The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-07
THE NEWS OF BAYoNNE.
THE hoard OF EDUCATION ELECTS
FIVE CENSU US TAKERS.
John WeIch Wins n Triangular Fight for
Fourth Ward Census Taker-A Royal
Arcanum Centennial The Cricket
Schedule.

Arcanun Centennial - The Cricket
Schedules.
President Nathaniel w. Trask, at
the Board of Education's meeting in
the Bayonne City Hall last evening,
appointed the following standing COM
mittees, those who materially assisted
in his reelection getting the plums:-
Buildings and Repairs-Trustees Flu
gel, Johnston, Kane, Hennessey and
Schmidt. Schools-Trustees Seymour,
Johnston, Flugel, G. Smith and
Osbahr. CHARACTERISTICS Thomas,
Van Dyck and Shepner. Examin-
ations-Trustees e. Smith, Seymour
and Johnston. Text Books-Trustees
G. Smith, Seymour and Donnell.
Supplies = Trustees Johnston, Il.
Smith and Doyle.
President Trask reported that he
had refused to sign a warrant for $40,
drawn in favor of Miss Annie H..
Close for her salary as vice principal
of School No. 2 for April. He had
learned that, while her resignation
was to have taken effect May l, h
had left her duties April 10. On mo-
ton of Trustee Thomas the Board de-
cided that Miss Close, now Mrs.
Plenty, be paid only for the time she
taught during April.
THE FIGHT ABOUT THE CENSUS.
Trustee Doyle moved to go into an
election for a census taker. Trustee
Thomas amended to have elected a
census taker for each ward. Trustee
Doyle objected to increasing the num-
Der. He said that three years ago the
Board employed as ensus taker q man
whose sickness rendered him incom-
petent. In consequence he had sew
eral men do the work and it was done
unsatisfactory. Last year the Board
had appointed a man named Edward
j. Farrell, who was entirely unfit and
incompetent to do the work. Trustee
Thomas advocated a census taker for
each ward, as the time in which the
work must be performed is limited.
President Trask said that the work
must be completed by June 10, and
put the question. The amendment
was carried by a vote of nine to four.
At the suggestion of Trustee Van
Dyck the Board took a recess to ena-
BILE the ward representatives to settle
upon candidates. Following the re-
cess Trustee Johnston nominated
Thomas 0'Connor as census taker for
the First ward. Trustee Donnell said
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First ward, and the nomination was
withdrawn. Then the fun began.
President Trask called Trustee
Thomas to the chair and took the
floor. He taxed in a vehemenent way
about the matter of census taker
as having been a wedge of patron
age. Formerly the City Assessor did
the work for the Board. Three years
ago it was taken from the City AS
SCISSOR. a First ward man, and given to
a Fourth ward man, Michael Griffin.
The next year it was given to MI.
Wake, a Third ward man. Last year
Mr.. Farrell, a Fifth ward man, got it.
Now it was proposed to divide the
wedge of patronage. The majority Of
the Trustees from the First ward were
satisfied if the Board was, but they
didn't want any man for census taker
but Thomas O'Connor, and they
didn't care from what ward he came.
He insisted on the nomination.
THE BOARD GOES TO BALLOTING. /,
Trustee DonneH nominated William
H. Wheeler, and the Board proceeded
to ballot. Each candidate received
seven votes. Then President Trask
again took the floor and delivered an
harangue, in which he eulogized the
ability and capability Of his candidate.
His tone, however, was somewhat
dictatorial, and several of the Trustees
WINGED. Trustee Doyle said the
Fourth ward didn't want any favors
from the First ward. 1t was very
funny, and it was the first time he
ever knew First ward men to be SO
anxious to give the Fourth ward any
thing. Trustee Donnell eulogized his
candidate, and another ballot was
taken. Wheeler was elected, receiving
nine votes to five for O'Connor.
For census taker of the Second ward
Trustee Thomas nominated James
Richardson, and Trustee Kane named
William J. Denton. Richardson was
chosen on the first ballot by eight
votes to six for Denton. Edward f.
Carbin, nominated by Trustee Van
Dyck, was unanimously elected for
the Third ward. The Fourth ward
choice developed a triangular fight.
Trustee Hennessey named John
WEIGH, Trustee Doyle nominated
John G. Hunter, and Trustee G. Smith
suggested Thomas O'Connor. -Four
ballots were taken.
The first stood:-Welch, 5; Hunters
O'Connor, A.; and on the fourth, WEIGH
and Hunter tied at seven, and O'Con-
nor had one.
WEIGH A WINNER.
An effort to postpone action until
the next meeting succumbed, and the
Fifth ward matter was taken up.
Trustee Osbahr nominated Frederick
J. Schmidt, and Trustee Shepner
named Thomas j. Degnan. Schmidt
was elected, being given nine votes to
five for Degnan. Then the Fourth
ward struggle was renewed, and WEIGH
was chosen. He received eight votes
to six for Hunter and none for O'Con-
nor.
Inspector Jones reported that a
semi-annual examination for teachers
should be held on Saturday, May IS, and
the examination of pupils forpromotion
to the academic course was due. He
suggested School No. 2, and from
June 90 to June "a for the latter. The
matters were referred with power to
the Committee on Examinations.
Schedule of Cricket Games.
The entire schedule of the recently
formed Amateur Cricket League has
been changed by the admission of new
organizations. The eleven of the New
Tersav Athletic Climb. of O are