New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
REMINGTON VOTERS SPECIAL MEETING
Vote Increases School House and
 Roads Appropriations

A special town meeting was helt In Newington last evening and appro priations totallins sl2,Ooo were passed unanimously 10 take care Of added costs of building the new school anC constructing a new road through thu town
 The appropriation of 2h,np0 whict was voted recently to construct a new school building at the north end wal not sufficient according to the bids Every bid went over s2S,00o, while several went even higher, An addi- tional appropriation of S6.ooo was asked and granted last evening.
 Will Cost S3I 900,
 The school committee returned the bids to the contractors for further consideration. The Johnson Woster company, of Hartford, whose bid of s2s,o5o, was the lowest was awarded the contract.
 After conference with the suh-con- tractors it was found that fl was pos sible to shave the price somewhat and the last bid was slightly under S26,- oo0 The purchase Of the land cost s25oo and outside grading and fur nishings are expected 10 take the re- mainder of the s3t,o00,
 One-S story Brick.
 The building will be known as The North End School" and will be q one-story brick building with four rooms and having outside dimensions of 93x64 feet Plans have been drawn up by Architect R, F. Barker Of Hart ford. It will take probably three months to complete the building, It was planned to start the work this morning.
 Opportunity Room.
 Three of the rooms will be fur nished immediately, while the fourth will be used as an opportunity room" where. later on in the season, thu backward children will be given room by themselves under special teacher and receive special training, This will be to prevent retardation of the other grades.
 May Have Lunch Room.
 The school committee is discussing the opening of q lunch room in the new building, sometime during the winter There will be a room where
 
 the children can take their lunches to eat them. but the committee plans 10 go step farther and serve simple lunches at cost Hot soup on cold Wln- ter days. or bread and milk. crackers and milk, chocolate or. some other simple lunch is planned. No definite action has been taken on this mat ter as yet.
 To Continue New Road.
 The remaining s6,o00 appropriated at the special meeting last night was for continuation of the new road now being constructed. The original annropriation for this road was for s19nnn to go from Newington Road to Garfield crossing. Now It IS plahneo' through the efforts of the Improve ment society under the direction or its president, Clifton F, Mckenna' 10 extend the proposed new road along Pobbirs avenue from Canheld cross ing to Main street.
 To Eliminate Curve.
 The sharp curve at Robnlhs ave nue and East Robbins avenue Will De eliminated by the purchase ot oo foot strip of land on the Ropplhs farm thus making one street direct .rontinuation of the other, instead Of a right angle turn at the intersec- tion. This will connect these streets with the main New Britain to Hartford +urnnike and will, when completed' give that section a first class road The work is being done by The Suzlo Construction company, Of Mef1den' and is being done under the super vision of a state inspector in accord ance with plans submitted by request of the Newington Improvement so- ciety. by State Highway Commission CT Charles s, Bennett. The road is being built strictly In accordance with specifications sug- rested by the state highway commits | sioner. with the expectation that Tn the near future the state will take | over the road and maintain it. The entire cost from NeWington road to Canfeld crossing and thence to Main street will be approximately s24,ooG, It is said this road when completed | will afford the best and shortest road | between this city and Hartford. one ] man stating that it will cut off almost two miles between East street and ! Hartford.