New Britain herald., 1925-12-17
TOWN MEETING 10
 DISCUSS BUILDING
Inspector Is SouSht--Public Li-
 blagy Must Move Elsewhere
RESULT OF EYE TESTS
About Nine Per Cent of Children Have Defective Sight--NIrs. Zima Pays Finc-Eootball Game OG-- Bowling Averages.

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 Bowling Averages.
 A special town meeting to consid- CT the adyisahility of employing q building inspector in Plainyil!o and to authorize the selcctmon to pro- vide suitable rooms for the public library has been called by the sc- lcctmen for o'clock Wednesday evening, December 2S, In the town 1 hall.
 The dcslrability of employing q building inspector was suggested in Q petition forwarded 10 the select men by the firemcn earlier in the week. At present Painyillc does not have such an officer; in fact the town has absolutely no control over building except to force their being built behind the building and ye- randa lines. Providing q structure does not iut over these, it can be erected in any way which pleasos the owners fancy. No system of wire inspection of plumbing inspec- tion IS in use here.
 A controversy arose a few months i ago between Fire Chief Edward r, 1 Prior and tho owner of q building then being erected; the lack of fire walls was the point at issue, and it was brought 10 public notice at that time that Plainvillc had no building, l fire prevention, or plumbing codes, There followed two disastrous fires in the Clarendon building, one of which threatened the entire business center and forced the calling of aid from New Britain.
 The fire department took the mat 1 ter up at lis last meeting and de Cidcd to take steps against Gre-traps, forwarding it's petition to the select- mon. The methods in use in other towns are now being investigated and q report on some of thcS" may be made at the town meeting neTt Wednesday,. First Solcctman Will liam J. Johnson stated this morning that no definite action could be taken at that time. preliminary steps could be taken which would bring about the desired end in due time Ho expressed it as his opinion that Il building inspector and ordinances empowering such an officer were ! absolutely needed by PlainYlle.
 Library Must NoYC
 i Other quarters for the public li- brary will be ncce&aitatcd by changes in view in the town hall. The busi- ness in the town clerks office has increased Q q point where the pres cnt offices are not adequate, the S oragc space in the vault being too small and the working space too limited for efficiency. IL is planned to enlarge this office by inc0rpo"at- iug into it the so|cctmcn's office, which is next to it. This will give the needed room to the town clerk. [ The sclectmcu's quarters, it is planned. will be moy"d across the hall 10 the room now occupied by the plain}i)'c public library. Other rooms for this must be found, and this matter will be taken up at the mocting, at which tho sclectmon will ask for authority to provide suitable quarters. It is poasiblc that the flu turr home for the library will be To- catcd in the Soquaasyn building.
 Result of Eye Tests
 Miss Elizabeth H,innmGn. the dis trict nurse, has just completed h"r report after testing the eyes of ltH- ni}5 in the Broad street school. Ac- cording to law this is required by tlc state board of education during inc fell term. Tho number of cHil- drcn registered in thr grades above the kindergarten where the test WAS made is 749. of this number, 7&f underwent the c&9miualion. Sixty two were found to have defective rycsi1ht, this being g 11-1H per cent of tln toGd examined. Notices were scn to the parents whosN children have defective oycsight, and many pupils already have glasses.
 Miss Hciucman is weighing tho pupils in the Broad street school TOW to determine the number un- dcrwcight and the cauSo for it. This is also required by the state board of education in Connecticut schools,
 Football Gamr Of
 The offer of the Bristol West Ends to be hosts to the plainyillo West Ends Sunday afternoon in q football can1o was rejected by inc local team at meeting last night on the ground that it is too late The pIainvillc hoys Camo through the season without serious injuries and they do not want to risk being hurt at this late date hy playing on a frozen field. The game was 10 be a benefit one and large guaran- tco was offered, but it was deemed advisable 10 call off tho contest.
 School Vacation
 Tho Piainvillc public schools will