New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-06-01
Rejects Building Commits
sion Suggestion and Lays
Entire Report Over to Its
Next Session.

With only 80 members ~ the cit,
meeting board voting, a recommends,
ton OF the school survey COMMITTEES
that a commission VI practical real
tors and builders be vested with lhe
power 10 purchase school sites, super
sise the erection o. school buildings IN
the future, failed OF passage az last
nights special ssssiLn OF the board,
The hoard then proceeded % give
consideration 10 the one-slory type Of
school buildings, adoption Of which
the survey committee urged, but be-
fore the board had gotten far into the
discussion II Was voted, an motion Of
ex-Mayor Drsun y, Curtis 10 lay tho
remainder OF the report over ~ the
next meeting,
Although the report OF the survey
committee was one OF the most Inn
portant matters that has come before
the city meeting since the present sys-
TEN was adopted, the attendance was
no larger than AZ several preceding
meetings, being about 50 per cent. OF
the membership.
AZ the opening OF the meeting City
Clerk A. l.. Thompson read u resolu-
ton calculated 70 give the Connect
cut Light a. Power Co. rights Of way
over land OF the water department IN
southington Berlin and this city. and
ON motion OF Alderman William II.
Judd the mayor was instructed 10 exc
cute the necessary Instruments. The
company will give up rights Of way
now held.
Debate On School Survey Begins.
Copies OF the survey committees
report had been furnished members
of the board and the city clerk was
excused from reading IL, Ex-Mnyor
George A. Quigley. chairman OF the
survey committee. moved that the re-
port be accepted and adopted.
An amendment by Frank Anderson
10 have the part pertaining TO the
building commission acted upon first,
was carried. He said the recommen-
dalton was too indefinite that II did
not tell how much the commission
wanted TO spend. how the commission
Was to be appointed. or II 1t was to
be elected. He declared that there
are already too many commissions.
Pointing out the recent land valua-
tlon committee, he said
I'VE don't want any more OF those |
commissions or we will all have to |
move to Main street or cut of the |
city"
Mr.. Anderson said the school COM
mittee was composed of sound bust
ness mon who were capable of hand
ling the affairs of that branch of gov
eminent.
Ex-Mayor Curtis asked what would
be done with the report If It was
adopted. He asked If 1t was to be
turned over to the school committee
or If 1t was to go to the council.
Qulglcy Criticizes Hale Site Price.
Chairman Quigley told the meeting
that his committee Is merely report
Ing It's findings. He said that the /
committeeman had nothing to say
against the school committeeman, but
that they were not technically fitted
for the work OF buying sites and erect
Ing school buildings. He claimed
that through failure to exercise the
Judgment that would be used by prac-
tical businessmen, the Nathan Hale
site cost $4,000 too much. The chair
man assured his auditors that his
committee was aware that the part
pertaining to a commission must go
to the common council
Daniel Sullivan agreed with Mr..
Quigley that the school committee Is
not capable of handling a building
program to the city's advantage. He
admitted the great value of schools,
but said the school committee had
been extravagant. Mr.. sullivan told
The committeeman that he had impli-
,it trust in the ability OF the school
to direct the educational
system. but not to buy land or build.
He concluded that under the present
system there is gymnasium and aud
forum in the Nathan Hale school
hree times larger than necessary and
hat the Washington school audltori-
I'm is SO large that Barnum g. Bniley's
,ircus could play there.
Finance Commissioner r. II. Kehoe
aw no advantage in referring the sec
ion TO the common council until the
council has taken n positive stand for
n against the idea. He eaid the
choo committee is made up of good
awyers, merchants and farmers. but
hat they lack the technical knowl- r
dgo that the city should be benefit t
ing by. s
John A. Ericsson suggested that, 2
apabe OF handling these matters {