New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
COMMUNICATED
H. S. ACCOMMODATIONS
Former Councilman FavOrs Addition
 to Building Now in Use

Editor New Britain Herald
 At the present time the city of New Britain Is facing the eXpendi- ture of large sums of money for civic improvements which the rapid growth of our city demands. one of which is to provide adequate school accommodation for our children, | matter which is at present mostly centered in the building of a new | senior high school and proper To- 1 cation for same.
 As the matter, vital to our pres ent school children. looms up and public demands require speedy ac- ton 1t behooVes every taxpayer and citizen of New Britain to be inter- csted in as to what way and to what 1 advantage his money is being used. The average citizen is very often 1 quite prone to dismiss important glslatlon with a wave of the hand, or the reading Of his daily evening 1 paper and to criticize the mayor, 1 members of the common council or other public officials for what he considers poor judgment in passing their opinion or voting for some l measure contrary to his own views, instead Of consulting with such of- fclals and striving to give them con- slructiVe advice, or perhaps being 1 properly advised themselves.
 , The writer can speak from per 1 sonal experience along these lines, l having served as councilman from the second ward for five years dur Ing which time he craved advice but Which was seldom forthcoming.
 At the present time it is very evil dent that our very good mayor, ! Paonessa. members of the school i board, members of the common council and other public officials are Dit disturbed in voting large sums / of money which in their opinion will not be satisfactory to the citizens of 1 the city.
 or special interest to the vri1or is the present controversy centered around the new proposed senior high school building. My very humble opihlon concerning this question is that the school committee is cor |; rect Tn faNoring the present high school site for such an addition both Tn regard to the lowest cost in
 construction work and for the i most general advantage for the
 pupils using this school from all
 parts of the city.
 ! 1T an addition to the nrosont
 senior high school can be orocted Tor approximately $500, GOO which [ VIII not greatly increase the teach l Ing overhead, and which will nro- perry care for the natural yearly in ] crease for some years. to come
 "'lohg the pupils, I again think the 1 Sc!looi committee has the problem
 solNed. On the other hand if 2 "iherent site in the northern sec-
 'ioh or our city is to be sought and
 d separate unit erected with greatly increased cost of nearly three fines
 the expenditure in money. then if must De only 10 satisfy the 1 "hllns or dreams of some alderman or councilman who wishes to better ehshr'ne himself in the hearts of his constituents by offering some visible i proof Of his personal efforts in their
 behalf. although it means to f1auut the school committees work in the
 face and to try to convince persons
 best qualified to act on such inn portant matters that they are not
 capable Of caring for the needs for which they have been appointed and
 duly elected by the voters of the
 city.
 The only solution in filling any
 sectional craving or desire in this
 instance would be 10 adopt the dis
 tr1ct school system such as in the
 city of Hartford where the regular
 city tax is paid and where each
 district maintains its own school
 buildings. If this plan were fol-
 lowed out in New Britain it would
 mean that each district. through
 their own school committees, could
 erect school buildings which would
 cost millions of dollars if their con-
 stituents bv their votes consented to