New Britain herald., 1929-03-22
jennings SCHOOL
ADDITION sought
$4,000 Appropriation to Be
Asked Tuesday Evening
PUPILS HAVE LONG WALK
Safety and Economy Reasons for
Proposal-HiGh school Players
Banqueted-Earl Arnold Accepts
New POst-Endccs Lose.

Definite steps toward the provision
of additional school facilities in the
Burlington avenue section Will be
taken at special meeting of the
voters of the First School district
called for 5 o'clock Tuesday evening.
At that time the building com ittee,
appointed several months ago. will
submit its report and the voters will
be asked to authorize that body to
receive further bids for the erection
John J. Jennings school and to con-
struct such building at a cost not
to exceed $4,000. Residents of the
section affected will also be asked
to authorize the district committee
to issue notes or orders in payment
of the construction and furnishing
OF the addition. A tax will also be
laid at Tuesdays meeting.
When the John Jennings school
was erected about Is years ago, the
placing the building at the edge of
the districts residential section.
Since that time. however. the wis
dom of the committee has been
made apparent by the hundreds Of
houses erected in the vicinity of
Burlington avenue during the past
several years and at the present
time the present nine-room building
is entirely inadequate. In fact for
the past four or FIVE years it has
been necessary to transfer large
number of children from the Jen-
nings school to the Federal Hill
school because of the facilities at the
former being inadequate.
At the time the Jennings school
was erected, the committee believed
of the district should not be requir-
ed to walk the long distance to the
Federal Hill school, neither should
they be asked to cross the railroad
tracks at Doolittle's crossing, which
is recognized as one of the most
dangerous spots in the city and
where a number Of accidents have
| occurred.
The proposed new addition will be
completed in time for occupancy at
1.-The opening of the fall term in Sep
TENDER. according to the present
! plans of the committee.
High school Team Banqucted
The Bristol High school basketball
players. winners Of the state inter-
! scholastic title for the third consecu-
tive year were the guests at testi-
monial dinner at the Boys club last
evening.
Those present at last nights gath
ering were Captain Speed" Good
rich, "Chet" Roberts. Eddie White,
/ Goose" karwoski. Ben Allaire, Ar
! thur Ayalone, Robert Greene. Jo-
seph Goliath, Louis LaPointe, Louis
Albertelli. Robert Greene, Francis
Murphy, and Dwight Hall. all mem
bers of this years team: Coach
| Tommy Monahan, Superintendent OF
Schools Karl A. Reiche. Principal
Henry +. Cottle, Athletic Director
Samuel Josolowitz. Physical Director
Edward Anderson, Chamber OF
Commerce President J. Ernest An
drew. Chamber Secretary Louis A
Wheeler, Boys Club Director James
G. Dobson, and Edward S. Ingraham
president OF the Boys club. Mr.
Jpo b,,, 10 81
The team members. coach and
school officials will be given anoth.
er dinner at the Boys club on Tues.
day noon, March IS by the Bristo
Rotary club.
Three Grass Fires
The fire department was called
ont Thursday for three more gras.
fires, all OF which were caused ap
parently by carelessness. The frs
call was for Lincoln street late ii
the morning, the second for Nortl
Pond street at 1850 p. m. and III,
last at 745 p. m. on Blakcsle'
street.
This morning at 1920 o'clocl
Squad A responded to a call for
grass fire on Mitchell street. Eas
Bristol.
Lenten Deyotions
Lcnten dcvotions. consisting o
the stations of the Grass and bene
dictlon OF the Blessed Sacrament
viii be held in the Catholic churche
of the city at $50 o'clock this eve
ming Similar services were held a
S:45 o'clock this afternoon at 81
Joseph's church for the children o
the parish.
I. O. o. r. Meeting
The regular weekly meeting o
stephen Terry lodge. I. Q. O. +.
will be held at s o'clock this eVeninl