New Britain herald., 1924-10-28

the present representative direction needs to be remipded of the general dissa atisfaction with the management of them,,, and cen think of no quite so effective way to make the dissatisfaction felt than to ask that your support be withheld from. the political direction responsible forlit.
 Until the recent town meeting I hadn't thought to go into past ac- tions.
 'water that's gone under the dam, say you? We'll, Tin glad it has gone under. but the streams being fed from the same source, and the water going to the dam is pretty definitely soiled with en- dorsed irregularities and seeming illegalities. .s.,.
 q don't know. how much more the individual voter is willing for 1t to carry. I have certain paid-in interest In this dam which induces me to make resume of what's been directed against 1t within recent years.
 q go back 10 the first large, pub lie evidence of mismanagement.
 There was established -asnew de- partment of education. The proposi- ton had the support of political re- publican leaders of the town. l ask did anyone hear any republican leader condemning the procedure? If it is that they didn't know that that department was established contrary to law one marks them 'dup and not properly equipped Tn intelligence to direct the affairs Of the town. If they did know and knowing encouraged and endorsed as they did encourage and indorse that in itself is cause enough for all who are really interested in town affairs to be willing to support our efforts to bring about a change in
 Surely everyone recalls the meet ing with its confusingly charted sta tistics that time has proven as siiiy as l saw them then.
 "Werent you given narrowing picture of an overcrowded condition that had necessitated an alternating system that sent students in and out of the school concerned at all time? That upset the regular procedure Of the homes of the district and dis rupted the regularity of the entire education schedule. . ...
 weren't we told that unless we embraced the white elephant for whose upkeep an appropriation that would have increased one tax rate from six to eight mills, would have been required. our children would roam the streets because of lack Of proper housing conditions? Who supported that proposition? Who defeated 1t? Isn't it true that that whole ridiculous and extravagant program would have gone through if our republican leaders were left to themselves to protect the econom- ic interests of the town?
 "The following year there was presented s1,700 item for plans for yet another 14-room building and that item was as irregulariy con- tracted as it was irregularly pre- sented. I believe a group must pay for the mistakes of it's agents and though voting to pay that bill when later 1t was presented for action. l still protest the unconcern with which it was contracted. To pay s1,700 for plans for school you haven't been authorized. to build what group supported that? -F.a
 "Who in the town does not agree that our education system was sadly mismanaged during the three or four years preceding the present year? Who in the town doesn't know there was ill-considered ex- travagancs in the handling of, the finances of that department? And who is there who doesn't agree that that condition would still be existent excepting that nine or 10 hundred of us were induced to protest?
 q feel I have 8, certain claim on your consideration because HOO