The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-12-27
Board of Education.

Lambertville, n. j., Dee. %, 1912.
An adjourned regular meeting of the
Board of Education was held in the
Council Room ON the above date at s
p. NJ. with President Salmon in the
chair and the following members pres
ent: Mrs. Prall, Mrs. Scobey, Mr..
Smith, Mr. Reilly, Mr. Gibbs and MIR.
Kachline.
IL was stated that the following
members of the Board: Mrs. Prall,
Mrs. Scobey, DR.. Salmon, Mr.. Reilly,
Mr.. Malloy and Mr.. Kachline also Mr..
Dibble had ON Thursday, Dec. 10Th,
inspected one of the schools in Trenton
which school is of the same type and
character as the Board propose TO
build
In view Of the letter of Edgar W.
Hunt dated Nov. %, 1912, stating the
terms under which his clients, parties
to the agreement To sell the land on
North Main Street for school purposes
will give possession by April LIST, II
required, and which is modification
of the contract of November 18th, 1912,
in so far ms payments are concerned, 1t
is hereby voted on motion OF Mr..
Reilly, seconded by Mr. Smith that the
Board shall borrow the sum of Eleven
hundred dollars and make such addi-
tional payments upon the purchase
price of said land in consideration Of
the said parties of the first part to said
purchase agreement, giving notice be-
fore December 3lst, 1912 TO all tenants
on said premises particularly described
in said purchase agreement TO vacate
said premises on or before April LIST,
A. d.. 1913, and giving TO the Board
of Education OF Iambertville full and
complete possession on April LIST, 1918,
or AS soon thereafter as the balance of
the purchase money therefor shall be
paid; and upon the further consideTa-
ton that the time within which said
Board may pay the balance of said
purchase money be extended until De
cember first nineteen hundred and
thirteen.
On motion the following letter was
adopted and ordered spread ON the
minutes and offered to the Trenton
and Lambertville papers for publica-
ton:
Lambertville n. j.. Dec. %, 1912.
10 THE PUBLIC:
In view of the fact that Common
Council has ordered special election
TO be held TO secure an expression from
the legal voters Of the city upon some
phase Of the school question, the
Board Of Education deems IL proper
and desirable TO make the following
statement, and requests the citizens 10
| give it their earnest consideration.
The Board understands that the ques.
ton 10 be submitted relates to the
place of location of the proposed new
school, but is not advised in precisely
| what form the question is TO be sub
mitted upon the ballot. The following
statement, however, is applicable,
whatever form the question may take.
First; In City School Districts, of
which Lambertville is one, there is no
legal provision whatsoever for the ref
erence of any school question TO pop
ular vote, or the holding Of AN election
TO determine any question Of school
policy. For the information of the
public mind and to allay doubts and
MISUNDERSTANDING that may exist
upon this point, il is proper TO add
that in the administration of school
affairs in Townships, Incorporated
Towns and Boroughs, the law does
provide for the holding Of elections to
pass upon certain matters. But these
laws do not extend TO cities, and even
in the classes of municipalities TO
which they do apply, the question Of
location of a school building is not
one of the questions upon which an
election may be held. Persons desir-
ing 10 pursue this subject may find
these provisions collected in Compiled
Statutes Of New jersey, 1910 Volume,
Pages 474S, 4749, ALSO, 4752, 4755, 4757
and 4760, sections ~, 70, 81, 50, 50, SO,
81, 80, and l03, and two amendments
passed at the last session OF the Legis-
lature and found in Laws Of New Jer-
sey, 1912, pages aga and 843.
Second: In City School Districts,
the law does both authorize and require