New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
Bristol Mews
STORM CENTERS IN
 NEW SCHOOL SITE
Twelfth District Factions Have
 1t Out Without Result
APPROPRIATIONS LIMITED

APPROPRIATIONS LIMITED Farewell Reception Given To Pastor
 Engagement Announccd-Rcsi-
 dents Dic-Othcr Items Or Bristol
 Interest.
 The lttlo country schoolhouse of the twelfth school district, perchcd tprecariously on the slopes of Fall Mountain, was the scene. last night of another of the pitched battles in the long drawn out war of the fac tions of the district. The meeting was a special session, called fin response 10 a petition of the voters of tho district 10 vote on q site for tho proposed new school house for the district.
 There wcIe three sites under con sidcration at the beginning of the meeting. The so-called Beals site had been made the legal site through the verdict of the Plainyille school board who had been called in in an attempt 10 arbitrate the existing differences of the district. The belligcrent faction would have none of the Beals site and presented 10 the board of education some time ago, a petition asking for the consideration of a piece of property belonging to Esther Andrews. There was also the present location of the school to be considered as site.
 Representative Arthur S. Barnes was chosen as chairman of the meeting. and many times during the proceedings he was called upon to exert all of his powers as a paria- mentarian, and at one time he was obliged to call for Q vote Of confi- dence in rulings.
 The battle started over the pro- position of building the school upon the present site and acquiring addi- tional land This was rejected by q vote of 2S to F, showing that the factional lines were still intact. It took longer to reject the Andrews site. and Superintendent of Schools Karl A. Reiche was called upon to furnish some figures regarding the center of populat.on of the district. MT. Andrews, who at one time was one of the stoutest adherents or the Beals site, spoke very strongly in favor of his land and offered to clear 1t and grade it for $500, after it was stated that 1t would cost $1,- | 500 to fix 1t in shape for q school. | Some remarks were made as 10 the l inaccessibiliy of the Beals site as community center. and D. Clark Hare, chairman of the committee, remarked that they proposed 10 build the school for the children, although he agreed that most of the grown ups needed some schooling. The motion to purchase the An drews site, after q long stretch of discussion, was rejected by a vote of 19 to 16, leaving the meeting just where it started with the Beals cite as the legal site for the school.
 Then came q situation that was without parallel in the history of the "Fighting Twelfth. It was vot- ed 10 limit the expenditure for the land, the work of putting it in shape building the building and furnishing the equipment to $10.000 and then the meeting rejected a motion 10 authorize the district committee to acquire the land, and on top of that voted to build the school of brick in spite of the fact that it was stated that the walls alone of the building would cost over $11. 1000. $l,000 more than tho sum appropriated for the whole proposition.
 Just as affairs were proceeding fairly serenely, Big Bertha was fired into the meeting in the form Of an offer from Alr. Beals of still an other site at the four corners, which will doubtless serve as an excute to put off the building of the school for another period while probably an- other special meeting will be called to consider the new offer. Inas- much as the Beals site has been de creed to be the legal site, it will re- ouire a two-thirdS vote to change tO another site. and as it took over two years voting without getting a two thirds vote on location, doubtless outside powers may be invoked 10 settle the whole situation.
 The vacancy in the building com. mittee was filled by naming Eugene Duby, who is understood to be of the opposing faction.
 Funeral of Mrs. Dodds
 The funeral Of Mrs. George Dodds. who died at her home last Sunday after q short illness, will be held to- morroT afternoon at o'clock from her late rome. The Rev. William r. Downs of the Episcopal church of Windsor will oficiate and inter ment will be in the West cemetery, this city.
 Bosin-CorCogIonita
 The wedding Of Miss Josephine A. Corcoglonita, daughter of MT. and