The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-02-04
new SCHOOL BOARD
SEES OLD AT WORK
Harmonious Gathering Of Pres
emf and Future Officials.


Upon Invitation OF the old school
board the members OF the new board
appointed by Mayor Todd attended
the old boards final session on FRI
day evening President Joseph Fl.
VanDoren welcomed the new board
members and expressed the best
wishes Of the Old board in the work
they we're to take up.
The compensation OF the two medi-
cal inspectors, DR.. Gustav 4 Becker
and DR.. Anna Z. Allaben, was fixed
at seYenty-fiYe cents per pupil. up
on recommendation Of the teachers
committee. This price is in lieu of
all other charges. Last year fifty
cents per pupil was paid with fees
FOR special calls by the superintend
ent upon the inspectors
Complaining that his firm was
financially embarrassed a representa-
tive of John H. Cooney, the coptrae-
tor fer the heating and ventilating
plant In the Maple avenue building
made a plea for substantial pay
ment on the $4700 still. due the firm.
He stated that the fault with the
plant was not with his company but
with its sub-contractors. But the
board took the view that its contract
was with the Cooney company and
not the other contractors for Cooney
and that it had no means Of holding
the latter responsible. It was voted
to pay the bill when the work was
completed
The same action was taken in re-
gard to bill for architects fees
from Oscar B. Smith for balance
of 5000. The ventilators have de-
veloped one or two slight defects
which has prevented continuous run
ming. 1t came out during the dis
cussion that the architect had given
certificate to Cooney that the work
was done, though Cooney's repre-
sentative admitted to the board that
no test of continuous running for a
day or two had been made.
For the finance committee Clerk
George G. Smith read a report show
ing the receipts and disbursements
of the year The old board turns
over to the new balance of $47.-
711.27 which was said to be sufficl-
ent to run the schools for the re-
mainder of the year. The receipts
for the year were $136,515.21 and
included an item of $4,000 for tuition
for pupils from outside the district.
Asserting that motors for driving
the ventilating apparatus in three OF
the school buildings were so ar
ranged that they We're noisy and in
terfered with school work letter
from the state school department
recommended that their location be
changed.
Superintendent Wiley presented a
claim for $54 from the school athlet-
ic association for athletic goods
stored in the basement and stolen.
The claim was referred to the new
board with the recommendation that
it be paid if legal. The members
offered to contribute personally to-
wards the loss if the bill cannot be
paid.
Three cars of coal were reported
to have been ordered from Robert B.
McEwan at $3.50 per ton delivered
Coal has formerly been purchased
from local dealers at the prevailing
retail rate.
The board members were gratified
to receive letter signed by num-
ber of the teachers long in service
in the schools expressing deep regret
at the severance Of the pleasant re-
lations that have existed between
the board and the teachers and
thanking the board for its interest
in them and in the development of
the schools.