Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-08
Aldermen Request Comptrol-
Ter to File Debt Statement
Covering $4,000
FOR SCHOOL NO. II WORK
Act Before Board of School
Estimate Approves School
Board Request

The completion of School No. IL
this year is practically assured as
the result of action taken by the
Board of Aldermen last night in re-
auesting the comptroller to file
eupplemental debt statement cover
ing a $175,800 bond issue for the
school work. The school boards
latest request was for $125,OO0 but
there was a gentlemen's agreement
between the aldermen and school
commissioners some time ago that
an additional $4,000 would be ap-
propriated for added expenditures
on the school. This new bond issue
will cover both of these items ana
will include all of the money neces-
sary to complete the Hall avenue
school.
The aldermen in requesting the
debt statement last night acted be-
fore the Board of School Estimate
had formally approved of the school
boa rd's request, but Alderman-at-
large Calvin pointed out that two
weeks time would be saved II action
on the debt statement was taken
last night instead of waiting for the
school estimate board to act and
then asking for the debt statement
at the next meeting of the aldermen.
Mayor Wilson has called a meet
ing of the Board of School Estimate
FOR Thursday afternoon at 3oclock
in his office at which time the nee
essary resolutions Will be drawn up
and signed, approving of the schooi
boards request for -s125 600 addl-
tional and asking the aldermen TO
supply funds. ,o, ,.s.
The ..ebt statement issued last
week as Of April l showed that
100000 was available for local I'M
brovements. 1t has been the claim
of Alderman-at-Large Calvin and
Alderman Robert Mcguire at meet
lngs of the school estimate board
that pro ctically every other I'M
provement in the city must suffer II
the school appropriation of $125,O0O
. all zen last night in securing
supplemental debt statements for
proposed sewer and street improve
ments amounting to $4,000 would
indicate that there must be over
100000 available at this time un-
less the school appropriation can be
made without affecting the city's
debt limit.
For the past several years there
has Leen a constant divergence of
opinion as to whether moneys ap-
propriated for school construction
should act against the city's debt
limit. 1t would now seem that the
aldermen do not include the $175,-
900 bond issue for school as acting
against their limit, as the other pro-
posed improvements total $3.50, 600
and the debt statement of April l
shows only 100000 to be available.
The action taken by the aldermen
In preparing to give the school board
the funds nece ssary for the compile
tion of No. 1 school. came as a sur
prise last night as the attitude of
certain council members up until
now has not been over enthusiastic
over the project. Chairman Calvin
last night declared that as public
opinion seemed to favor the school,
the board was losing no time in go
ing ahead with the financing of this
work "Public opinion has favored
completion of the new school," AL
derman Clark said, but aldermanfc
opinion has not
Supplemental debt statements are
being secured for the following
street improvements:
$140O00 bond issue for a new
sewer system in the Kennedale Park
and Perth Amboy Heights section.
$4,000 to complete the Lehigh
Park sewer system.
$40 600 to pave Wayne street from
its easterly terminus to Catherine
street.
$4,000 to pave Fayette street
from Elm street to Clifford street.