New Britain herald., 1925-05-09
Bristol Mews
DIVISION LINES
 UP FOR DISCUSSION
Third and Fourth School Dis
 triCtS Too HaZy

lTlClS 100 HdZy
 VETS ARE SEEKING AID Board of Education Refuses to
 Grant Permission For Use of Ath-
 letic Field For CarnNals-Com-
 munity Chest Campaign Notes,
 Division lines Of the Third and Twelfth School districts will be dis cusscd al a meeting of the city council and the Fal Mountain dis triCt residents this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the city hail. when an effort will be made to straighten out the tangle. which has kept the dis trict in a turmoil for some time. AS matters stand tho divisional lines are somewhat hazy despite earnest efforts on the part of City Engineer Carleton w. Buell. 10 bring order out Of chaos as no definite records were available for him to 20 by in drawing up the lines, when requested 10 do so by the city coun- cil last fall. Accordingly with some doubt as 10 the exact division of the district, question as 10 the vot- ing rights of some of the so-called residents has been made and around S1G,0O0 in property is debated on for the grand list.
 AS two factions have been pres ent in the district in the last few weeks since fault was found with the district school by state educa- tional officials the district lines have been discussed several times by the councilmen who sees a pos sibility of mistake as matters stand and wish to correct any errors by today's meeting.
 One faction in the district wants to erect q new school while another group desires the addition of a new room al present to the old building, saying that the finances of the dis trict will not stand for the cost of & new structure.
 Will Seek Aid
 Members of Harold F. Emmett Post Y. F. F., will canvass the city this week in an effort 10 secure enough subscriptions 10 make pos sible the carrying out of the pro- gram for the fifth state encamp. ment, scheduled for this city next month, according to announcement made at the meeting of the citizens committee of the event last night Commander Charles T. Blanchard of | the post. reported that the post had given careful consideration 10 the reports of the citizens committe, and would carry out the details O i the program. The state convention of the veterans will take place il Red Mems hal on June II. 12. 1: and II while the ladies auxiIiar, will meet in legion hall.
 Will Not Give Field
 The board Of education refused A it's meeting last night to grant per mission for the use of the higI school athletic field for carnival, next month, after a request had beer made. The board decided that the field had been given by the late Park Commissioner Albert r. Rock well for the use Of the school ex. clusively and that the use in any other field would violate the trust Therefore, it was decided that the field could not be used for other purposes.
 Report was made by the teachers committee of the board that all va cancies in the high school faculty had been filled for the coming year,
 Campaign Starts
 The first note of the 1925 Con- munity Chest campaign will be sounded in the churches of Bristol at tomorrow mornings services when the announcement of the starting Of the drive 10 raise s47.. oo0 to provide the budget for the five organizations forming the com. munity chest will he made hy prac- tically every clergyman Of tho city including inc Forcstyillc section ! Definite word has hocn received from the majority stating that they will gladly cooperate in this way il helping the worthy movement. 1 Campaign director. Dudley <. In graham announced this morninj that very large proportion of th . &oS solicitors requested to take car Of q limited number of calls durint the three day house 10 house can vass Of next Monday Tuesday an WedncsGav had already accepte .hcir allotment O' work and hay pledged themselves 10 the task. Thi means d volunteer force that shouI enable every resident of this Ci; 10 take tho opportunity Of having share in providing the nccessar r funds 10 maintain tho five worth Organizations doing a humani'arja work in Bristol Monday nigh there will hc held in tho America Legion room meeting of +hes house 70 house canyaSscrs.
 There will Ne hr.of talks 'y 'h heads of the five orcanizarons suT