Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-10
Making The Tail Wag The Dog

schools in Perth Amboy and New Brunswick interesting
why Brunswick school building alone to cost
@ with total including land and furnishings OF $o30
when in Perth Amboy land and ALL together
with five adjoining lots, be purchased for $2OOO
Why is New greatly in the matter of
vocational schoosf
Granting build these days than it
did when the Perth Amboy erected
difference the total unless 1t proposed to
give exceptionally beautiful structure for the
purpose of making another show place for that city.
past getting the county and state
to spend money bau that city but is extremely shy spend
ing any money herself in that direction The county buildings Ru
gers college, the amorya have been erected without cost to
the city of New Brunswick being made have
spend vocational school building In the
meantime city hall other strictly municipal
building would fall entirely New Brunswick,
city makes old remoded dwelling house do Perhaps some
day New Brunswick will find for proposing that the county
build city hall for her.
As far as concerned is essentially
factory building 1t prmaray workshop where boys learn to
handle tools
building by the vocational school in this city
expressly for the vocational school board The plans and
specifications approved by the vocational school authorities
possible made model building for the
There remodellng makeshif about it.
Furthermore building in this city admirably located with
trolley lines both sides convenient for pupils from neghorng
the midst of population that well appreciate
vocational school, and it is doing a good work.
Now building built order expressly for vocational schools
PURPOSES be bought by the Board of Freehoders for $4,000
with five lots thrown in to complete the bargain.
Why then spend $4,000 for similar plant in New Brunswick
AS of fact the school board Of estimate under
obligation buy the plant here Perth Amboy having passed
resolution that effect last year The New Brunswick proposition
is something that tackled effort apparently put
something for New Brunswick the strength of the bargain
In this city
1t seems that when the Matho Investment Company
this city according specifications approved by
county school board agreed permit the school
adjoining lots owned by the playground until
such time the be disposed Of Last fall customer
appeared for these lots and they about be sod but the
vocational school board begged that the be given first chance
to buy desraby add
ton o the vocational school in the future
entered into whereby the whole plant ncud
ing present building and the five adjoining lots could be bought
$2O500 building admitted to be ideal for the
purpose and the whole proposition looked good
gain for the county.
The up the county board of estimate where
upon the following resolution adopted:
resolved the Board of School Estimate of the Board
Vocational Schools of the County of Mddeex
hereby fix and determine the of wenythousand five
$2o5o0Oo necessary the purchase lands
in the City Amboy for school purposes and the
of building buildings Tor the use OF the vocational
schools Of said county,
In the letter signed by Willis secretary of the board
enclosing the above resolution Mahol Investment Company
g. was stated board that the
justify the Matho Investment Company in permitting
able business delay
The Mahol Company pressed county
after six months have passed appears this
resolution Board of Freehoe bond county
Oa 900 instead of the original $20500 eighty
three dollar proposition having been added the
Truly here Of the tail waggng the dog with a
vengeance
difference between bonding the county $25OO
and bonding it for $1O4000
1t looks if the first amount to ideal
vocational plant this city In that the bond issue
justified Apparently there nothing justify the $3o0 for New
add another handsome building
the already number of beautiful structures that have been
expense gorfcation the county
Another feature worthy of note in connection with the purchase
the site in this the fact that realizing the unusual financial
conditions today the Matho Investment Company has
take entire payment for the plant here in county bonds thereby
relieving the placing the bonds the
be sod In other words the Mahol Company will take the $205O0
In five county bonds instead of cash for the here
Can this be said of the proposed deal in New Brunswick
AS matter of fact the county actually saving money by
completing this deal here Amboy The
school building which the county paying the Maho Investment
Company 81 $50 But the county bought building
adjoining given per