NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING. 
Manchester Voters Decide to Have Primary 
School Building.—Site Selected.—Plans 
being Made. 
Manchester is to have a Primary 
School building as the result of a vote 
passed at the adjourned town meeting 
Monday night, when it was voted to 
pay $8,300 tor a site, and the school 
committee were empowered to get 
plans and specifications for a building 
to be erected later. 
The site selected by the committee 
and accepted by the town is that on 
the corner of Brook street extension, 
and Norwood avenue, owned by Mor- 
ley, Flatley & Co., Lucy Carroll and 
J. J. Winn, which lot adjoins the 
playgrounds and is, withal, a most de- 
sirable location, being quite central 
and not far from the George A. Priest 
school. 
This matter was the first brought 
before the meeting Monday night, E. 
A. Lane presenting the report of the 
committee, which, after some little 
discussion as to the most desirable 
location of the several presented, was 
accepted, Nota dissenting vote was 
cast, — another indication of the posi- 
tion the Manchester voters take when 
the question of schools come before 
them. 
This was practically the only busi- 
ness transacted at the meeting, which 
was well attended, considering the fact 
it was an adjourned session. The ad- 
journed meeting. will be held on the 
second Monday evening in May. 
What was Said and 
Done at Town Meeting. 
The second adjourned session of 
the Manchester town meeting was 
called to order Monday evening at 
7.40 o'clock. 
School committeeman Edward A. 
Lane called for Article 14 of the war- 
rant, ‘‘to see if the town will empower 
the school committee to select a suita- 
ble lot of land for a school building, 
and to report at the adjourned meet- 
ing.” Mr. Lane read the following 
report: 
“ To the Citizens of Manchester : 
“Gentlemen: At the annual town 
meeting, March 6, 1905, the school 
committee, favorable to Article 14 of 
the warrant, were empowered to select 
a suitable lot for a school building and 
report at an adjourned meeting. We 
have attended to that duty and beg 
leave to submit the following report. 
“In considering the location of a 
new school building the committee 
have endeavored to find the most cen- 
tral and also the most desirable loca- 
tion for that purpose. In the minds 
of the committee a point near the 
junction of Norwood avenue and 
Brook street seems to them the proper 
place. 
‘“We have had under consideration 
the past week three locations: first, 
the lots owned by Morley, Flatley & 
Co., Lucy Carroll and John J. Winn, 
situated on the northerly corner of 
Norwood avenue and Brook street; . 
second, the lot of land nearly oppo- 
site the playground on Brook street, 
owned by the heirs of George A. 
Brown and heirs of Frederic Allen; 
third, the lot on the southerly corner 
of Norwood avenue and Brook street 
and owned by the heirs of H. O. 
Roberts. Either one is well located 
for school purposes. 
“The Morley, Flatley lot hasa front- 
age on Norwood avenue of 362 ft. 
and on Brook street of 152 ft., an 
average depth of about 120 ft., and 
contains about 45,000 sq. ft. of land, 
or approximately, an area of one acre. 
“The Carroll lot has a frontage of 
about 69 ft. on Brook street and a 
depth of about 140 ft. and contains 
approximately 115 of an acre. 
“Both of these lots join the play- 
ground in the rear and for that reason 
it would be very desirable that the 
town should own it. At our first in- 
terview with the owners of this land 
the price submitted in writing to the 
committee was so excessive that we 
could not consider it. But they have 
since made some concessions which 
we think should be considered, and 
have offered to sell the land for $8,300 
divided as follows: Morley, Flatley & 
Co., $4,800, Lucy Carrol], $2,700, and 
J. J. Winn, $800. 
‘“While the price is still excessive, 
yet in the minds of your committee 
there is some doubt whether the town 
should let this opportunity pass. 
Owning as we do the playground in 
the rear, and knowing the conditions 
as they exist at the present time in _ 
that locality, we think it would be for 
the advantage of the town to purchase 
this land and sacrifice the difference 
between the cost of this and either of 
the others, rather than let the oppor- 
tunity to secure it pass out of our 
hands. 
“‘The cost of the land at the price 
mentioned would be approximately 
fifteen cents per square foot. Miss 
Carroll reserves the right to remove . 
the house, and Morley, Flatley the 
right to remove the crushed stone, 
lumber and loam which they have de- 
posited upon the lot. 
“The two lots owned by the heirs 
of George A. Brown and the heirs of 
Frederic Allen combined would make 
a desirable location and have received 
a somewhat favorable consideration by 
the committee. These lots are situ- 
ated on the southerly side of Brook 
street extension nearly opposite the 
playground and on the curve of the 
street. They havea frontage of 410 
ft. on Brook street and the combined 
area of the two lots is 40,490 sq. ft., or 
about 11-12 of an acre. 
“The price submitted to the com- 
mittee for the George A. Brown lot is 
$3,000 and for the Frederic Allen lot 
$2,500, making a total of $5,500, or 
approximately 13} cts. per sq. ft. 
“The lot owned by the heirs of 
H. O. Roberts. is well situated for 
school purposes. It hasa frontage on 
Norwood avenue of 430 feet and on 
Brook street of 163 ft., an average 
depth of 140 ft., and contains 55,562 
sq. ft., nearly 1% acres. The price 
asked for this lot is $6,000, or approx- 
imately 11 cts. per sq. ft. ~This 16g 
costs less than either of the others. 
The size of this as compared with the 
Morley, Flatley lot and the Carroll 
lot combined is nearly equal. 
‘‘In view of the fact that the town 
owns the land in the rear of the Mor. 
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