The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-26
PARKWAY SITE
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
WINS A VICTORY
East Orange Board of Education
Favors II, Despite Cit
liens Protest.

With but two dissenting votes, those
of School Commissioners Crater and
Robinson. the East Orange Board of
Education last night adopted resolu-
tions offered by Chairman Jacob M.
Eppstein, of a special committee to
purchase adjoining properties in the
East Orange parkway, betwo Will
lam and New streets, on the easterly
side of the boulevard, for a new High
school. The properties In question are
owned by George w. Blackwell n the
Pring family, n with a combined
frontage of 905 feet hav a depth of APP
proximately 237 feet.
The natter of the proposed High
School location now goes to the Board
of School Estimate for consideration,
and it Is likely hat another bitter con-
~troversy Is impending in the city's
municipal family. The proposed site Is
in the low section of the city, blu a re-
port from an engineer last night was
to the effect that the property was
thoroughly underdrained into the Black
brook valley sewer and that h clayey
material in the ground made h earth
particularly good for a foundation.
Their was strong criticism of the site
voiced at the meeting by citizens, but
the board determined to go ahead with
the effort for a school there in place Of
the present Winans street building.
Mr. Eppstein offered three resolutions
asking thai the Board of school Esti-
mate appropriate money for the pur-
chase of property on h Parkway,
Mr.. Crater Their arose and read a long
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read:
why should the board act upon
what we all will agree is a question of
the utmost Importance to u school
system. without sufficient public sup
port?"
No sooner had Mr.. Crater finished
than a number of citizens spoke in
support of his remarks and left no
doubt in the minds of those present
that they were unalterably opposed to
the parkway site. Each n insisted
on the proposed Walnut street site.
After an hour and a quarter of wrang-
ling on the part of several members OF
the board, who tried to explain why
the Parkway site was chosen, and or
the part of the citizens who gave rea-
sons why the site should be abandoned,
Mr.. Crater's motion to lave the reso-
buttons laid over was lost, no one sup
porting him but DIR. Robinson. Mr..
Eppstein's resolutions were then
passed separately.
In the heat of the argument over the
selection of the parkway site George H
Austen suggested that a ballot be
printed for election day to determine
how the public stood on the question,
but his idea met with no encourage
ment.
The reasons given by the different
members of the board as to why the
parkway site was chosen were various
and of considerable ange. Commits
sioner Eppstein sail 1t was because of
the length of time it would take to
secure the Walnut street site through
condemnation proceedings, while the
parkway site could be obtained imme-
diately. Commissioner Cadmus spoke
of the undesirable location of the Wal
nut street site, the norroweness of the
fronting street, and of the attractive
location. removed from the noises of
Main street, of the parkway site. Com
missioner Titus had still another reason
for abandoning the Walnut street site.
which was because the owner of the
property desired Is opposed to selling
at any figure, as she does not wish to
break up her home, where she hat lived
for years.