The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
Attend the Meeting.

The meeting to consider the proposition
Of selecting site for the new schoolhouse
and to sanction the appropriation of
money necessary for the building will be
held in the court house this evening, the
polls opening at 2 o'clock and remaining
open for at least two hours and as much
longer as will be necessary to receive the
votes that may be offered.
The propositions that will be presented
for consideration are all set forth in the
bills which have been posted about the
town. Arguments have been advanced on
the subject, and while all are agreed that
q new schoolhouse must be built there nag
been some discussion over the amount of
money asked for. To this it may be said
that for a building the size proposed the
amount is not excessive. A smaller house
can be built, but it will be poor economy
That Is perfectly plain from the fact that
the present school building, erected In
1898. has become inadequate, and that the
demands for room are beyond the seating
capacity of what was thought, when
under contemplation. to be large enough
for many years. The building was erected
In 1898, and the township Is In immediate
necessity of FIVE rooms. If the child
rem who are roaming the streets are COM
PEELED to go to school it will take at least
three more rooms. In this connection 1t
must not be forgotten that the state pays
for the attendance of each child three
cents per day. Figure 100 to $50 children
who are not able to be accommodated even
If they had the desire to attend, and it
will be seen that it Is to the advantage of
the township to make room for them.
1t has been asked where this Increase
comes from, the argument being that the
towns population has not gone ahead in
the last ten years In 1890 three years
before the Brainard street house was built,
the towns population was 5.376. In 1900,
there had been a falling of, but last
years figures show that we have recover
ed the 208 lost in 1900, with 276 additional
or gain of 484 since the building was
put up.
One man has seen fit to publish a COM
munication in which he criticises the
selection of spot for the new building.
He thinks 1t very poor judgment to use
q narrow street and tear down old prop
critics. He also deprecates the expendi-
ture of 81, 900 to build wall along But
forHood r,1r, haf hara he ohorya a laok1 n
knowledge on the question as 1t is not
necessary, nor Is 1t proposed, to build such
a wall. Then he shows his communica-
tion In Its true light-an advertising
scheme for a lot for which he is the agent
and which he says may be purchased for
81 900. Right here 1t win do no harm to
say that the same lot has beer quoted to
the Board of Education for 81. 500, and
the incident confirms what has been men.
toned before that when 1t is thought
there is chance to sell to the township
the price of property goes up.
This subject is net one that has been
settled In day. The Board of Education
has been wrestling with 1t for nearly nine
months and the sites that have been con-
sidered have not been confined to the one
finally decided upon. After careful con-
sideration the Board reached the con-
clusion that the present selection was the
best for the interests of all concerned. It
d now up to the people to ratify or to
reject what is offered. Whatever may be
lone 1t is hoped there will be large
meeting this evening.