New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
Bristol Meus

LII IUlvLlVIU UU VUI ATTEND MEETING i 70 Signed Petition But Only Five Appeared for Vote
 PREVIOUS ACTION STANDS Third Meeting May be Petiuoned- Local Lawyer to Wel-Scout Eae- cutive to be Honored-Othor News Items of Interest.
 In spite of the fact that -o per sons affixed thelr signatures 70 the petition for special meeting of the Third School district for the avoWed purpose of resembling the vote, talk 1 en at the annual meeting of June 18th, to purchase land on the l corner of Crown and Fern streets. | only five votes were cast last night in favor of annulling the action Seventy others expressed by vote their disapproval of the revocation. he ct jet tte ,s , now empowered to purchase the site in question from the present owners. Joseph P. OConnell and Robert J. Stack. for the sum of sS,0o0.
 The meeting last night compared 1 favorably with one recently held in the Stafford district, insofar as parliamentary procedure is con- cerned. After the election of Peter 1 Conlan as chairman of the meeting and the reading of the call. John E. Condon presented motion that all l motions be carried or defeated by a ] standing vote. This motion was car ried in spite of the fact that several insisted that the voting be done by ballot, a privilege 10 which they | were entitled.
 Thomas P. O'Brien then moved that the vote taken at the annual meeting in June to purchase land at the corner of Grown and Fern streets be rescinded. It was at this point that the rising vote added to the confusion, number present not understanding just how their vote would be recorded if they stood up and an equal number apparently wondering what they would vote for If they remained seated.
 1 With the idea of clarifying the i situation, number attempted to ex- plain just how the question should 1 be voted and the result was more confusion When the vote was taken. l five voted to reecind and 70 voted to sustain the action of the previous meeting. Approximately 50 remain ed seated throughout, wondering what it was all about.
 The possibility of considering other sites was precluded by the manner in which the call of the i meeting was drafted The notice was to consider separately two proposals. first, whether the vote of June 2s to
 buy the Cornell Stack property
 should be rescinded; and secondly,
 to consider any other sites which might be suggested and to authori- ties the district committee to pur- 1 chase one of them When one of the voters asked that other sites be 1 considered before formal action was | he was ruled out of order Emil H. | Funk. chairman of the district com- mittee, explained that the call had been drafted as outlined in the petition presented for the special meeting and which had apparently been prepared by qualified lawyer.
 The property which will now be acquired by the district consists of 16 lots. which many feel is ad- mirab bly, located for school purposes
 There are. however. still number who disa gree although the dissent CTS failed to make themselves heard last night.
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 The possibility of the dissatisfied voters of the district petitio<ns an- other special meeting. which would permit the consideration of other sites before the question of rescind- ing the vote to buy was acted upon. loomed up this morning. No definite 1 information was obtainable. how ever, on this point
 To Camp at Cochipianee Announcement was made Tuesday that Camp Cochipianee, located on the Watertown road about two and cne-halt miles south of Thomaston, will be used again this year by the
 Bristol Council of Boy Scouts The camp will be opened on July IS and the boys will remain there five weeks under the direction Of Scout | Executive Alfred H. Breckblll. Eagle
 Scout Kenneth Benoit will be in charge of the Indian village. Leon Balcerzak will direct the activities i'll the Frontier camp and Eagle Scout | Edward Wheeler will have charge of the Pioneer camp. The health and sanitary conditions of the camp will 1 be checked each morning by Dr Alexander Bothvell
 The first week of the camping ex- petition will be known 3 Olympic week, the second as Circus week. the third as Indian week, the fourth as | Old Home week and the last as