New Britain herald., 1927-09-22
FIRES BROADSIDE
 AT SCHOOL BOARD Councilman Nettled at Its Atti,
 tude on Insurance REPORTS NO COOPERATION
Request For Deputy Building In Spector Grantcd-Sablotsky Takes Parting Fling At Paving on Priv ate Property.

Members of the school board were severely criticized and their retire ment urged by Councilman William D. Boyle after he had presented a report to the common council last night in which it was set forth that no redistribution of school insur- ance has been made.
 A letter from Supt. Stanley Fl. Holmes of the school department in formed Councilman Boyle that some recommendations made by q special committee on fire insurance cover age have been put into effect. but as the entire matter Of policies is now in the hands Of the tinanc" committee no action has been taken with reference to redistribution.
 Boyle Attacks Board
 T daresay there will he no re distribution, according to informa- tlon coming out Of the meeting," Councilman Boyle began. "The school board plays with our money as if it was a lot of marbles. It's ''S IT 'AIi' tllf tE'il -llht dIll llt Oi the school committee was changed. Some Of the members have an idea they are on a pedestal and that the world revolveS about them. They're Durdened with a notion of their own importance. We cannot give them orders, but there is one time when we can take care Of them. and that's when their terms expire. I believe he interests of the city would be better served if we made changes when present terms expire"
 At the committees request the report was accepted and the inves- tigators discharged upon adoption of the following report:
 The special committee on tho check-up of the fire insurance ill effect on municipally owned real es- tate and other insurahle holdings begs leave to report that the vari- ous city departments have notified the committee that the recommen- dations contained in the report of the committee at the June meeting Of the common council will be car r'"d out, with the exception Of the board or selectmen and the school board, from whom no reply has been received to date.
 "The committee recommends that this report be accepted and adopted and that the committee be, and if hereby is. discharged"
 Report on Paving Inquiry.
 Brief discussion preceded adop- ton of report Of the committee appointed to probe Councilman Samuel Sablotsky's claim that tho board of public works had paved a portion Of the intersection of South Main and Stanley streets without authorization and that the city and not the state was to pay.
 Alderman William II. Judd moved adoption of the report in which 1t was admitted that a small amount of pavement was placed on property which is to be deeded to the city thorzation from the common coun- Gil had not been asked or given.
 In a brief speech concluded with a rap at the board of public works, Coucilnan Sablotsky said
 Last month when I brought my resolution in to the common council I declared the board of public works had placed pavement without Ru- thority of the common council and I disputed the claim that the state was going to pay. The report you have received tonight states that un- authorized paving was done and that the city must pay. I think 1t Continued on Page 15,)