The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-16

being no police or fire protection nor sidewalks and taking away the school by transporting the stu dents to Mulcahy grammar school was the last straw.
 She added that at present there are 25 children in the school, four of whom will enter fifth grade at Hopeville in September and seven to ten who will enroll in first grade | the same time. The delegation, through it's spokeslady, insisted up- | on retaining their school, for if the | children are transported to Null 1 cahy they will he away from home from 8 a. m. to 4 D. m. without even hot sandwich, and which | would cause the mothers plenty of anxiety until their safe return ct the latter hour.
 | Mrs Norton, a trained nurse, con- tinued saying the mothers would rebel against taking the school from them, claiming they were heavy taxpayers. The present | teacher, Miss Loretta Sullivan, was highly complimented by the spokes- lady who informed the commis- sioners that all wanted her re- tained. She concluded adding tHdI d petlllou Idu peeH DIS ASu which they intended to submit to the school superintendent urging her retainment.
 Later the delegation informed the chairman, John J. Walsh, that they believed the Bristols would be glad to reduce the rent of the school building if approached. The presiding officer informed them that last year the board sought a further reduction but to no avail.
 Commissioner Harry A. Dochelli was in favor of closing the school providing the children could be transported back and forth at noon to get hot dinners, but Chairman Walsh responded that if this is done, there would be no saving to the city in closing the institution.
 Miss Sullivan at present is not Iassigned to any school for next year and no one assigned to her present position.
 Commissioner Vincent Miller mo- tioned that the proposal to close the school be tabled until the next meeting. the seconding being made by Commissioner Martin Scully. Hence the whole matter will be held in abeyance. Chairman Walsh informed the delegates, but added due consideration will be given.
 Mrs Norton was asked. how she knew the board intended to close Lincoln school. She replied that she had read it in the Democrat. This turned attention to Commits sioner Scully who stated that he had a full account of the meeting in his desk with no intention of using 1t until he was notified from outside that it was to appear in the American. He said he then called Mir Condon and stated that if what had happened at the meeting was to be made public through other sources it was not fair to expect him not to use 1t. To this Mir Con- don replied, so the commissioner said, "Go ahead and use it, if what you saysis true"
 Commissioner Miller then in- formed the board that he believed it unfair to the commissioners to attend a meeting, only to have the business of that meeting come out in the same afternoon papers un- known to a few of the board mem- town for not knowing of certain matters to be discussed that after noon at the session.
 Chairman Walsh remarked that the press were not to be criticized for publishing the news. but that there was a ''leak" on some of the committees. despite the fact that he has warned all committee mem- bers of releasing material before action has been taken by tho board. The committee on school activi- ties gave permission to John Bro- phy. Driggs principal, to use the Wilby auditorium on the evening of June 19 for commencement cx- ercises. Miss Jennie o'Neill, Dug gan principal. received sanction to