Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-06-06
NEW SCHOOL is
REQUIRED HERE
Board of Education Will Ask
Estimate Board to Allow
100000 Bonds.
WANT PRIMARY BUILDING
Addition Planned for School
No. 4--PuplIs on Half
Time--Coal Bids.
WANT PRIMARY BUILDING

Time--Coal Bids.
The Board of Education decided
last night to ask the Estimate Board
for a bond Issue of 100000 for the
purpose of erecting another primary
school and enlarging school No, A.
This action followed recommends
tions made by Superintendent S. e.
Shull at the previous meeting of the
board, when he advised that body of
the urgent need for more school
rooms to harbor the ever increasing
number of school children. He told
the board that there were already
800 children on half-time at No.
school, and that the prolifc increas-
ing of pupils In the Budapest sec
ton" of the city made a school in
that vicinity imperative. The board
last night decided from the money
received from the proposed bond is
sue to erect a new school In the
above named section near st. Mary's
cemetery, and to add an addition to
No. 1 school. Bids were opened
for school furnishings, teachers ap-
pointed and many other matters
came before the board last night.
Following the recommendation of
superintendent s. e. Shull the date
for the closing of the schools was
changed from June 27 to June 20,
and the opening date for the schools
next fall set for September g. Mr..
Shull stated that because of the state
examinations beginning June 16 and
ending June 20 and because by other
examinations 1t would be ppssible
to keep the pupils busy only three
days Of the following week, that he
thought the change In the closing
date was eXpedient.
John P. Hanson, accompanied by
two other public school janitors,
formed committee who waited on
the board last night. Mr.. Hanson
asked the board for an increase in
wages in behalf of the other school
janitors of the city. The matter
was referred to committee of the
| whole for further consideration
| No amount Of increase was specified
! by the spokesman. They seemed
willing to take any increase the
| board might deem appropriate.
On motion of E. L. Gridley $25
was appropriated to pay for the lee
turer at the graduation exercises,
and $3.50 for the use of Proctor S
| theatre.
| The board received communica-
tons from Harry Lenhart and Will
liam Doyle, both of whom had claims
against the Amboy Electric Com
pany, for whom they did some work
on the grammar school addition be-
fore the failure of ,the company.
The company was sub-contractor
of J. N. Wester, the contractor. Mr..
Wester said he did not owe the par
ties, and that he had to secure an
other concern to finish up the work
that the Amboy Electric Company
had started. The matter was left
open.
The bids to furnish between 1900
and 1,400 tons of coal for the public
schools for the ensuing term were
opened and referred to the building
committee. All the local dealers
sent In bids and agreed to furnish
the said amount of coal for s6.25
per gross ton of 2,240 pounds.
Bids for furnishing shades for the
new addition to the grammar school
building and the manual training
school were received from Thomas
West Company, Perth Amboy Shade
and Awning Company, Albert Leon
and Roth and Weisberg. The con-
tract for the 1872 shades was award
ed to Thomas West Company at
S.805 per shade.
The Thomas Langan Lumber Com
yrynd o,~d dpI
furnishing lumber OF the manual
training school at S689.25. Sewing
supplies contract was awarded to
Reynolds Brothers at $21369. Will
liam Murdoch bid alternately
s238.82 and $241.82. The Elizabeth
Hardware Company was awarded the
contract for furnishing tools, oils.
paint. eto., at $109.12. The Perth
Amboy Hardware Company bid
S144. A contract to furnish a book
working equipment was awarded to
the American Type Foundry Com
pany at $726.73. They had no op-
position In the bidding. Bide were
opened for kindergarten, drawing
and general supplies, which were
referred to the manual training and
rules and books committees.
Secretary Jesse Colyer was in
structed to advertise for bids for the
repairing of school No. 6, to be pre-
>ented by June IS.
A list of books necessary for the
coming term. compiled by Superin-
tendent Shull, was passed by the
board and ordered purchased.
Chairman Gridley, of the building
cOmmittea renorted that the addi
ton to the grammar school and the
manual training building had been
entirely completed satisfactorily.
The Board of Playground Commits
sieners we're given the privilege for
the use OF the schools this summer
as was done last summer.
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