New Britain herald., 1925-03-06
AIR CLOUDED WITH
 VERBAL BRICKBATS
Twelfth School District in Bris-
 tol Has Stormy Meeting
TWO TIE VOTES RECORDED
Neighbors Become Enemies in Vitrolic Exchange of Repartee-- Fight Ensues Over Project to Improve School Facilities.
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 Bristol, March 6.-Literally least ing a bone in the teeth" of State School Inspector Oscar Fitzsimmons and the local board of education, by the refusal last night to take any action in regard to the improvement of conditions at the Fall Mountain school, the lighting twelfth" dis trict lived up to its name. Three hours of battling anf pickering at the special meeting o3 the district, when neighbor insulted neighbor and voters were continually called out of order by Chairman Howard Andrews, failed to bring any de- cision.
 A half hour of voting by ballot resulted twice in ties of 20 each when the question of erection of an addition to the present school was being acted upon. A motion to ad- journ was not even unanimous as nothing was in harmony at the session except a concerted effort by several cliques to keep discord abrewing, so it seemed to visitors. Even after the gathering was ad- journed, the pros and cons of build- ing were heatedly discussed and ended only after Chairman Andrews had wrenched himself away from the meeting hall in the Fall Mont Bungalow and had started for home. Homeward bound, the attendants at the meeting exchanged compliments In unvarnished terms, some of which went into the inner most secrets of the lives of the lives of the persons addressed.
 Old Structure Condemned.
 The meeting had been called after the old structure had been practical ly condemned by State Inspector Fitzsimmons, who soundly scored the lack of ventilation, lighting and other drawbacks of the present build ing, which one voter declared had been good enough for 40 years" Another told of a floor, which had been laid 20 years earlier. The board of education, in presenting the objec- tions of the state inspector to the present facilities of the district, in- formed the school meeting in letter that compliance, with the suggested changes must be made. How this was to be dones was not the concern of the board, according to state ments made by Chairman Andrews. in telling of his talks with the edu- cational officials. A new school or | q new addition to the old one did not matter, as long as either structure fulfilled the state requirements, so the chairman said that he had been informed.
 That anything but a harmonious session would be held was easily ob- served when the district voters gath cred shortly before o'clock. The old fights of the years past, almost like the feuds of Kentucky. although the meetings of the district had been confined to wordy vendettas, lurked below the surface.
 Andrews Named Chairman District Chairman Howard An drews went head first into an ora torical typhoon, which swept and roared for the next three hours. when he called the meeting together at S:S0 o'clock For 1t was nearly 1 11:30 o'clock when the vote for sd- 1 journment was taken, without hay | ing accomplished the business, for which the meeting had been called. Gales of oratory, biting sarcasm, and yelled insults and some not so 1 yelled. followed the Chairman'S as- sumption of the garel. Upon calling for chairman for the meeting the district executive was placed in nom ination as were Frank A. Wood and D. Clark Hare. Calls for a check list and decision by separate ballot arose almost Immediately and when the smo ole cleared away, 1t was found that MT. Andrews had re- ceived A votes. Mir. Wood Is and Mir. Hare none. Accordingly Mir Andrews took the helm and rocky were the seats thereafter. Mrs. D l Clark Hare acted as clerk of the meeting and helped materially ir separating the sheep from the 1 pnrtct for Cf 1,r district were concerned. No one eX- cept those with the purest of ere. dentlals cast his vote.
 Plans for an addition 10 cost about SS,5OO were presented by Mis-, Amy Clark, representing the build. ing committee. which had been ap. pointed at a previous meeting of the district. She explained that the ad. dition would comply with the state regulations and based her estimate of the cost on approximate figure! Of contractors, who had viewed the prospective plans Here a sQuabblt started when it was said that th, present site did not offer enougl space. Mrs. Hare said that the room was insufficient and Arthur Dubt countered by saying, buy mor' land" What's there 10 huy?" saiC Mrs. Hare. There's muckhole tt the south; a ledge 10 the north snt a muckhole to the west"
 Offers Of land from Harry g Bcals and Theodore Pulaski wer,