Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-04-15
Alliance Formed
To Protect
Interests.
TAKE A CENSUS
Name Committee to Interview
City Fa hers and School Com
missiOnsTs and Another
Comm tee to Compile
List Of Children.

At a monster mass meeting held
last night at Brace and Elizabeth
avenues, the citizens Of the western
section of the city stated in strong
terms their demands for new
school. The meeting room was jam
med with enthusiastic citizens, and
many occupied places on the side
walk and steps.
The meeting was called to order at
8 o'clock and Martin Momberg was
made chairman. He made a few re-
marks stating the purpose of the
meeting. John Rymsha was elected
secretary. Mr.. Rymsha told in short
what he and Andrew Peterson had
done In strating the agitation for a
new school structure. He declared
it an outrage that children must walk
from that section to school, carrying
with them their dinner pals, as
workman does. He said that 1t
stands to reason that child receiv-
ing warm nourishing food at noon
would outstrip a child which ate
cold, hard sandwiches for lunch. He
further stated that children from his
neighborhood and the other three
districts, which are under nine years
OF age must stay at home, for they
cannot reach the other schools at
their present distance. He declared
that sue hconditions are enough to
arouse any community, for they do
little more than make thieves, rob-
bers and criminals fit for penal in
stituticns. He declared 1t far better
that the boys go to school at the
proper age. than to have them roam
about, only getting into mischief. He
concluded by stating that the city
officials know of that district only
once year, and that it when taxes
are due
Two School Commissioners Speak
School Commissioners Magnus c.
Larsen, of the sixth ward, and George
Moore, of the fourth, explained their
views. Both declared that 1t was out
of the hands of the Board of Educa-
tion to build a new school at that
place but that they are practically all
In favor Of it. They claimed that 1t is
now up to the Board of Aldermen
and the mayor to have the necessary
bonds issued and name site. Com
missioner Larsen said that he had
seen all of the city fathers but one,
and out of those interviewed, he
found three in favor Of a new school
in that district. One alderman, he
said. told him that he wanted the
paid fire department before anything
else.
School Commissioner Moore
thought it would be an excellent idea
to divide up the grammar school,
placing a building of eight rooms Of
1t in the western section and leaving
ten rooms at the barracks property.
He gave the citizens pointer, and
that was to request an eighth grade
school, If one was to be erected.
Many Children Kept at Home.
Their were numerous other speak
ers throughout the evening. Several
declared that they were compelled
to send their children to private
schools, while others kept eight and
nine year-old-children at home.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to see each of the city faith
ers about the new school question:
John Rymsha. Martin Hansen, Ed
ward Koyen, Martin Momberg and
Carl Andersen. A committee Of
eight. two from each Of the four dis
tricts, was appointed to take CEN
sus of the children of school ages In
those districts and present copy OF
the list to the Board Of Aldermen and
Board of Education. The districts
are, Kennedale Park, Cornell Heights
Stanford Heights and Forrestdale
Heights.
Form Citizens Alliance.
A permanent organization called
the Citizens Alliance was formally
organized. Thirty-five charter mem
bers were obtained The object of the
organization will be to demand the
rights Of taxpayers and citizens In
that community, to ask for improve
ments as they are needed,
The meeting was adjourned until
next Tuesday night, probably at the
sanna Mace