The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Proposed Tax Levy.

 After a preliminary meeting of the Board of Education at the rooms of the Educational Department, the members of the Board adjourned to of Apportionment granted them hearing on the proposed 1evying of a special tax to provide for the necessi- ties of the proper administrations Of their duties. The preliminary meet ing was held simply that the mem bers of the Board of Education could go over the statistics which they were to present to the Board of Apportion- ment.
 EngIewood Gets Ambulance. When they arrived at the City Hall of the transferring of certain sums of various departments was in progress. Among these matters was the request from Englewood hospital acted upon favorab1y and a motion ordering the Board of Contract and Supply to advertise for bids was car ried. The request for the building of an ice plant was not acted upon favorably.
 The first member of the Board of Education to address the members of the Board of Apportionment was Dr. the request of his board as follows:
 ''Since 1916 until 1920 the attend ance of the pupils of the public schools has risen from 16,0O0 to 20,- 
 built additions to Waltersville. Nc Kinley and to Black Rock schools. We have been forced to hold double ses- sions at the High schol. About year ago we requested in the neigh borhod of $2,000,000. This was not granted. Today we must have relief. The High school which was originally built to accommodate 1,250 pupils, is caring for the needs of about 2,900. In September there will be about 700 applications for entrance to the High school. The gradual increase has been going on year by year and now we must have relief
 Extra Sessions Needed
 In studying the situation which con- fronts us at the present time we have found that the Star Shirt factory on Washington Ave could meet the pres ent requisites. If our proposition is acted upon favOrably we will make the factory, after alterations, Com mercial High School. Eventually we the East Side. If we are forced to continue as at present we will have to hold evening high school sessions and I would not like to see Bridgeport go on record as the first place for such proceedings.
 A tax of two mills would give us relief by making possible the pur- chase and alteration of the Star Shirt Factory building. additions to the Teseny and Sylvan Ave. schools.
 Dr. Tones then called upon Lynn w. Wilson who addressed the board as follows:
 'I hope your honorable board win recall the agitation which has been prevalent for the proper caring of the children. No issue has been as predominating this question. There has always been a since desire to take care of our children properly. The last General Assembly outlined a bill whereby .s2,700,o0o was thought the least possible amount to provide for the needs Of the Board of Edu- cation.
 The Board of Education has sub agreeable public feeling. I do not mean those feelings to which they are not entitled but that we did not properly care for the children. We we have done. The process of nov ing the children about from one school to another Is a rational process when seen from the viewpoint of the the manner of providing education to the children, but it, perhaps crosses the opinions of the people.
 IT the demands or the Board are not met with in some manner there four alternatives. Not to give the children any education; 2-t Send them to night school; 3-CIean out the grammar schools, or ito scatter them to the four winds
 we do not wish to do any of these things. We must be given other means The Star Shirt factory when completed. if our plans are car ried out, will be just as good a. school building as exists in the country. The offices of the Board and the Trade | schools will be housed in the building | thereby making a saving of about | s22.oo0 a year now being paid for | rent.
 The project of altering the fac tory has been approved by the experts