Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-27
SOUTH AMB0Y
SCHOOL BOARD
gudsst Totals $27,575 for
the Coming Year.
speo,o, to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, May 27:-The reg
ular monthly meeting of the Board
of Education was held last evening
in the office OF the Supervisor Prin-
cipal In School No. l. Persent were
Messrs. Davis, Oliver, Coan, Pearse
and Wyckof, also Prof. Fitch. At
ter the minutes of the previous meet
ings had been read Mr.. Coan stated
he dissented from the approval of
the minutes of a former meetings
wherein the President stated in his
approval that his decision that a
vote authorizing the employment OF
a special counsel In connection with
proposed new high school would not
stand as less than a majority had
voted in favor Of 1t. The point Mr..
Coan made was that the minutes
should have been approved II cor
rectly noted, and then il some action
had been taken vas incorrect 1t was
proper to reconsider 1t, but the state
-ment that some action was incorrect
could not be coupled with the ap-
prevail of the minutes.
Communication vas read from H.
B. Willis informing the board as to
the appointment of a state building
inspector and calling attention to the
necessity of having outbuildings and
school rooms in good condition for
inspection.
Card was also read from Mr.. Will
lis stating the county collector had
been notified to urn over to custo-
dian of school moneys the amount of
$2,944.29, amount due the school
district for the year beginning July
1st, 1910. The communication sta
ted the railroad tax was not all col
lected, which accounts for the deficit
between the order and appropriation.
1t was received and fled
Bids for $50 IONS of coal to be de-
livered were received from Howell &
Gordon, Coakley & Sullivan and H.
D. LittelI, each one bid at the rate
of $40 per net ton and 1t was or
dered that the supply of Goa should
be distributed equally between the
three.
The secretary reported receiving
letters of acceptance from all the
teachers for the coming year.
Bills for eve connection OF
School No. 1 amounting In total to
Ii q SooRlC tLS oh1oil DlttG
we're ordered paid.
The treasurer's report showed a
balance on hand to June 1st of $5,-
099.50. 1t was ordered received and
filed.
Upon motion $25 was appropriated
for invitations for the graduating
class. 1H
1t was stated the hall was re-
quired an additional evening for the
purpose of a reception to be given
the seniors by the juniors and Pres
tdent, Davis was requested to secure
the hall If possible for an additional
night.
Ten dollars were appropriated to
be added to a like amount raised by
the pupils, which will secure a like
sum Of $40 from the state to be used
In purchasing a set of Worlds Best
Literature.
The committee on printing was au-
thorized to have printed 1000 tick
cts and 1000 programs in connection
with commencement exercises.
It was decided that the graduates
be given fifteen tickets for each night
free, with the privilege of buying as
many additional as the board could
arrange to let them have at the sum
of ten cents each.
The matter of arranging for one
session of the high school from 8
A. M. until 1 P. M, during the month
of June, In order to enable the grad
yates a little time to prepare for
commencement exercises was left
with the supervisor to arrange at his
discretion provided he could secure
the unanimous consent of the high
school teachers.
The finance committee submitted
q tentative budget and moved that it
be designated as the boards esti-
mate of the amount of money
thought necessary for current e
penses Of and for repairing and fur
nishing the public schools of this
district for the ensuing year:
Teachers salaries, $12,840; jan
itors, 1920; secretary, 5000; fuel,
$1,000; improvements and repairs,
$1,000; books and supplies, $1,000;
furniture, $500; bonds and interest,
s1,340; physicians salary, $175;
sewer connections and new toilets,
$1,000; miscellaneous, $1,000; total,
$27,575.
There will be left v e from this
wear about $4,000 and probably
about $1,000 will come from the
state fund, which will leave the net
budget to be raised by local taxation
about $14,500 as compared with
about $4,000 last year, the differ
ence being made up principally OF
$1,000 for toilet facilities at school
No. 2 which are absolutely neces-
sary and required by law, and the au-
tomato raise in teachers salaries I'M
der the schedule provided in the reg
ulations.
Upon motion 1t was decided to en-
ploy an architect to draw up plans
and specifications for new toilets and
connection at school No. 2.