New Britain herald., 1925-10-28
ROBBINS HOUSE NOT
TAKEN FOR SCHOOL
Twelfth District Decides to Con-
slider Other Accommodations
MEETING is HARMONIOUS
West Haven Man, Caught With In
toNicants Fined $25o-CusWmcr
Fined S50--Auto Chips on Elcc-
trio Light Pole.

Hihcu sou--Aulo CnlpS on Lice
trio Light Pole.
Unanimously turning down tho
proposition to take over the dwell
Ing house Of DIR. Is. Il. Robbins in
tho Fall Mountain section, the
Twelfth School district meeting last
night ended in perfect accord with
the understanding that a special
meeting will be called as soon as
possible TO consider either tho erec-
ton OF new school or an addition
to the old school. As the call for
last nights session provided only for
the discussion of the Robbins house,
the question of an addition or Of a
new school could not be taken up.
Chairman d. Clark Hare presided
at the meeting, which was marked
by Its unanimity something unheard
OF in the meetings last spring. ac-
cording to district residents. After
the reading of the call by Clerk
Louis Scherff, the proposition to
rent the Robbins house at a rate
of $40 a month for use as a temper
airy school was brought up as it was
thought inadvisable at present to
buy the house.
Joseph DUDE was one Of the first
to oppose the renting, saying that 1t
was high time that the district tax
payers got together and laid a tax,
which would shortly pay for a new
| school or at least for an addition TO
the present school. He referred to
| the erection of the new high school,
saying that after the late Park Com
missioner Albert T. Rockwell gave
the site, Bristol citizens got togeth-
or and erected a new school.
Chairman Hare said that the chill
dren of the district were suffering
because of inadequate accommoda-
tons and that the district must
| come TO some understanding at
once whether it was the renting of
the Robbins place or some other ac-
ton to relieve matters.
Frank II. Wood said that he
thought the renting of the Robbins
place a poor plan because of the
distance children must travel to the
| house and for other reasons.
Former Chairman Howard An
drews of the school committee sug-
gested transportation to city schools
for a time.
Again Joseph DUDE urged imme-
diate action, saying that If new
school was decided upon at once, the
one session plan, now operating,
could be continued for perhaps two
months more when the new struc-
ture should be ready.
Mrs. Grace Burnham said that re-
pairs would be necessary at the
Robbins place and that the district
would be out money by doing the
work, while it would be a better
plan to put the money in new
building.
superintendent Of Schools Karl A..
Reiche was then called upon to en-
plain the stand of the board Of ed
ucation. He declared that the board
was anxious TO assist the district in
every way but that it must insist on
the proper accommodations for the
pupils so that the state requirement
of five hours Of school a day might
me met. He said that the Robbins
! place had been discussed as a means
/ of filling an emergency, but that If
the district decided on other means
to remedy the wants of the school,
] the board OF education was willing
+ 10 cooperate.
\ vote was taken on the question
of rental of the Robbins place, re-
| sulting in q unanimous rejection.
Former Chairman Andrews re-
! ported that the plans drawn up sew
/ oral months ago for a new school
| had not received any attention from
| contractors, one reason, he thought,
being that the district had not de-
cidcd on a site for the new building,
| This would be q handicap first off
for any bidding contractor. Decision
was then reached TO adjourn until
another special meeting is called to
| discuss the building question.
Nab Rum Runner
Nicholas Thomas of West Haven
was nabbed by the local raiding
squad last night on Benham street
in East Bristol with 80 gallons of
alcohol and other intoXicants in his
motor car. He was arrested In the
act of making delivery Of R guam
tity of his possessions and was
booked for trial today. In the city
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