Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-07-18
SCHOOL BOARD DIVIDES
COAL CON TRACT AMONG
THE SEVERAL BIDDERS
EightL tLOCaIDeaIers OfferedItatSa
Price commissioner Engage in
WOrdy Arguments Over Bills.
FIREpROOF HALLS FOR new SCHOOL ARE DECIDED
UPON AND MANUAL TRAINING TEACHER is NAMED

An interesting special meeting of
the Board of Education was held last
night In which personalities figured
prominently just before the adjourn
ment. There were several minor dis
cussions, as usual, but the one that
became heated was when the bills
were taken up for payment
Commissioner Seaman objected to
the paying of a bill from Moore
Brothers amounting to $50 for flags;
one from John Smith of $40 for
cleaning out the vaults on the old
barracks property, and part of an
other bill.
A heated discussion, in which sew
eral of the commissioners took part.
followed and there were many point
ed remarks. Mr. Seaman said that
Chairman Moore, of the building
committee, had had work done with
out being first authorized by the
board, which he said was contrary to
the school law. Mr.. Moore stated
that he had been authorized, after
which Commissioner Stack said that
he was one Of the building committee
and did not know that the work had
been done.
I'm a member of the committee, .
he said, "and II l am not to be con-
suited, I'll get on OF 1t. I'm not go
ing to have two members of the COM
mittee run things and after this /
have got to be consulted and will re-
fuse to sign any bills for work unless
am" Mr.. Stack said that he knew
of work that had been promised to
contractors by Mr.. Moore before the
board authorized the work. Mr..
Moore said 1t was untrue and asked
Mr.. Stack IL he would bring him face
to face today with the man who said
so. Mr.. Stack said that he would.
Mr.. Seaman gave some views on
the matter and was admonished by
Mr.. Moore. Later when a motion
was about to be made to pay the bills
Mr.. Moore said; II move that Mr..
Seaman be the whole board" and
was promptly called to order by
President Bradley.
Com missioner Arner said he
thought that the board should stand
by the building committee even IL
they did. order work without being
authorized.
Later, on motion, the bills were all
ordered paid, Mr.. Seaman voting
against the three he specified.
At the last meeting the bills were
referred to the committee on ac-
counts for justification and last night
Mr.. Arner reported that the bills had
been gone over and found to be cor
rect. Commissioner Stack said his
report agreed with that OF Mr.. Arnor.
A bill Of Henderson Brothers,
which hos haav, In NtaA,.kc g..
a year, was again discussed and It
was decided to return 1t for correc-
tion. The bill was for $461.10 for
work at school No. 5. 1t was report
ed by President Bradley, who inves-
tigated the matter recently, that the
$1S7.60, an item on the bill, was for
work in the original contract and for
which Henderson Brothers had been
paid. The board agreed that the
latter item was erroneous and on
motion the secretary was instructed
to return the bill to the contractors.
Providing the $1S7.50 is taken from
the bill the board will pay 1t later.
Coal Contract Is Divided.
Chairman Arner, of the special
committee appointed at the previous
meeting to see the coal dealers about
supplying the coal in car loads, re-
ported that he had seen about six Of
them and that they claimed 1t was
very poor idea, but they were willing
If the board was. Mr.. Arner added
that the dealers said that the board
would then have to stand the loss of
coal taken from the car and also
have to pay demurrage If not unload
ed within twenty-four hours. "I
think 1t would be wise to buy coal as
we did before" said Mr.. Arner in
conclusion.
Mr.. Stack made the same report
and Commissioner Moore said good
coal should be purchased as, by get
ting good quality last year, twenty
five tons were saved in one school.
There have been times when we
didn't get good coal" he said.
Commissioner Arner said that was
his argument and that as sixteen or
twenty different kinds of coal are
sold In this city, the board should
only buy the best, which, he said,
was the coal that came from the
Beaver side, Hazelton and Mahoney
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