New Britain herald., 1925-07-02
SCHOOL REPAIR l COMMITTEE NAMED Faces Difficult Problem With
 Broad Street Water Level YEAR IS MADE SHORTER
Special Town Meeting Monday Night Authorities to Stop Pre-Fourth Shooting--Govcrnor in Maine PlainyilIe Briefs.

A difficult problem contronts the school repair committee which was appointed last night at meeting of the school committee, for it has been determined to do away with the nuisance caused by the water level at the Broad street school. The cess pool at the wooden school building there is a very old one and has d. ways caused trouble, being filled at times. After A heavy rainfall, the water In the canal is at higher level than the basement of the build 1 ing and floods into 1t.
 This Is an old problem and has never been satisfactorily settled. It is thought probable that an expert will bo called In to dispose of it | finally.
 The committee consists of Chair man Joseph Mccarthy. Frederick Bullen, and l.. S. Mills. The list of needed repairs was submitted by Principal o. l.. Judd of the Broad street school and gone over care fully.
 .. School Year Shortened.
 The school board voted to shorten the school year by one week. reduc- ing 1t from 40 to 39 weeks. The ab. l breviated year is now used in New Britain, Bristol, and other nearby places and has proved more satisfac. tory. The 40-week term brings the close of school almost to the end ot June, and, with colleges and other schools closed, parents are anxious to be off to the shore or other vaca- ton resorts before then. The new schedule, which is designed to obvi. ate this, will go into effect with the term commencing this September.
 The routine bills were passed b, the committee. The meeting was a short one.
 Special Town Meeting.
 A special town meeting will be held In the town hall Monday even- ing for the purpose of appointing building and finance committees for the proposed new high school voted at the last town meeting. The SC. lectmen and school committee will probably prepare slate of nomina. lions for approval or disapproval by the voters.
 The building committee will bt authorized to secure sketches ant plans for the projected structure several architects have already ore pared tentative sketches for suhmis sion to the committee as soon as i has been appointed,
 The finance committee will deter. mine the method by which the money for the school is to be raised IThe probable means will be the is. sue of long-term bonds, this having been used 10 finance the Linden street school. Although the two committees are separate bodies, they will necessarily have to work to- gcther and consult one another ire lquently.
 No Premature Celebrating
 The shooting of pistols and firing of crackers before the Fourth of July has been nuisance here in past years, and the authorities are determined to put A stop to it this year. Two extra officers will be put on duty to prevent this pre- Fourth celebrating, and any boys caught shooting off fireworks before Satur- day will be taken into custody and severely lectured or otherwise dealt with. Some of this early shooting has been going on already this year, but it is thought that the special officers will quell this.
 Governor at Conference
 Governor John H, Trumbull and his two daughters, Florence and Jean, are in Maine, where the gov ornor is attending the governor 2 conference. After the sessions they will spend several days vacationing in the Pine Tree state.
 Pythian Installation
 District Deputy Grand Chancellor Frederick F. Clark of w. L. Mor- gan lodge, Knights of Pythias. oi New Britain, will bring his staff for a visit to Pythian lodge. No. 47. oi Plainville, tomorrow evening and in- stall the officers recently elected The entertainment committee is planning a feed to follow the in. stallation.
 Holiday Hours
 Plainvile factories will be closed all day Saturday July {, in order that