New Britain herald., 1927-01-20
FORESTV|LLE VOTES
 BIG BOND ISSUE
S125,000 for School Develop
 ment Passed by 12 Voters
SM0,000 FOR N. D. WORKERS
Autos Splash Pedestrians - Park Lagoon to Be Flooded for Skating Sewage System to Be Pushed Church Society 50 Years Old.

At a meeting of the voters of the Thirteenth School District of For estville, held last night in the school building, authority was given the district committee to make applica- ton to the proper authorities to bond the school district for the sum of s125,0o0. The committee, was authorized to dispose of only such bonds as are necessary to defray the present indebtedness of the dis trict, the balance of the bond issue to be disposed of as directed by the voters of the district in meeting as- sembled.
 The indebtedness of the district at the beginning of the fiscal year was 's51,o00, this amount, having been reduced at present to SAG 900 by the payment of 5000. It is the idea of the committee to receive the nec- essary authorization from the legis- lature for bond issue sufficiently large to take care Of additional school facilities which will prompt ly be required within the next year or two. At q meeting held in the early party of 1926, the district pur- chased a parcel of land on Pine street and to erect a new school building in that location when addi- tional school room space is re- auired.
 The meeting last night was poorly attended, only about 12 taxpayers being present. Willard A. Hunt was elected chairman and Henry Warner performed the duties Of clerk. A vote passed at a meeting on June 20, 1926, authorizing the committee to bond the district for the amount of the district indebten- ness was rescinded to pave the way for the application of the bond is- sue of s125.ooo.
 Figures presented in the form of a chart by superintendent of Schooi- Karl A. Reiche indicated that the actual increase of the school enroll ment for the past 14 years has been at the rate of s.s per cent each year. At the present time the reg istration is 523. Fifty-six of these pupils are in the Kindergarten. To- cated in separate building, which leaves the net grade class room registration of 46T. The total seat ing capacity is the grade school is I5t3 which means that there is d sufficient number of additional seats for one more room if it were possi- ble to place all the vacant seats in one room. This, however. is prac- class arrangements.
 At the rate of 6.S per cent in crease each year, the chart indicated that by 1885 the shortage in seating capacity in the present facilities would be 515. On the basis of 40 pupils per room, this would mean approximately eight rooms and in communication addressed to the tax payers of the district. MT Reiche urged that, when additional school room space was provided. nothing less than an eight room building be considered. It is very probable that after legislative consent is secured for the bond issue another meeting will be called to secure the sane ton Of the voters for a new school.
 After the meeting, an interesting feature in connection with the book in which the minutes of the meeting were written up was called to the attention of the Herald representa- tive. It is the same book used at the first meeting of the district held in 1845. On the first page Is a copy of the resolution of the general as- sembly which bears the date ot March 21. 1S46, and is signed by Charles H. Bradley, at that time secretary of state. The committee petitioning the assembly for permis- sion to form the school district to be known as No. 13 consisted or John Hendrick. Jonathon C. Brown and Albert Carter
 k. of P. Meeting
 Ethan lodge, Knights of Pythias, will hold their regular meeting at o'clock this evening in Arcanum hall.
 Elect Officers
 A meeting of the Employees club of the Bristol and Plainville Electric Co.,, was held last night and the fol- lowing officers elected for the en- suing year: President, Frank Curtiss; vice. president. William Berry; secre- tary. Miss Ada Bull: financial secre- tary, Miss Marion Cockings; treas- urer, Louis Ladders.
 ElkS to Meet
 A meeting of the Bristol lodge of Elks will be held at s o'clock this evening at the E,llls' home on South street.
 Autos Obstruct Highways