Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-11-19

I@lu, 1910.
Present = Commissioners Atwater.
Dabb, Denham, Luster, Moore, Rom
mel, E. d. Smith, H. w. Smith, Spei-
del, Tillou, Wetmore and Young.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The superintendent presented his
monthly report, which on motion was
received and placed on file.
The secretary reported that the pay
rolls for the month of October amount.
ed to $2992,0S.
Which on motion was received.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee on repairs reported
that they had examined the new school
building in the Third ward, and re-
commended that the building be put in
thorough repair at once.
Which on motion was received and
referred to the committee with power.
The committee on rules and regula-
tons recommended that the rules and
regulations, with the amendments
adopted and proposed, be printed and
proof sheets furnished at the next meet
ing, for such correction as may be ne.
cessary.
Which ON motion was received and
the recommendation adopted.
Commissioner Rommel moved to re-
consider the vote by which the recon-
mendation was adopted.
Which was lost by the following vote
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Atwater
Luster, Rommel and Speidel-4.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dabb, Den
ham, Moore, i. D. Smith, H. w.
smith, Tillou, Wetmore and Young--8.
The committee on course of instruc-
ton, to whom was referred a communi-
cation in regard to teaching German, re-
ported that it was inexpedient at the
present time to change the hour for in
struction.
The same committee, to whom was re-
ferred a communication from Miss Chan
dler, reported that it was not expedient
to appoint special teacher of drawing
for our public schools.
The same committee recommended
the adoption of a resolution allowing
scholars who are marked perfect in
attendance, department and Rotations
during the week to be excused on Fri.
day afternoon one hour before the usual
time of dismission.
They recommended that the matter
of discontinuing the use OF Steele's
Fourteen Weeks in Philosophy be left
with the superintendent.
They also recommended that the fol.
lowing books be added to the list OF text
books for the use of the schools, viz
Wilson's Industrial drawing series, Har.
per's United States readers, Sheldon
readers, American educational readers,
Swinton's Ward-book series, Harvey's
grammars, and Worcestcr's history.
Which on motion, was received and
the recommendation adopted.
The Law committee, to whom was re.
ferred communication from Rev. Mar
tin Gessner, pastor of St Patrick's
church, presented the following report,
which on motion was received and or,
dered printed with the minutes.
70 The Board # Education of The city o,
Elizabeth
The Law Committee, to whom was
referred the communication of Rev.
Martin Gessner, pastor OF st. Patrick't
church, petitioning "for portion of tn,
public school funds for the maintenance
and support of st. Patrick's school, a
Elizabethport, copy of which com
munication is hereto annexed, respect.
fully report that at the present time the
funds subject to the control of this
board are barely sufficient to meet its
liabilities, and that therefore this appi-
cation must be denied.
Your committee, however, feel that
this application involves an important
question as to the policy of this board,
aud as this claim is based on the
ground that the school of the petition.
ers is in sense public school, and that
as matter of justice the appropriation
should be made, your committee have
deemed it proper to consider whether
this board had any authority to make
such disposition Of the funds entrust-
ed to them.
This board was established by and
derives its powers from an act of the
Legislature of New Jersey, passed at its
last session, entitled "a supplement to
an act entitled, AN act to amend the
charter of the City of Elizabeth, ," ap-
proved March fourth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-three.
The powers Of this board are there
fore limited by the provisions of that
act.
They have no powers outside or
beyond it. That act provides that this
board "shall have full, Ecomplete and
absolute charge, control and custody of
all property, real or personal, owned or
that may be owned, by the City OF Eliz-
abeth for public school purposes, and
shall have ABSOLUTE CONTROL and POWER
over the government and management
of the public schools of the City of
Elizabeth.
In section 3 of this act, it is further
provided that "all moneys raised and
appropriated for school purposes. shall
be expended by the board of education
for the purchase of sites, erection of
school buildings, and the establishment,
care and support of public schools in the
City of Elizabeth, according to the pro-
visions of this act. d"
From the above extracts from the act
incorporating this board, the following
conclusions clearly result, FIRST, all the
funds subject to the disposal of this
board must be expended for the main
tenance and support of PUBLIC schools
in the City of Elizabeth. SECOND, to
constitute school a public school with
in the meaning of this act, it must be
under the absolute control and super
vision of this board. st. Patrick s
school at Elizabethport is not in any
sense subject to the control OR snneryi-