New Britain herald., 1928-02-22
CHOOSE ARCHITECT
 FOR H. 5. ADDITION
School Board Members Favor Holms-PoEers, Lansing, Mich.

criticizing fellow members of the school board who opposed entering into contract with an out of the state architectural firm for the pro- posed addition to the Senior High school, Committeeman George Le- Witt imputed political motives to their efforts during two hour de- bate at special meeting yesterday afternoon. -.
 "An effort is being made here to get this contract, not for the man who may be expected to do the bet ter job. but for the one who can muster up the greater number of votes." Mir. Levitt said during his defense of the school accommoda- tions committees recommendation that the Warren Holmes-Powesr Co.,. of Lansing, Mich, be engaged to do the work.
 When the committee passed its second hour of discussion without shaking the lines of battle on either side, a vote was called on an amend ment to enter into contract with Henry F. Ludorf. an architect, of this city and Hartford and it was de- feated. The Holmes Powers con- tract. contingent on money being ap- propriated, was then passed.
 CasaIe Would Change Location
 The action was preceded by, a motion by Committeeman s. Gerard Casale to abandon plans for addinh to the present high school and build ing in another section of the city.
 Mr. Casale pointed to the fact that all senior high school accommodate tions are now centered in the south- ern section of New Britain, and he urged that children and their par cnts who reside in the northern and Mestcn districts are entitled to some consideration. He inquired If the cost of an entire new plant would be great, venturing an opinion that 1t would not be found to be eXces- sisely high. The addition finally de- cided upon by the committee was characterized by the committeeman as an architectural monstrosity, one which would need the services of a Michaelangelo to make present. able" He called attention to the difficulty of uniting two buildings of widely different architecture by a third. The committeeman also said that a cafeteria would not be need ed if high school accom- modations were made more readily accessible to pupils in all sections. Chairman Halloran felt the same way, he said. but forgot his personal feeling be- cause Of the large cost.
 Supt Stanley H. Holmes, replying to question. fixed the probable ad- ditional cost of operation at $7o,o0o a year If a new school is to be built and he also stressed that site must be obtained and a complete teaching organization employed and set up.
 Moves to Award Contract.
 After 1t was voted to have an ad- dition to the present building, Chair man Joseph M. Halloran of the conn., nlittee on school accommodations moved that a contract be entered lIllO NlCl lUt dIICI 4loAAHSS7A V '" CTS Co.,. of Lansing, Mich.
 Prefacing his amendment with a statement that he has consistently stood up for the employment Of local architect, Committeeman James J. Butler proposed that Henry F. Ludorf be engaged as architect for the job. The mover of the amendment remarked that the com petition had dwindled down to a question of the Lansing firm or Ludorf and that he was of the opin- ion that the city would be more economically and satisfactorily serv- cd by employing Ludorf and could still "do its trading at home."
 Committeeman Halloran and Louis W. Young raised the question on the claim that the competition had resolved itself into one between Ludorf and the Holmes-Powers Co.,, advising the committee that a mo- fion to engage Ludorf had been de- feated and that the Holmes motion prevailed. This claim was answered by the committees minutes to show no architect other than the Holmes Powers Co.,. and Ludorf had receiv- ed a vote. although each was men tioned separately.
 Attention was called to the fact that both the Holmes-Powers O., and Ludorf offer to build the school within an estimated figure of s350.- 900 and claim was made that each fills the program with each having some imperfections.
 Building Not Ready in Sept.
 The fact was brought out that un- avoidab1e delays will make it impos- sible to have the school building ready by next September and in answer to a question. Supt. Holmes