The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-12
BRIDGEPORT
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 The teachers bonus bill will be dis nussed at the meeting of the State Board of Education at the High School, Jan. 28.
 Residents of the Sheridan school | district have petitioned the Board of | Education for suitable school build | ing in that district. Employees of the General Electric l Co. who have been in the employ of | the company for more than five years l will receive their annual bonus in the form Of debenture bonds of the com | pany instead of in cash unless the 1 bonus is less than $50..
 Decision was reserved in the Court of Common Pleas in the action which Leon w. Beardsley of Trumbull against Thomas J. McNamara of this city for $500 damages for injuries in an auto accident. Deportation of Helvi, the leper, who has been in the Isolation hos pitaI for some time, is deferred on account of the inability of the au- thorities to get steamer to take him a passenger.
 At Hillside Home, 16 more men were put to work repairing the roads. There are now 184 men at work there.
 Allen D. Albert, who spoke at the luncheon of the Chamber of Com ynerce, will give a talk at the High School auditorium tonight on Bridge port.''
 According to Supt. s. J. Slawson 65 per cent. of the pupils of the public schools are able to swim.
 Suit has been brought by Florence P. Trecartin against Gaetano Cuccaro for damages of s3,O00 as a result of an automo obile collision.
 Annual report of the United church will be read at the meeting of the three Congregational societies tonight. Officers will be elected.
 O~ners of the Spruce street prop erty wanted by the Board of Educa- tion for a school site have deeded the property to the city.
 Tonight the Finance committee of the Board of Aldermen will pass on the monthly bills and Friday night the Claims committee will hold a regular meeting.
 Community Employment Bureau requests all who have odd jobs around their houses yards to telephone Noble 1910 Snd men who need em- ployment will be sent to do the work.
 The stockholders of the City Ma tional Bank reelected the old Board of Directors and the directors elected tho following officers: Frank Miller c'7~ i~n1an of the board; Charles F., II Jdgh, president; Lyman S. Catlin vice-prestdent; Henry B. Terrell cashier, and Clifford N. Gardner and Harold S. Hawkins assistant cashiers
 The meeting of the stockholders of the F'irstBridgeport and the Con- nCcticut National Banks scheduled for yesterday was adjourned to Jan. 27 when the matter of consolidation will be cOnsummated.
 Application for a. receiver for the Shelton bank which was made to ID Judge Keeler yesterday by Attorney General Frank Healy will be heard Thursday.
 Health officers of all the cities of the state will meet in Hartford next Monday and consider new laws af- fecting the sale and distribution of milk.
 Judge F. Keeler appointed Attor- ney Walter J. Sheffer receiver for the Corbett Candy Co. of this city.
 w. M. Duncan, formerly of the Audit Bureau of Circulation, is as sstins Thomas R. Lill in the exam ination of the books of the city audi tors office.
 Twelfth District Republican club will hold a musical entertainment and dance at the Lincoln school as- sembly rooms on Washington's birth day.
 
 An interesting talk on the city manager plan of government was given at the luncheon of the Rotary club yesterday by Attorney Charles Hall. who was secretary of the com mission which drew up the commits sion charter in 1917.
 Ways and Means committee of the Board of Aldermen considered the l. application contained in Mayor Will ' sons message that a petition be made . to the legislature for authority to in crease the bonding limit of the city from to ' per cent of the grand list. The committee will make it's report at the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen.
 George M. Flames was reelected president of the Park Board at it's meeting yesterday and E. F. Cooney was reelected secretary.
 R. F. Cooney vice president Of the Bridgeport Real Estate Board. will attend the meeting of the National Board in Atlanta, Ga, this week. Ship Doctors Now
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