Evening journal., 1920-02-27
NEWARK TO OGOIN
COUNTY SYSTEM
Continued from Flrst PAGE.

IN a week, and was called by the mem
bers OF the local Board Of Education TO
secure the sentiment Of the taxpayers
before taking final action in the mat
ter. The state School Auxiliary Asso-
ciation which has charge OF the as
tribution Of the p. s. dupont fund, mas
agreed to give S225,0oo towards the
proposed school building with the pro
vision that $4,000 be raised by bond
issue DO. bring the total TO S36oOOO
which would provide such a building
as would be required by the STATE
Board of Education to meet require
ments OF the new code and for which
plans have already been made. should
Newark have remained a special dis
trict the district would have issued
and been responsible for the bonus
which would cause the Increase TAX
rate. BY going into the county sys-
TEN the boDds are issued by the county.
BY entering the county system II is
contended Newark loses It's identity as
a special district and also considerable
authority over the management OF tle
local school which II now enjoys as
speclal district. Newark viii continue
10 have a local board. but 1t Is claimed
the only authority this board will now
have will be the hiring OF janitor. The
proposed new school building which
will be erected on a site purchased
some months AGO on South Academy u.
below Delaware avenue, will take tne
place OF the present three schools high,
grammar and primary. All the grades
win ba combined in the one building.
The Newark Academy IS used as a high
school at present, and as the size OF
the urinary school on Main street re-
verts 10 the Lewis estate when the
school is abandoned. the grammar
school at Delaware avenue and Acad-
emy street is the only school property
OF The three that the Newark Board OF
Education owns. Starting with the next
school year under the county system,
five small school districts, including
.Ogleton. .McClellandsville, Milford X
Roads and Welch Tract will be consoli-
dated and the children Of these schools
in most Instances, carried to and from
the Newark school at the expense OF
the county board as Is Being done al
other places where consolidation mas
been made for the betterment OF the
school conditions.
Francis A. COoch presided at the puD-
lie meeting last night. Al the previous
meeting It was stated that what was
required OF Newark district to get the
s225.O 900 offered by the auxiliary board
would make It necessary to bond 70
the limit under the law which would
be $4,000 and this would make a tax
rate OF $50.
The meeting was attended by large
number OF women taxpayers as well
as men. Edward L. Richards, president
OF the Newark Board OF Education Of
the opening OF the meeting, stated mat
since the last meeting Il had been found
that a mistake was made In the figures
on which the 81 30 tax rate was based
and with some additional credits that
had been found the board had prepared
budget showing that the rate for the
snecial district would be but Si.Oi. lie
called on Robert 6 Gallagher, another
member, to explain how the siOi was
arrived at. Mr.. Gallagher said the Si.0O
rate was based on a total assessment or
less than s3O00OO0 and u had been
since learned that the total assessment
OF the special district is s3.323.Si0 This
difference would bring in considerable
more money and the poll tax est!-
mated at 1920 had also been left out Of
the first estimate. The board. it was
explained, will finish this school year
with a balance OF $4,000 because OF
expected bonds for a new school not
having been issued.
The items in the prepared budget
which were explained by Mr.. Gallaher,
were OF considerable interest 10 the
many taxpayers present as it showed
The estimated expense and receipts In
connection with The proposed S365,OOD
building This budget follows:
Proposed Bond issue 10 be $4,000.
Expenditures.
sirl.irn. fund 1 nor cent nf hnnd