Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-15

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go q long way towards remodelIng
our present buildings.
MIR. Locker stated In order to try
the sentiment of the people present.
he moved that the Board of Eduea-
tion be authorized to build this
school costing $4,000 or there
abouts, in addition to all the other
improvements that would follow to
the other schools. Mr.. Locker
stated he was not committed to this
proposition, he only placed 1t before
the audience that sthe people might
vote upon It,. Mr.. Wyckoff stated
the motion was out of order. Mr.
Locker stated the meeting was for
the purpose of the people expressing
themselves and how could 1t be out
of order. Mr.. Coan stated 1t was
out of order because any action
whatever that may be taken by this
meeting tonight Is of absolutely no
effect. MIR. Coan further stated the
meeting was absurd, that II was not
a true representation of the general
taxpayers of the city and went on to
cite in detail, as he saw It, the rea-
sons why a new school should be
built, one that would take care OF
our needs for a number OF years to
| come; he also called attention to
the possibility OF the cosing the
state money Tor schools II the law
were not adhered to.
AT the close of Mr.. Coan,s re-
marks, Mr.. G.. T. Mason asked the
president II he would kindly state
hts objection to putting the motion
made by Mr.. Locker, which was sec.
onded by Mr.. Diebert. and called
attention to the fact that the board
had invited the people to be present
and 1t was nothing more than COM
mon courtesy that the board should
hear the sentiment OF the people
by vote II the people SO desired /.
The president would not explain
his reason for not putting the nation
but refused to do SO.
A. l.. Grace took the floor In IA
vor OF the new school, made a very
clear statement of the reasons for
Increased facilities, explained the
| present school tax rate and how
slightly 1t would be increased by
the Issuance of the bonds necessary
for a new school. requested that III
q efforts towards economy that
they be not directed totally towards
education. that education should re-
ceive the first consideration as 1t was
what the children had to depend
J upon; that money was being spent
rapidly without the schools receiving
a proper consideration; that there
was no money in the treasury at the
present time as the council had to
discount a note In anticipation OF
next December taxes, but the schools
were not receiving the money, and
called upon the people to take a
broad minded view of the PROPOSE
ton and not look at 1t from the
standpoint of the slight personal in.
crease in tax rate.
Mr. Reagan stated he was for ed.
ucatlon in every way, but thought
1t policy to bring the present schools
up to the requirements and make
such additions as our necessities
might require. Mr.. Locker and Mr..
Coan expressed some further views
on the matter and Mr.. Coan Offered
a motion on the subject; to this
Mr.. Mason objected on the grounds
that the previous motion was turn.
ed down ana appealed to the eou
tesy and Justice of the chair in Civ.
Ing both sides equal consideration
In the matter OF motions. The
president stated he would not en-
~tertafn either motion. Some
further remarks were fndulged In
along the fines previously stated
! and the meeting finally disbanded
of mi accord II evidently being the
Impression that no motion would be
entertained aa no n offered q mo-
| tion TO aJourn.
Just what conclusions the board
could draw from the remarks made
1t is pretty hard to say. The remarks
of both sides were greeted with loud
applause but as no vote was taken
1t Was impossible to determine how
the audience stood, although 1T ap.
peared that while the majority ap-
preciated the need of some increased
facilities, the majority likewise did
not seem to approve OF building q
separate new building.