Altamont Enterprise May 6, 1921

 

LIVELY SCHOOL MEETING
HELD TUESDAY EVENING 

One of the liveliest school meetings held in Altamont in years took place Tuesday evening at the High school. There were over seventy persons present, but the numbers present should not be taken as an indication that all were interested in the welfare of the school. Fully half of the seventy were there to vote against the small appropriation of $400, for the purpose of wiring the school building for electricity, that our boys and girls might not be subjected to eye strain during the short and dark days of winter. 

The vote resulted as follows: Number of votes cast, 70; for wiring, 31; against, 36; blank, 3. The chairman declared the proposition lost, and at the same time voiced his disapproval and criticism of those who had voted down the question. Others also registered their disapproval. They in turn were flayed by the opposition, who stated that they had a right to vote as they wished, and not to be criticized in a school meeting for their manner of voting. By their action in again voting down necessary improvements, the opposition has only postponed for a short time something which will come within a short time despite their opposition. 

Steps have already been taken to secure the sanction of the State department for the wiring of the school, and if this fails, the Board of Education will probably be petitioned to call a special school meeting, when the proposition will be put over. The sum asked for is so small that it ought to be certain that enough public-spirited citizens can be found to overcome all opposition. 

Altamont ought to be able to do as well as Voorheesville, where, at Tuesday’s school meeting, the taxpayers voted to give their school trustees “an amount necessary” to wire the school house for electricity. They did not limit the amount to be used. 

 

VILLAGE NOTES. 

— The local scouts are planning to collect flowers and other decorations on Memorial Day, for the G. A. R. to use in decorating the graves of their fallen comrades. 

— Last Saturday afternoon a team belonging to Alexander Gallup, of Knox, while being driven by the owner on Park street, started to run away when near the First National bank. The horses ran toward Main street, through the driveway past the drug store, over Snyder’s back yard and finally brought up on the yard back of the Pangburn building, where they were caught. While the horses were running over Park street Mr. Gallup was being carried on the whiffletrees of the wagon. When the runaways reached Main street Mr. Gallup fell from the whiffletrees to the roadway and the wagon passed over him, none of the wheels touching him, however. He sustained several bruises. The horses were not hurt, and no material damage was done to the wagon. 

 

HELDERBERG COLD SPRING. 

Thomas Osterhout of Delmar has a force of men busy erecting a new camp and ice cream parlor and dance hall combined, which when completed will be an ideal place to spend a few hours. 

 

GUILDERLAND CENTER. 

Emerson Van Patten is driving a fine new Velie car, which was purchased of Peter V. Becker of Bellview, Schenectady. 

— Rev. And Mrs. J. E. Lowe received a “Remembrance Quilt” from members and friends of their former charge, Grace Lutheran church, Brookville, Pa. The quilt contains 480 names. 

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