New Britain herald., 1925-12-03
Bristol Neus
HOSPITAL SUPPLIES BOUGHT ELSEWHERE
Merchants Claim Discrimination
 in Purchase of Equipment
ASKED TO BID TOO LATE

aN biD INV Dn u School Board Elects Officers and Committees-Feleral Praise for
 High school--Greetings Sent to
 Bristol, England
 Discrimination in the purchase Of equipment and supplies for the new Bristol hospitaI in favor of out of town concerns, was charged at meeting of the retail merchants Of the city at the Elks club Tuesday evening One of the prominent dry goods merchants asserted that his firm was invited to submit a bid for an order of special blankets after the contract had been awarded. He stated that Immediately upon receiv. ing the specifications. he got in com munication with the mills which make the material and found that II was not possible for them 10 quote him a price. as the price would have to he determined by thc cost department while the goods were in course Of manufacture. nevertheless, upon informing the committee of this fact. he was ad. vised that the order had already been placed
 Another merchant stated that he mad been invited to bid upon | quantity of sheets, and upon re- terrtng to the manufacturers, found that they had bil upon the order | SlN weeks prior to that time. l. was also stated by others present i that like condition existed with i regard 10 the purchase of furniture and that contracts were let without other local concerns being invited 10 bid. lt was the expressed opinion that local concerns were given the privilege of bidding as matter Of routine, without expectation of talk ing bids seriously
 William P. Calder vice president of the Bristol National bank and treasurer of the Bristol Hospital inca manifested considerable sur pris" that such q condition had ex~ istad and expressed the opinion that matters of this kind should hA brought before the public SD that practices of this kind might ta 'aycrted in the futur,
 Board of Education Organizes
 Al the board of education meeting held Tuesday evening, with th" newly appointed members, A. & Barnes and J. r. OConnell. present committees for the year were ar- pointed as follows;
 Examination of Ieachers-Nohl, E. Pierce and Karl A. Reichs
 Library and Apparatus -- Mir Fierce and Mir. RQiche
 High School Teachers - Mir 0'ConnelL Mir, Cottle and Mr Reiche.
 High School Building-A C. Hitchcock. A. s Barnes. Mir O'Con- nell, Mir. Cottt and Mfr. Reiche.
 Evening Schools - Mir. Barnes. Miss Brown and Mr, RAicha
 Special Teachers-nr. John Grim lev. Mir, Hitchcock and Mrs. Reiche.
 Rural Schools-Mias Brown. Mir. Barnes and Mir. Reiche.
 Health Schools--Mr Hitchcock, rr, Grimley and Mr. Rtiche. Afhletics-Board of education and superintendent of schools
 Federal Physicians Praise High
 School
 nr. Taylor and his assistant, both federal examiners, have recently completed an examination of soc high school pupils for thyroid sland enlargement. In his report 10 the board of education. nr, Taylor ex- pressed admiration for the high school building and said it WAS one Of the finest he had eyer seen Ht further stated that Bristol schoo children have not. in any accepted sense of the word. q thyroid gland problem. He also paid & high trih, ute to the dental hycienists And den. list in his statement that In all of his nominations Of school children in 2f states hA had never saon in such a large group of children group hay. ing such fine. well-rreserved teeth
 Basketball Saturday Night
 The first home game Of the new. lv formed Bristol Blues" basket raU team wIll be played saturda, night. December ,, in Red Men! hall the fast Elmwooi Endee tean being the oppenent The team ha been rracticing hard for the las five weeks under the coaching O 4. Sthade Of New Britain. forme coach of the Bristol Boys clu' team It Is expected that the tear will play q homo game every Slt urday night throughout the seasor dancing to follow the games 10 mu sic by Sparks orchestra
 The preliminary games will h played hy local amateur teams, an plans gre In the works to form 3 amateur league for this rurpost Clyde Waters, well known loca