Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-07
up TOVOTERS TO
|. SAFEGUARD PUPILS
Special Election on May 20 for
Money to Fireproof Mad
ison School.
Especial to the Evening start

| MADISON, May 7.-Acting on the
contention that the budget of the
building committee of the Board Of
Education is sufficient, Edward L.
Cook, at a regular meeting of the
| school board last night, refused to
vote in favor OF asking the legal
voters for the amount of $500 to pro-
vide increased fire protection in the
Green avenue school buildings, in ac-
cordance with the report Of the spe-
cial fire committee, which appeared
in the Evening Star week ago.
After sanctioning nearly all the rec
concentrations of the committee,
which was composed of Fire Chief
Gruver and former chiefs oJhn B.
McGrath and A. p. Smith, Mr.. Van
Etten, chairman of the building com
mittee, stated that the Appropriated
cost of making the repairs would be
about 5000. He offered resolution to
the effect that a special meeting of
the voters of this district be held on
May 20, at which time they shall de-
eide whether or not to grant that
amount. This resolution was strongly
opposed by Mr.. Cook. He stated that
the appropriation of the building
committee was sufficient to do the
work. After very little discussion the
matter was voted on and Mr.. Cooks
was the only dissenting voice. A spe-
cial vote of thanks was given to the
fire chiefs for their work and report
on this matter.
Instead of the recommendation of
the committee to place ffreproof doors
in the passageways between the two
buildings, it was decided to have a
swinging door in the corridor be-
tween rooms numbers two and three.
Both these rooms have two exits, but
1t was thought that this woor would
give them an outlet in either direc
ton if it happened that fire was in
the other.
In room three of the new building
il was decided to cut a window level
with the floor and to provide a stair
way through it to the ground Five
doors now swing in instead of out
ward. Tt was thought best to have
these changed.
1t was recommended that the room
in the top story of building number
two be discontinued as a regular
classroom. 1t is now occupied by the
sewing class 1t was contended that
the passageways here are not of the
best, but a decision to ither have the
fire-escape rebuilt or have 1t replaced
with an entirely new one makes it
that a new escape can be built
cheaper than 1t would cost to remodel. !
1t is the object to have four flights
OF stairs to escape instead of two, as
at present. This will make the in
cline less steep.
Other minor suggestions of the fire |
committee were approved by the |
board.
In reference to the neew of new
stairways In the buildings, Mr. Van |
Etten stated that the committee dis
agreed with the report of the State
Inspector. They said that no such
thing was necessary and declared
in addition that they had found the
buildings in especially good condition
The insurance on the East Madison
School-house and contents, to the
amount of $3.50 was renewed. The
premium is s11.75 on this amount.
Increase in Attendance.
Superintendent Godfrey called at
tention to the increase in the per |
centage of attendance, the proportion |
being 91.3 in April against S6.2 in |
March. He also announced that the |
honor pupils in the senior class have |
been selected by their standing during
the four years of their high school |
course. Albert Reidenger Is valedic- |
torian; Mary Curtis. salutitorian, and !
Helen Faulkner honorably mentioned |
There will be eleven graduates this |
year he announced. DR.. f. Warson !
Hannah, of Drew Seminary, will de- |
liver the address to the graduates.
The designations of Edward NJ. |
Young as singing teacher. and Miss
Natalie Beebe as teacher of the |
fourth grade were received. Upon |
of the teachers COM
mittee, Miss Aida Miller, of Monroe. /
Mich. $50 per month, and Miss Marie |
Mallory, OF Greenwood, n. Y, $40 per !
month, were engaged to succeed them !
Railroad taxes for the year 1911 to |
the amount Of $3.50, at which the |
board expressed it's surprise, were re- |
ceived. Also s135 in tuition money
for two pupils that weer accepted in |
exchange for two Madison pupils at |
tending the Chatham Township |
school.
The attendance officer reported |
sixty calls made, and most of the alb |
sence due to sickness The report |
stated that the physical condition of |
the school Is much improved.
Bilsl approved and submitted by
the finance committee totaled s25316. |