The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-06-03
BOARD ACCEPTS
SCHOOL BOILERS
Hears Report Of Expert Assert
ing Them to ba Right.

ing last week agreed upon the ac-
ceptance of the steam boiler plant
in the Maple avenue school after near
ing a report from an expert 1t had
employed asserting the boilers to be
right. Judge Cutler, counsel to the
board, who had been authorized to
; hire an expert, reported that Two
tests had been made. At the flrs'
test the boilers we're found defec-
tive. Before the second test was
made the contractor changed the
water tubes about two and three
fourths inches, so that when the
second test was made the boilers
worked right. This proved, SAID
Judge Cutler, that the fault was In
the installation and not with the 10
cal engineers as had been asserted by
Messrs. Runyon & Carey. the archl'
tect's engineering advisors. Inc re,
port of the expert was ordered flieo
and copied into the minutes.
Mr.. Conkling then presented tne
bills of the contractor, the Jonn H.
Cooney company for $4,070, and the
architect, o. B. Smith, jr., for vi
93S. .29 and moved they be paid. MT,
Wilson requested roll call and
when he voted explained that he ola
SO because the boards counsel ad-
vised that the system had been IN
stalled according to the provisions OF
the contract and that there was noth-
ing for the board to do but pay the
bill. and only for this reason, SAID
Mr.. Wilson, as he had no lnformatlon
in the matter except that received
from the counsel and the commlttee.
All the members voted in favor OF
the payment of the bills.
The bill of Robert w. Hunt, tne
expert employed by the board TO ex.
anime the boilers, was on motlon ot
Mr.. Conkling paid. 1t was for Sz6.7o.
Mr.. Wilson reported the reslgnatlon
of Miss Aitchison and Miss Devine
and recommended the engagement as
teachers of Howard d. Richards at a
salary of $3.50 and Miss Edna Bedell
at like salary The recommends
ton was concurred in.
Mr.. Conkling reported that Mrs.
Lefflerts had been engaged as ma
tron at the Speedwell avenue scnool
for six weeks at salary OF $50 per
month.
Among the bills offered for pay
ment by Mr.. Todd was one of George
Ii. Ross sand company for $5 for the
bond with fidelity company OF Clers
George G. Smith.
Mr. Hillock's bills included one Of
the F. A. Trowbridge company OF $54
for athletic supplies that the board
supplied the school athletic associa'
ton to replace articles stolen from
!. the Maple avenue building while re-
. pairs were being made to it.
Clerk Smith warned the board that
it should be ready to sign the flfty
diplomas of graduation of the high
school class. A box will be reserved
for the use of the board at the COM
mencement exercises in the Lyceum.
Custodian Clifford s.. Rutan re-
ported a balance ON hand of S27,-
O81.51.
The board received an invitation
to Join the State Federation of Dis
trict Boards of Education of New Jer-
sey. Mr.. Wilson moved that the
board join and that President Hinch-
man be it's representative. Mr.. Todd
objected to action at once and asked
that the matter be laid over for
month so that information could be
secured as to who is behind the
organization and just what are its
aims. 1t was said that the assocla-
ton expected to attempt to influence
school legislation. Mr.. Wilson with
drew his motion and the matter was
laid over.
President Hinchman handed over
letters from J. A. H. Hopkins, OF
the Civic associations high school
committee, asking that the board in
yite a Mr.. Simpson to speak in Nor
Nristown ON school building construc-
ton. the association to pay all the
expenses. Mr.. Todd objected to any
such procedure, asserting that he did
e,not think the board should invite a
man to speak that none of its men,
bers knew nor had heard of before.
He asked Judge Cutters opinion and
the counsel said that Mr.. Simpson
should not receive an invitation from
the board. Mr.. Todd said that he
and the other members of the COM
mittee on school congestion as well
as the other members of the board
would be glad to have the assocla-
ton bring anyone to town 1t wished
to speak on the subject and would be
glad to hear them.
Superintendent Wiley reported that
another half-time class may be nee
essary and said that he thought the
state department would be easy with
the board and sanction it as long as
something was being done to provide
further accommodations. This brought
Mr.. Todd to his feet with a report
of progress" for the special COM
mittee having the congestion of the
schools in consideration. sf
Mr.. Conkling reported that a lot
adjoining the Speedwell avenue school
and in the rear of Frederick H. De-
Coster's property on that street had
been pointed out to him as the prop
erty of the board. He asked for in
formation on the point, saying that
someone had built a shed on the
property. Mr.. Smith took the deed
from the safe and with Judge Cutler
scanned 1t. 1t was found that the
property was transferred to the board
by Edward w. Boyle and wife on
June 4th, 1898, with other tracts. 1t
is about fifty by forty in size. Mr..
Wiley suggested that it would make
fine school garden. The counsel
was instructed to straighten out the
matter