Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-12-14
Board of Education Decide
TO Buy Koyen & 0ster-
gard Property.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Need New Building Along
side of Present High School
in State Street.
MAY REMOVE FIRE HOUSE
Would Use City Stab!sArE
Manual Training Depart
ment-- --Other Matters.
MAY REMOVE FIRE HOUSE

AS a means of relieving congested
conditions in the public schools of
this city tie Rnar1 Or rN7.- -i-,-7 t9~H
night purchased site for a proposed
new sCnoU4, ke.4aeu -4,.-s.4.l .si
funds to Increase school NO. and
passed another resolution asking for
property adjoining the high school
on which to build.
Twenty lots, situated at Spruce
and Lawrence streets, belonging to
Koyen & Ostergaard, were ordered
purchased at a cost of $3,S00. On
this 1t is proposed to build grade
school to relieve conditions in the
northern part Of the city and to pre-
vent, as far as possible, the crossing
of railroad tracks by school chill
dren. On the city property north
of the high school, the board is. de-
sirous of erecting another high
school building. The present city
stable would in that event be used
for manual training teaching, lab
oratory and perhaps gymnasium, and
the fire house would be removed to
New Brunswick avenue and Fayette
street
The idea of building north of the
high school was broaehed by Alder
man F. A. Seaman, q member of the
Board of Estimate He appeared be-
fore the board last night and urged
its acquisition. He broached the
plan to extend the high school build
ing northward, claiming that the
city's property at New Brunswick
avenue and Fayette street was q bet-
ter location for the hook and ladder
and Lincoln fire house He said
most fires seem to occur north of
Smith street and therefore the new
location would be better for the fire.
men. who would not have to cross
Smith and State streets, a hazardous
task. The city stables, Mr. Seaman
would have removed to place near
the citys aims house.
More Room Is Needed.
superintendent of Schools s. d.
Shull said conditions were growing
serious and that more room would
be needed before the next school
term He said seventy pupils were
going out and that there would be
1870 candidates for admission. Thus,
it was shown, conditions are con-
the other schools Mr. Seaman sta
ted the time would come when two
more grammar schools would be
needed, one down in the southeast
ern section and one In the north
western section of the city. For
these he advised that property be
purchased at this time, while It could
be acquired at reasonable prices.
Mr.. Seaman showed Architect
Brazer's plans for grammar school,
the adoption of which he urged when
on the new grammar school board
He endeavored to show how the
ground could have been used to
much more advantage than 1t is at
pacity could have been increased to
thirty rooms with little difficulty.
It was the contention of Mr. Sea-
man that the matter of securing the
city property north Of the high
school would be slow procedure, as
there might arise opposition. While
Mr.. Seaman said the proposition was
a most excellent one and the board
bore him out in his contention, 1t
was generally conceded that opposi-
tlon might arise, because OF the act
to remove the fire house and city
buildings. Mr.. Seaman advised ths
board to take the subject up with
the Board of Estimate and resolu-
tion asking for the property was ae-
cordingly introduced by Commis-
sioner Fletcher.
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