Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-11
EDUCATION BOARD
AWARDS BONDS TO
( TRUST COMPANY
West Hudson County Company
Gets Whole Issue of 100000.
Plans Cause Trouble.

Almost i've months time has elapsed
since the Harrison Board of Education
was authorized by a majority vote at
a special election held to issue bonds
In the amour of 100000. the money to
be used for the construction OF an adj
dition to the Washington Street Public
School. At the time OF the election the
members of the school board pointed
out the need of increased school facili-
ties, but up to the present moi one
really formal step has been taken in
the matter of making an addition to
the school In question.
1t was only last night that the bonds
were sold. the West Hudson ounty
Trust Company, OF Harrison, being the
purchaser. The premium offered
amounts to SIS. The matter of plans
for the proposed addition took up con-
siderable time at last nights meeting
of the school board, but no formal ac-
ton was taken.
Judging from the discussions that
ensued last night there is quite a diff
ference of opinion among the mem
bers regarding the plans. Commission
ers Desmond and O'NeiI insisted that
at the last meeting the board accepted
WIZ PtC6btitCu NY JO6eDH
Kennedy, a Harrison architect. Mr..
Kennedy had another set on hand LAST
night and a motion was made to accept
them.
Neither O'Neil nor Desmond could
understand what their colleagues pro
posed doing. Mr.. Kennedy stated that
the plans submitted last night were
new ones. He explained that several
changes had been made, as requested
by the members. Mr.. Desmond looked
over h drawings and discovered that
O room set apart for commercial pur-
poses was also to be used for type-
writing.
Desmond commended that this room
could not be classed as a classroom,
and there was quite a debate. The
majority insisted that as long as any
study was taught In the room II was
a classroom. Commissioner O'Neil, who
voted in the minority when the board
decided to have Mr.. Kennedy draw
plans, had little to say. He still in
sisted that 1t was not right to restrict
the plan drawing. There should be
competition. he stated.
In order to put an end to the id
%cussion Commissioners Enright made b
motion that the plans be accepted.
Commissioner Malady seconded the
motion and later declared that he had
The motion went by default after
President Lawlesse had put 1t, and a
motion by Commissioner Reilly thai
the matter be laid over until Mona
night, when a special meeting will
held. was unanimously carried.
Ralph P. Willis, a re~presentatij
the American Heating and ventih
Company, appeared before the .
and requested that his company be
allowed to put in a bid for heating the
proposed addition with warm air. Mr..
Wills told the members that a number
of schools in the State are equipped
with the system and that satisfaction
Is being given at each institution. The
matter will be taken up later.
Hunter & Star. expert accountants,
were awarded the contract to audit the
accounts of the custodian OF school
funds n also the clerks. r. Emmitt
Shields, of Newark. made application
for a position as teacher in the eve-
ming schools The application was re-
ferred to the committee on teachers
and salaries. Formal notification of
the action of the State Board of Edu-
cation In placing the Harrison High
School upon the approved list was re-
ceived.
The contract to make alterations TO
the heating plant in School No. 3 was
awarded to Zimmerman & Co., OF
Newark. The board ordered q number
of new typewriters.