Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-07-27
SCHOOL BOARD
To ADVERTISE
FORPROPOSALS
For Grading Grounds Sur
rounding the New Build
ings Now Under Way.
ACTION ON TWO OTHER
SCHOOLS is DEFERRED
More Money Needed List
of Needed Repairs Pre-
sented by Mr.. Moore.

Proposals for grading the grounds at
the new central grammar school
and the new school in Neville
street will be received by the
Board of Education next Monday night.
A special meeting of the board was
held last night to discuss the matter
and, after plans prepared by Engineer
Morgan F. Larson and rough sketches
male by Commissioner Larson has been
examined, motions were passed author
izing the secetary TO advertise for bids.
Although the grounds at schools 5
AMI are in need of grading no action
was taken in regard to them last night.
The improvements necessary at the lat
ter building were discussed and Commits
sioner Larson was instructed to secure
exact figures and other data by next
Monday night, so that the work may
be put out for bids.
Chairman Moore of the building com
mittee submitted long list of re-
pairs necessary at the various schools.
As there is only about $500 in the re-
pair account and as the work, if done,
would exceed it considerably, only what
is absolutely necessary will be done.
The board is going to try not to exceed
the account. The list submitted by
Mr.. Moore was read by the secretary
and discussed. President Arner wants
a flight of stairs at school No. Q re-
moved and Mr.. Larson is anxious to
have something done at school No. A,
which he declares is a firetrap. He said
last night that if the building could
not be made fireproof, fire escapes
could at least be placed on it. The
stairs at school No. q, Mr.. Arner says,
would be dangerous in case of fire and
he is anxious to have the matter at
tended to.
Hereafter when any of the leaders
on the schools have to be replaced,
copper ones will be used instead of gals
vanized tin as in the past. A motion
of Commissioner Larson to that effect
was carried. The board in general
believes that it will be cheaper in the
end to use copper leaders instead of
tin, even though the former will cost
one third more TO install.
On motion the secretary was authoriz-
ed to advertise for bids to be received
at a special meeting next Monday night
school No. 6 to the central grammar
oCuoOl. nt buCCtSSlul DfuQtf uluct
take the building apart before moving
and erect it again afterward on the
easterly side of the grammar building
The contractor must also build brick
foundation eight inches wide and two
feet, six inches deep, on which to set
the building. Furthermore he must also
lay a maple floor, with felt under
meath, over the present floor in the
portable building. The commissioners
decided on the foundation, as the new
location Of the structure will probably
be permanent. The additional floor is to
make the building warmer in winter.
The work must be completed before
September l.
The board after the grading bids
ARE received will be able to estimate
just how much money is needed for
the work, and will ask the Board of
Estimate for the amount. The board,
at present has no funds to do the grad
ing and unless the Board of Estimate
allows an extra appropriation the work
cannot be done. Commissioner Sea-
man seemed pleased with the way bus
mess was transacted last night and
said he would help the board get the
necessary money.
The grading to be done at the Neville
street school is quite large contract.
About 200 cubic yards of earth must
be cut from the easterly side Of the
grounds and filled in on the westerly
side, according to plans prepared by
Morgan F. Larson. The successful bid
der must furnish 500 extra cubic yards
of earth. The grammar school grading
will be done in accordance with a map
drawn at the meeting last night by
Mr.. Larson, and which was approved
by the other commissioners.