Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-15
CITIZENS TALK
ON NEW SCHOOL
South Amboy People Present
Beth Sides.
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South Amboy, Feb. 15:-There
were between two and three hun
.dred persons present at the meeting
OF tne BOARD OF Estimate in regard
to the new school last evening in
the city hall. All the members of
the Board OF Education except MI.
Pearse were present, also Mayor
Welsh, Councilmen Stuart and Slo-
YER. Architects Dayton and Smith
were on hand with water color
drawing OF the proposed new school
and detailed plans. Mr.. Wyckon
presided at the meeting and after
stating the object requested secre-
tary Oliver to read the correspond
ence leading up to the adoption OF
the resolution by the board that q
new school be built.
IT was stated that the architects
estimated 1t would cost approximate
iy $4,000 for school No. !, and
$4,000 for No. q, to put them in
condition required by the law, MAX
ing q total OF $4,000 In addition
to the cost OF proposed new school.
Mr.. Locker asked II the plans sub
mitted were the ones prepared last
year and It was stated they were the
ones prepared laBt year.
MI. Nichols asked for q aescrip-
ton OF the building and the archi-
tects stated there were ten class
rooms that the basement Is laid out
with q lunch reona, manual training
room. gynnnasiam and heating
room; the second floor Is laid out
with an auditorium and in addition
to that there are four class rooms:
the estimated cost of building as
shown Ia $85, zoe. abe size Of the
auditorfurn is B6x68 feet and has a
seating capacity OF about 400, the
ceiling of the auditorium being Is
feet high. Mr.. r.. c.. Stephenson
asked If II would be necessary to
fix the other schools II the new one
was built. Mr.. Wyckoff stated what
would be lost in the old schools after
r~emodeIing would require the new
building. Mr. Oliver stated after
schools Nos ! and 2 we're repaired
to meet approval of the state In
spector we will still have eli schol-
airs without any seats, that we now
have a school attendance of FOB.
Samuel Locker stated he was
somewhat at a loss to know how
much credenee to place in the report
OF the inspector since the dates of
erection OF the schools were In err
ror. He also called attention to
the approval OF $500 for fire escapes
some years ago which was appro-
priated and used for another purpose
FOR which no appropriation was
made. He stated he would like to
know how many schools In the coun-
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that we had not had any cases OF SO.
rious illness eli either pupils OF
teachers from low rooms. He stated
there were gentlemen In the audi
ence who might think II advisable
to build a new building in some To-
cation who would be very much OPP
posSd to spending enc cent to erect
ing a building In certain locations
and the location was a question that
should be settled. Mr.. Lockers re-
marks were greeted with applause.
Mr.. Diebert asked II any place
had been decided upon and thought
II the beard wished the sentiment
OF the people as to where they want
cd it located they might take a vote.
Mr. Locker stated there was q
strong impression that II the appro-
pr~iations were granted the site for
this building was practically fixed
as indicated by the specified amount
$4,000. Mr.. Dieberf requested the
president to kindly state the Ioca-
tions. Mr.. Davis stated there had
been one or two locations pointed
ont; on the hill In front Of Mr..
Straub's house, that he had spoken
TO a number of wners. he could not
exactly state the figures, but that
was the location he had In view.
That there was also another place
In sight on Washington avenue and
the price on that was somewhere in
the neighborhood of $4,000. Mr..
Locker asked II the president of the
hoard had any Idea that he would be
supported In his choice by the re-
mainder OF the board. Mr.. Litteli
stated he did not see where the prop
osition to erect a new building was
going to relieve the present condi-
ton OF the old buildings. He
thought at would be much better
TO equip our present old buildings,
which as stated BY the supervisor OF
buildings, were erected before any
One Of rs were born. and have them
put up to date. Even though we
build the new building, we will have
to remodel those. Why would 1t
not be better to put 3 wing on our
present No. / building: and speak
Ing of desirable sites, to me 7 do not
think there is any more desirable
site than what we already own. Why
not save that $4,000 which would