Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-08
WESTERN IMPROVEMENT
men TO COOPERATE
WITH SCHOOL BOARD
Association Offers to Aid the
Board in Getting New Build
ing Here Started
DISCUSS THE SITUATION
Mayor Wilson to Call Meeting
yof Board of School Estimate
in Few Days

Pledging their support to the
Board of Education, in it's efforts to
obtain money for the erection Of the
Hall avenue school a delegation rep
resenting the Western Improvement
Association came before the meeting
of the Board of Education last night
. and offered to appear before the
Board of Aldermen or do anything
else that will hasten the constfuc-
tion of the Hall avenue building
Following a discussion of this mat
ter the secretary was instructed 10
ask for a meeting of the Boaid OF
School Estimate as soon as con-
venient.
The delegation consisted OF the
following members of the assoCia-
ton; Nels Z. Hansen, Soren +,
Stark, J. 7. Jorgersen. Chris Ras-
mussen, p. j. Ryan and M. II. Mad
sen. Although Mr.. Madsen acted az
spokesman of the delegation. sew
matter in the discussion that took
place.
Mr. Madsen said that in coming
before the Board of Education the
delegation of the Western Improve
ment Association did SO with the
idea in view of finding out more
fully what the actual conditions are
in relation to the building OF the
Hall avenue school and to do what
they can 70 help. He said that the
association had noted from the pa
pers that the Board of Education
is working hard and suggested that
the association might aid in this
work by appearing before the Board
N Aldermen and telling them of the
weed for the school.
President Sheehy. speaking for
y Board of Education, spoke OF
the bond limit, upon which the
building of the school seems to
hang and declared that the truth
of the matter is that the schools
must be built if other improvements
in the city have to stand still. He
said that in his opinion the only
way the association could belp would
be to go before the Board of Al
dermen and ask for some action.
Mr.. Sheehy declared it was plain
that the city can't discontinue the
erection of schools and pointed out
that no new schools with the excep-
ton of the addition to the hlgh
school had been built since 1914
He urged the association to visit the
schools and see the conditions that
exist for themselves and then go
before the Board of Aldermen. He
said the Board Of Education had
asked the aldermen to make an in
yestigation of the schools. but they
seemed to be afraid to do it.
William E. Sellers, a member OF
the Board of Education. declared
that we are all united in the
thought that we need a new school
in the Western portion of the city
and in view Of the fact that the as
sociation knew how the building had
been held up, the Board of Educa-
,ion could not take any of the blame
He smoke of the old stable adJoln-
inc the high school building. which
the board had asked the aldermen
. turn over to them for school
a A. the cripple children. 1t mas
73Rver been turned over, M. Sell
es said, land at night you will ma
men and boys destroying the pulio.
ineo He declared that it does not
seem right that the board shouid
he held up in the building OF the
school and that the blame shouio
he nIaced where it belongs.
Nels P. Hanson, member OF tne
delegation, declared that where
there is a will there is a way. =,
Mr.. Sheehy replied that 1t is eVi-
dent that the aldermen think they
will not have enough money lett 10
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