The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-08-28

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For TIE RECORD
Mr.. EDITOR win you allow me to make
few statements to the public through your
columns, by way of a partial reply to an anti
Gle found in the Beacon, of August 23d, un-
der the hesd of information" signed
Third Warda" We think Third Ward "
has made deplorable mistake when he acns-
"great merit, conceit," &c. Now, the ind-
vidual himself does not deny that he is able
to make as much fuss as any man except
ing "Third Ward" We are perfectly will
ing to allow "Third Ward /" the privilege of
writing the article referred to, without the
aid gilmore than Que assistant, and feel when
it is completed, he has done some great thing
by way of showing up the imperfections of
others, while he, himself feels he is fully COM
petent to serve the citizens in my capacity,
| from the chief executive down the line of Of
flee to that of button-holing the School
Trustees in the interest of some favorite for a
position. He starts out with the idea of Civ
ing taxpayers Conformation, sought after by
First Ward, and soon exhausts the sub
ject and loses himself on personalities trait
of character in which none but lunatic
would indulge. He next attacks one Of the
Trustees, and attempts to bring him into rid
icule, without showing the real cause more
over, ventures the assertion that the voters in
the Third Ward are DESTROYS of exchanging
their Trustee for former political pupil of
his This, again, is another evidence of his
lunacy. However, we are DEPRESSING from
what we intended, and, to return to the sub
.ject, allow us to make a correction in an er-
roneous statement now in circulation in re-
gard to some of the actions of Trustees and
let us see if there has been any reasons for
the " fuss spoken of by the lunatic. What
was the condition of the school some months
ago. and how was business conducted? Upon
our first appearance we found the Board as
sembled in private office of a Justice of the
Peace, where the public, if desiring to attend
their meetings, could not do Sowing TO the
scarcity of room, and felt they we've intrud-
ers, and this too at a cost to the city. Under
the present arrangement, the Board meet in
| Vic NOuHCli itoOHis Wibuoub mourning any
ditlonal expense excepting light and fuel
Every patron of our public schools may at
tend the meeting of the Board, and criticize
or commend the actions of the Trustees, with
out the information" volunteered by the
lunatic signing himself Third Ward. -
Again, we think something has been accom-
piisbed by the Board of interest to tax-pay-
! Al. l.. -
saved by the reduction of teachers salaries !;
and here let me say that the reduction was
not made because they were receiving more
than their abilities called for but because ev-
cry person feels the oppression of the present
times, and it was thought they could bear this
small reduction, which would be sufficient to
employ the additional teachers in the new
school-when completed without drawing
upon taxpayers for additional sums. Permit
me to say again, the reduction is less than ten
per cent. on the lady teachers and twenty
per cent. on the principal. | think there is
no class of labor, whether performed by pro-
fessionasts or others, but what suffer even
greater reductions than this. Again, we wish
to correct false statement, now going the
rounds, set in motion by some lunatic or per-
son of small principles, to this effect : 1t is
said that the reduction of salaries was made
after the teachers were employed. Now, this
is false and without any foundation whatever.
The reduction was made week or ten days
before they were employed, and we believe
every teacher was aware of this reduction
when their application was presented. Again,
the writer before referred to- spoke of a vex-
atious question as arising between the City
Treasurer and Trustees, in regard to per-
centage claimed by City Treasurer for disburs-
ing school money. We will not venture a So
luton of this question further than this The
City Treasurer claims three fourths of one
per cent. for disbursing the school money
There is doubt existing in the minds of some
of the Trustees as to whether he is entitled
to it or not, he being City Treasurer and re-
ceiving salary as such. This question has
been submitted to our City Solicitor, who has
returned it to the Board suggesting that it be
referred to Common Council for this purpose.
| If the Council should find that the City
| Treasurer is not entitled to it, saving will
be made to taxpayers of about $4,000 per an
| mum. is THIS ltem worth iOOklug dll6f Ut nOt,
taxpayersP Add the two and you have about
100000. Now, Mr.. Editor, we will not tres
pass further on your patience-at present
but desire to say that in the future we will
try and perform our duties, as one of the
Trustees of the Third Ward, fearlessly, with
out prejudice or Partially, and do what we
believe to be right and for the best interests
of the public schools of our city, notwith-
standing we may be occasionally molested by
one of those creatures known by the common
name of "poodle." We may at not far dis
tant day make more explicit review of the
past, but will not now condescend to notice
further anything more from the pen of the
lupatic. j. l.. G.
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