The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-23
BEAT SCHOOL AGAIN
PROJECT DEFEATED BY az
AVERAGE MAJORITY.
For Second Time Belleville Board Of
Education Loses-221 Held Out
Firmly Against.

By an average majority OF forty-two
votes the four resolutions offered by tho
BelleVil.e Board of Education providing
for the purchase of ground at Rutger
street and Hornblower avenue. that town,
and the erection of a school thereon at q
total cost of SIS, 900, were defeated at the
special school meeting of citizens in Belle
vile Hall last night. 1t was the second
victory for the opposition TO the new
school. the project having been beaten
December 20 last.
Despite the second defeat the board to-
day called a special meeting for next Tues
day night, when it is said arrangements
for a third special meeting Of citizens TO
vote on the proposition will be made.
The resolutions were voted on as fol-
lows
First-Resolved. That the Board Of Edu-
cation be authorized TO purchase or take
and condemn for school purposes as a
lot on which to build a school house, the
plot OF land situate as follows:
Beginning at southeast corner of Horn
blower avenue and Rutger street, Belle
vile, New Jersey, and running thence
southerly two hundred eighty-two tzSzl
feet, thence e%asterly two hundred l9V)
two (282) feet, to Rutger street, thence
westerly one hundred eighty fifty one
hundredths $50 50-100 feet TO Hornblower
avenue, or place of beginning.
The cost Of said land shall not exceed
the sum OF five thousand ($5,OOO) dollars;
221 against, III for.
second-R solved, That the Board of Ed
~ucatlon be authorized to erect a school
house on said plot of land, and to pur-
chase for said school house the school fur
niture and other necessary equipment. The
cost of said school house, furniture and
equipment shall not exceed the sum Of
thirty-eight thousand five hundred C$3S,50Ol
dollars: 22l against, 1B2 for.
Third-Resolved, That for the purpose Of
L cnp11rinv tha fpaBAN nan6pd In ntTPhAEa or
take ana condemn for school purposes said
plot of land, to erect said school house and
purchase said furniture and equipment, the
Board of Education be authorized to issue
eighty-seven $50 bonds Of the district in
the corporate name of the district, in the
denomination of five hundred $500 dol
lars each; 22t against. $50 for.
Fourth-Resolved, That said bonds shall
be payable as follows Two 90 OF said
issue of bonds to be payable on the an
niversary of the date of Issue in each OF
of said issue OF bonds to be payable on
the anniversary of the date of Issue in
each of the years 1885 to 1850 inclusive,
and five % Of said issue Of bonds on the
year 1851: 221 against, 1872 for.
Tax Collector A. II. Osborne was
chairman. Clerk James. ] Turn
temporary clerk until nominations were
called for permanent secretary. The
names of william 7. Mccullough n f.
Barge were presented, llle loTHuel WiihiiH5
out by a large majority.
John De Graw spoke for the proposition
John Barrett, sr., opposed the plan,
saying that It was a wrong time to
ask for additional school facilities. as the
financial depression affected everybody and
taxes were high enough as they are.
James Rowbotham spoke for the. Soho
and Silver Lake Improvement Association.
His organization wanted improvements IN
the section which it represents, he said,
and If the members could be assured OF an
appropriation of $4,000 for road improve
ment in their district they would vote foi
a new school. Otherwise, he said, they
would vote IL down to a nan
Clerk Turner Of the board at some lengti
showed the conditions in the school ant
the need of an additional school.
Vice-Presidert John W.. Depue, of TIL
Board OF Education, and DIR, u. o. Cy
pliers spoke along the same lines in urg
ing the voters to vote for the plan recon
mended by the board.
John Barrett and George L.. Brooks wer'
made tellers. There was a steady flow t,
the ballot box until 10 o'clock, when there
was Il lull.
There were two rejected ballots whel
they were counted and at that time les
than half OF those interested remained il
the hall. 1t was nearly IL o'clock whei
the vote was counted.