The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-30
Education Board
 FavOrs New Plan
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 Commissioner Lynn w: Wilson act. ed as spokesman for the Board Of Education. Other members of the aboard present were pr. A. c. Zones, ; Howard Speer and Howard s. Chal- ' lenger, Superintendent of Schools E.. E. Cortright and Assistant Secretary ! of the Board, J. B. Wynkoop. Mayor Atwater, Aldermen Veness, Sanford, Knapp and Kelly of the committee, and City Auditor Bernard Keating : also took place in the conference. That immediate action to relieve the overcrowded conditions must be S taken, especially in the East Side, was | pointed out by both Commissioners : Wilson and Challenger. MT. Chal- lenger declared that he had been in- formed that a large number of em- pioyes were soon to come to the Gen era1 Electric and that something must be done to take care of the 1neVltapie situation. T
 East Side High Estimates.
 MT. Wilson gave estimates of the board for the new east >slde hign school at s9o0,oo0, based upon the estimated duplication of the present Lyon Terrace building.
 For other items or the program an addition to the Longfellow school, $S5,0oo. four. rooms, assembly haii fol1r rooms, -asSe mbly hall and gym nasium; for relief in the North End $153, 1000, either to replace the Grand street school: condemned for use as 2 2 rooms, assembly hall and gymnaslun1l II n to Read school; for Prospect-Myrtlc [ ayeE1ie school, South End, $240,oOo, another unit in addition to the one or 1s rooms now under way to consist of six rooms, assembly, hall and gym, nasium and two gymnaslums ana additional site for playgrounds' 10 meet deficit, $75,0Oo. representing the difference between estimated cost oI buildings, under way and actual con tract prices, also difference between actual cost of high school site anu $1O0,0oO; furniture and equipment
 The total of these needs is $1, 1,6oO,, ooo The total request Of the ooaro is s1,3oO,0O0.
 DecIaring that builders. say prices of material and labor are taking q rapid rise and that the longer the oe- lay the greater the cost, MT. wilson by saving that the board needed the money as soon as 1t was available and that the building program would be started as soon as the money iS
 City's Debt Figures.
 The report of MT. Heating showing the debt of the city at present. reao last night, is as af6t f6iloWs; w c,tv s11s15.- ooo: sinking fund deducted. s442::- ss5'2s; net debt, s11.472, ,474;72: da: Amount of grand list. S24o;d z , oo7 9siIvs, XsG 45; net debt of city. s11. .472' 4:nz' debt limit in excess of debt, $5S4'- es5.73.
 This report fixes the amount which the city can now legally borrow a at S5340OO After the close of the Iis- cal year, 1t was pointed out, addt- tional bonds can be is issasdr aSarxtbInt Ine lp to the debt limit for this year IL was agreed. last night; gid;,ss MT. ~ wii5Ga I6a school board was the least which would meet the requirements ana take care of the children.
 The Finance committee in its ex- ecutive session decided to ask the mayor for a program of the city's needs for the next fiscal year: obtain figures from the city yo,a,9 andifos ne as made 5e available during the next fiscal year; and to ask the city attorney sas f for E,as an the money available in a. legal way so as to assure the school 3 board I'd that Ia nI 1t After the Information Is available the Finance committee will make It's rec concentrations ts the Common Coun- oil