The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-10-06
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.

ha'ehb ny CtlS EOOOF the RaVOr. as MemDer-1C
Large Of the Board of Education, duly sworn t.
before John E. Scott City Clerk
The roll was called at $40 p. IN. All the mem.
On motion, the reading Of the minutes OF the
previous meeting was dispensed with. and they
were approved as printed in manual form.
PRESENTATION OF COMMUNICATIONS.
disposed of as follows:
The following communication from His Honor
the Mayor, addressed to President Jonn r.
voorhees,, was laid before the Board, and the
same was read:
MAYORS OFFICE
JERSEY Cry. July 10th, 1889.
President John j. Voorhees,:
It is 50 well known that the Public School build
ings IN this city are entirely inadequate, that the
proposition needs no discussion, The difficulty has
been to raise the money needed 10 pus up ne W
buldings. Under the act known as tue Martin
Act the collection OF taxes cannot be enforced IN
any city where the rate OF taxation, for all pur
poses, IS over three per cent on the amount Of
property assessed. and with the rate bes returned
bv tho former assessors it was impossible to raise
the amount of money absolutely necessary for
the daily needs OF the different departments OF
the city government, and still keep the rate be-
low the legal limit Some Of the Departments
have NOT had the appropriations necessary to
! have been during the past three years.
and / give them due credit for doing the
very best they could with what was given them.
It will be seen from this bow impossible 1t mas
been to appropriate money for sccool BUILDINGS
There has not been money enough In that depart
ment to furnish the children with books and they
have had to buy them for themselves. Seeing
this. the new charter made to provife, in
section go for the setting aside of one-quarter of
all moneys received for licenses for the sale Of
liquors, to be used exclusively for the .'Con-
strnctioB and furnishing of buildings for the
pubic school department" which will amount 10
S5U,OOO Il year. or thereaboutG, or enough to build
and furnish one firstclass school buililng each
year. Bud we need the money now, and not two,
three or four years from now. To make available
more than enough to build one each year. SO that
three or four of the old buildings can be rebuilt
and new buildings be put I'D at once where they
that you call together the Board of Education and
suggest for their approval the preparation of q
bill to be presented to the next session of the
legislature, which shall authorize the Board of
finance TO issue $500, 900 of Public School bonds,
having not more than ten years to run, and at a
rate of interest not to exceed four and half per
cent? to be disposed of at not less than par, the
proceeds to be devoted to the repair construction
and furnishing of buildings for the puoic school
department, with such other provisions as may be
deemed wise and proper. To pay the principal
and interest of these bonds the quarter of all
the moneys SO received for licenses granted BY the
city shall be pledged. This, at the present
volume of licenses, will pay the interest
and principal OF the bonds before maturity, and
Would " sho prov, provide s y for their heir, payment even
less than at present. which is hardly likely to be
the case By this plan you will at the earliest
moment give TO our people the most ample ac-
commodaiion for the public schools, without bur.
denng the tax levy for q single dollar. / need
nos mention the advantage in the growth OF this
city, of ample and frst-class accommodations for
the pllblic schools: how the rresent accommoda-
tons have driven away even many who had al
ready settled here, and prevented many thou
sands from coming. because you know well all
about that Every large propertv-owner knows 1t,
and the people who have children to send to
be changed rapidly by the plan suggest, aud
Jersey CITY become known rs the city above all
others with flrst-class buildings and ample ac-
commodations for the public school children.
Very respectfully, OREsTEs CLEVELAND.
Mr. Pfingsten moved that the communication
from his Honor the Mayor be received spread in
hn min fac and hat atfros, <R
three be appointed by the President to confer
with the Corporation Counsel in relation to said
communication. Motion carried.
The President appointed as such committee
Messrs Pangsten, Moran and Muldoou.
Pbe following communication was received
from Hon. VIM. p. Edwards. Corporation Coun-
sci of jersey City:
B. Westervelt, ESQ:
Dear SRI have just received from Steger &
Gopsin maps showing the alleged encroachment
of School No. 8, on property Of Chas. slump. i
have sent same to City Engineer for verifcation
and will then communicate with your Board.
write simply to inform you that am looking
after the matter Yours truly,
VIM d. EDWARDS, Corporation Counsel
On motion, received and ordered filed.
A copy of a resolution adopted by the Board OF
Finance July 8, 1889, notifying this Board that
hereafter the regular meetings of the Board of
Finance would be held Tuesday morning Of each
week at O'Clock, was presented received and, on
motion, ordered filed.
A copy of q resolution adopted BY the Board OF
Finance, July 81, 1888, and approved by tho
Mayor July so. 1888, fixing the limit of expendi-
lures by the Board of Education for year ending
Novemoer3 30, 1880 as follows, was presented,
received and filed:
Teachers salaries and fuel, per month, S20,-
1888 Sc; salaries of Superintendent and clerks per
mouth $3.50 So; rentals, per mouth, 500; re- re-
pairs, gas, heating and ventiating. per month,
$3.50; janitors' Supplies, per month, $50 3S; sal
aries OF 1anitors- per month, 81, 416 IS; printing
and blanks. per month, $50 IS.
And in addition to the above monthly appropri-
atlon the following sums in gross: Census,
Making the total amount to be expended by the
Board Of Education during the said ensuing fiscal
year $28S 449 IS.
A copy OF a resolution adopted by the Board of
Finance, August 81, 1889. and approved by the
Mayor August n, 1885, insLructing the Comp
troler TO transfer the sum Of SIPS from the ac-
count of Census to that OF Annual Report Board
ordered filed.
From the Citizens Improvement Association Of
tne sixth District, requesting the Board to have
NO. ~, with the Gator avenue sewer.
From DR.. Joseph F. Finn, in relation to the
same matter. as contained in the foregoing COM
mnucation. Both communications filed.
From Mary G. O'Dwyer, of West Hoboken, N
j., and Mary E. Read, of Weehawken. N j., up
plying for positions as teachers. Referred to
Committee on Teachers Salaries and Examine
From EizabethA. Garry, teacher in School No.
4 and Margaret W. Giilesoie, teacher in School
No 8, rendering their designations. Both resig
nations accepted.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, read and disposed Of as
follows:
Patrick, S45 and S45; L. S. Jackson & Co..
S37; United Gas Improvement Co., As cents, 20
CENTS 40 cents, 81 95 and 40 cents; James Ratter
VII 90; W. r. Wheeler. Sc So. SIS 81 and SO 90;
joan a. Pier, So 90; Martin Gunner. SO TO- Henry
\. Jones, So 05 and $31 IA: I. j. Stewart. S. 81:
g. @. Roehat so and 81 so; Lsliette D. frost,
S95. Referred to local committees.
sl75, S. IS, Sic SO, Sc 20, Sc 40. $40 s..
81 o 90; - s So 10. SO cents, $s 50, g e5.
SO Of; Ivlson, Blakeman & Co., $40 90, $50 80,
Sis 0S; Taintor Bros. & Co.. So 20, $63, $40 so.
SIG 90; Charles E. Merrill & Co.. 81 10, SIS 25.
Sl2 90, $2 10; Agar Haulbln & Co, S. 20,
$2I5 49, SO 81; Cowperthwait & Co, So 90. 212,
$13 20, Sl1 SO, Sc 80, SIS 4S; Will
liam Wood & Co., S., S22 20; Van
A. Lowell 6 Co, SIS, $40, s2s so, s., SIS. $40, IS.
50. IS. SIS, IS. SIS, SIS. s. and ST. W. f. Oimsted.
FLO 90 and Sl7 so; Morgan q Sons. So, SO, 81 so.
g and $3 so; Wood & Menagh, 80 and IS; ]. w.
Harrison, 500 9S, 50 so and SS3 So: School Sup
ply and publishing Co.. IS 80 and sos So; Har-
per & Bros, $40 0S ard $3S 40; Sheldon & Co.,
$50 20; G. l.. Webster g. Co., $S;s Daniel State &
o., 81 60. Referred to Committee on Books,
Stationery. &c.
Jersey dry Herald, Sc 10; De I.eaurr & Open
heinner, $50; Albert DATE, $37 so; VIM. Pairson,
S75. Referred to Committee on Printing and
Blanks.
T. A. Smith. s35 IS, S14 80 ss3 90. s23 90,
s. 70, Sl4 80, 50 10 and 81 Us. Referred TO
Committee on J0nitors' Supnlies.
James COyle SA4 $500 9IO5 IA Sal S15o rs