The Penn's Grove record., 1913-09-26
Another School Site Election Wanted.
Board Votes Against Sack Site

Doaru VOteS Against SACK Site
An adjourned meeting of the Penns
Grove Board Of Education was held Mon
day evening. All the members were
present except Josiah II. Smith. Mr..
Cunningham presided.
The Baptist building was reported
plastered and will soon be ready for the
school children. Two more stoves will
be needed. They were ordered bought.
Supervisor w. D. Snyder reported the
teachers and pupils doing fine work. A
few more text books are needed. Chairs
are needed in some rooms when the first
year high school pupils 60 to recite. A
new chemical laboratory is needed.
Some books and chairs were ordered
bought.
Permission was asked the Board to
allow the foot ball team off two after
moons to play in Wilmington. 1t was
not granted.
A petition was received by the Board
signed by fifty citizens asking that the
Board get an option on another site and
give the people another opportunity to
vote because of the undesirable features
of the Sack land'' for which the people
voted on July 10Th for the Board of Edu-
cation to purchase. The petition was
received and a discussion held as to
whether the Board should take further
action OH the purchase of the Sack site
and issue OF bonds.
County Superintendent o. O. Barr was
present and presented a resolution for
the Board to take action to purchase the
Sack site in accordance with the desire of
the majority of votes cast July 9th, also
to issue the bonds to the amount of
$39, 500 as voted and to erect a school
house. The interest rate was named at
Al per cent.
At the meeting of the Board June 23d
adjournment was made until July 23d for
the purpose of taking such action. As
the people voted for the'Sack site, which
was favored by only three members Of
the Board and not favored by six mem
bers, no action was taken at that meet
ing. Mr.. Barr said it was the duty OF the
Board to take action to carry out the re-
suit OF the election and he wished All
expression.
A discussion was held as whether the
election was final and whether the Board
should ignore the petition. Some thought
the people should have another right to
vote altho no site WAS suggested in the
petition. Others thought the petition
was only a subterfuge to delay the pur-
chase of land and erection of a school
house. 1t wal believed by some that a
goodly number of the petitioners did not
desire any school house. The legality of
the election was discussed.
Mr.. Barr said the result of the election
had not been reported to him within the
legal time, five days, by the secretary Of
the meeting [who was Edward NJ.
Munyan.
After much parleying a vote was taken.
Those in favor OF the resolution to pur-
chase the Sack site, issue bonds at a per
cent. and erect a school house were Ed
ward H. Keen, j. U. Layton, and J. w.
Trumbull. Those opposed were G. w.
Gable, Simon Cunningham, w. P. Dem
ny Thomas E. Hunt.
Mr.. Barr said he would go to Trenton
on Wednesday and consult j. B. Betz,
the legal advisor Of the State Board of
Education as to the legality of the cleo
ton and the petition and the action of
the Board of Education.
1t was Mr.. Barr's opinion that the pc
tition was of no effect because it took no
notice of the election when the people
voted for the Sack site. 1t recommended
no site. The Board must confess that lie
has been l%enient. In May of last year the
Board had virtually promised to have a
new school house ready for the pupils by
September l. 1t was not in writing but
there was a mutual understanding to that
effect if condemnation proceedings were
held off.