Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-09
0. SCHOOL COST
MORE THAN ANY
OTHER IN STATE
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tOOuthhuNu from pIESh AaBGsJ
81 Fulton street, New York city, who
was given the job after competitive
bidding. Finishing this school Mr..
Tubby was hidden to draw up plans
for the Lincoln School, which he did.
There was no bidding in this case.
Mr.. Tubby received the usual 5 per
cent. architects fees on both of these
Jobs. 1t was brought out that Mr..
Tubby is associated in business with
A. T. Fields, a well-known and power
full citizen of East Orange.
Mr.. Clapp was next asked regarding
the awarding of contracts for supply
ing the schools with coal
Competitive Bids Identical.
"Was there competitive bidding for
coal contracts?' asked Counsel Muir
ray.
YES" replied Clapp. "but the bids
received from fourteen dealers were
Identical"
On being asked to give some further
explanation of this, Mr.. Clapp a thai
the Board of Education had found
itself up against a miniature coal trust.
1t decided not to attempt to break up
the combine, but divided the coal con-
tract equally among the fourteen local
dealers who had submitted bids.
All but $780, 900 of the money received
from the State and from all other
sources for school purposes, Mr.. Clapp
said, was spent last veal
From the city came s100, 9b3, from the
rental of the Ashland Field Club
grounds and from other sources $3,904,
and from the State s12s, 99s.
All of this money -9as deposited in
the Savings Investing and Trust Com
pany, despite the fact that there are
three or four other local banking in
situations. The interest on a great
deal of this money was lost last year
when the Board of Education borrowed
money from the bank, paying interest,"
at the rate of A per cent. for the bor-
rowed funds.
Asked why such extensive borrow
ing had been in order. Mr.. Clapp said
it was caused mostly by the fact that
the Board of Education hesitated to
spend tie money of one school fund
for expenses which should be met by
another fund that had been exhausted.
In giving out insurance on the
schools, Mr.. Clapp said that COMPETE
tive bidding had settled the matter,
and that no member of the Board of
Education for the past five years had
been interested in the insurance bust
ness.
Regarding other work in which men,
bers of the Board of Education might
have been interested, MT. Clapp ad-
mitted hat a former member of the
board had furnished laths for the High
School addition, but at such small profit
that the investigating committee al
lowed the matter to pass without COM
ment.
"There was one member of the board
who did electrical work at the High
School when repairs were being made
after a fire." said Mr.. Clapp, in reply to
a question of Counsel Murray.
What was his name?' asked the in
vestigator.
II don't remember" replied the clerk.
Mr.. Clapp, after cudgeling his brain,
assisted by Counsel Murray's questions,
finally remembered that the board
members name was James Shanks,
and that he had resigned from the
board when the fact that he had done
electric work for the schools had be-
come known in East Orange.
Nothing sensational developed dur
ing the afternoon session of the COM
mittee. Secretary Clapp, when speak
ing of the purchase of ground for school
property, informed the members of the
committee that one very desirable plot,
which the Board of Education is most
anxious to acquire, is owned by Coun-
Gilman Edward S. Pierson, who re-
fuses to sell because he is an office
holder.
The remainder of the time after the
recess was taken up by a hearing of
suggestions regarding methods Of per-
fecting school systems from Superin-
tendent Of Schools Vernon L. Dewey,
who recommended the selection of text
books by each school and not by the
State. President Garvin, of the Boar
of Education, who regarded appointive
boards more favorably than those
whose members were elected, and DR..
James Macdonald, a member Of the
board, spoke regarding medical inspec-
ton of the schools and methors Of
safeguarding the health of the pupils.