Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-04-27
Calls Chamber of Commerce the Chamber Of Hor-
rors and Stands Firmly for the King Street
Site for The New Public SchoOI--Said
Addition Would be Necessary Anyway.
ASKED FOR $1,000.
Want to Buy Land in King Street and in
the First ward-Othsr Matters Brought
up-Addition to School No. 4-The
Heating of the Addition Secretary for
Superintendent ShuIl.

Inc Board OF Education held a
special meeting last night to take up
the matter of choosing a location for
school No. z. Nothing definite was
decided upon, but a resolution was
passed to ask the Board of Estimate
to recommend the issuing of bonds
for $4,000 with which to purchase
land in King street and also in the
first ward, either on Madison avenue,
Paterson street or Brighton avenuv.
This was done because it is almost
certain that whichever site is not
used for school No. will be needed
for another build ing in few years,
at which time land values Will ba
much higher.
An offer for lots either on Madison
or Brighton avenues was received by
the board last night. Mayor Seaman,
who was present at the meeting, ad-
dressed the board In regard to the
site of the new school, He spoke
entirely in favor of the King street
site. He said, in part:
"The Board of Education original
ly expressed itself as wanting to erect
an addition to school No. 1. After
much discussion you went further
than that, and decided upon new
school building. AS the presort an
mex in the rear of school | is sl.t
very substantial structure, that ln.li-
ing will soon have ito be done away
with. From an examination of the
exterior made recently l should Judge
it will do away with itself before
very long. You will have to provide
some place to accommodate the chill
dren who now occupy that building.
If you desire to erect the new
school in the first ward, You had
better notify the Board Fof Aldermen
very shortly, before they go any
further in regard to the funds for the
new school,
"The protests against building the
school in King street appear to me to
amount to but little. AS far as the
idea of having school in the first
ward goes that is mere nonsense, as
the ward lines are changed SO fre-
quently. They are not Chinese walls.
They may be changed again before
this school is built.
1.-THE Board of Estimate heard the
committee from the Chamber of Hor-
rors' for school south of Gordon
treet. The whole opposition to the
school in King street appears to me
to be real estate deal.
In regard to the long walk some Of
the pupils are obliged to take every
day, believe that child is healthier
and more easily managed after ten
minutes walk to school twice day,
than he would be otherwise l firmly
believe that the new school should he
placed in King street. in place partly
of the annex TO school No. -
Plans for the four-room brick addi-
tion to school No. swere examined
and architects Harry King, of N ew-.
ark and Jensen were called before the
board to speak in regard to tlluir
plans. They were referred to the
building committee.
MI. Kellogg, who has installed tEa
heating system III several of the
schools, spoke in regard to the hoat-
ing and yentilating of the addition
to school Nod
Just before the meeting adjourned
the Mayor addressed the board, and
said that he thought Superintendent
Shull should have clerk or secretary
to help him with reports and other
work. No action was taken then.