New Britain herald., 1929-04-03
REMINGTON VOTERS
 RENEW SCHOOL ROW
Will Have Junior High Building
 Tested for Strength

After three and a half hours of arguments residents of Newington in a town meeting to discuss the new junior school house. which has been tied up by dssension for the past several months. voted last night to continue the status quo while the building is tested for double its ca pacity strength and more than dou- ble the strength required by the United States department of com- merce. The |. s. commerce depart ment specifies 50 pounds per square foot for public buildings such as schools and theaters. The Newing- ton school has been designed for a load capacity of 60 pounds per foot. The meeting last night voted not to accept the buildir unless it withstands tests of 120 pounds per square foot.
 This means that building com- pleted and approved by engineers will remain idle indefinitely while the town piles between 1SO and l90 tons of sand on the floor of an audi. torium designed for seating $50 children.
 It means. according 10 figures quoted at last nights meeting and statements by member of Perry &: Bishop. the architectural firm. today that the town will continue to lose money at an eXtravagant and reck- less rate: teachers, hired for serv- ice March 1, janitor, dietician and other experts will be kept on the payroll. A building. now ready for occupancy, will be forced to a test more than twice the maximum re- quired for public buildings. "ceilings obviously will bo cracked" according to the architect. walls will need re- pai-s, and, while the structure itself will stand the test, the architect said nothing about what may happen 10 water and heating pipes.
 Meeting Lasts Until 11:2O
 The meeting started at 8 o'clock and lasted until 11:20. There was very little actual business transact cd, but arguments, squabbles, repar- tee. sarcasm and open |: 'usations flew back and forth throughout the evening.
 Five times after the business Of the evening had Lren concluded and the report of the engineers had been accepted. a motion to adjourn was made before it was adopted. AL though Judge F.. Stanley Welles moderator, explained that he was re- quired to entertain motion to ad- journ each time it was made. many attempts were made to block a vote.
 Vote to Have Visiting Nurse
 The preliminary business started off harmouebusly. The report of Mrs. William T. Wells. chairman Of the Newington Red Cross chapter and a member of the Visiting Nurse committee. was heard without argu- ment Mrs. Wells reported that she had investigated the Visiting Nurse service in New Britain, Berlin. Plainville and Hartford. She and others on the committee learned that all towns the size of Newing- ton have visiting nurses. She said the Visiting Nurse is towns great. est asset.
 It was voted unanimously to en- gage a Visiting Nurse. The con- mittee was instructed to confer with the school board on the question Of financing the cost of a nurse. State Food and Dairy Commissioner Thomas P. Holt reported that the state health committee says the school nurse and visiting nurse com bined is the only thing for town the size of Newfneton.
 This suggestion brought 8 mild protest from Harry II. Howard,