New Britain herald., 1929-03-22

the vote was taken, the citizens
of the addition. but the school
board voted solidly for the original
appropriation for the new school and
carried the day. Senator Claude w.
Stevens could not be reached this
morning for further information on
the proposal. but James Fitzsim-
mons, member OF the citizens
committee. gave the facts of the
meetings. though he would not COM
ment on the outcome Of tonight's
session.
A statement was made at the
former meeting concerning the rap
id growth OF enumeration in the
Berlin schools. The state of Con-
necticut pays S2.2s for the enumera-
ton of each child and the figures
of the returns to the town treasurer
since 1923 are as follows: 1928
33,411: 19:4-$3. <O4.25: 1926
$500: 192S-S3.415.5o; 1927
1896: 192S-S3.%5l.50; 1879
33,33675. Mr.. Fitzsimmons in COM
menting upon the enumeration did
not see that any growth was indi-
Gated by these figures. The citizens
committee il agreed that the port
able schools now in use should be
eliminated and that the pupils now
in the basement should be housed
in better quarters.
NN.,u E~,onos. fNri.>l.,s.
Mrs. Theodore Savage. speaking
for herself and her husband, today
expressed disapproval OF what she
considered would be an added bur-
den on the taxpayers by the con-
struction OF unnecessary school ac-
comodations. Mrs. Savage said:
"kensington has a right to de-
mand an Improvement in conditions
now existing in their schools. Every
public spirited taxpayer in this
town is willing to pay enough taxes
to relieve the situation and make
the schools In that that part of the
town what they should be TO be APP
proved by the state, but the ma or-
ity is not willing to pay such an
enormous increase and build
building which would bring about
more hardships to our already over
| burdened taxpayers.
The transportation at the preyi-
Gus meeting. had not been consid-
cred and this item OF expense is not
| to be LEFT out any more than is the
| impossibiity of transportation in Sc.
we're weather. Blue Hills met with
this problem and it was solved by
putting up a new building for the
| children in that part OF the town
This transportation of such young
children for such long distances is
| just another hardship which is un.
necessary. and offsets any great
good which would he derived from
a junior high school
1.-The town has already provided
sufficient school room in all tn.
other districts other than kensing
ton and il is not a junior high
school this town needs but a new
grade school for this part OF tbs
town, which could be built on thu
Alling property if those in charge
of such procedure see fit. This would
leave the present building consist
ing of eight rooms and two smaller
rooms free for the present junior
high school. The basement room.
could be used for shower baths anc
manual training if the town feel!
they could afford such frills.
AN appropriation could be mad
for kensington of suitable amour
and then leave the matter of how
it should be used to the buildini
committee and several prominen
citizens of kensington. They car
remedy their own situation mucl
better than We from other districts
In understand from a member o
the citizens committee that five o
Its members are against the propo
sition as it will be brought befor
US tonight Why should we stand be
hind a committee if the majority o
its members are against the pro
posed plan?
| IF the special committee come
to us tonight with the same propo
sition that was voted down at tn
previous meeting and not solution
for kensington. which they wer
asked TO do. then II it is again Not
ed down il is up to the citizens o
this town to make an appropriation