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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1957
Page
1
A telephone campaign to fund a $3,100,000 Bristol sewer extension began Sunday at Defiance Station. Frank Balzano led 36 residents through a 2 1 2 hour session as he clashed with Town Council President Joseph Margo and Town Treasurer Alfred M. Nunes over valuations and taxes tied to the project.
The Bristol town meeting focused on future school needs with six proposals from Superintendent Edward J Fitzgerald. Plans include a new high school on 40 to 50 acres for 500 students within ten years, grade reconfigurations, and expansions at Andrews and Guiteras schools. A separate nonpartisan school committee election proposal, spearheaded by Paul F Thompson, suggests nominations by petition, no party slates, limited terms, and a candidate filing process, with legal checks pending.
Town Solicitor Frank L. Martin said a referendum on the 3.1 million sewer extension is a practical issue raised by pending Supreme Court actions. He noted bond counsel seek referendum safety, with Barrington planning a school bond vote and Bristol town meeting possible referendum amendments to guide state lawmakers.
The George W Dahl Co begins moving equipment into its new $50 000 plant on Tupelo Street after seven months of construction. Office equipment will be installed today while heavy machinery moves start Thursday. The plant should be fully in use within two weeks and marks the town’s first complete new factory since Bristol Lace Works on Butterworth Avenue. The firm, specializing in pneumatic valve production, has expanded since arriving three years ago and was previously housed in the Bristol Macaroni Co building. John W Tiplady is general contractor. Dahl designed the structure.
The 700 employees of Bristol Mfg Corp will be offered free polio shots by the company, announced by president William H Smith. The clinic is set for February 23, with the plant doctor administering doses and new employees included. This marks the first large-scale inoculation effort by a local industry amid a national drive to immunize adults before warm weather. Mrs Vincent J Pettine of 17 Constitution St returned from a two week Caribbean cruise with her brother William Willis ton of New York, with stops in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba.
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