The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-17

Fairlawn and then decided that one was not needed. To this Commis- sioner Walsh replied that a new school will eventually be needed in Town Plot and that the plot of land bought is one that will prove to be a splendid bargain as there cannot be bought another piece of land in that section suitable for a school for that price.
 Mayor Hayes answered Dr Do- chelli that if he hadn't been tardy at the special meeting he would have had all these questions an- swered.
 Johnson Employed. The school house committee then submitted a report recommending that Edward Johnson be employed to supervise the construction work at the Tinker school addition. This called forth some talk relative to whether or not the architect should pay for the mans service. It was brought out that a man has been hired many times to see that the work is progressing in good shape and that an architect cannot always be on the joc. In a vote. only Comrs Dochelli, Freedman and Miller voted
 
 Engineer Department Favored
 The school house committee also recommended that the Fairlawn school be erected with the engineer ing department handling the con- struction supervision and the draw ing of plans. This resulted in a motion from Commissioner Butler that the matter be tabled until the next meeting so that the board members could endeavor to ascertain whether the engineering department was capable of handling the work. A discussion followed in which the majority of the commissioners stated that inasmuch as the mayor was satisfied that the work could be done well, 1t would be wise to allow the matter to go on. Commissioners Miller and Butler, in the vote which followed, asked that the recommen- dation be tabled. Commissioner Do- chelli stated he was in accord with following cut the wishes of the mayor and that he relied on his in- .vestigation in the matter. It was then voted to go on with the work.
 What Commissioner ScuIly Said
 At this point Commissioner Scully said that engineering and architec- ture are two different professions and that personally he believed we should have an architect, but be- cause the mayor looks on what it is proposed to do as Q pove in the in- terest of economy, he would vote for it but in so doing he wanted it understood that 1t was no reflection on MT Scholar. 4sMr Scully added that so far as he knew no factory A,. v,vfxy %a engineer to do the work of an arch itect, and the city never before did anything of the kind, but Mayor Hayes has new plans of doing work and probably 1t was no mistake to give this trial. He asked the mayor if 1t were true that he would have taken this course no matter what architect had been recommend ed, and received reply in the af- firmative. the mayor remarking that there was nothing personal in his plans. Ho wanted to save money, was doing it and people would re- alize that when they receive their tax bills this year.
 Other School Matters Miss Ethel s. Hooper, teacher of French and German in Wilby, was given leave of absence for rest, tra- vel and study beginning next Sep tember.
 Superintendent of Schools Dono- van reported i've have the assurance of the committeeman of the Park Road district that the tuition of the following kindergarten pupils will be paid by the dist1ct: Fred Daniels, Roberta Finlay, Mary Mcdonald, Robert Ford, Margaret Collins. Also H. s. Coe, committeeman of the Or onoke district assures us that the family of Lois Schneider, now at tending Russell school, will pay her tuition.
 Instruction in the use of the dial telephone system will be given to the school children through the Southern New England Telephone Co, a communication to this effect being received by Dr Donovan and referred to the committee on activi- ties with power to act.
 Dr Donovan's report on his visit to the convention of the National Edu- cation association in Detroit, printed in last nights Democrat, was re- ceiyed.