New Britain herald., 1925-06-02
COUNCIL MAY ACT
 IN SCHOOL ROW
12th District Residents Want
 Action on New Building
$500 DAMAGE BY STORM
Streets Turned Into Rivers by
 Downpour-Death of Mrs. Annie Smith Spring Pioneer Resident Miss Brody Bride of Mir. Moran,

Smith Spring Pioneer Resident
 Miss Brody Bride of Mir. Moran,
 Settlement of the long g.drawn- out controversy of the Twelfth district over the question of a new school or an addition Is expected to follow the courcll meeting tonight, as ef- forts will be made at this session to have the council take charge of the erection of new school for the dis trict. Petitions to this effect will be presented to the city board and it is generally thought that the troubles of the district will be over for the time being if the council decided to take hand.
 The city board has already mixed into the district affairs in it's setting of the district lines recently. The present school is crowded so that double sessions are held. the older pupils attending in the morning and the younger in the afternoon. Be- cause of this state of affairs many people of the district contend that the new school, if erected, should be built with plenty of room. The present school has been criticized by the board of education for its lack of facilities.
 For some time past the district has been at a deadlock over the question of new school or an ad- dition to the present structure. The factions have been evenly divided, so that school meetings produced nothing but a series of vituperative discourses which added fuel to the flames of personal animosity.
 The demands of the board of edu- cation for improvements must be met, it is realized by the district, and, accordingly, the members feel that the controversy should be set tied at once and that constructive work should not be impeded further.
 Storm Docs Damage
 Putting 200 telephones out of commission was one destructive fea- ture of the two storms which passed over this city at 7:30 o'clock last night and 2:30 o'clock this morning. After the destruction of week ago Sunday, Manager r. H. Ranney had just finished his repair work when last nights storm caused his repair men to go out early today to get service into shape again.
 An estimate of the damage to the city streets was placed this morning at $500 by Commissioner of Public Works Oscar Anderson, who had his men out early to repair the ravages of the waters
 Cutters were washed out and oth- CT damage was done on Maple street, while Main street was a seething whirlpool for a time early in the evening" Policemen reported sim liar condition existed in the storm this morning.
 Trees about the city suffered much damage from the blasts of rain and hail, which pelted the city. The southside and northside circuits of | the fire alarm signal system were troubled for a time but repairs were | quickly made.
 The first storm, which broke about | 7;30 o'clock, drove the Monday night l shoppers to any available shelter. When surface sewers became clog sed, streets were turned into lakes l and traffic stopped for a period of half an hour.
 Back on Job
 The police car was returned to service this morning after being out of commission for a week because of | m accident on Broad street when it | Nas struck by another car. In the the charity department motor car, formerly the property of | he police department, has been used Or police work.
 Cubans Tomorrow
 The long g-talked of Cuban Giant line will cross bats with the New on Wednesday night at . Nuzzy field. The visiting nine comes 0 the city with reputation of hav- ng conquered some of the best cams of this section, including the Brooklyn Royal Giants, which added . he locals 10 their list of victims a short time ago.
 The Pittsteld Profs will be the . Sunday afternoon attraction at Mug " field
 Mrs. Annie smith Spring
 Mrs. Anuie Smith Spring, widow ,f the late Charles T. Spring and . | well known resident of this city or more than three-quarters of century, died at the home of her son, )r. II. C, Spring of 42 North street, 'csterday afternoon following an ill., less with inhrmities incident to old .ge.
 She was born in Deyonshire. Eng and, on March 8. 80 years ago. the laughter of Henry and Catherine