The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-11-29
Board of Education.

Scobey, Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Reilly, Mr.
Gibbs and Mr.. Kachline. Absent Mr.
Malloy aud Mr.. Bovine.
The Curriculum aud Teachers Com.
mittee reported that they had com.
piled code for the government OF
the schools and had placed copy in
the hands of each member for consid.
Grafton.
The following bills were presented
aud on motion same were ordered
paid;
Elinor Il. Prall Observation-Disclosures 20
Holcombe Woolverton.. 1 ~
The President read the following
letter which was received and on mo-
ton ordered spread on the minutes:
Lambertville, N. j., Nov. 90, 1919.
To THE BOARD OF EpucATIoN:
GENTLEMEN:-We greatly deplore
the fact that our attitude toward the
new school question is misrepresent-
ed in the article entitled "Shall the
People Ruler" in the issue of the
Beacon of November twenty-fi first.
AS we have from the first been in
favor of new building for the gram
mar and high school grades as well as
adequate room for the primary child.
rem and since our unwillingness to
endorse the action of the majority OF
the Board with reference to the pur-
chase of a new site and the request
for money for the same was largely
due to the adverse report of the civil
engineer and since recent pract ical
demonstration has essened the force
of our objection, we wish to express
our Willingness to co operate with the
majority of the Board in the building
of new school on the new site.
Respectfully submitted.
IsApoRA W. SooBEY,
EuINoR u. PRALL.
The following communication was
received from County Superintendent
and on motion same was ordered re-
ceived and spread on the minutes
To THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE
Cry OF LAMBERTvILLE
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
am gratitied To learn of your pur-
chase of the down town site for your
new building. This is timely. HaV-
ing been recently in touch with the
State Department upon the subject of
your school conditions, and being
assured that they are minded To sup
port me in what say. feel compell-
ed to inform you that the period of
delay, which You should reasonably
be entitled to, has elapsed; that suf
ficient time for investigation, consid-
Grafton and decision has been given
and that further delay in providing
satisfactory improvement of your
school so as to be available for the
opening of the school year 1913, will
be regarded as Just cause for with
holding your State school, fund. May
/ urge, therefore, that this initial step
be promptly followed by such action
as will assure the above result.
Yours very sincerely.
(oigned) JASON $, HOFFMAN,
County Supt. of Schools.
A communication was received fr ON
Mrs. VIM. Vert asking for permit
for her son to absent himself from
school on Friday of each week and on
motion same was laid on the table.
A communication was received from
Il. W. Hunt, attorney for the Ely Es-
tate, enclosing an agreement OF sale
for the new site, and requesting that
an additional payment be made on
the site at this time. On motion of
Mr.. Smith it was ordered that 81, 100 90
Or as much less Ms can be arranged for
be paid to the Ely Estate in order to
secure possession of the property by
April lat.
The President stated hole had
been dug GU the Ball Ground and that
conditions had been found TO he adj
verse to the report of the iviI En-
gineer.
Tue Secretary stated that the
amount Of $3, 349.2G from tue State
would he available for school pur.
poses.
The Citizens Committee presented
the following communication:
To THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF LAM
BERTyILLE, N. j.
The undersigned, committee of tax
payers, of this city, submit the follow
ing proposition:-
~ We ask permission of your Board
to inspect the plans and specifications
IN your possession for remodeling the
first aud third ward schools, aud other
records in your possession relating to
school facilities, and that
4 ha iuS al. r.
your Board be requested to furnish us
with information aud advice on the
question.
(2) We understand the proposed
program OF the majority of your
Board is to expend $75, 900. co for a
high school building and then remod.
ell the first and third ward buildings
to provide facilities for the primary
grades. And we submit that the
more desirable and economical plan
would be to remodel the schools TO
provide facilities for the primary
grades, probably including the fifth
grade, and then if, and when, neces-
sary provide high school,
(3) If the information requested il
furnished us we propose to submit to
meeting of your Board, in
ten days tentative proposition aud es-
Inmates Of cost including that of water
for the hill site.
a. We believe that we represent a
majority of the taxpayers OF our city
in the proposition, and other things
being equal. that the location of a
high school when necessary would be
more desirable upon the hill than on
the ball ground site as proposed hut
we submit there is little room for
doubt that for economical reasons the
taxpayers money should not be ex-
pended for the purchase OF the ball
ground in the first place, and the
erection OF high school thereon at
this time.
(Signed)
WALTER f. HAYHURsT,
Gro. W. AREETT,
JAS. ID. MAoKAY,
On motion OF Mrs. Prall the above
was received and
x~Ioo.l -, a. nh L.