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 A statsmsnt to rsfuts the claim of School Committeeman William '. Day that the Commercial Co. has stalled" in -an effort to defeat the movenlent to install sprtnklers h schools, was issued today by . com mittee of the New Britain Fire Un- derwriterf Association.
 The answer to Days charges came in the form of . letter to Chairman Patrick F. King of the school board. It l. claimed that an efIort wss made to secure speedily . report on pos sible reduction In premiums in the event that sprinklers are installed. Accompanying tho letter is . state- ment giving the Information sought by Committeeman Day.
 Among other statements made in tho committees answer is that Mir. Day is not acting legally in trying to insure school property with . mutual insurance company and that hs is making . frantic ef1ort'' to justify himself after the fire at the Israel Putnam school on Osgood avenue.
 Reported January '.
 The report on the sprinkler in- stallation which MT. Day felt was being held up Q that tho school committee would not receive 1t on time to figure in the appropriation for next year was sent to the finance committee under date of January by the committee. The report waa released for publication by the Com mercial Go. today. Although the committee claims 1t was unable to get . definite quotation for tho cost of the aprinklers 1t is their opinion that 1t would cost between $l15,ooo and S2oo. 900.
 Letter to Mir. King.
 Following is the letter, answering MT. Days charges:
 MT. P. F. King. Chairman.
 ''schsol Board.
 City of New Britain.
 "New Britain. Conn.
 Dear Sir:-
 "The New Britain Board of Fire Underwyiters through the under. signed, . special committed, wiAhas at this time to challenge certain statements made by Mir. ". H. Day and published in the New Brttaiu Herald in its January 9th, 1928. fs- sue.
 '"The charge made by Mr. Day against the Commercial Company for so-called btalling' on reporting of sprinkler specifications is not wer- ranted or justified as . complete or even partial knowledge of the perti- nent facts would show.
 "At the request of MT. R. c. Will bur, assistant secretary of the Com- mercial Company, . special meeting of the New Britain Board of Fire Underwriters was called. It was hia opinion and was supported by unan- imous vote that through the har- monious cooperation of all of the interested agents. more favorable re- suits could be obtained for the bene- fit of the School Board. The under signed committee was elected by the members of the New Britain Board to secure and present to the School Board specifications for sprinkler in. stallations and tentative rates.
 Every effort was made by this committee to secure from the New England Fire Insurance Exchange prompt report. There was no un- necessary delay. Our report covering tho installation of sprinkler systema in the school buildings and tentative rates is now in the hands of Mir Louis Young. temporary chairman oi the finance committee.
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 "Furthermore. Nr. Day is for the moment sponsoring . plan to insure the school buildings and the contenta with the so-cilled senior group Mu- tual Insurance Companies. This pro-
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