Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-02
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
school site Proposition Delayed TIVE
weeks. service Main to
Reservoir Killed.

present.
After the minutes of the last stated and
special meetings were read and approved,
the resolution Of the Board Of School Esti-
mate to appropriate $11, 900 for the pur-
chase Of the 'Manley Lot for site for a
new school house came up under the head
of unfinished business.
Mr.. Burkett did not think the time had
arrived to build a new school house on that
lot. Only few years ago school houses
had been built in the First and Third
Wards with land adjoining sufficient to add
new rooms when needed.
Mr.. Glover said he wished to be recorded
against paying FL, 900 for the purchase Of
this lot
Councilman Davis asked Mr.. Carpenter,
of the Board of Education, if he could
enlighten Council on the subject of the
need and reason for the recommendation Of
purchase of this site. Mr.. Carpenter said
there was no division in the Board of Edu-
cation as to the need, but there had been as
to site, yet those who apposed this site
offered no other. As to price, he said in
amount only two sites offered were lower in
price-Mr. F. M Cattell's lot on Glassboro
avenue, and John r, Wick's lot off from
Broad street. The Cattell lot was not se-
riously considered, and the Wick lot was
too small. II the builders Of the academy
had forseen the school needs of to-day, he
said, they would have purchased the Laub
and Zell properties when they constructed
the present academy. The Wick lot bore,
in extent, about the same relation to the
proposed building as the present academy
lot when the academy was built, and to-
day to obtain additional school rooms an
antiraA new house must be built. The
purchase of the Manley lot . would
settle the school house question for
years, because when additional rooms
were required they could be added to
the original building. He assumed that
Woodbury. would increase in population at
least at the same rate as during the past
twenty-five years, in which case a. sixteen
roomed house, built within the year, would
have to be enlarged at the end of eight
years. AS to the cost, the construction of a
building such as the Board had in mind
would be about $4,000. It could not
cost more because the law fixed the limit.
This would involve the city in fixed adj
ditional expenditure of 81, $50 a year.
Major c. Walter Shivers presented a petit
tion against the purchase Of the 'Manley
Lot signed by some of our staunchest
citizens, and promised to have the list
multiplied many times if Council would
postpone action until the next meeting. He
said the city could not afford to expend
$40, 900 to build new school house.
A motion to postpone action was carried
by the following vote:
Aye Burkett, Chenoweth, Davis, Glover,
Henderson, Kugler. Z.
No-Pierson, Reading. 2.
The proposition to lay new 16-inch
main, from the pumping station to the reser.
voir at a cost Of about $4,000, then came
up. Water Superintendent Wilmer stated
the need, and Messrs. Davis and Reading
advocated the Improvement.
NJ. F. Cattell opposed she expenditure
land it was lost by vote of five to foul
as follows:
-Burkett, Glover, Henderson, Kug.
Ter, Munyan. 5.
Aye -chenoweth, Davis, Pierson, Read
ing. 4.
The ordinance to establish lines and
grades Of Hendry's Court was taken up,
and passed by a vote of to /.
Solicitor Avis gave verbal opip q that
it was not legal for the Water Sups tend
ent to pay bills and then present is tc
Council for payment.
! Mr.. Glover moved that the Solicitor pro-
tceed and collect amounts due on paving
in First Ward. Carried.
BILLS PAID.