New Britain herald., 1927-10-08

Sl2o' n year is a small salary for a full-tme position involving the responsibility connected with the office of first sclectman and say that the suggested s1so0 will be none too much
 The first selectman now has charge ot handling between Sl75.06O and $-o0.pQ4 or the taxpayers' money in a years time and is the ofilclal who does the actual work of running the towns affairs. With the growth Of the town this has necessi tated daily and constant presence "oN the job and the ability to meet all sorts of problems. so that $50 T month is considered by no means too high a salary for man capable O. filling the position
 Y has also been proposed that the salaries O. the auditors be increased rom $lp to S25 q year, this being another effort to make at least q nominal advance in what is consid- cred ri1ioulously low salary. The third projected increase will bc for members of the board Of relief ii being proposed that they draw s4 day while in session instead of the present S&. This will place their pay on par with that Of the assessors
 Other matters to he brought be- fore the meeting include the au- 1horlzlng O. the seloctmcn to bor- TOW mon"y for current town ex- ponsos and the acceptance of town reports.
 congregational Church
 Morning service at 10:45 o'clock, The minister will preach. Anthem. "Nomo, Q Thou Traveller Unknown" Noble. Church school after the morning service. Adult class. all adults invited. Young Peoples meeting at 6:3o ?. m. Harvest sup per Thursday al f:30 ?. m. in the parish house The Business and Professional Girls club will meet Tuesday al H ?. m. in the parish house.
 Advent Christian Church
 sunday. to:45 a. m., morning worship. 12:o5 ?. m, Sunday school. 1:o0 ?. m., evening worship. Roy. Philip Cleveland will be inc speaker al both services
 school Budget for 1921-192S
 Snparlntondent l.. C. Staples has issued tho following budget state mcnt:
 For the school year ending August T.. 19o7. tho net cost of schools -o tho town Of Plainvlle was sSt.G12.- "S. The new budget for 1a27-2S calls Tor SH'.G>5.24 or an increase Of $l4.oG1.6f. What now or unusual expenditures were anticipated
 Capital outIays (which ought not to ho included as q part Of current 'Npcusas): Riryol" shed at high school s374.on @n bookkeeping desks ... 1.uoo.o0 ''fli'" flrmtur" .......,.. ISo.n0 Chemistry equipment ..... 5oo.no Domestic science equipment l0u.00 Books and equipment. High
 school Library ........ 500 .oo Mlmeocra ph machine .... 2ou.n0 Aiding machine .......... I%5.0o Furnitnr"-tVo rooms at
 Linden street .......... loco nn |
 Total now equipment ..<4t79.on |
 Additional "Nponec> due 70 natural ! growth of school population and opening Of now High school to full ca pacity: Extra ianitor. High srhoo1. .sI.69o.0o salary increases including
 four additional eIomen-
 tary teachers .......... i.o4i.54 Two additional toachors--
 High school ............ 2.4oQ.oo Fuel increase at High
 school ................. 4.46H.O0 i
 Tn addition 10 the above an ex- ra appropriation of $2,o00 is called 1 or under tho heading of textbooks. l The senior class at the High school l lad to h" entirely equipped with l lev books, and there were two i 'ooms al Linden street practically i without textbooks. Further, many l f the books in our schools are old | 'ditions which need to be replaced i IS soon aS possible. Especially is ! his true of textbooks in geography, arithmetic and physiology. All of i heso items call for an additional cN- of about $20.uU0 and the | 'nly credit item 10 offset this is the 'igh school tuition to the town of | Bristol of about s5,50o. leaving a net