The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
ROOM MAY BE
 BUILT ON SCHOOL
Rooms OvercrOWded Last
 Year; Nichols Road to Be Repaired
WOLCOTT Correspondent: Alma F. Cole
 Tel. 3-28O3

Wolcott, July 31-Carl Madison was the moderator and Mrs. Minnie Warner the clerk at the special town meeting in the town hall Mon- day night. The selectmen were authorized to enter into an agree ment with the highway commis- sioner for the expenditure of funds available for the fiscal year begin- ming July 1, 1922, under the pro- visions of Section 190 (F) of the general statutes. This money, $11,- 500 comes to the town from the state to be used on un-improved roads in the town and will be used at this time to repair, shape and gravel the Nichols road from route 69 to the Wolf Hill road and the boundary line from the Woodtick road to the center. The selectmen were also authorized to enter into an agreement with the highway commissioner for the expenditure of funds available for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1942. under the provisions of Sections 5l2 co to 518 co inclusive to repair and surface treat such roads as the selectmen shall designate and as apprvoed by the highway commis- sioner. William P. Ogden, secre- tary of the board of education re- ported for the special committee on schools. He said there were 280 pupils in the local school last year and they look for 300 or more to be enrolled this year in September The North school is badly over- crowded there being 65 pupils in the 1 to 2 grades which makes an other room necessary, so that small children will not have to be trans ported to other schools as they did last year. MT. Ogden said 8 tenn porary one-room building 22x36 approved by the state board of edu- cation, to take care of 35 children connected with the present school and using the present heating fa- cilities could be built for $3,785. A motion carried that building com- mittee composed of the selectmen and the board of education hA au- thorized to spend $4,000 for this temporary building. It was voted that the fees under the zoni11g ordinance remain the same and any expenses incurred by the zoning commission shall be paid by the town.
 Claude V. Badger is chairman and Mrs. John B. Wakelee CO., chairman for the drive for funds to aid the Allied war sufferers. Others assisting in the drive are: Earl Tracy, Adam Olson, Mrs. Ar thur Wingblade, J. Arthur Bergen, Mrs. J. Robert Fulgham, Francis Kreger, Fred Riccardi, J. O. Gray and Ernest Dyson.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Grant and children, Teddy and June, of Shel- ton avenue, have returned from a trip to Boston and Cambridge Mass, and New Hampshire. MT Grants sister, Mrs. Reginald Maurer of Boston returned with them foI a short visit before joining her hus- band, Col. Reginald Maurer In Vir- ginia.
 Private Robert Snyder and Pri- vate Robert Wakelee are now To- cated at Camp Gruber in Oklahoma
 Private William Ogden of Camr Lee, Virginia, has been spending 3 short furlough at his home on tht Bound Line road.
 Mrs. Henry Bowen of the Wood. tick road is patient at St. Mary'' hospital.
 There will be an outdoor bant concert at the fire house on Centra avenue tonight at 8:3O o'clock giver by the Wolcott volunteer fire de ,I partment band under the leader lahip of Charles Munscn.