The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-23
THE NEWS OF H0B0KEN.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING OF THE
BoARD OF EDUCATION.

Where Shall the New Schoolhouse BE
Located?-The Lots Near School NO .
Are Suggested by Trustee Harrison
Henry Fincken's BAD Dollar.
The last meeting Of the Board OF
Education at which the old members
oficiated was held last night. Mr..
Bennett and DIR. Kiel were absent.
Trustee Henry Lohmann was busy
clearing his desk, as, although he has
only been in the Board for a year, he
has to resign on account of his APP
pointment as Water Registrar. l..
McCulloch, John Reid, Martin and A.
McHale also packed up their traps.
A list of supplies from the superin-
tending principal was read and
passed. Mr.. Marcus Smith, of Green
vile, made application for a position
to teach German in some OF the
schools. His application was referred
to the Committee on School Teachers
and Salaries. Another application for
a position in the schools was made by
Mrs. Anna Moore. She is the widow
of William j. Moore, and her circum-
stances necessitate the securing OF
some work. Mr.. Reid objected to re-
ferring her application to the Com
mittee on School Teachers and Sal
aries, and insisted that it should be
placed on the list of applications.
Mr.. John Reid moved that the cor
nice of School No. 8 should be painted
two coats, that the doors be painted
brown and that the sides and ceiling
of the boiler room be covered with
sheet iron. This school has been in
use only about eighteen months, and
Trustee Darcy evidently had that
idea in his mind when he rose and
questioned the need and cost of the
proposed alterations. He was told
that the cost of the whole would be
small. and he sat down satisfied.
John Geayer, commander OF Woer-
ner Post, No. 81, &. A. r., made a pc
tition for flowers to decorate the
graves of dead heroes on Memorial
Day, and the Board decided to have
the matter brought to the attention
of the children, that they might fol-
low their own inclination in the mat
ter. Trustee Lohmann nominated
John Haggerty as census taker of the
First ward. He was unanimously APP
pointed to the position on the I'M
derstanding that the remuneration
should befour cents per name, as here
tofore.
Trustee Harksen said that the Com
mittee on School Buildings had
searched all over Hoboken for a suit
able site for a new school building and
had been unable to find it. He pro-
posed that School No. 3 be enlarged,
and that the Council be asked for per-
mission. On the lots of School No. 8
are several old shantys which are let
out as tenements. They could be
torn down and a large wing erected in
their place by next fall. Mr.. Reid OBJ
iected to the proposal, as the new
building is needed uptown rather
than downtown. He said that
he was not in favor of put
ting up any new buildings on
the lots beside No. 3 School, as it
would be impossible to drain them and
creep them in proper sanitary condi-
. ton. If a school were needed down
town, he said, the proper locality is
south of First street and about Willow
avenue. MI. Harksen responded that
a temporary school is necessary, as
there are 200 children who cannot be
admitted, and that the most con-
venient location was that which he
named.
''People are threatening to leave the
city, he said because we can't ac-
commodate their children"
The matter will be placed before the
Council tonight.
A warrant for $500 was ordered
drawn from the Council. Trustee
Lawson proposed that the schools be
closed from Friday, April 26, until
Thursday, May 2, in order hal the
children might have an opportunity
of witnessing the Centennial parade.
The County Superintendent had
called the attention of the principals
to the coming holidays and asked that
due observance be made.