The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-06
ASK CARNEGIE
TO HELP PUT
UP SCHOOL
Commissioners Give Tacit
Approval to Architects
Appeal to Millionaire.

when the schoolhouse committee of
the Board of Education met last night
TO try to change the plans for the pro-
posed manual training and technical
nigh schoo so as to lop Off some
$500, 600, n bring the cost of the build
ing within the $500, 900 appropriated for
the work, some of the plans for cut
ting down the cost and the building
were startling and original, and while
1t was admitted by the committee and
the architect, Nathan Myers, that the
cutting process was spelling the build
ing, none of the commissioners saw
fit to, ask that a new set of plans be
drawn to come within the amoun pro-
cured from the Board of School Esti-
mate to complete the work, which was
due possibly to the absence of Com
missioner J. Edward Smith, who, it
was said, had such a proposition to
make.
Finally it was decided tina by cut
ting out the sidewalks aroun the
building. together with the iron fence,
cutting out the sodding of the grounds,
putting up a cheaper temporary fence
around the site, eliminating the audi
torium, changing the fireproofing sys-
tenn, taking off a wing or two and
otherwise mutilating the proposed
building, it is thought that the cost
of the building could be brought a
little nearer to the amount available;
but neither the commissioners nor the
architect is optimistic over getting the
building for the paltry $500, 900.
When the opinion of an EVENING
STAR reporter was asked the commit
tee was advised to see Andrew Car
negie n ask that millionaire philan-
thropist to help out the city to the
extent of a couple of hundred thousand
dollars necessary for the completion of
the building.
Architect Myers actually enthused
over the plan, and told the aldermen
that if they were willing, he would
write to the giver of libraries and good
advice. telling him the sad tale of how
when the bids for the building were
turned in they amounted to nearer
$500, 900 than $4O0, 900, n after an elo-
cuent plea the man who drew the plans
for the building stated that he would
brace ANDY" for half a million.
The committee wanted to know If the
scnool would have to be called 1.-THE
ca rregie something or other" and MI.
Myers, looking toward the reporters,
NNoo~i hCo Ia bCli-ilhC Vic tlaL IL
couldn't be given a better name.'' 1t is
understood that Mr.. Myers plans to
send Mr.. Carnegie some newspaper
clippings, and may include files con-
tanning the tales of how it was put up
to the committee.
The committee on schoolhouses held
a session that lasted for five hours. Mr..
Myers and his plans occupied foul of
these. There were times when Chairman
George Marley spoke quite sharply, and
others when the architect spoke right
out in meeting. There is no guarantee
that the slashing of the plans as pro-
building representing what's left for
the appropriation.
The net result of the committees ses-
sion was to agree to build a part of
the High School now and thereby defer
for a few years asking for more money.
There were only five of the nine MEM
bers of the committee present. and two
of them were very much against cut
ting out the auditorium and eliminat-
ing class rooms in order to save the
plans of Mr.. Myers n put up n school
that would demand more money later.
Commissioners Courier and Koerber
voted mo- on Commissioner Simond's
motion tina the southwest wing and
the auditorium be cut out. Later, Mr..
Courier asked to be recorded as voting
afirmatively, and declared that he
would move a reconsideration when
the committee takes up the High
School project, probably tonight. He