New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

- = reentry into the eGicial life ee ele city. he has ts date reeuse1 e eolk init himself as to rhstAss - v& be . candidate. Political dopeseesg close to city a6aira expre0 the opinion that Nr. Duttoa woulA be . hard man to defeat
 Noninations Easy
 It n a simple matter for any eo. pirant for public oafics to bs nolnk mated on the primary ticket. 1hs charter requirements call fer . petts tion to be signed by s electors ard filed in the city clerks of3tce At least ten days prior te the psi0s-y election. This enables any saee.ss to seek any position without tho aid of q party caucus and all caadtAatae for office are listed on the e6tctal ballot in alphabetical order without any party designation.
 Another important office that will come up for reelection this year .e that of assessor. the term of 0amusl D. Newell, veteran member of tho present board, expiring this fall. lf MT. Newell seeks reelection, there to little doubt that he will be re. turned to office.
 First school District Mee91ag
 The extravagance of the commit. tee of the First School district WIS criticized by John Donnelly at the annual meeting of the district held last evening in the Federal Hill school after the annual report hal been read by the district chairman, William P. Calder. MT. Donnelly.s criticism was made just prior to the election of John T. Chidsey. ! count showed that of tho 21 vets6 cast. 21 were for William P. Calder as district chairman and ono fnF Samuel J. Large. AS 2 result, the clerk was authorized to cast onA vote for the reelection of Samuel J. Large and Mrs. Betsey Tong a the other two members of the commit tee. William Muir was reelected clerk and treasurer, Frank Riley tax collector and Richard H. BeamisN and H. B. Wilcox, auditors.
 In commenting on the alleged ex. travagance, Mr. Donnelly said: "WS have rather extravagant district committee. If there is no retrench4 ment shown during the next twelve months, l shall move for the cleo. ton of an entire new district com. mittee at the next annual meeting" MT. Calder replied with the remark: T serve notice on MT. Donnelly now that the expenses will be greater next year" The increased expenss necessary for the 1929-30 budget was | explained by the new addition te the John J. Jennings school. The annual report of Chairman William P. Calder showed that tho actual money expended during tho present fiscal year was approximate ly $7,0o0 under the budget appee. priation. Principals Report
 The report of Principal Thomas H. Patterson of the Federal Hili school. submitted at last nigAt'l meeting. showed the total enumera. I 'aoi Vt tilS do CulA0fVR of school age. Tho net enrollment at the Federal Hill school durin9 the past year was 7SS and at the John J. Jennings school. sos. Dur ing the past year it was necessary to open up new combination sixtk and seventh grade at the Federal Hill school and in order to do this it was necessary to use the sewtng room. This step necessitated give ing sewing instructions in the indis vidual class rooms. . 7 | Approximately 200 pupils who b.. long in the Jennings school. have been attending the Federal Hill school during the past year. Thsse will be accommodated at the Jens nings school next year when the ads dition is completed. @
 Five School Meetings Toaigist ~
 The annual meetings of Eve school districts of the city will bo held at o'clock this evening. as follows: ~
 School District No. 2 at tho Northside school building: School District No. at the East BristeJ school on Pine street; School Dis~ trict No. , in the auditorium of tho Southside school; School DistrteG No. 6 at the Stafford scheol: School District No. 10 in the South Chippins Hill school.
 Tomorrow evening at o'clock the annual meeting of School Dis trict No. IF will be held in the Fall Mountain school.
 Walter c. Straua
 Walter c. Straun. 4s. of sos Queen street died at his home st z o'clock this morning following . several weeks illness with heart trouble
 MT. straun was born in Thomas. ton March es. 1884. tho son ol John and Carrie tBalcolm) straun. He attended the Thomaston schools and later entered the employ of the Seth Thomas Clock company. where he learned the tool and de making trade. Tn 1910 he cane te Bristol and since that time had been employed at the factories ee J. H. Sessions and Son and the Wallace Barnes company. He was . member of Franklin lodge of OAA Fellows of Thomaston: Ceurt Friendship. A. o. F., of Thomaskoa. and Trinity church, this city. {. In April. 1907, he was married to Miss Mary Schwarer of The0s aston. who survives. together with two daughters. Genevievs and Mar. garet Straun: one son. Waiter Straun. ir.. all of this city: hiG , father. John straun of rhomaston, . and two sisters. Mrs. Edward Flo-