the best counsel that 1t could get It is no new thing for the school board has had this under consideration for six years. The town must meet the congested school con ditions and the board would not be true to it's trust if it let this matter the board will keep smiling just the same and will try to do it's duty under adverse conditions.
 He spoke of the fact that Norwich l. I IL -J buildings in twenty years. Schools have two teachers in a room and the condition is growing worse. This pro- posed plan vii accomplish the work the manual with the three R's. MT. Bishop contradicted statements that Springfield doesn't have this plan and declared that city had it in many schools.
 On the score of expense MT. Bishop declared that the expense of mainten- ance of the school would be s20,000 year GA voice: It would cost you $40,000) which would be one mill on the tax and another mill would be add ed for the sinking fund and interest. It means $2 more in tax per year for a man with s1.600 worth of property in the list. and any man ought to be willing to pay that for his children and the children of the town. It's a business proposition and let us do the thing that will be of most value mad not the thing that will serve only one section of the town.
 MT. Burke again offered his mo- tion to lay on the table, which the chairman accepted. Edward Kirby and Nelson Parker wanted to speak on it. but the chair ruled that the mo- ton was not debataale. Before putt ing the motion, Chairman Pettis ad- vised the women present as to their right to vote. On a viva Nvoce vote he declared the motion to lay on the table carried.
 Auto Pumper tor Yantic.
 A. J. Bailey presented a motion for an appropriation of $S 900 to provide a motor driven combination chemical bumper for the Yantic Steam Fire engine and argued for it. ating that the old steam fire engine was now worn out and referring to the fine re- cord of the Yantic fire company at the Hopkins & Allen fire and the Central wharf fire.
 Mayor T. c. Murphy said that IL was time the town got an appropri- atlon for itself for fire apparatus for 1t was continually calling on the city for help.
 Fire Chief Howard L. Stanton took the floor and said ss.00o was not enough to buy the kind of high DOW cred apparatus that was needed in Yantie- He said s1oO0O ought to he the amount and this was the sum vol ed Sn an amendment by MT. Bailey 'houSH one man arose and said a Fn-I was all Yantic needed for high nower machine would merely stand in the engine house and rust to pieces
 Cornelius J. Downes spoke against the town getting away with one tax while the City had to pay two and AL bert Boardman said he thought every thing voted for Norwich Town ou-bt TO have been thrown out of the meet ing
 The meeting adjourned at s:5o. with a motion bN r T, Waodu-ard +r,o+ iournment be to the first Monday in March 1920