New Britain herald., 1926-02-02

high school students and about s6O for the elementary school pupils.
 Tho amount asked in tho appro' priation Is divided into the following items: Teaching day school, S7OS,- coo; tuition, stato board Of educa' ton, s6ib5i; janitors salaries, S4i 800; janitors' supplies, sS,oOO; opel air school supplies, SS,5O0; kindel garten supplies, S700; medical in spcction and dental hygiene, SIS, 800. vacation schools Sl,S00; salar\ of superintendent Of school. s6,5up attendance bureau sG.200. census Si,0Q0; clerks, $ll,00o; printing, sa, 500; evening schools, $l2,500; sup plies, S30, ,0OO; text books, S20,OQp, library and equipment. 5000; re pairs $50,0oo; light and power sl5, uo0; fuel. S5o.0o0; insurance, SIC, 600; miscellaneous, s1?,OOo; change in heating of old part of Smalley school, $5,Goo; grading of Smalley school lot, $lOo0O, President King Mir. Traut, Louis w. Young, Joseph M Halloran and Supt Holmes, represented the school board,
 Public Amusement Budget.
 An appropriation of 5000 was asked by the public amusement com mission, the principal item being s2, 500 for a year round instructor t' take care of all forms of recreation in both summer and winter.
 In explaining the need of this instructor, Bernard c. Kranowitz of the commission said that at the present time the commission has functioned only during eight weeks in the summer, and that 1t was anX- ious 10 do more for the city during the other months of the year. He declared that the running track at Willow Brook park In not getting tho use it should because there is no one to arrange events and other activities there. He spoke of the possibilities of skiing and tobogan- ming in Walnut Hill park, and skat- ing on the pond in North End park. where competitive events and skat- ing exhibitions could be run off. The possibility of forming an amateur basketball league was spoken of by school gymnasiums could be the scene of many interesting games, 1 He added that the board had includ- ed enough in this budget to take care of ianitor service In the school buildings that are used.
 He said that playground will be opened up in the western section of the city, declaring that although some think the so-called wealthy class live there, the need of play ground is as necessary as in the other sections of the city.
 City Hall Budget.
 Secretary William G. Dunn pre- scented the city hall budget which was nearly the same as last years 1 list Of proposed. expenditures with 1 the exception of one item calling for an addition 10 the city vault in the city clerks office. Chairman Hall explained that since half a million dollars had to be cut from the ap- propriatiOn this year, he thought that the matter of providing addi- tional vault accommodation be laid over for another year,
 The plans call for an addition oi two stories high be added at cost of $3O,O0O. After he had learncG that the common council minute! which were seldom consulted wcr' taking up most of the room, Com. missioner Scarle suggested that the! he moved 10 other quarters to makf room for more necessary records.
 Secretary Carl kissclbraCk of tht Home Service bureau said that tht same amount as asked for last year $o.000, is asked again this year. H. said there was talk of disseminating the bureau this year, but at present he cannot Soc how 1t can ba done Mir Hall asked if it were possible ( have the American Legion take car' of the records, Mir. Kissclbrack said he did not think it could he done as economically as his department has been doing il.