New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
N0RTHEND SCHOOL
 STUDY CONTINUED
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yesterday he made another visit. accompanied by Nr, Judd, MT. Le- Witt of the school board was also present. The mayor found, he said. hat by cQuipping the building with two fire escapes and arranging the doors of tho first floor so they would open directly into the yard, inc hazard could b. overcome at $ low cost and two years hence 8 urw school may b. built.
 Nr. King replied that all statps aou municipalities are urging that public improvements oo made in order +o stimulate business and 1n New Britain where the principal industry is the manufacture O. buiiIore' hardNar", ho folt f was particularly essential 10 huild The mayor 9grcod That jt was being urged but those who arc urging il arc not setting inc xample by do- ng II themselves. ha insisted
 Mir King pointed out that tho Northui district uocd has been ap- parent for a long time and has been put of unul other sections Of th, city. where inc question was one ol rroYl lding plar.e for children 10 go 10 school rather than one of i'm proving oNi@jnE accommodation were taken carn or. He dld not want the city to revert to the prev Ious state Of ha>inE an accumulation Of school needs trying out for atten- ton a once,
 Quigley and King in Debate
 Mayor QulgIsy replied that his sympathy WAS entirely with the board and tha residents of the dis rrict but, he asked Mir. King, "Is 1t wise 10 increase expenditures on 2 declining income?" Would Mir King personally handle his finances that way, the mayor wanted to know. and Mir. King replied that f increasing expenditures .leant sim ply to spend money, he would not say lt was q wlss procedure, but if money from 8 declining income could he put into good investment channels with an oyr 10 the future. he would not consider fl unnise to do so.
 Mir Halloran. chairman Of the chool tecommodarions committco. said the statc board of education has granted the city of New Brit ain three extensions of time ill which 10 improve the Northend school and h. understood that the 'hlrd was tho last He said the mayors admission that the present building is fire trap vas the best argument h. had heard in favor Of H new building. To renoyate it would cost approximately S25.000 and in his opinion such an expendi- ture would bc q waste Of th" tax payers money because eventually the building would be razod
 Lighting Ordered Improved
 Mir. Levitt said he had forgotten 10 mention 10 the mayor while In- speCtins the building yesterday the tact that the state board Of educa- lion has ordered that the lighting of the school be improved To com ply, it would he necessary 10 install additional windows. The present boiler should he replaced, in Mir, Le- Witls opinion, and sprinklers should be installed m inc basement. Two fire escapes should bc added and the sanitary citations should he improved. The vcntIiators are anti quated, being of the type in use in me old Hartford High school when Mir. Levitt attended t more than -9 years ago. These improvements would run into money h. argued.
 Mayor QuigIey said if would not be necessary 10 do all Mr. LeWitt mentioned H. estimated that for S2 500 or S$.gop improvements could be made which would keep the building in safe use for al least two years and by that time payments on ronds in the amount Of approxi- mateIy S7e0, ,00UU will have been made. Then the city should be fnan- cially able 10 launch q school build ing program and see it's way clear 10 carry it through without piliug up debt which tho taxpayers can not stand at present.
 Mir. Levitt said the fire escapes alone could not be installed for S3,- uQ0, 10 which the mayor replied that he knew they 1ould be installed and The had tigures 10 support his con tontIon. He told the gathering that the time is rapidly drawing near foc the city to build q new sewage dis posal plant and arrange to dispose of garbage in an incincrator. Sucn projects arc expensive.
 Boiler Not Considered Dangerous
 Mir. Levitt said he considered ii neglect of duty as a school com mitteeman to fail 10 put in addluon- al windows and install fire csca pcs and if the cost totalled $10,p0Q Or 9l5.o9G he would consider il q waste oi money. Referring 0 the boiler, Mfr. LeWitt said he did not like tho looks ot IL. and the mayor asked if he meant that it might blow up. lf so, thc mayor said. it should bc taken ont at once but he noticed that IL boiler inspection company haj approved It and he thought such guarantee vas worth something.
 Taking up another feature Of tn, school situation. the mayor said the Rockwell school, with 13 rooms and iron stairWaHs, was occupied by S. or 90 children. and in many respects it was q better school house than he Northend school He thought t possible 10 transfer some children from the Northend school 10 the ILnnl:LnElI .nl nt h!-rs from tL..