The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-09
MOntclair Board Of Educa-
ton Throws Down Gannt-
let to Town Council.
DEMANDS CASH TO BUILD
Engages Special Lawyer to Feroe
Council to Appropriate Money
for Proposed New Central
Grammar School SIS New
Phase to Old Trouble.

As a climax to the long, drawn-out
controversy between the Montclair Board
of Education and the Montclair Town
8 Council over the proposed new twenty-room
Central Grammar School. both sides are
now preparing TO so to law to settle the
fight. Bitter feeling among the oftcials
concerned is said 10 prevail, and another
long phase of the trouble is expected.
Town Clerk Harry Trippstt, at the coun-
eli meeting last might, read a communica-
ton sent to the Council by Charles II.
Hartshorne. O New York lawyer. who re-
sides In Montclair. in which Mr.. Harris
horne stated that he had been retained as
special counsel by the Board of Education
IA the trouble between the two bodies, on
account of the Council refusing to appro-
pirate SIZE, 900 to erect the proposed school,,
and $4,000 to purchase the site, MS recon-
mended by the Montclair Board of Schooi
Estimate some time ago. Mr.. Hartsnorne
wrote that he had requested the state
superintendent Of education TO appoint q
time and place where those interested II,
the matter could meet and be instructed
as to the duty of all concerned In the
matter, and that this step was preliminary
to any legal steps that the Board OF Edu-
cation might decide to take to compel tne
Council to appropriate the money.
The Council will have the town attorney
look after Its interests.
History of the Trouble.
About Ave years ago the Board OF Educa-
fion obtained plans and specifications from
McKin. Meade & White, architects, or
New York. for. a twenty-room tenIraal
Grammar School. to be erected at Hill
SIDE avenue and Orange road; Bids wsle
obtained on the plans at the time, anu tns
lowest bid called for an expenuliuIe n Ua
$2i6. 900. According to the assessed Val1e
nf property in the town mt that time SUI
dcisnt school bonds TO erect the ouildlng
could not be issued legally, as schooi
bonds to pretty near the limit ailoweo
nv law We're already outstanding. my
Hoard of Education, however. purchased
80 ,ground for $a2,500. and paid for IT out
~ money in It's hands, which had oeeh
appropriated for other purposes ,oto,s
Since that tifne me assessed EaiuhtInns
Of Nontclair ave doubled ana ihst spr.ns
the Bonrd OF Edueatiol ahaln ashen IL
the funds to erect the baaidins anu 70 puS
fhe ground. The Board of School Estimate
rea4iasted The Board of Eduoation 10 optaln
estimates rs to the cost of the ouiidihS II
erected then, rs the price of material anu
labor Ind Increased since the n nbtoin o1d'
~ 1ewest If which was S23S. 900. This with
nm appropriation of S22,5oO for the stouhu
would make a total for the new scno of
bnilding and lot of $3.50. 5c0. The Board OF
srhnpl Estimate refused TO grant so much
money for one building.
Authorizes $4,000 school.
After several meetings and consultations
~ lne different bodies concerned the Board
nf School Estimate decided TO recommend
10 the Council an Appropriation OF S1t9'oUo
fa~ 4 twenty-room building and S22,lOU TO
my fsrf ground. The recommendation
q as mnde TO the Council and that body NJ
fYoiilced an ordinance proVldlng ,1or INC
appropriation as recommended py ing
&T,nnfd Of School Estimate.
When the ordinance came up on second
r. aiding action on it was postponed and !
resolution was passed calling on the Board