Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-27
NEWARK A2ANOONS
SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Taxpayers Meeting Votes TO Go
Into County System to Keep
Down Taxes.
Special Correspondent Of rvory Evening

frsf@si Correspondence" OF EFert EffniDg
Newark. Feb. ~ 27.-Taxpsyers of New
nrL special school district at public meet
ing hold last night in the high school,
by 50 30 q, voted 10 dissolve the special
district aud 20 into the county system.
This action was taken in yiow II the fact
That with The erection ~ the proposed
now school building, 10 cost about S3G5,-
600, Che tax rate, should Newark remain
special district. would be increased from
50 cents on the 800 aesessad value 90 at
least s1.0i. The county school tax rate
nt present IL i6 cents and the county
school commissioners. 10 - understood
have expressed the opinion that under
the county system the rate win never be
more than g with the prospects of con-
tinuing considerably under that figure.
As the local school commissioners,
Edward l.. Richards, Robert s. Gallaber
and Harrison Gray, all of whom attended
the meeting last night, stated that they
would be guided by the sentiment of the
district as expressed nt the meeting, the
motion il final The proper steps viii nov
be taken to dissolve the special district
and 90 into the county system.
The question has aroused considerable
interest and discussion among the tax
payers ~ Newark and vicinity. The
meeting Inst night wns tho second within
week and was called by tho members Of
the local Board of Education to secIrn
The sentiment a the taxpayers before
taking final action in the matter. Tho
state School Auxiliary Association. which
has charge of the distribution of the +. 8.
du Pont fund, has agreed 90 give S22j 900
towards the proposed school building with
the provision that sl40. 900 be raised by
Al
whirh would provide such a building ~
would be required by the State Board of
Education % meet requirements ~ the
new code and for which plans have already
been made. Should Newark have re-
manned a special district. the district would
have issued and been responsible for the
bonds which would cause the increased
I xrate BY going into tho county system
tho bonds arc issued by the county
~ entering the county system il is ron
tended Newark loses its identity as q
special district and alE1 considerable af-
shortly over tho management df the local
school which IL now enjoys ~ q special
district Newark viii continue to have
a local board but II is claimed tho only
ant horitv this board will now viii be the
hiring ~ janitor Tho proposed new
school building which will be erected on
/ \ site purchased Some months ago on
South Academy street below Delaware
avenue will take the plare " the present
three schools, high, grammar and primary.
A II the grades will becombined in the one
building The Newark Academy is used
as high school ~ present and ~ the site
Of The primary school on Main street re-
verts bark to the lewis estate when the
school s abandoned, the grammar school
~ Delaware avenue and academy street
Is the only school property of the three
that the Newark Board Of Education owns
Starting with the next school year under
tho county system, FIVE small school dis
| tricts including Oglston, McC Clellsadsville
/ Milford Roads and Weleh Tract will be
I consolidated and the children of those
shoots IN most instances carried too End
| from the Newark school at the expense oi
I tho county board ns is being done At other
/ D laoes whore consolidation has been made
/ FOR the bettermeut If the school conditions
Francis A. Cooch presided ~ the public
meeting, which was attended by large
number Of women taxpayers as we'll as
men. Edward l.. Richards, president
and Robert ). Gallaher, member Of
Newark Board of Education: Francis s
CoOch, John p. Armstrong. +. g. Wilson,
Frank Collins DR.. Walter II Steel John r
Johnston. George L. Mcdiil and George
l.. Townsend, Jr, thoroughly discussed
the question.
A motion made by Mr.. Medill that
resolutions be drafted thanking p. 3. du-
pont for his gift of 1925, 900 towards the
proposed school building was adopted
! Chairman Cooch appointed the member:
ri the local board TO prepare the reso-
lutions. While they did not vote al
three members Of the local board were
opposed 10 dissoIving the special district