New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
CITY MAY REPLACE N0R7HEND SCHOOL
New Structure Being Considered
 by Education Board

Children ill the Northend school structure instead of in the present school building with an eight room addition unless it is found that the addition can be constructed at a great saving, members of the school board decided when that situation in the district was brought up at the January meeting yesterday after noon.
 The board voted to give the school acComm odations committee power to proceed with plans and after it has determine the cost of repairing the old Northond school unit and the cost of the addition it will report figures showing the cost of con- structing a new unit.
 It is estimated that s20Q,000 will cover the cost of constructing the addition with rcnovatons to the old unit. The cost Of a new unit was not known but will be determined on a new Standardized system" which makes the cost of construction prac- tiNdllS pIt tlIS Setillt pNl tuplt Iobk costs. Committeeman George Lc Witt. a member of the school ac- Ccmmodations committee, told the board the accommodation commit tee, by experience, has reached the point where 1t has standardized everything in school construction eX- Cept design which it wants to have different in each school. He said q new unit might cost slightly more than the addition.
 There is enough land in the vicin- ity as site for the school MT. Le- Witt said. If a new building were constructed the old unit would be razed but the salvage would probably pay only for the cost of removing it, Mr. Levitt said.
 Report on NOrthend School
 The report of the accommo oda tions committee on the Northend school follows:
 "In April 1876, 54 years ago, d four room brick school house was completed on the Northend hool lot. The cost of the completed build ing was s9,O00.
 Tn 1896, 20 years later, four more rooms were added to the orig The total pupil capacity of the en- larged building. G. c. the present structure) is 2SS pupils.
 "It will be seen from the forcgo- no ct af tal nf 1866 has been expended 10 provide school accommo oda tons for the chill dren Of the Northend school district for a period of j4 years, from 1876 to 1880.
 "The growth Of New Britain from a small town to a city Of SO,OOO peo- pie has caused a need for increa scd school room in all parts of the city. including the Northend school dis trict.
 At the present time, two port 1 able school rooms are being used 10 care for the overflow of the North end school. with a prospect of q de- Inand in the almost immediate fu- ture for additional room, which must be met by providing more l portables, or in some other way. Portable schools. however, are at best but a makeshift means for pro- viding for school needs. Their use should be brought to an end in all districts as soon as possible.
 "It is easy to understand the dis satisfaction of parents with condi- tions at the Northcnd school. The present building is not only too small for both present and future needs. but it is also obsolete, un- sanitary and unsafe. For the health and safety of the children and to ad- cquately provide for present and prospective school needs, the North end school should be completely re- modelled, enlarged and modernizcd. Furthermore the successful op- eration Of a modern and progress sive school program such as is pos siblc in schools like the Lincoln | Roosevelt. Smalley, Franklin, and other Of our modern school build