The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-10
new SCHOOL HOUSE PLANS APPROVED
Don't Want to Arearn About School
Filsance

Ffi9ance
The monthly meeting of Penns Grove
Board of Education was not held Mon
day evening, because'a quorum was NOT
present. Adjournment was made until
Wednesday evening when all were pres
ent, excepting Mr.. Barber.
Mr.. H. j. Blohm, WHO had failed to
file his oath of Office before April l, was
elected a member to fill the vacancy for
a year and acted at the meeting, altho he
did not take the oath Of office after
election.
Miss R. M. Henry, OF Philadelphia, was
elected a teacher to fill the vacancy
caused by Miss Flemings accepting an
other position.
j. U. Layton made a motion, that an
auditing committee of three be appoint
ed to audit the Clerks accounts before
b books were transferred 1to the new
clerk. He said there had beeh no
financial report made to the Board in
more than two years of his experience
and no report of school finances had
been published for three years, so that
taxpayers might know the amounts
spent for different school purposes and
the total amount it cost to run the
schools. II no financial report is made
to the Board how do they know the
amount they have to spend and when
they get to the limit which the law
allows?
No n seconded Mr.. Layton's motion.
None OF the other members wished to
learn anything about school finances.
Mr.. Layton also asked why the pur-
chasing committee had not been consult
ed. The Board had ordered supplies and
they had been purchased and had arrived
altho in former years such supplies had
never arrived until near the beginning of
the school year and frequently late.
Were they procured OF the lowest bidder?
Herbert Moffett, architect OF Glassboro
and his assistant, Mr.. Anderson, were
present and explained plans of the pro-
posed new school building. It consists
of four class rooms with supervisors and
Board room on first-hoor; four class
rooms and al auditorium to seat about
300 OH the second floor. Each class room
will seat 40 pupils. In the basement will
be toilets, heating apparatus and rooms
for manual training and domestic SCI
ence.
A motion was made to call a public
meeting and ask the citizens to purchase
the Hagan property adjoining the lot
now owned upon which it is proposed to
erect the new fchool house.
A letter was received stating that the
State school authorities would take all
the $4,000 school bonds at Al per cent.
A motion was carried to cell the bonds to
the State for a loan of the permanent
school fund.
A motion was carried to employ
Robert Hudson, attorney, of Bordentown.
at an expense of $75, to examine the
proceedings of the Board to see whether
the business SO far transacted in regards
to bonds and contracts were transacted
in a legal manner.
Fool FOR THOUGHT
The aproposed building provides for
toilets in the basement Tor 800 or more
pupils. In a wet season surface water is
on top OF some parts of the lot upon which
is proposed to erect the building. Those
who have bath rooms know that at
every flush Of the toilet four gallons OF
water are used. With no sewer system
in the Borough and only al open surface
drain thru private property from the
school house lot, what will be done with
the sewage from the school house? Has
any one given thoughtful consideration
and solved the plan of sewage disposal in
a sanitary manner.