Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
NEW SCHOOL IS
PLANNED BY THE
EDUCATION BOARD
Proposed S5oo,ooo Adninistra-
tion Project Is Rejected, Fol-
lowing Protests.

There viii be no administration
building for the Board Of Education
at Washington and Academy streets,
Sor the present time at least, rms
was decided al Il special meeting OF
the Beard Of Education last night
In lieu OF that plan the board VIII
now consider the erection Of live
story building to house Tie Girls In
austrial School and the FaWeett
school Of industrial Arts. Tentative
plans are now being prepared.
The proposed s5o0.ooo administra-
lion building WIS sideuaeked fol-
lowing the vigorous protests OF
Commissioner Gaeiano NJ Belfatto,
r. Elmer Throsseu and Eice-Presi-
dent Nathaniel kinE. These men ar
pued that the building At tie present
time was not needed as there As
ample room IN the city Hall. and that
II the required funds We're available
the money should be used in par-
chasing additional school room.
As the Common Council has al
ready appropriated 900 for the
erection of an administration build
Heved that this money must be used
for the purposes fer which the bonds
were sold. Charles NJ. Myers. at
tornev for the board, stated that the
Board of school Estimate had the
power TO transfer the money from
the administration fund To amy other
school fund.
The question Of purchasing addi-
tional ground at Washington and
ACADEMY streets met with opposi-
tion. Many of the commissioners
stated that they were of tile opinion
that cheaper ground could be pur-
chased on a side street. others
claimed that The new building would
have 10 be placed on one Of the main
streets near the -Four Corners.
Commissioner Belfatto, in voic-
ing his opinion, said that he con-
sidered the Academy street site only
suited for garage or stable purposes
and that il was lot suitable for q
school. 1T would be crime 10
erect the administration building
there. said AIr. Belfatto. and, FUR
thermore. the people don't want that
site The building viii be luxury
and we cannot indulge in a luxury
when we have To build ii with money
belonging TO others.
Two Offers for sites.
Vice President King announced
that two offers had been made to
him of sites He said one of the
sites was on Franklin street near the
City Hall. 50x10d feet and costing
$4,000. The other site, he said, was
within two blocks of the City Hall,
l00x100 feet and for sale at $4,000
In reference to the tentative plan
3. f. Guilbert, supervising architect,
said a fiVe-story school structure
with six class rooms on each floor
and without an auditorium could be
erected at an estmated cost Of about
1880
Commissioner Edgar T. Brown
moved that Mr.. Guilbert be in
Strueted to prepare tentative plans
for such u structure to house the
Girls Industrial School and the FaW
cett School Of Industrial Arts. Com
missioner John Breunig seconded the
motion, which was carried. Commits
sioner Belfatto voted in the negative.
The tentative plans will be drawn
for the present site Of the Fawcett
School in Academy street.
4u opel4iis ti1e iiioo'lii7 ! t5e4uei -
charies laYi9r 3Hlountsu n ~ pi4el
compllshed. and Lhat while the canal
property had not get been turned
over. the deeds were IN the possession
of The board Tor signing. he also
stated that the object Of the meeting
was the consideration Of plans for
the proposed administration building,
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