Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-10-03
Board of Education Takes
Preliminary Steps AntIci-
pating the Bond Issue.
ARCHITECTS ARE NAMED
FOR DRAWING PLANS
Teachers Resignation Accept
sd--TWo Janitors Get In
ereass--Extsnd Telephone,

Acting on the assumption that the
Board of Aldermen will, in the near
future, act on the recent recommen-
dation of the Board of School Esti-
mate to issue 100000 in school I'M
provement bonds, the Board of Edu-
cation at their regular meeting last
night selected the architects for the
new school building and the addi-
tion to school No. 4, to be erected
with the proceeds of the bond sale.
The commissioners desire to do ev-
cry preliminary act, which will expe-
dite the erection of the much need
ed buildings following the action of
the council to issue the bonds. On
recommendation of Chairman Edward
l.. Gridley, of the building commit
tee, the architectural firms of Dayton
& Smith and J. N, Pierson and Son
were selected. This morning the
building committee gave the drawing
of the plans for the new school to the
Pierson firm and the No. addition
to Dayton & Smith, the architects
having agreed between themselves to
this plan. The proposed building
will be erecter in the Budapest" sec
tion Of the city. The extension to
No. school Will be practically a new
building.
According to to the report of Su-
perintendent S. e. Shull, there are
512 more pupils enrolled In the
schools today than there were at the
close of last session. The present
total Is 6,416, compared with 5,904
pupils In June. He reported that the
teachers committee had arranged the
necessary half-time classes at schools
Nos. 4, and 8, as told some time
ago in the NEWS. Mr.. Shull report
ed that arrangements had been made
to secure the two additional type
writer's needed, and for the exchange
of the nineteen machines now In use
in December of next year and also
another exchange three years later
without cost.
Secretary Jesse Colyer, according
to the instructions of the board at
their previous meeting, stated that
he had drawn up an ordinance which
will be introduced at the next meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen which
provides for the telephone company
to install telephone station, to con-
meet with the exchange at city hall,
in the new manual training school,
gratis, and for the installation of
station in the office of Principal
Edgar II. Kleinhans, OF the high
school. He stated that according to
the agreement between the company
and the city the former telephone
would be installed free, but the lat
ter station would cost the board
about one dollar per month. Accord
ing to the agreement between the
CITY and the company, the latter are
required to install and maintain a
telephone in each public building. AS
there Is already a station in the high
school connecting with Superinten-
dent Shull's office, the company Is
justified in making charge for the
additional telephone in the same
building to connect the Office of Mr..
Kleinhans.
The certificate passed by the Board
of School Estimate recently was
read by Secretary Colyer, and order
ed spread on the minutes.
On recommendation of Chairman
Louis M. Rossi of the teachers COM
mittee, the resignation of Florence
Rice and Eta Allen, as teachers,
were accepted. Clarise Works was
appointed manual training teacher
at a salary of $3.50 and Loretto
Hines and Nellie Hamil appointed
as grade teachers at schedule sala-
ries.
The salaries of Janltors Deegen
and Silver on recommendation Of |
Chairman Gridley, were increased |
from $65 to $40 per month. One ap-
plication was received for a janitor- |
ship, which was referred to the build |
ing committee.
A slight change in the rules gov
erning the Board of Local Teachers |
recommended by Chair |
man Rossi, was ordered.
Mr.. Gridley presented a request |
from the students of the high school |
for the information of another basket |
ball court. The application was laid
on the table.
A survey OF the land on which the |
new school buildings are to |
be erected was examined by the |
board.
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