New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-23
STAFFORD School
SITE DRAWS FIRE
Selection Termed "RidiCuous"
Voters Meeting Next Month
DISTRICT GROWS QUICKLY
button Resigns rs Clerk - To Put
New Signals In Operation S0on-
Seeks DiNOrce-Endce Game To-
night-Drapr Named Trustee.

Diverse opinions as to the proper
location for the proposed new school
house in the Stafford section viii be
expressed at an adjourned meeting
of the voters to be held early next
month, according to Alfred J. Tails,
stormy petrol OF What has become
known as the pickering Skill
School District because of the many
heated disputes and the inability to
adopt any particular measure with
out grand display Of fireworks.
Mr.. Tails. IN discussing the site
on the property owned by Alexander
Harper on Pennington avenue,
which was recommended by a for
mer building committee, termed the
selection ridiculous" because Of the
fact that + was too close to the
present schoolhouse. in his opinion
the new school should be located on
the extreme east end of the Lewis
property on Pennington avenue.
This location, he points out, is hall
way between Mine Brook and Jcr-
ONE avenue and in the center OF the
district to be served.
The ACCESSIBILITY Of improving the
school facilities of the district was
first preached about n year ago. AT
that time the measure was tabled by
the vote of the voters and II was not
until a few months ago that the res
idents realized that the present fac,l-
tiles were not only inadequate but
far inferior to those available in
other districts. Following the awak-
ening, a call for a special meeting
was sounded and building commit
tee consisting of T. Donovan, i. 5.
Missal and Charles Hotchkiss APP
pointed. This committee at a recent
meeting recommended the Harper
site, No action was taken, however.
except to appoint new committee
with John Griffin as chairman. The
recommendations of the new body
will not be made known until the
adjourned meeting is held.
District Growing Rapidly
The Stafford section. which few
wears ago was strictly a farming
district, is rapidly growing as the
result of the activities of local real
tors. Many large tracts have been
bought up along Pennington ave-
nue. and these have been sub-dl-
vided into building lots. Within the
past two years over 100 new houses
have been erected in the district and
many more will be erected this
summer. according to present indi-
cations.
The present school facilities con-
sist Of a cne-story frame building
with two classrooms. The building
itself is in a sad state of repair and
there are no Improvements except
electric light and running water in
the structure. Two teachers employ
ed to teach approximately rs pu.
pills in the eight grammar school
grades.
The new building if sanctioned
will be OF brick construction and
will probably contain four class
rooms with other facilities for tho
children. The increased accommo.
dations would nccessitate the EN-.
ployment of two additional teachers
and, in the opinion OF school Off.
Gals, would increase the advantages
In the event the purchase of Z
site is approved by the voters al
next months meeting, plans will h.
drawn Immediately and bids for the
construction of the building soil.
cited.
Clerk 1srsig,is
| Howard Dutton, for many year,
clerk of the school committee of thu
Stafford district. has resigned
Charles Blanchard has been namet
to succeed him.
signals IN Operation Soon
The electro matte signals now
being installed at the corner OF
Main and North Main streets will be
placed in operation probably early
next week. Employees Of the Au.
tomato Signal company OF New
Haven were engaged today in set.
ting up the signal control box The
signals have already been set ir
place.
City officials and the public ir
general are awaiting with interes,
| the trial of he new signals at Bris.
US busiest corner. In the even,
they work out to tho satisfaction O,
ely officers. the service of The traf.
hc officer at this point will he dis.
continued. This action will rot be-
taken. however. until officials fee
sure that the proper protection i.
afforded.
! The electro matte signals at For.
"StNillc and at the corner Of NORTH