New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
URGES ADOPTION 0F
 REPORT ON SCHOOLS
Mayor paOnessa Explains Why
 He Likes Committee Findings
CLAIMS X LARGE SAYING
mnhasires Large Appropriation Which Rasni ai Education Meula Nee,l if iis Program Were Carried oui--Hones Tor Rig Attendance Tonight


 oni-Hones Tor R,g Attendance Tonight.
 . Mayor A. NJ raonssss issued statement this morning relative 70 the report of 'hr school survey commit. , lee which ls tu he acted upon tonight
 tt meeting af The city meeting
 board st Central IuniaF High school. , W which he urges adoption of that commuters recommendation, claim. lns that adoption Of the suggested
 program will save the city saso, ,nnn
 on tho school boards program and
 Will annrd ii more school rooms than
 th" school boards program would al-
 low.
 i The school committee has submit. led program ef building which calls
 for bond issue Of s5sN 0Oa by
 which 46 school rlassrooms would he
 added. The school survey committee
 makes recommendation for the ex.
 nendlture or approximately ssso.nno
 through which % c'assraoms, or d
 n ore than asked for hy the school committee would be provided. i Mayor PdoncSsp submits arguments i In favor Of one-stcr, school huildinrsl claiming that the costs are lower than i Tor two-story buildings Coin, fur ther into the question of finance. he points out that if the school board bond issue had not been rescinded. that board would have received s. iEo0,6tS in one year, which is about set.eoo less than all that will he col. lccted in taxes this year. Mayors Statement
 The mayors statement follows:
 At meeting Of the city board ia nc held this evening, there is a report on the school survey committee to be acted upon. This is very important matter with great interest to every taxpayer and should he decided by sound reasoning and honest opinions.
 Tt Is my desire 10 see every mem- per or the city board present as this Is an excellent opportunity for this board by sound. unbiased. and un- preludiced action. 10 assume it's right tul place as the representative of tho people of New Britain to co.operate with department Of our city govern ment,
 My position Tn this matter is de- cidediy Tn favor of adopting the re- port Of the survey committee and this oplnion was arrived at after a very careful examination of the situation and after securing the advise of prominent taxpayers. architects and business men.
 Discusses One Story s,bnols
 One matter of major importsnre Iii this report is a recommendation that the one-story type of building be adopted' Several arguments have been presented against this type or school building but there seems to be ready answer for each. or these arguments, For instance n cialm Is made that whatever might be saved on the building will be lost in he extra land necessary for the one story type of building. At first glance his would seem to be a natural in erenee but upon close scrutiny. we lnd that by the elimination ot large corridors, stairways and other waste paces Tn two stor, school. one tory type Of school with an equal number Of rooms will occupy less than 70 per cent more ground space than n wo story school The answer becomes till more pertinent when we realize nat as far as theR center Of our city is oncerned, where the land values are igh, our school situation is not ac- ute and these schools which are in will be erected in the utlying districts where land values re low and naturally the land IS ,uch cheaper than the cost Of school obstruction,
 Tt Is even doubted by some that ne-story type of school will be less >penslNe 10 build than d two story pc. The adherents of this arsu- ent point out that the cost of the 'llar and roofing will be more eNpen- re and this will overbalance the oney saved in stairways and han. avs Now we carry this on little rther we find that on a one story pc Of school large elaborate base ents, great heavy outer and inner ick walls. large iron beams, iron lire escapes. and all ot the 'aNy construction, underpnnng, and pports which are necessary for 'o-story type Of building. may be tninated. AS conclusive answer
 ms last argument we have the suranee of skillful architects both cal and out of town that a one story pc Of school can be erected much eaper than two-story lt is in- resting to note in this connection at the new State Normal school lich is being erected in our rity ia actically all of the story tyne construction: q small portion of it the center of the building and over main entrance being the only part itch Is of two-story construction,
 Public Building Commission.
 Another part of the survey com tees report which has met with position. especially from the school lrd. recommends the providing for, the proper manner. of commis- n et men. experienced in planning constructing buildings to act in Junction with the school board and assist In the important work of nring for our citizens all of the oo' accommodations necessary at oh less expense to the city. It is d for me to sec how there can he
 logical objection to such a plan. nere reading Of the apportionments the back of the tax bills which
 convince the most skepticaI that
 schools for the past year, with. lC IT..