Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-31
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FOR MAYOR H|NCK|
Waiting for Him to Return to
Serve Notice Of
Meeting.

A sharp lookout by persons repre-
senting the Montclair Board of Edu-
cation was kept up until noon today
for the return OF Mayor Ernest c.
Hinck and Councilman Thomas P.
McGlynn, members of the Mont
clair Board Of School Estimate, but
neither of them has yet shown up at
their homes. Had they done so. It Is
said. they would have been served
with notices to attend another meet
ing of the Board of School Estimate
TO be held tomorrow morning before
the organization of the new council,
as there is doubt as to whether the
notices left at their homes for the
meeting last Monday night were en-
tirely legal.
1t was thought that they might re-
turn now that the Board of School
Estimate. attended by three members.
which is a majority of the board, had
held its meeting and certified to the
Town Council that an issue of school
bonds amounting to $4,000 was
necessary to erect the proposed new
high school building. Inquiry at the
homes of the absent members today
elected the information that neither
of the absentees had yet returned.
and probably would not until tomor-
row morning.
Twenty-four hours notice is neces-
sary to call a meeting of the Board
School Estimate. which cannot now
be done, as the new council Will or
ganize at noon tomorrow, at which
time the terms of the mayor, Mr..
McGlynn and Councilman David
! Henney as members of the Board OF
I School Estimate expire and new
members of the board will be ap-
pointed.
The mayor, by virtue of his office,
will be reappointed and very probably
Mr. McGlynn will again be appointed.
Mr. Henney, who for the past year
nearly has been opposed to the
fnayor. will probably be succeeded py
a councilman favorable to the may
or's stand in the high school matter,
which will place them in control, the
Board of Education being represented
On the board of School Estimate by
two members, Arthur G. Harris and
Tom T. Waller.
If the plan works out as expected,
the new Board of School Estimate
will nrohably meet at an early date
and undo the action of that body at
last Monday nights meeting. All
bonds. issued by the town or Mont
clair are investigated and certlned
10 as to their legality by Messrs. Del
afield &. Longfel1ow, bond lawyers, OF
New York city, before being placed
on the market. and it Is Thought that
this firm of lawyers would not certiIy
TO bonds issued under such doubtful
circumstances as the meetins heio
last Monday night.
Arthur C. Harris, president of the
Board OF Education, says that one OF
Miss Louise G. Hinck's strong oDjec-
tions to the acceptance OF the new
High School plans was that no bids
had been received from contractors,
and the Board of Education had no
means OF knowing how much the
building would cost, therefore the
Board of School Estimate could not
legally certify to the Town Council
what sum was necessary to erect the
building. In answer to this Mr.. Har-
fis saws that the architects had re-
ceiyed tentative bids and submitted
them to the Board of Education, and
had Miss Hinck remained at the
board meetings. instead of leaving
heard them read. According to Mr..
Harris the bids ran all the way from
sE09 900 to $525, ZOO, and that is the
reason that the Board of School Esti-
mate only asked for 100000 instead
of s560,000, as at first proposed.
Miss Hinck has all along contended
that the plans for the new school
should be put up for competition to
FIVE or six recognized good architects,
instead of ordering the plans from
one firm, as has been done by the
other five members of the Board of
Education. She declares that the
plans submitted by Starrett & Van
Week will not result In the best
building that can be obtained for a
half million dollars