The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-30

The board of education last night awarded the contract for removing ashes and rubbish from the school buildings to the lowest bidder, the Waterbury Contractors Equipment Company, Inc, which submitted bid of $1,32O. Other bidders were Edward A. Sprano, $1,650; Tony Di- Meco, $1,600; Emmons Trucking Co.,, $1,550; and John Massimo & Sons, $1,348.
 The Emmons Trucking Co.,, was awarded the contract by the pre- vious board of education, but former Mayor Patrick M. Perriello vetoed the award because the Emmons Co. had not submitted the lowest bid. Faced with the predicament of steadily increasing ashes and rub- bish, and nobody to remove them the new board, on recommendation of Mayor Vincent Scully, tried out the street department as ash-re- movers. It was found however, that the street department could not do the job within the budget limita- tions, so, once more on the recom- mendation of Mayor Scully, that board advertised for new bids.
 New Company
 The officers of the Waterbury Con- tractors Equipment Co. are Anna Santalucia, president; Martin Bren- nan, secretary; and Joseph Moore, treasurer.
 MT. Moore, who was present, was asked by Commissioner Emma c. Lowell, whether there is any connec- tion between this company and the Frank J. Santalucia Co. Moore re- piled that the present company has been reorganized, but was previously the Santalucia Go.
 DO you think Santalucia treated the city well?" asked Mrs. Lowell, referring to the fact that Santalucia was convicted in the conspiracy trial.
 Moore replied that Santalucia has nothing to do with the Waterbury Contractors Equipment Co.
 Mayor Scully pointed out that the contract requires a bond to be put up for faithful performance, bond whic.- can be called in the event Of unsatisfactory work. He added that he and Dr. Thomas J. Condon, school superintendent, checked up on the new company and found that the bidder does not owe any unpaid taxes.
 Commissioner Perry Gracerstein asked if any predecessors Of the firm owed the city taxes, but the queS- tion was not answered.
 Overcr0wding
 The acceptance by the board of the resignation of Anne M. Dever- eaux, teacher of civics in Leaven- worth, brought to the fore again the subject of alleged overcrowding of the schools.
 Told by Dr. Condon that sub stitute would be named temporarily to take Miss Devereaux'S place, Commissioner Helen Hitchcock ask ed why a permanent appointment should not be made.
 Dr. Condon pointed out that the decreasing enrolment in the past ten years is bringing about a situa- ton wherein more teachers are be- ing 10: than pupils. He said that the last Sizeable class is scheduled to be graduated this June. and after that the decreased enrolment will begin to manifest itself in the high schools.
 He said that teachers are now as- sllred life-jobs under the new char ter amendment relative to tenure of office, and he does not want to make new ar pointmentS because in 8 few years there will be more teachers in high schools than is warranted by the number of pupils. 27 Average Number
 Commissioner Lowell, who has been consistent in her contention that classes are overcrowded, said again that the number of pupils per teacher is too high. The super intendent said, however, that the average number of pupils is now 27, as compared to g when he was ap- pointed some years ago.
 The board ddd not appoint buildings inspector, a post now held by John F. McGough, and an ap- pIcation from Patrick J. Carlin, city buildings inspector from 1924 until the end of last year, was received and placed on file. Carlin's applica- tion is one of many received since the delay by the schoolhouse con- mittee in appointing an inspector.
 Complaint was filed by the Bunker Hill Parent Teacher association that sanitary equipment in the Bunker Hill school is below par and asked the board to make a joint i1vestiga- ton with the association. The complaint was referred to the ,scIoolhn,1se cnnmi&fee