New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
|D0NNELLY ANXIOUS
FOR SCHOOL DEBATE
Consolidation Question Warrants
Public Forum
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT
Fruits OF Joseph Borowski's Labors
Go Into Garbage Pile, Whereupon
He Wakes Wrath - Fined For
Reckless Driving.

With the fall election but few
months away and the matter of
school consolidation to be voted
on, John Donnelly. former city coun-
Gilman and candidate for mayor at
the last election, has issued a chal-
lenge to meet ANY man or woman,
! or as many of each as it will be hui
manly possible for me to accommo-
date on the public platform in any
suitable place that may be arranged,
and there discuss the merits and de-
merits Of this important question"
Mr.. Donnelly has for a number Of
years been ardently in favor of
school consolidation. The question
has been voted upon before and
turned down by the voters OF the
city but Mr.. Donnelly believes that
with the rapid growth OF the city,
the urge for school consolidation is
greater and that public sentiment
has changed. 1t is for this reason
that he urged the council to place
the issue up to the people at the
fall election.
@at q JolIl meeting VI lIt DOdEO Oh
education, held several weeks ago.
Chairman Newell Jennings expressed
| the belief that school consolidation
would be turned down ten to one"
Mr.. Donnelly believes otherwise and
his challenge reads as follows:
More than a year ago. I served
notice on the people of Brisl oil. that
, the matter of school consolation
would be voted on at the biannual
election next October. More than Il
month ago. ! brought the matter be-
fore the city council. and that body
voted unanimously in favor of plac-
| ing 1t on the ballot next regular
! election. This was for no other
reason than to give the electors of
our city ample time TO study the
proposition in all its phases. to the
end that a really intelligent vote be
cast. that will settle the matter for
at least long time. ! have no
personal axe to grind. other than
the fact-which l hope 20 one will
!dispute-that l am, have been, aud
shall be deeply interested in school
matters of this city. All that l
wish is that the voters will take the
trouble of properly acquainting
themselves with the principal points
for and against the proposition. and
vote as their reason shall dictate.
Bur it may be asked, how are the
voters to get the Information need
cd? No one seems anxious to air
their views through communications
10 the press. In fact IT would be
unreasonable to expect or ask. any.
newspaper printed or circulating in
Bristol. to give the amount OF space
necessary for even partial prescn-
tarion of both sides. So under those
circumstances. and fully realizing
my limitation and handicap as a
public speaker, l hereby issue the
following challenge:
l will meet any man or woman.
0: Bristol, or as many OF each as 1t
will be humanity possible for me to
accommodate on the public platform
in any suitable place that may be ar
ranged, and there discuss the merits
and dement's OF this important ques-
ton.
Signed:
JOHN DONNELLY
Arrested For Assault
Joseph Borowski. who boards with
his sister and her husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Griska on Vernon
street, Forestville, went out yester-
day to gather mushrooms and sue
ceeded in bringing back number
which he intended to enjoy for his
evening meal. However when he
we, =. to look for them he found they
were missing and after a long search
finally located them in a garbage
and he Immediately proceeded to
demonstrate to Mr.. and Mrs Griska
what an angry man could do. Pick
ing up large stone, he hit the hus-
band over the head and then so as
not to show any Partially, he hit
Mrs. Griska with the same weapon.
The couple succeeded in getting the
angry boarder on his back and they
sat on him, in the meantime sending
one OF the younger boys to a neigh
boring house to call a policeman,
When Officer Victor Chabot arrived,
the couple we're still using Borowski
for a seat.
Borowski was brought to head
quarters where he was locked up on
charge OF assault. Mr.. and Mrs.
Griska had their wound dressed at
police headquarters by Police Sur
geon DR.. B. b Robbins and later
returned to their home. In court this
morning Barowski was fined SIS and
costs on the assault count by Judge
Joseph NJ. Donovan. He pleaded
guilty.