The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-09

Of Education to procure plans and speci
f~cations for a building of twenty room
the same u the Council. This the Board O
Education refused and still refuses to do
Saying thai 1t is not within the provinces
of the Council to inquire as to the plani
that the Board of Education may see fit Il
adopt.
The Council then withdrew the ordinance
ard refused the appropriation.
The Board of Education next asked tht
opinion Of Town Attorney EooeIt NJ. Boyd
1r.. on the matter, and he supported the
contention of the Council. This did no
satisfy the members of the school board
and that body applied to Charles L. Corbin
of the law firm of Collins & Corbin, of Jer
sey City. who wos chairman of the State
commission for the revision of schoo'
Corbin's opinion while differing from Mr.
Boyd in some details. il is claimed, agrees
with him In the main. although it is sale
the Board Of Education says 1t bears. IT on
In its action.
Now Mr.. Hartshorne has been engaged
and tho fgh1 viii likely be fought to a
finish.
Council Is Suspicious.
II is snid that the members of the Coun-
ell fear that II $4,000 is appropriated that
the Board OF Education will still use the
McKim. Meade and White plans. and that
when the appropriation IS used up the
work will stop on the building until an
other appropriation is made. The men,
bers of the Council also claim that in the
latter plans about $50, 900 IS wasted on
marble entrances. wainscoting of rooms
and fancy work.
The Council passed an ordinance last
night approprlating $40 0 TO purchase land
for a new Cedar Grove SCHOOL,: 5000 for
additional land for Watching School;
school. and $4,000 for a four-room extern
sion to Mamie Avenue School. Thirty-year
school bonds. bearing 4 per cent. interest,
are TO be Issued to raise the amounts.
An ordinance Wad introduced IE fifIa m
Issue school bofels for the erection of n
new school building ut Montclair Heights
to cost $1,000 and an extension to
Watching School 70 cost $50. 900.
A communication was received from the
Rev. f. e. Jackson, pastor of st. Paul's
African Bantist Church, requesting the
within the town limits. divide it up into
lots and sell 1t on installments to the
negro population of the town. so that that
race misht W their own homes. The
cler4s was instructed to write MIR. Jack
son that the Council could not legally com
DIV with his request.
Dexbeimer's Explanation.
John P Dexheimer & Sen. of Orange.
who had been charged by Building Inspec-
tor Jesse II. Lockwood with removing a
house from Alexander avenue to Wilde
to n letter from Clerk Trippett, sent a
communication sfying that the house in
question had been removed on trucks, and
iilt Hrnl Knew OF no town or state law
that required II 70 obtain a permit to
drive a loaded track through the streets.
The matter was referred to the building
committee.
Chancemen Patrick Regain. Harry Martin
and George Cousins were. on motion of
Councilman John H.. Scott. chairman of
the police committee, advanced to patrol
men.
Acting Mayor George S Brown pre-
sided at the meeting, and Councilmen
Grout. Scott. Wilson. MacNaughten and
.Schoonmaker were present. The absentees
were Mayor Henry V. Crawford. who is
spending his vacation in Canada; Council
mon White end AlWorth.
Policeman Michael Meehan. who was un-
der charges OF being drunk on duty. and
who handed his resignation to Council
man John L. Scott. chairman of the police
committee. last week. had his resignation
tion of the police committee.