The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-23
MIR. HITLER SAID NO.
But the Other FinancierS Passed
the Old Board of Works
June PayrOlls.

The Board of Finance, after an execu-
tive session of over an hours duration,
held a meeting in the Council Chamber
this morning.
Before proceeding with their regular
business the Commissioners listened to
President Voorhees, and Dir ector Ping
stem, of the Board of Education, in re-
gard to the appropriation asked for by
the latter Board. Mr.. VOORHEES, said that
as to salaries the increase asked for was
the natural increase of the year. Every
year the Board was obliged to increase
the salaries of some of the best and most
experienced teachers, in order to Keep
them from going elsewhere.
An addition to the corps of teachers Will
be required to take charge Of the new
schools which will be opened during the
coming year, and it will require at least
$4,000 to pay these new instructors.
The next item considered by Mr.. Voor-
hees was that of free books. He declared
that the city is not up to the point it was
seven years ago, when it furnished free
books. This Is the only city of any
size in the country which does not furnish
| its children with free books. The sum
asked for is mainly for the purpose of OBJ
| tanning new stock, and much smaller
1 SUN Will U6 SuAlC1CnO 4OA SOA14C 1Cdio w
I come.
In regard to repairs Mr.. Voorhees, said
| that the ordinary householder calculates
| about three per cent for repairs, while the
| Board of Education gets less than one
per cent, notwithstanding the fact that
the Board has a large and destructive
| class of tenants. Several of the build
| ings were badly in need of repair, and the
wall around the yard of School No. II
| will have to come down or it will col
| lapse.
Mr.. Pfingsten spoke iu the same strain.
| and said that two of the best schools in
city, Nos. and 8, were greatly in need of
| them for years. The ceilings were in
danger of falling at any time,
and the putty had worn off the window
| SasheS, land that severe gust OF wind is
liable to blow out the panes of glass.
| The Director pleaded earnestly for free
books, and said that many q child was
kept from school through the inability OF
| its parents to purchase books. True the
| city provides books for those who show
| that they cannot afford to purchase them,
but this makes distinction which is
against the fundamental principles of our
] government.
When Mr. Pfingsten had taken his seat
! the Board settled down to business. A
number of petitions were received and
the comptrollep reported that his receipts
| during the past week amounted to Sl16,-
S25. .46.
| The Finance Committee was authorized
| to borrow SIS, ,962. .95 to meet the increase
in salaries of the city officials, authorized
| by an act of the last Legislature, the
| amount to be placed in the next tax levy.
| The Street and Water Commissioners
| were authorized to expend S40O
in repairing the Monmouth street
sewer, between the Pennsylvania rail
| road and Second street.
When the Board was considering the
report of the Committee on Concurrent
resolutions, Mr.. Hillen asked to be ex-
cused from voting on the payrolls of the
| old Board of Works for June. The reso-
luton to adopt the report of the commit
tee, except the payrolls, was adopted, and
then the vote was taken on the payrolls.
President Edelstein said that Mr. Killers
reason for not voting on the payrolls was
that he knew nothing about them. That
was proper, but since the rolls had been
| approved by the present Board of Street
| and Water Commissions he would vote
for them. Commissioner Hitler alone
voted no.
The Objectionable payrolls are for r. lay y
! ing pipe, 1914; water department, $2,39l .64;
repaving Garfield and Ocean avenues,
| S19S; pumping and reservoirs, ,S3. .966.37. All
| are for the month of June.
| The Board approved of the reso-
| luton of the Street and Water
! Commissioners, authorizing the con-
construction of a sewer in Hancock ave
nue. from Hutton to South streets; thd i'm
proAement of Cook street, from Newark
to Hoboken avenues; a sewer in SUISSE X
stree, from Green to Hudson;
awarding of contract for 10,00(
tons of coal to Thomas Coyle; fol
building sewer in Hooker avenue, be-
| tween Ocean avenue and Avenue E, tC
Thomas Coogan; for the improvement OF
| Griffith street, between Central and Mil
ton avenues, to Henry & McGivney; fol
the improvement of Terrace avenue, be
| tween Reserve and Lincoln avenues, tc
| Keis & McGovern; for the repairing OF
| Monticello avenue, between Belmont and
Paramount avenues, to Thomas Harring
ton, and for the requirement. of Cooper
place, to Luke r. Ford. The repairing Of
| Grove street, from Newark avenue to the
| city line, was also authorized.