Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-02
HOT DEBATE OVER
FIRE PROTECTION
Board WrangIes for Almost
Three Hours With Lit
tie Result.

The temperature in the office of
Mayor Gregory, of East Orange, was
sent up several degrees yesterday
afternoon when the Board Of School
Estimate OF that city again met to
deliberate over whether the Board of
Education should receive $4,000 to
equip all school buildings with fire
towers. Not much was accomplished,
although the meeting was in progress
almost three hours.
Mayor Gregory did not remain
Throughout the talkfest having beer
called to New York on business. Sat
isfying the councilmanic portion Of
the board that fire protection ON the
Nassau School is absolutely neces-
sary, the representatives of the Board
of Education succeeded in having the
estimate body appropriate $3.50 for
towers for that building.
With Mayor Gregory ana Council
man George Grover opposing, the
board authorized the expenditure OF
$1,000 for a sprinkling system in the
High School. Each of the Board of
Education representatives insisted
that all the schools should be
equipped with smoke doors and fire
towers, but Mayor Gregory and the
lcouncilmen disagreed with them, and
the discussion that ensued waxed
warm at times
Councilman Grover reminded the
educators that the city will soon be
called upon to issue bonds for large
sums of money such as for the care
of the city's sewage, and he urged
the board to substitute iron escapes
on the exterior of the buildings in
stead of towers. Mayor Gregory re-
iterated his belief that the iron es-
capes will be sufficient protection for
the pupils in case of fire in any of
the buildings Towers, he said, would
be all right if other buildings were
located near the school structures. as
in case of fire occurring in an out
side building the flames would be
swept against the schoolhouses.
VIII Secure Estimates.
Upon the suggestion of Councilman
Grover, the Board of Education mem
| bers of the estimate body agreed tc
| secure figures on the amount of equip
ping the other schools with iron
| journed until next week, when these
figures will be submitted and acted
upon.
Preceding the debate on fire. escapes
the board considered the request OF
the Board of Education to enlarge
and furnish some of the schools. The
board appropriated $1,000 for enlarg-
ing the Lincoln School, $500 for fin
ishing a three-room addition to the
Columbian School, 80, 800 for furnish
ing the principals and teachers
rooms at the Nassau School and
81, 400 for a drain at the High School
Against Gymnasium.
| The efforts of the Board of Educa-
ton officials to have the estimate
board appropriate $4,000 for convert.
ing some space under the auditorium
of the High School into a gymnasium
were unsuccessful. The board turned
down the request of the educators to
furnish two rooms in the Lincoln
School at a cost of $500 and three
rooms in the Columbian School, which
would require $3.50. The amount asked
for furnishing the principals and
teachers rooms in the Nassau School
was 81, $50, but the board cut the sum
to 81, 800
The total amount needed to equip
all school buildings with fire towers
is approximately SAC 1862 OF this sum
the board has $3,717, which was ap-
propriated to improve fire protection
of the schools last year, but was
never spent.
The Board of Education has asked
for appropriations for schools other
than the Nassau as follows; Ashland,
$5,S7S; Eastern, $3.50; Franklin, &c.,
600; Elmwood, s6,494; Columbian,
$4,000; Stockton, $500, and Lincoln,
81, $50