The Penn's Grove record., 1913-12-05
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1913.
Still A Live Issue


After the citizens saw the big major
ity against the Sack site cast by the
trick tickets at the school election last
week some thought that settled the
issue of the necessity of a site, a high
school building and a high school
course. But like BanQuo's ghost tie
Sack site will not stay dead. After the
psychological connections of the minds
with different motives were explained
in last weeks RECORD those who
favored the Sack land, some who favor
ed it and did not come out to vote and
others who voted contrary to what
they thought they voted have signed
a petition numerously, many more than
the legal requirement to have> the
proposition to purchase the Sack land
come to another vote when it becomes
necessary to present a proposition to
the voters to raise money with Whlc
to build the school house.
Another election is necessary before
a school house can be erected because
the resembling vote last week also re-
callsd the power to procure money by
issuing bonds.
Some who voted did not understand
the situation and seemed to have been
stampeded by a few bell-wethers who
imagined a selfish foe, (besides Cove
and Shore contamination which did
not materialiZe and is not al issue i'll
The necessity to choose the most sui able
location for an ~up-to-daIe school build
ing which will be the pride of the Bor-
ough; will be suitable for many years
and located for economical expansion
for our growing population. They
were emiSsarieS of some who imagine
that the change of travel to and from
a school house may a to drop a few
coppers to their business interest.
When the selfish motives of a few
leaders become know the influence on
others with good intentions will be
smaller.
The election as we'll as our analytic
account of the motives OF many has
caustd some to think more seriously
what must be done i'll the near future
for increased school facilities.
Some who on the impulse decided
they do not want the Sack land have
begun to investigate aud look for a
suitable site, which will meet the re-
quirements of a school builling with
ii basement from which sewage ID he
disposed of i'll Penns Grove without a
sewer system. Ii anyone a find such
a site, other than the Sack land a full
explanation will be welcomed i'll the
columns of the RECORD. Few have
considered the sewage disposal necessi.
ty, or other necessities for ~up-tO-dale
o,,,I e.a;Iit ioa ,.,-y lad -; otI,,
localities to train the bodies as well as
the minds of the children to be most
efficient men and women in the next
generation.
, Some have seen a big goblin in the
cost Of opening State street which has
been estimated by SOME who lave never
investigated at from $500 to $4,000.
MI. Sacks option on the land includ
ed also land for The streets. There is
enough dirt on the high land to fill Up
the Ito feet Of meadow. To grade the
high dirt down a man with d team well
acquainted with the land wishes the
job for 500. Two lines of pipe i'll the
ditch will cost ST 90. A barge load OF
cinders will cost 500, and add an extra
500, makes S40O to cover necessities.
That IS less than the cost to buy dirt
TO fill the Homan, Baker or Sheble lots.
The purchase OF either will decrease
taxable valuations.
Opening land for building purposes
increases taxable valuations 10 pay for
the Improvements thereon. 1t means
expansion and progress for the Borough,
irrespective OF the benefits 10 the
owners of the land who did not see
enough interest to vote nOt to rescind
the resolution to purchase, while other
voted to rescind with a motive of hop
ing to get sale for their land. Opening
the Sack land for building purpOsee
will quadruple taXables over farm val
ueS,
Leave it TO the school boys and they
will make a wise selection lor a school
site, because they know the geography
of The town better than many, and
want high, dry land. The school boys
ten years old aud older will pay as.much
towards the new school grounds and
house, on thirty-years bonds, as the
men So years old and older. Why
should they not have as much say?
1t will have to be settled in a year OF
more. In the mean time it is an i'm
portanC subject for consideration, more
important TO the citizens OF Penns
Grove than the tariff law, the currency
bill OF tile instruction i'll Mexico.