Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-13

The Board of Education held a
lengthy meeting last night when the
members held conference in Super
lntendent Shull's Office until 8
O'Clock, and were in regular session
from 9:10 o'clock until 1906. Many
matters of importance we're talked
over, principal among which was pro-
lection in the schools against fire.
Mayor Bollschweiler was present.
| Commissioner Moore said that the
radiators at school No. are in poor
condition. He asserted that they are
only OF sheet metal and that they
leak. They should be torn out, he
said, and replaced Mr.. Moore said
that this was only part of the poor
work done In local schools by Mr..
Kellogg.
For an Eighteen-Room School.
A resolution that sixteen room
central grammar school be erected
in Barracks and New streets was in
troduced by Commissioner Seaman.
AT the suggestion of President Brad
ley the resolution, which should have
called for an eighteen-room building,
was changed to read that way. Bonds
to the amount of SIS, 900 are to be
issued for its erection. The resolu-
tion was passed by the board and
the matter will go before the Board
of Estimate.
President Bradley suggested that
the board try to erect a three-story
building, and most of the board
seemed to favor this. Commissioner
Larson thought that a two-story
building would be high enough
Some of the members, including
President Bradley, have talked to
architects, and found, they said, that
it would be about as cheap to erect
three-story building.
+ The members talked of the crowd
ed schools. They thought that some
thing should be done to relieve the
conditions. The two portable schools
may be transferred. A motion that
the president be authorized to pur-
chase the Barracks street property
at $13, 900, was adopted.
Mayor Bollschweiler was called on
by President Bradley. The mayor
said that he had dropped in for no
special purpose, but he thought the
board might want to talk about the
Board of Estimate. A meeting was
to have been called last week, but
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made for next week.
To Guard Against Fire.
Superintendent Shull recommend
ed that a committee of three mem
bers of the school board, Mayor
Bollschweiler, the Board of Esti-
mate, and the fire chief make an in
specion of the schools, and a motion
to that effect was passed. President
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Commissioners Seaman Arner and
Larson.
Mayor Bollschweiler told of a
recent visit to school No. in which
he found that the ceiling was of yell
low pine. He suggested that, as this
ceiling has caught fire a number of
times, some remedy be attempted.
President Bradley said that the board
had looked into this. They are go
ing to have 1t lined with asbestos,
together with metal ceiling.
Invitation Fire Drill.
! Commissioner Seaman moved that
Superintendent Shull be authorized
to invite the principals of all local
lpublic, private and parochial schools
to be present at a general fire drill
in one of the public schools. The
idea is to have all of the fire drills
made uniform. Pupils are often
transferred from one school to an
other, said Mr.. Seaman, and others
come from private and paroehial
schools, and, it would be well if they
knew certain drill. The commits
sioners agreed with Mr.. Seaman and
the motion was passed,
Commissioner Seaman said that
fire protection had long been hobby
with him, and he wants to see per-
feet system. He asserted that five
pupils on a floor who were unfami-
liar with the drill might cause a
stampede. He authorized the secre-
tary to write to all private and pa
rochial schools asking the principals
If they have a fire gong. If they
have not, he will furnished al
schools, outside of the public schools
with such gongs. free of charge.
Commissioner Seaman, who at the
last meeting was instructed to look
into the matter of gongs for the
schools, reported that he had re-
ceived some prices. The board de-
cided to purchase a gong for each
school. Two of them will be eigh-
teen inches long, and the others
twelve.
Fire Extinguishers.
The matter of fire extinguishers
was taken up. At the last meeting
the board decided to purchase four
for each school. A number of bids
and samples were received. Charles
Moore said he could furnish the Sal
wage make at S12 each or the Badger
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