{made at the Noveirilitei-tfi"‘t’e¢a‘t$B
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Bed Coverings
numrs, consonants,
smrs, rm’ow cases AND
nan arms.
E. K. BANKS
p HAHACKEMO HOTEL BLOCK.
' South Norwalk.
School Board Advises Teach-
ers’ Association to Call on
, His. Honor, the Mayor
age—=2;
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Light or dark,
double or single,
heavy or medium,
cities paying similar minimum wages
321?! thus falling in the same rank in
the scale. This. leaves our minimum
grade salary of $600 almost the lowest
paid in. this group of 18 small Connect-
icut cities. The average beginning sal-
:1 «‘y for the grades, among these cities,
is £755: leaving us $155 below the
average. Ansonia is the highest. With
$1560, and Derby and “'est Haven are
lowest. with $550. "
in. maximum salary for grade teach-
ers Norwaik ranks llth from the top
among the 17 reporting on this point.
'Jmsonia is highest. with 31.550. and
Mt. Hartford is lowest. with $800.
The average maximum wage among
these 17 cities is $1.053. or $103 above
our maximum. In annual increase in
long or short,
In cloth or leather.
N orwalk
Thirty-five to Sixty Dollars.
And over a score of other models,
We 've concentrated this month on overcoats and here
you'll get concentrated values.
Rogers & Stevens
{@0. Norwalk
grade 'salaries for 1919 Ansonia leads
{with $500: “'allingl'm‘d is lowest with
$37. and Norwalk and Milford come
inc-Xi to the lowest with $75. {lin Junior High school, was read, and
~Amontz the blah 50110013 0111‘ position , referred to the superintendent of
is. not so clear. since we place the 9th schools with power.
grade in our Junior High. Mill“ “’1. 'Hl'c ccnunittcc on rTuildinus present-
"flu-N in this “5" include i' in ”“‘:“l¢-(l a lunar and most interesting report.
heaiilar high schools. However. as we : which it) lowm
taro paying: our 9th grade teachers >lll)’ ‘ llofird of Education,
similiaiiv the sam“ salaries as are. Not-walk. Conn.
. given the teachers in the senior school. ' Gentlemen:
l-i. Brother-ton. a teacher at, the Frank.
‘our standing among these districts is.
not erenf‘v altered.
"In minimum salaries in the llli‘l
:-""”‘o‘s of 'i‘": """'l" because sovlrnlv
cities have the sfllllt‘ beginning: salaryn
the 16 reportim: on mi: mm. r-m ,;-~.,'
ten Claus-cs. Tho towns: Soothinz-
ton. with a beginning :~:ll(ll"" of $700.
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The highest is Ansonia with $1900.}
The average of the sivtccn is- $9l'3.;
Norwaik ranks 6th in this list and is
$142 below the average. i
to maximum itixh school salary we
hinl'. 7th among the 17 citin-s rcportinr. :
The highest. is Milford with S". 900:;
the lowest. first ll'll-tl'rr‘tl with $1.000 3’
The average of the 17 reporting oni
in pursuance will: the rules of the
board, we submit the following report
for your consideration: A recent in-
‘spcction of nearly all our school build-
ings show them to be in a better sani-
tary condition than they havc been in
in many years. \"ith one or two cx-
c'i-pt‘ons. the ijanitors have displayed
kl‘t'll interest in this work and have
been taking special care to improve
conditions. and.‘whilc there undoubt-
Idiy always will be opportunities for
iinpl'nvcntcn’. your committee has en-
deavored to safeguard the welfare of
the Lt'lllllll childrcn. cven thodgh it has
hccn oblircd to neglect any other nc~
(‘cssai'y repairs. as the board is quit-‘-
authority to do this work.
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“'9 are advised that a sheet iron.‘
cold air stack. installed in the rear.
would enable us in heat the building
more satisfactorily and more economi—
cally. and recommend work be done.
' Boiler Insurance and Inspection.
‘ Boiler inspection and insurance mal-
ytc'r. referred to this committee at the
September meeting for examination
and report. has been given thorough
investigation. A hearing was bold in
the High school and local and district
representatives of four of the leading
companies appeared and presented
their claims:
Fidelity and Castially’Comnmv- .l.
R. Lawrence (‘0. agent. Mr. Law-
rence and Mr. Bums.
Hartford Boiler Inspection and In-
surance ComnanynTaylor Sr (lohicn.
agent. Mr. Brundage and Mr. Car.-
ban.
Maryland Casualty Company-wl‘ohl-
man & McLean. agent. Mr. Pohlman.
Travelers insurance Company-4. M.
Clover Agency. agent. Mr. Glover and
Mr. Lane. I. M. Layton & C0,. agent.
has rumor
this item is $1.l‘32, whit h is $12 above
Nix—walk. iziwarc that nineteen school buildings.
In annual inoroV ..-. nt‘ high sphnnl . many old. but representin a property
salaries this year the 17 cities~ fallivaiuation of nearly half a lllion dol—
:lars. cannot be kept in a satisfactory
'wnliln 10 classes because of llllllllCiI-' '
~’tionfi. .Ansonia leads with an increase ; state of repair on .an appropriation of
bl! 6500 per teacher: Vi'aliingford is , three thousand a your.
. JOWcst with an int‘l‘mtsc of $75 pcri Since our last meeting there has ap-V
teacher. Vt'c are next to the lowest g pcarcd in the local papers reports re?
'v'iil- an inmumw of $77. The avcrase . carding thc conditions of some of our
increase for the 17 cities is $141. :st hoot buildimzs. For instance. men-
Ou account of thc great increase in t‘t‘li “aw nuulc of the condition of a
cutlwnscs sinm- their contracts wcrs‘snvmi boiicr in the Center school
math- 1110." of these cities have eithcr building. The following is a copy of
granted
from $100 to $300, and others are con- insurance which
~ and company
r.’-v'r rim; cut-b action, From many spt‘vls and insurcs that hoiicr. as well
n 'U‘WW'R l lcpro. that .-nni’.~n' stops arc as thc other steam boilcrs of the vari-
lwm: taucn throughout Ill" \‘aiicih~ nus :t-l‘cols. imdcr the charge of the'
few Ir.»
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gllcard of Education:
October 15. 1919,
(ily inspector l“. N. llarrons.)
ll. 'l‘. lioilm‘ No. l. Cc-ntcr school.
Main Street.
Very lrui‘y yourS.
G. V. Dl'i‘llANAN
Sunorintcndwni of Schools.
’i‘lu- resignation of Miss .losc-phinH
- lEx‘crnaiiy.
f The :ll)0\u~ boili-r was cxamincd and
in prcssurc of (I lbs. was noted. Boiler
()lli‘
WHITE PINE AND TAR
. . land ;.li attachments \vcrc found in
26C. IllClUdlng' tax Humid order. Sai‘cty valve works frec-
.i_v and is said to blow at 15 lbs. (‘on-
(dilion. (arc and management. satis-
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Stillson-Powell Corporation
a factory.
' 500th Norwalk ' The pressure itlllll‘OVt‘Ll is l5 lbs.
1To (‘itjx of Norwalk. Connecticut.
I .loard of Education. . '
, Sincc this rcport tin-cc other lead-
in:r in:=urancc companies have oft‘crcd
to insnt‘c this and tho othcr boilers.
At (‘cnlcr school we found toilets
generally in good :‘llfllhf. A few minor
suggestions haw been attended to by
tho janitor. but we would ask author-
ity to install additional urinals in this
building. as thc enrollment of pupils
there is: very large.
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school building is in good condition.
: and we can fire no reason for any fur-
ther changes there at present.
' “'0 do not see that any\ material
almnqcs other than the work alrc'idy
' fdonc can be made at Broad River
‘_ 'school at the present time. in view of
; ;thc fact that the item for new sanita-
‘ ,rios for that building was cut from our
' ‘iast budget by the Board of Estimate.
i Owing to lack of funds the rebuild-
,in: of the back wall of the building
:ccntaininz the sanitaries. at Concord.
- 13-“ not been done. and. while this
state causcs additional labor and an—
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illicitkkw-i'ui 1”“ Jane K’q ll Hill“
FRIDAY ‘ .noyance to the janitor. and should be
ioliiuinatnd as soon as possible. we do
THE 5th ;not feel it is a serious sanitary men-
ace. _
. . _ ' i New sanitary equipments have been
All money depostted 1n ‘ {installed within the past few years at
. lFitch, Over River and Knudsen build-
this bank on or. before ings. all of which are in satisfactory
' ~ Friday, the 5th of Decem-
iworkinz conditions. If funds are avail-
able. 9. few additional toilets should be
bar, will draw interest ‘
> from December lst
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provided at Fitch. No changes to earn
itaries are recommended. at this time.
for Franklin. Putnam or Marvin build-
Eings. Minor changes for drainage. at
;work at Jefferson. may be necessary.
if i The balance of the buildings of the
ldistrict will be covered in a supple-
: lmentary report. ',
l The matter of water backing up from
line. seWer. at Lincoln school, when we
, «have a high tide and heavy rain fall
' thus been discussed before by this
; gboard. After investigations by Dr.
‘ - .. ‘ 'i :Tracey, health officer: Mr. Minor. city
« W W , , epglneer. and H. R. Nash, district com-
... . .A .. _ . ~, . ? ”missioner. we touldrecommendlhat
5‘ bt‘h'IS (0 ”Wt“ teachers 0i . thc last rcp'u't of the boilcr inspection ,
int '
Your committcc visited and inspect-'
iWashinston building similar to' the‘
Mr. Paul. Mr. Baker, Mr. “’aite and
Mr. LaPaIm.
Two separate bids were submitted
.by the. Travelers' Company. “’cpres-
em The various propositions to you for
iyonr consideration.
The loss of $110. caused—by llnhtninz
to the cupola and roof of the Marvin
.z:chool. some timc ago. has been ad~
justcd. repairs to that amount com-
{p'q‘ll'd and bill paid:
Rosnncti‘ully submitted.
“'31. P. “CARD.
ALI-IV J llll'WMLlle.
CHAS. Tl. MILLER.
Committee on Bulldinzs.
Richard ll. Cniden. of Taylor & Gold~
’cn. agents for the "art ford Steam Boil-
,r-r and Inspection Company. made a
.r-iatcment to the meeting that he was
desirous of civic: the Norwalk schools
,‘a most efficient inspection service.
gThe service rcndercd by his company
:had been installed for the past three
years .and no one questioned the ct’t‘i—
cicncy of the service. lie madc the
pmposition lllIll the insurance controls»
sirns \vou‘d be equally apportioned
amour: the several nzcnts of the city.
on it Was his desire to give ihc city
good .k'rrvicc, rather than to make a
parsonal profit for his concern. This
"‘ill‘."ll so manifestly ‘fair that the
board voted to continue the insurance
in the same company as heretofore.
and tho committee was authoricd to
r-mnw tinu policy through 'l‘avlor
Golden. -
\ request for the use of the High
School asst-nibiy hall for a series of
tour (‘hatauoua meetings in the Fail
or 1920 was refered to the Committee
on School" and the Superintendent
,with power.
Enter the Teachers‘ Committee
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Then the committee of the Norwalk’
Teachers” Association, which had been)
waiting in an adjoining: room. were;
.invited in and the chairman. Miss:
Anna McMahon, stated that. there
were no set speeches to be delivered
at this time. as the cmnmittec cone
stating of Mrs. Susan B. “'elch and
the Misses Mary Hill. Anna (loode.
Margaret D. \Vced and Clara, Velsor
Ewcre merely seeking information re
‘zzarding what ac;ion had been taken
ion the request of the same committee
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'l'lat increase of $200.00 in alary
'0: each of the 139 teafll‘tters up the
. lic' schools of Norwa .
pulgr. Sherer. secretary of the ‘boardq
:then rébd’from a copy of the letter
sent to Mayor: Donovan on November
'10th at the direction of the Board
stating that it has: passed a resolu-
tion favoring the increase and asking
His Honor to call a meeting of the
Board of Apportionment to take action
on the matter and authorize the add-
ed ex nditure.
Dr. lgenera-r said that this letter had
been mat-ed to Mayor Donovan on the,
above date, but that he had received
no re ly.
Thefre was then a general discus-
‘sion among the members of the board
all of the members appearing to be in
favor of the increased salary. Dr.
Sherer summing things up in a little
speech to the teachers in which he
said.‘ .
I "Now our advice to this committee
[is that your next visit be to his Honor
the Mayor. and that you state to himI
as clearly and convincingly. as you
haVe stated to us the needs of an in-
creased salary to meet the high cost
of living.”
"Our action taken at our last meet-
ing Shows exactly where we stand,
and We are ready and willing to got
with you to the mayor at any tmie that i
you may select." ,
“Don't think for a moment that you;
are stepping on the. toes of this (30111;:
mittee by making a personal appeal:
to his Honor. \K'e have already my»!
on your request our full approval and}
are Willing: to back it up but that is
as far as we can legally go until we‘
have proper authority from th‘e_.\iay-,
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WEDNESDAY, D120, 3 m
As delicious, as pure, as excellent as it ’3 possible to make
them—OCR Confections.”
Candy making is a science—a science with US of taking
the finest chocolate, sugar, flavorings, etc., and making them
into delicious confections that will tempt and gratify the most
critical palate. .
Purchase our confections and you buy the best at the least
cost.
New England Candy Co.
’ MAKERS OF BETTER CANDIES .
10 South Main St, South Norwalk.
Phone 952.
or and the Board of Estimate "to
make this increased cxpendzture.
Miss McMahon on behalf other
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’ Paris, Nov. 3rd-\Ve may safely
predict for the coming season that
styles in artificial teeth will include f
their being worn snug-fitting and ‘
smoothly cushioned in place by means ‘
of the dental plate comfort-powder
Corcza. . x
This antiseptic adhesive powder
gives a pleasing sense of security to
wearers of false teeth. It allows com-
plete mastication of foods with case
and relaxes the facial muscles. 35:.
at Domains and Dental Depots.
‘BATHJROBESJ
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vertising ‘ioltclior to: "
his paper as the mil“ 0 V
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towns? L
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to present ~.,,
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columns at ~ 3.; V
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But you it. ‘~ -. W, n “on?!
and 0110 l'; pl V V m‘c‘hl
sooner you :U 1 if“:
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In your pw, ~ the l
Sell your old ms to the £73.
port Auto “'Z‘til-{tng CC -
north Ave, lief use}; 03}:
Center Sis, l3? t‘if‘ct‘o“ c
Phone Barnum. 75.5.3.3 S, ,,
hand parts 33.6 tree :0 :1 V
make of car.
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Neéiigees of Crepe de Chine
and Corduroy Lounging Robes.
A collection of such charm and comprehensiveness that it
provides for every possible demand.
All are here, and at most moderatg'prices.
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Shore limiters
All Kinds at Sea lac. _
Steak, (lions and "9““
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PIPES and 'l'OLACC-‘C
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Tel. 1.381
Cure That {Ruldllv
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A1TORNEY _(
Our stock of' Corsets, Gloves, Hosi
soles, Silk and Ribbed Underwear is
tions‘can be made more readily."
ery, Brassieres, Cami-
now complete and selec-
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MME. JEANNETTE
Get. His Christmas
Gillette from Us
‘The Gillette is a hobby at our:
. ——the year ’round. . ’
. Our Christmas stocks on espo-
_cnnllyvcoznplcte—-the right Gillette
for every man. ' L \
Prices $5 to 850. c"
Blades in 50:. and $1 packets.
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18618—13qu Time. flat
YBHCIV'; Dog Blues. i' "
45171—1‘311 M: trombone laughs. It 9. great.
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TEL. 53
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the convenience l! Silt-wiclxlstommplfiy them ht you. T/l
open every evening m 9 hfi'doekg this store will be l . "a“ acquainted
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