Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-09-23
Ma or and AIdsrman-at-
Large Say Commissioners
Acted Wrongly.
PROMISE THAT MATTER
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
Two Members of Board of
Estimate Point Out Some
Strong Facts.

Relative to the statement in yes
terday's NEWS that the Board of
Education had resolved at a meeting
Thursday night to ask the Board of
Estimate for an additional appropria-
tion Of 1000, Mayor Bollschweiler
and Alderman-at-Large Voorhees,,
both members ofthe latter board, ex-
pressed their views on the matter this
morning.
There will be a thorough investi-
cation of the whole matter" said the
mayor, "and / intend to personally
look into it carefully and consult
with Alderman-at-Large voorhees, be-
fore call meeting of the Board of
Estimate. If we find that the money
appropriated for the two new schools
was spent judiciously and that the
additional money is actually needed
and is to be properly expended, then
we will consider the school board s
request for the $4,000 and not be-
fore"
Mr.. Voorhees, Views.
Alderman-at-Large voorhees, made
the following statement when asked
If the school board was likely to get
of Estimate last year granted the
school board an appropriation OF
100000 with which to build two
new schools. The amount was con-
sidered ample at that time and / am
very much surprised that the Board
of Education has exceeded that
amount without first coming before
the Board of Estimate. think they
have exceeded their authority by
spending nearly $4,000 more than
the appropriation without coming to
us first That is what the estimate
board is for, to decide before and not
after the work is done. AS far as
am concerned 1 propose to be very
careful before taking any action in
the matter l for one would want a
thorough investigation made of the
whole matter, as, if l understand ii
correctly, most of the money they
ask for is to pay for work that has
already been done or for material
! that Is now in use. At the time we
appropriated the money for the two
new schools we gave the school board
to understand that we would give an
additional appropriation this year to
| furnish the Neville street school
which will amount to perhaps $4,000
or $4,000, but we promised no Other
money"
| Mr.. Voorhees, then read Section 81
| of the school law, which sets forth
that no board shall exceed an appro
priation except when 1t is necessary
to keep the public schools open. The
section fixes the penalty for exceed
ing an appropriation as a misde
meanor as follows:
ANY board of chosen freeholders
or any township committee, or any
Board of Aldermen, or common coun
cilmen, or any board of education, ol
any board of commissioners OF any
county, township, city, town or Dor
ough in this state, or any committee
of any such board, committee or com
mission, which, or any member there
of, who shall disburse, order or vote
| for the disbursement of public
moneys, in excess of the appropria'
ton respectively to any such board
or committee; or which board OF
committee, or any member thereof
who shall incur obligations in excess
of the appropriation and limit of the
expenditure provided by law for the
purposes respectively of any such
board or committee, thus disbursing
ordering or voting for the disburse-
ment and expenditure of public
moneys, or thus incurring obligation;
in excess of the amount appropriate
ed. and limit of expenditure as now
or hereafter appropriated and limit
ed by law, shall be jointly or several.
ly guilty of misdemeanor; provided
nothing herein shall prevent any
board of education from keeping
open the public schools.