New Britain herald., 1929-04-03

A LII between the luOQe QeratOf dHG the school department chairman oc. cured when the former asked What will you do in case of a toWT meeting. if we want to seat adults there?" The question provoked from MT. Howard the sarcastic re. ply. Tt would be good thing if we bought parachutes."
 Mir. Welch, former chairman Of the school board, added Tt wasn', the idea to use that auditorium for anything but fixed seats. We can, reconstruct the building after it is finished"
 Judge Welles ruled that there was nothing in the report to indicat. that the auditorium floor was safe for q town meeting. He said the report simply indicated that it was safe for fixed seats. and therefore did not provide carrying capacity for those who might be compelled to stand. Some one asked how many seats there would be. The re- ply was $50. at which point there were many "ah's" as several individ- uals surveyed the crowd of between l5 and 100, which slightly more than half filled Grange hall.
 Another mal stated that the 60 pound limit was the same as is re- quired in all public buildings. He said this carrying weight includes the whole floor. not just under the seats. and that it would hold a grown person as well as a child. He said the place for dancing was on the gymnasium floor and not in the auditorium.
 Holding up the school building for squabbles was described by Mir. Howard as mighty big imposition on the people who built the school and the people who expect to use it.'
 Taking a fling at the moderator. MT. Howard said: T resent the atti- jude of the moderator and I hope later on if you expect to express any more opinions they be expressed from the floor and not from the chair
 "We must be assured of safety was Judge Welles' comment.
 MT. Howard continued: You are placing intelligence among a select group. You are not giving men who know their business any credit for intelligence whatever
 MT. Welch repeated: "The building committee and the architect design ed the auditorium for school room "ith fixed seats. We didn't build it for d dance hall or town hall.'
 G. K. Spring called attention to the fact that the report of the en- glneers stated that the floor would support 60 pounds 10 the square foot with 6 reasonable margin of safety" He added that Plenty of people take two square feet or more.' MT. Welch stated that the building IS constructed to the same strength as other school buildings.
 Vote to Make Test
 The report of the engineers in cluded the recommendation that if the people in Newington were not satisfied with the report. that a test be made, to satisfy persons of un informed minds"
 On motion of Mir. Holt the meet ing voted to make a test on the basis of double strength or lo0 pounds to the square foot. MT. Welch demand ed: Where will you get the ballast? ,
 Mir. Holt replied: "Oh, we'll use trap rock or sand"
 Twice the amount specified of 60 pounds to the square foot was 'h, way the motion was put, and carried.
 "Tho people who worl
 favor of that motion are those Of uninfolmed minds" MT. Howard commented.
 We can't judge each other that way" admonlshed the moderator.
 John H. Fish, chairman of the building committee, asked: Tt the motion compulsory He vas in formed that if the motion passed the test would be compulsory.
 MT. NtICn rose TO speak ana someone shouted Sit down. A laugh was interrupted by the chair man. rapping on table with his knucklcs and ruling: We will not have any more personalities.
 The motion was close and was de- clared carried by the moderator.
 Higher Mathematics
 The substitution of an asphalt roof instead of a slag roof came up fer discussion next. Mfr. Holt re- ported that he had made a personal of the difference be- tween roofs. He wanted to know how it was an asphalt roof was ac- cepted from one contractor when others bid on sag. The difference in cost of SlG0, he thought. ought to be returned to the town. There was quite a lengthy discussion as 10 how the town could get that S160. Then someone pointed out that the differ ence existed in slag roofs which were for 20 years as compared 10 asphalt roofs guaranteed for 10 years. Since the slag roof specified was to have been guaranteed for 10 years only, as compared to the same