Palisadian., 1925-07-17

called attention to the fact that be-
fore the job was complete he asked
for an additional appropriation of
$4,000 over the estimate and got it.
BanviIle Replies
Mr.. Banville who was present asked
permission to speak and denied abso-
lutely that he had anything to do
with the vote of any member of the
school board and stated that he had
no interest in the matter at all. He
asked that Mr.. Fridlington produce
the party who made the statements
at a public meeting. Mr.. Banville
said also that he was on the board of
education at the time the architect
for the high school was appointed
and that he had cast the deciding
vote in favor of Mr. Sibley.
Kenney Resents Remarks
Trustee Kenney said he resented
the remarks of Mr.. Fridlington and
felt they were out of order and en-
tirely uncalled for. He said, too, that
the same sort of insinuations about
politics on the school board were
made in the newspapers at the time
the three members resigned.
Others Voice Opinions
Trustee Gebhardt said that he saw
no objection to what Mr.. Fridling+cn
had said and for his part he was glad
to know of what was going on in the
minds of the people.
Ralph Hacker spoke briefly saying
he felt he was as competent to do
the work as any architect in this Sec
tion and said he did not consider the
job as political plum. He said also
that it would not be his first school
buildings as he had built a number
of schools. He said also that he had
entered into six competitions and had
won five of them.
Mr.. Elmendorf said that as a citi-
zen he felt absolutely that Mr.. Sibley
should be considered first.
Mr.. Meyer only said that he did not
wish to enter into any discussion but
that he had been a registered archi-
tect for Is years.
Sibley Refuses to Enter
Ernest Sibley was present and said
he would not enter the competition
because he was not permitted to un-
der the rules of the institute of which
he is a member in good standing so
they need not consider him any fur
theP.[ He said that as the designer
of the present high school he would
like to finish it and was sorry that
any differences had arisen.
wi+hArau,aI C+irr Nua ard
The possibility of Mr.. Sibley being
out of it entirely brought William L.
B. Nye, citizen residing in the Hud-
son Heights section, to his feet and
he said that it was an opportunity
for the board to prove the alleged ac-
cusations that five votes were pledged
to Meyer was not true by appointing
Mr.. Sibley.
John Weible of Cliffside followed
Mr.. Nye and said that he didn't be-
lieve there could be any such thing
as school building competition as
no member on the local board, or on
any average board for that matter,
was competent to judge the drawings
submitted and he warned them if Mr..
Sibley lost the appointment it was
going to cause very bitter feeling in
the borough.
Board Compromises
Following the discussion the first
motion providing for the competition
was withdrawn and new motion
passed appointing Mr.. Sibley as the
architect for the high school addition
and leaving the Hudson Heights
building as before, that is, drawings
are to be submitted at special meet
ing on August z. Trustee Nagel was
the author of the motion.
Other Appointments Up
The names of two men for truant
officer were voted upon by secret bal
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