Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-18
OFFICIALS IN TILT
AT SCHOOL RALLY
Irvington Councilman Calls
Board of Education Incon-
!: petent and Underhanded.

A tilt over the matter of made
ouate school facilities in the First
ward of Irvington between Council
man. Louis G. Breitenbach and
School Commissioner Edward r.
Folsom occurred at a meeting of
parents of the First ward last night.
Mr. Breitenbach charged the Board
of Education with Incompetence and
underhand methods Mr.. Folsom
retorted that Mr.. Breitenbach had
never displayed any interest in
school matters in the ward which he
is supposed to represent.
The meeting was held In the Flor
ence Avenue Chapel and was called
by the parents of the 200 pupils who
can attend school but one session on
account of insufficient accommoda-
ton.
John Morse, of 70 Florence avenue,
explained that the purpose Of the
meeting was to discover who is at
fault for the slowness with which
the Florence avenue section is OBJ
taining relief from the present over
crowding.
Speaking In behalf of the Board of
Education, School Commissioner
Folsom declared that the lack OF
available money was the true rea-
son why the Board of Education had
not proceeded with the erection Oh
new schools. He explained that I'M
til lately, under the three per cent.
limit imposed by the State law, irv-
ington could not build any more
schools. He said that the, amend
ment to the State law which addeu
two per cent. to the limit fixed by
the State had made available more
money, and that they are going
ahead just as fast as the money Is
allowed.
Councilman Breitenbach criticised
the Board of Education for peng
slow. He maintained that they mac
ample time to remedy conditions IN
FLORENCE avenue If they had taken
IN the overcrowding when it ought
to have been taken up. He declared
that the school commissioners had
come to the meeting for the purpose
of putting one over" on the parents
Of the ward. and he cautioned them
not to permit this to be done.
Mr.. Folsom replied that IN .tnt
mast two wears Mr.. Breitenpach mac
never appeared before the Board OF
Education to ask for single thlnG
IN the way OIL duuitiOiioi t'SHoo.
cilities. The commissioner empnau-
cally denied hes or the board was
irving to put anything over put
on the other hand were working hard
TO give the proper school accommo-
dations TO the ward, while the coun-
Gilman in the Board of School Esti-
mate had tried to block the rush
plans. -
William A. Sherman. secretary Oh
The Board of Education. said that
the blame for the situation went back
10 the way people grumbled when
they received a higher tax bill. he
said that the Town Council was IN
willing to appropriate money pc
csuse they were censured so severely
for a higher tax rate. If the councl,-
men received assurances that the ao-
ditjonal expenditures would be ap-
proved. then the council would vote
all the money they wanted for ne"
schools :.
4 motion was passed that it was
the sense of the meeting that the
BOARD of Education proceed as rap
idlv as possible with the erection OF 2
four-room addition to the Florence
Avenue School. and that new scnool
he erected as soon as possible on the
new school site on Nesbit terrace.