New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
FIFTEEN VOTERS
 MAKE TAX RATE Six and One Half Mills Decided
 for Fifth School District NO OBJECTIONS RAISED
Highway Contract Awardcd-Thrcc Grass Fircs-I'arcwell Demon
 stration For High School Basket ball Team-Holiday Observance.

Hud''oH TUT nisu StDDh Itd>kct- ball Team-Holitlay Observance.
 At special meeting of the voters of the fifth school district last evening. a six and one-half mill tax was laid. Only Is persons attended the meet ing and no objection was voiced to the tax rate, which is the same as last year.
 I. Edward Pierce. chairman Of the district, presided as chairman of the meeting and Bliss Burgess served as clerk. The budget for the school year 1929-So, totaling $20,335, shows a net increase of SS35 over the year 192Sa9. The increase in the budget this year is necessitated by small salary increases to the teaching staff. were voted last evening" are as fol- lows: Interest, 5000; officers salaries, $70o; telephone. $75 teachers salaries. 36,o00; supplies, S5so; janitors. 3S.oo0; light, $500, repairs. $1oo; miscellaneous ex- pehsc, $500; insurance. $500; pay ment on bond issue, $4,000. The grand list of the district this year ig $5,235.617 and six and one-half mill tax will raise $2l, ,03l.51 or $69S.51 more than the appropria- tions voted, provided a one hundred per cent tax collection were made.
 For the past 25 years the district has been collecting taxes on a DOT ton of the J. H. Sessions and Son factory on Riverside avenue and in recent years similar collection has been made on the plants of the Arms Monumental Works and the Day Manufacturing Company. Maps re- gently prepared by City Engineer Carleton W. Buell. indicate that all of the above properties were out side of the fifth school district and for that reason they have been elim- mated from the fifth district grand list. IL has been intimated that the first school district, 10 whom such taxes should have been paid, may attempt to collect the amount in- volved from the fifth district but of ficers of the fifth district expressed no concern over that rumor last night. By the deduction of the plants in question, the grand list Of the fifth district has been decreased s91,553 over the figures of 1928.
 Highway Contract Awarded
 The contract for the construction of the new state aid highway be- ,.it Tcrryville avenue has been awarded 10 the Suzio Construction company, t was learned this morning. Equip. ment and tools are now being brought in and the work will be started very shortly
 With the completion of the stat aid road. a direct route will be available between the northern sec ton Of Bristol and the town of Tcrryvillc. The highway will also provide for through traffic between Hartford and Waterbury and inter mediate points and will tend to les son the amount of traffic through ForestNllc and Plainyille. It is ey pected that the work will be com pleted late in the summer.
 Three Grass Fires
 Three grass fires called out all pieces of the city fire apparatus with the exception Of Engine Co. No. : shortly after 12 noon Thursday At 1915 ?. m. Welch Fire company responded 10 call from residents of Pine street; at 1e:1S p, m., Squad \ and Engine Co. No. 1 were called 10 Norton street. and at 1o:19 p. m Engine Co. No. was summoned to Burlington avenue. All of the fires
 High school Rally
 X farewell dem onstration was ten dcrcd to members of the Bristol High school bask ketball team at a rally in the high school Thursday afternoon. The team, together with Coach Tommy Monahan. Superin- tendent of Schools Karl A. Eeiche, Louis A. Wheeler. and Faculty Ath- ictic Director Samuel JosoloNitz, will leave at o'clock Sunday after noon for Chicago 10 participate in the national basketball tournament staged by the University of Chicago.
 The first speaker al yesterdays session was Principal Henry E. Cottle, who announced the itinerary for the team both 10 and from the tournament On the return trip stops will be made at Niagara Falls and other points Of interest. The by Principal tottle of the appointment of Tommy Mona han as full time athletic coach Of the public schools was folloWcd by q | demonstration which lasted fully five | minutes and which in itself was d sincere tribute to tn" man who has built three sucCHSslNe state cham i pionship teams for tho local school |
 Coach Monahan responded to the !.