The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-14
NEED MONEY
FOR SCHOOL
REPAIRS
Board of Estimate Gives
Moral Support When
Asked for Cash.

A special meeting OF the Board of School
Estimate was held this morning to hear
the appeaI of the repairs committee OF the
Board Of Education for additional funds
TO GARRY on the work of keeping the schools
A condition until the end OF the year, and
the board gave the committee all 1t could
moral support. to brace the finance com
mittee Of the Common Council for $4,000.
]. Edward Smith, chairman OF the re-
uairs committee. made the appeal, STATING
that there was much work to do In Keeping
+he schools in condition for the rest of
the year, and stating that the $o0,OW APP
propriation was exhausted.
Mayor Haussling, as chairman of the
Board of Estimate, asked what repairs
were necessary that would cost more than
the amount of money on hand. The COM
missioner replied that there was no money
on hand and that the repairs were many.
Samuel Gaiser. assistant secretary Of the
Board of Education, was sent for, and read
a list of work to be done at the schools. 1t
included digging and grading n a little IN
side work.
City Counsel James r. Nugent stated that
he did not think 10000, or, in fact, any
money was needed for this work, and II 1t
was he thought there was enough money
on hand to do it. Chairman Smith then
pointed out that money would be necessary
for repairs during the winter, saying that
pipes In the schools ,often broke and that
many of the boilers In the schools were so
defective that they would hardly carry
forty. pounds of steam instead of 125 pounds.
1--WE asked for SOS, 600 this year, con-
tinued Mr.. Smith, and only got $4,000.
In the past the committee has been given
more money. Last year and the year
before the committee exceeded their appro-
priatlon ard set M additionai% one, l do
not know where from. l think we should
get as much as the previous boards"
Mayor Haussllng nodded his head In as
sent and stated that money for necessary
repairs should be forthcoming.
Alderman John Sinnott, president of the
Common Council. before moving adjourn
ment. moved the Board of Estimate go
on record as giving the committee its
moral support, with the finance commit
tee. for such repairs as are urgently
needed. He SUP rested that when the
money was asked for, a list of necessary
repairs, with nm added margin for con-
tingent expenses, such as bursting pipes
and defective boilers, be added.
Alderman p. Fl. Ryan, chairman Of the
finance committee, who is also a member
OF the Board of School Estimate, instructed
Mr.. Smith to prepare a list of the needed
repairs for presentation. The matter will
be taken up by the Board OF Education,
and the o@cial request for funds will be
made through the main educational body
on behalf of the committee.
School Commissioned Crissey was present
at the meeting with a petition signed by
residents of the portion of the city bounded
by Central avenue, Warren street, Little
ton avenue and Roseville avenue, to the
city line, asking that more schools be put
in this vicinity. The commissioner was
advised that his petition could not be pre-
scented to the board at today's meeting
which was a special one, called for a
specific purpose. The board will take the
matter up later.
Commissioners George Marley, chairman
OF the tschoolhouse committee. was also
present to bring up the old discussion Of
the building of the proposed Technical and
Manual Training High School when in
formed to the same effect as Mr.. Crlssey
Commissioner Smith feels that thu
finance committee of the Common Coun
ell will grant the $4,000. but he pointed
out that in case they refused the schoo
law provided that the committe may Dor
row money to an amount not exceeding
one-half of its appropriation for the year
This, would mean that the COMMITTEES
could borrow $25, 900 according to the state
ment Of the chairman of the committee.