Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-17
COE0N|AF FOLK
MAKE REQUEST
10 Secure Option on 9 Lots
to Cost About
$1,000
is VOTE ON SCHOOL
Cher Delegations Before the
Woodbridge Board OF Ed
ucation Session
) VOTE ON SCHOOL

sections of the township were repre-
septed at the meeting of the Boar'
df Education last night and seVefa
important matters received attel'
ton.
A delegation from the Colonif
section represented by Nc
Kown asked what action had beer
taken on the schoolhouse that wa
promised last October for Colonia
survey taken at that time showed
there were between so and 100 chill
dren in this section and the fac
that perspective property owners
were discouraged from locating
there on account of lack of schoo
facilities was stated. Mrs. c. G
Mitchell and DIR. i. f. Albee were
also members of the Colonia dele
cation and spoke in behalf of tbs
needs of their section of the town
ship.
II was finally voted to secure ar
option upon a plot of ground con.
sjsting of nine lots for the sum OF
$1,000 which was suitably situated
upon a macadam thoroughfare witn
gas. water and electric light avail
able.
Mr.. Tappan pointed out the fact
that the board was putting forth
RkeIN clloIl " iD'
of the township which has the
t%wenty-fifth largest school enroll
ment of any municipality in the
state and far exceedsSmany of the
cities, in fact the burden of a city
proposition is being worked out by
" township board.
1t was then voted to place before
the voters at the annual school cleo
ton the needed Appropriation, S5o,-
0eO, for a new school at Colonia and
a similar amount for a five-room
addition to the Hopelawn school
,r-1e matter of attending to the va
aieus details was left to the clerk
and attorney.
A delegation from the Barron
4 venue Parent-Teacher Association
insisting of Mrs. Thayer Martin,
4. +. p. Edgar and Mrs. Emil
JUS asked for the permission and
operation of the board in estab-
ling a lunchroom at the Barron
enue school,. Mrs. Martin pre-
,sed the case and showed the
cd in a most convincing manner.
ere are between 100 and $50 chill
rcn in the school eating cold lunch
"a and away from their homes,
coming in from the outside districts,
fs3m early morning until late in
III afternoon. The room formerly
Nd for a manual training room,
n rs designated as the only available
l-slce for this purpose, the domestic
q fence room being used for classes
4ll of the morning. Mr.. Valentino
oftereds the use of a gas range which
WAS greatly appreciated and the
beard granted the request, the re-
pair committee being authorized to
make what repairs might be neces-
s;.ry to the room, the Parc-.t-Teach-
err Association to furnish equipment
and be responsible for maintenance
/. OF lunchroom.
A delegation from Fords headed
by Mr.. Hoy asked hat a polling place
for the Fords section might be cre-
aSed this year for the convenience
~ the residents of that section. I'm
der the new school law it Is written
the power of the Board of Education
10 designate two or more polling
places at discretion in towns or town
ships having q school enrolment of
ever 1000 children. The board
voted to establish second polling
race and all residents of the second
ward who voted in the first, third
or fourth poll of the second ward in
tne last general assembly election
Viii vote at the Fords school on Tues
cay. February IA. in the annual
school election.
Those from poll . in the second
ward who voted at the Iselin school
viii vote at the Barron venue high
school and only those registered n
the last general assembly election
viii be eligible to vote.
A communication was read from
Mss Priscilla Gardner.
The resignation of John V. Burke
was received and accepted.
Miss Elsie Wittnebert was appoint
cd as principal of No. s school to
the vacancy caused by Mr.. Burke's
resignation at a salary of $1,000.
III was voted to give Miss Margaret
Lockwood an additional 800 per
year for consideration of her duties
as principal of the Sewaren school.
A communication was received
from Mrs. l.. j.. Acker, chairman Gt
tie educational committee Of the
Woman's Club stating that the club
cyould endorse Mrs Harry Baker Sr..
OF Avenel, as a candidate tor the
Poard of Education and would also
sunport Mrs. Albert Gardner of
Fords, who was to come up Tor cleo
ticu, having been appointed ad
interim for the uneXpired term Of
J. Il. Meyer.
Mrs Acker asked for coopera-
ten of the board in the support of
the women candidates.
The btald expressed a feeling Of
neuiralitJ in the matter. but stated
that it was not WITHIN their jurisdic-
ton to take any action.
The committee appointed on the
rate 70 be charged for the use of
school election on February Ia is as
organization giving an entertainment
might ha " M free rehearsal and
ada T;Snal rehearsals would be SO
per night.
The flreq.en were granted the use
Of auditoriums free of charge for
their entertainments.
The bulge, to be submitted at the
seheel election on February IA is as
Follows:
Current expenses ........$1S0.00 0
Manual training ,......... 5000
Repairs & supplies ....... $4,000
Note fer No IL school 80. 5000
Note, teachers bonus ..... 4,240
Deficit tnew buiidIrg) $50. $4,000
Error County Tax Board -. 1000
s224.240