New Britain herald., 1921-08-10

years. Increases in population which
 will occur. may mako 1t wise to post
 pone tiie second building problem for
 q number of years and this, a twelve
 room addition would do
 Typc Of Addition.
 The present building at Kensington
 IS of the semi-freproof type. It has
 electricity and running water but no
 sanitary toilets. When the addition
 IS made provisions for sanitary con-
 Veniences and toilets should be made.
 Ihs basement. which will be avail
 aplo Tor school use, should provide a gymnasium and showers for uso in carrying out the program of physical education and games aa required un- der the new code.
 Rooms for manual training and Household arta should also be pro- | vided. These also may be placed in tho basement
 Movable partitions between two or three of the rooms should be used to provide an auditorium. Thia would
 make possible general assemblies of the school, as well as afford a place | for holding school entertainmen ents and lectures, and for public gather ings in the community. This is a need which is very distinctly felt today in Kensington which has no satisfactory l public auditorium
 The schools of Berlin are crowded. | A fifth of the children arc housed in | quarters opened only as temporary
 measures. to meet the emergency,
 brought about by the war. The l growth of the school population ia continuing and may be expected to l continue in the future. Building costs have stabilized to a large ex-
 tent and the indications point to the | fact that by the time we are ready
 to build these costa will have reached l their level. For these reasons it i1
 visa to proceed at the present timo with plans for erecting the addition
 to the Kensington school
 | Ice Truck Smashed. l A truck owned by Vendrillo, the ] Kensington ice man, was smashed in an accident which occurred yester- l day afternoon in Beckley Quarter Tho truck had become stalled on the
 railroad tracks at the Beckley. cross | ing There were two passengers in ! the truck at the time and when they saw the Middletown trolley coming.
 they got out of the truck and saw the trolley smash it into pieces as it ran through the truck The truck waa damaged beyond repair. Tho truck was struck by the train which ia due in Berlin at 12:50 o'clock. Public Dumping Grounds. l After several requests from local residents, Selectman George B. Car | ter has secured land which is to be used as a public dumping grounds for ! all parts of Berlin. This land is on | the corner of Lower Lane and Farm | ington road near the old Berlin Fair grounds. It is owned by Sam Huck, who is willing to have the people fill | in the land with old rubbish. It is hoped that the establishing of a pub lie dumping grounds will do away with the habit some people have ! formed of dumping their rubbish on
 tho side ot the road. Berlin Items.
 In the Berlin town court last night, l Charles McEnroe of New Haven was found not guilty on the charge of | reckless driving and his case was dis missed by Judge Griswold.
 Repair work is nearing completion l on the town hall and everything will
 be in readiness for the political eau | cuses to be held in the fall. 1 Miss Lena Palelli and Margaret l Carling have returned rom VdCa- ton spent at Pine Grove.
 MT. and Mrs. c. B. Elton and daugh- ter of Kensington have returned from
 q trip to Winsted.
 | There will be meeting of the com munity council at Community house l tomorrow night at o'clock. | East Berlin Items. l Miss Eliza beth Rigby of Kensing-
 ton was calling on friends in town Tuesday.
 The regular weekly Bible class will
 meet at St. GabriePs church Thurs day evening at 7:30 p. m., followed
 by choir rehearsal at S:30 p. m. Philip Nase of Middletown was fvisiting relatives on Wilcox avenue ! Tuesday. --l..
 The ladies of St. Gabriel's church ! will hold a meeting in the grove ! Thursday afternoon for the purpose of tacking a quilt. If stormy the meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Fred Rich. Miss Bernice Tryor of Middletown has been visiting friends in town.