New Britain herald., 1927-02-26
BITTER DISPUTE At
9th DIST. Meeting
Ashley Bishop and Alfred Tails
in Singing Repart@
CHARGE OF DISHONESTY

Hearing on ScWcrs-Parkmg Or
| dinance Discussion Today-Plain-
field to Meet Endees.
Even the presence OF Arthur S.
| Barnes, a member OF the rural school
| committee of the board of education
and Karl A. Reiche, uperintendent
OF schools. failed to keep complete
| peace at the special meeting of the
voters of the Sixth school district in
| the Stafford section OF the city last
evening. Hot verbal exchanges were
continuously INDUCED in by Ashley
Bishop, chairman of the district
committee, and Alfred Tails, whose
name headed the petition asking
that the special session be called.
Mr.. bishop was elected chairman
Of the meeting and Howard Dutton,
clerk. There were 81 legal voters
present this number being augment
ed by approximately IS visitors who
had travelled a considerable distance
to the rural school to witness the
fireworks.
The first matter considered was
the use Of the schoolhouse for
da.ce or any other purposes out
side OF purely school activities after
the closing of school each day. Mr..
| Tails presented the motion TO the
effect that the schoolhouse should
be used only for purely school ac-
| tivities." In connection with the
motion Mr. Tails stated that "Mr.
, Bishop took it upon his own Shout
ders to put on the dances and that
he put the money in his own
| pocket" At this point. Mr. Barnes
/ explained that anyone who accused
a district officer of dishonesty was
| apt to get into trouble. Mr.. Tails
replied to this advice by saying that
he was willing to stand such trouble,
After considerable wrangling. the
m otion was voted on by ballot with
% registering their disapproval of
the motion and IA sustaining il. One
vote was recorded as a blank. In
replying to the charge of Mr. Tails
concerning the receipts, he was in
loFnled that 'he money had oeeh
turned over TO the district treasurer.
Mr.. Tails then asked when, to which
Clerk Dutton replied: None of your
business
The second object Of the call was
to listen to report from the dis
trict committee concerning an in
! Yestlgatlon showing the growing
| needs OF the district for more ample
school accommodations. to consider
| what provisions the voters OF the
/ district desired 10 make to increase
| the present facilities and TO appoint
committee TO investigate present
conditions. Mr. Reiche gave an out
| Ilne OF condltons OF the district. he
| pointed out that with the present
school enrolment OF IS pupils, an
other room at least was necessary
and by the opening OF the fall term
he believed that four rooms would
not be IN excess OF the district re-
quifemehts. Inc present school
mouse mas but TWO rooms. 1t was
pointed out that the present site was
nearly IN the center OF the district,
check indicating that 10 OF the
school children lived within flve
minutes walk OF the school, eight
within 10 minutes, is within Is
minutes, II children within 20 min
utes and 10 WITHIN 20 minutes walk
OF the schoolhouse. Inc average Tor
the district was slightly over "A
minutes. The average for the high
school. 1t was pointed out. was II y
minutes and al the Federal Hill
schooi, Is minutes. Mr.. Tails then
moved mat a committee OF four be
appointed TO look into the school
situation and the necessity for in
creasing the school facilities. such
committee to report at a meeting