Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-27
SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOT
ALLOW CHANGE IN PLANS
Contractor Asks to Use Other Mate
rial than Cal1ed for; Board Tables
Request without Action
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BY spectof Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, June 27:-Two
members of the Sayreville Board of
Education were present at the meet
ing of the local Board Of Education
last night, and the question of tuition
Of their pupils. both in the elemen-
tary and high school grades, was con-
sidered.
1t has been figured by the local
board that they have been giving tut
tion to these Sayreville pupils for less
than 1t cost them, and were conse-
QuenNy losing money by each pupil
and 1t Is in view OF this fact that the
Board Of Education will raise the tut
ton to $40 for elementary grade pu-
pills and $50 for high school pupils.
Messrs. Davis and Samsel, who
were the members Of the Sayreville
board. stated that when they made
UP their budget last year they did not
figure on the raising Of the tuition of
their pupils receiving education at the
local sch0o3s, and were evidently not
in position to pay the extra money
that will be needed on account of the
raise. Mr.. Mack and Mr.. Barr sug-
gested that as long as they were not
in position to do this, 1t was asked
II next year they would make the
budget SO much larger so as to take
in the extra amount of money that
they are now short of. The visiting
members stated that they could give
no definite answer to this question,
but that 1t seemed reasonable. and
what the local board agreed to do at
their next meeting, at which time
they will consider this raise of tut
tion.
A communication was read from
John M. Voss. the contractor for the
new school, asking that he be permit
ted to use face brick instead of the
ordinary, and also allowing $500 ex-
ira for this work. The members of
the board agreed that when the con-
tract was let the agreement was to
use buff brick, and as the board has
not any too much for the building Of
this school, they did not consider the
proposition. and the communication
was received and filed.
Another communication was read
from John M. Voss. asking that he
be permitted to use yellow pine In
stead of spruce, as pine has been
found to be of greater strength and
spruce Is scarce. He also asked to be
permitted to substitute the table sash
for the common sash In the windows,
giving his reason that the table sash
were much easier to clean, and a bet
ter proposition as far as ventilating
was concerned. Evidently the board
thought lightly of this communica-
ton also as 1t took the same course
as the preceding one.
A. l.. Grace, who has not been
present at a meeting of the board for
several times, Questioned the presi-
dent, Mr.. Mack, how the Board of
Education of the city of South Amboy
was handling q proposition like the
erection Of a new school which will
$4,000. Mr.. Mack explained that
1t was all taken care of by the appro-
priations made by the common coun-
Gil. At one time they issued bonds
for $4,000 and later issued another
series of bonds for $4,000, which
makes $115,0O0 Then he stated that
there was a balance which. he under
stood Mr.. Grace to say at a former
meeting of the old budget, which
of the school. 1t was then that the
discussion took place as Mr.. Grace
denied as having said that the old
balance of about six or seven thou
sand could be used for defraying the
expenses of the building Of new
school, and when they use that
money 1t was his opinion that they
were going beyond their Jurisdiction.
Mr.. Mack contended that it was per-
purpose, as long as there was bal
anoe. no matter what the old board
decided or had In mind to spend the
money on. Nevertheless Mr. Grace
insisted that he wanted to 60 on rec
ord as having vetoed the sanction
OF the Board of Education to use the
balance Of the money from the bud
get of the old board for the building
OF new school.
A communication from County
Fuel Administrator Russell E. Wat
son was read, in which he stated that
the schools of this city as we'll as
other places are considered as ordi-
nary consumers, and in order to be
supplied with coal they would be
obliged to furnish cards showing the
amount needed and kind. The COM
munication was referred to the build
ing and grounds committee, with in
structions to go ahead and procure
the necessary cards for the supplying
of the coal for the schools.
The decision of the Supreme Court |
in the case of Miss Ala Media Everitt
VS.. the Board of Education was read,
and ordered received and filed. Il
Several applications for teachers to
hll any vacancies that might occur !
were read and referred to the teach
ers' committee.