Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-05-22
DELAY FOR TIME
ON NEW SCHOOL
Board of School Estimate
Deems it UnWise to Proceed
With Building Due to Cost

A Temporary delay" with regards
the erection of a new public school
building in this city, the cost of which
would be over 100000, was agreed
upon by the Board of School Esti-
mate at meeting In city hall last
night. This decision not to act at
present was reached after the matter
had been gone into fully and all
phases of the problems discussed at
length. The Board of Schoo/ EST
mate about one month aSo author-
lied the expenditure of $450.0O0 for
the erection of q new public schooi
here to remedy crowded conditions.
Bids were advertised for on the new
school and when they were received
on Tuesday night of this week 1t was
found that an additional s150,00O
would be necessary in order to have
the work done, the lowest cost at
which the work might be done being
100000.
The schools of the city are now so
crowded John X. Sheehy, president
of the Board of Education, explained,
that from 500 to 600 children now
are being taught on half time sched-
ules. Most all the rooms in the base
ments of schools are now being utll-
lied for the holding of classes, Mr.
Sheehy said, in order to accommo-
date the pupils enrolled in the city
schools.
Alderman large John N. Wester
told of the inadvisability of spending
a large amount of money at this time
and Mayor Frank Dorsey said ne
would not be surprised If no pldS
were received following the advertls-
ing of bonds to be sold to finance the
erection work. Unless a change came
within a short time In the money
market, the mayor said, he did not
| a.
ders on 5h per cent. bonds.
The question of the congestion IN
some of the city schools being re-
Iieyed as the result of the erection or
the new parochial school in outer
Smith street and Convery Place was
brought up for discussion. the new
school, Mr.. Sheehy said. would take
ahont 400 pupils from the public
schools of Perth Amboy giving the
city that much relief. However, ne
nointed out that within one year
there would be an increase OF SuV
new school children just starting 10
attend schools and this would result
i'm the same condition existing one
wear from today as is to be found at
the present time.
Alderman Christian Anderson was
onnosed TO the expenditure Of $60o,--
900 for a new school at this time ana
declared himsel In favor or haiI tlHie
to remedy conditions.
Mr.. Shreehy said that 1t would take
two years to build the new scnooi
and that increased attendance In tne
future must be considered IN actins
at t1nis time. He said that every pos
s;hla basement space, except those
n1eces in which coal Is stored, coulu
he utilized in order to accommodate
the children. Floors are needed IN
these basement rooms he said anu
complaints of the use of these rooms
are constantly being heard from
teachers who are assigned TO them
and from parents of the children IN
these classes.
Victor w. Main, chairman of the
Board of Education building commit
tee. declared that he was not ready
to form any opinion at the present
time. The question which confronted
the board was whether or not the
cost of building will come within the
next year or if 1t will continue 10
climb.
1t was finally decided to have the
school board return to all or those
VINO made bids for the new school
the checks which accompanied their
estimates and take no further action
in the matter at present. Arrange
ments will be made to pay the arch1-
tect for the plans drawn by him when
the bids were advertised for.
The sale of $4,000 worth of bonds
to be used for the new school con-
struction has already been advertised
but 1t will not be necessary for the
city to open these bids owing to the
Temporary delay" which now exists.
The sale of $225,000 worth of school
bonds, advertised for next Monday
has been POSTPONED indefinitely, it
was announced by City Treasurer Ferd
GarretSOn this morning.