Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-06

fused to vote in favor of %approprlat-
ing $50. 900 to the Board OF Eduea-
ton for a new school. The mayor
expressed his opinion at the meeting
of the Board of Estimate yesterday
afternoon The Common Council will
be asked to appropriate $4,000 for
plans for the building.
He expressed the belief that COM
petitive plans for the new building
should have been sought, as this
would insure the exact cost of the
structure. The Board of Education
he.4 consulting architect prepare
plans for the new building, and these
were shown to the mayor, but he
thought similar plans should have
been received from a number of other
architects.
Il was much surprised" said the
mayor when I read in the news
papers that the School Board had de-
eided to erect a new building. instead
of making an addition to the Park
Avenue School. which had the sane
ton of the Board of School Esti-
mate"
Architects Favor Scheme.
Frederick M. Struck, chairman of
the building committee of the Board
of Education. and who is a member
of the estimate board, was called
upon to tell Mayor Seymour that W
architects had expressed the senti-
ment that it would not be feasible to
make the addition to the Park ave
nue. building. and following these
recommendations the Education
Board unanimously favored the cree
ton of a new school in the rear of
the High School.
Mayor Seymour said he had no
objection TO the boards action, but
opposed giving any of the citys
money until it Is known what the
cost of the proposed new building
will be. An hours discussion fol-
lowed, and an agreement was reached
when 1t was suggested that the Board
of School Estimate ask the Common
Council to appropriate $1,000 for plans
for the ley building.
A similar resolution was passed by
the same body in September, but that
money was for plans for the addition
to the Park avenue building. The
board rescinded this one and passed
one reading that the money was TO
be spent for improving school facil-
tiles"
Objects to AudItOrlum's Cost.
Mayor Seymour objected, also, to
the fact that the board named $50, 900
for an auditorium in the new build
ing. and this question precipitated
another lengthy discussion. Commits
sioner Colgate argued that the audi
forum was necessary, as there is no
school building where graduation K
ereises can be held. The mayor said
that to spend this sum was not fol-
lowing the theory of making schools
a social centre without much cost.
President Chandler declared he
would not favor turning the Day
Street School over to the city until
positive assurance was received from
the Common Council of its intention
to appropriate the money necessary
for the new building, but he was as
sured by the councilmanic members
of the estimate board that the Council
will abide by its agreement to give
the money.
1t will probably be next April be-
fore the plans for the new building
are ready, Mr.. Struck said, and this
will mean that the work of convert
ing the school building into a city
hail will not be finished by May, when
the city's lease on the Offices occupied
at present expires, Mr.. Struck sale,
however, that the board is ready to
turn over the building on a days