The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-12-01
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

40 !ourned regular meeting OF the Board of EdIr-
cation, held in the meeting room, School build
ing no. 8. Bay street, Wednesday, October 80,
The roll was called at s:25 O'Clock o. m.
Present President voorhees, and Messrs Kelly,
Moran, Dugan, Muldoon and Reid.
Absent-Mr. Pfingsten
Oh motion of Mr.. Duean, the minutes of the
meeting held October 20 were approved as
eng ossed
4 PRESENTATION OF CONCENTRATIONS
FROM the Board of Street and Water Commits
sloners, requesting the members TO meet SAID
Board at their Office on Thursday 31st inst at 10
O'Clock a. M, for the purpose of making tour of
INSPECTION of the various sites proposed for school
purposes.
Honorable Board OF Education:
Conference.-The undersigned, residents and
taxpayers of that part of Jersey CITY locally
known as Lafayette, have learned with regret.
thar while transferring the whole CORPS of
teachers from School No. ID to the new school
No. ~, you removed from the scene of long
career or usefulness the worthy principal, Mr.
Charles j. Prescott, to School No. 2, and submit-
TED IN his place another principal. MIR. Prescott
has been connected wlh tine Lafayette school for
more than ten years; he has been earnest in his
work, awavs at his post and earned the esteem
and good will of the children and the approba-
ton of their parents. Without desiring to under
rate The capabilities of his proposed successor, we
O serious loss to tins community, and we there
fore most earnestly request his retention
=, signed by several residents o. Lafayette.
TO the Honorable the President and Members of
the Board OF Education:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned teachers in
PUBLIC school No. ID having ascertained that our
Frlnclpal, Charles j. Prescott, A. NJ. is to be
transferred to another school, do sincerely regret
that such en- action has been taken by your Hon
orable Body. We DO earnestly and respectfully
asK you TO review your action OF the last meeting
and see If satisfactory arrangements caunot be
made which will allow Principal Prescott to re-
man with US, where for the last ten wears he has
faithfully and conscientiousy executed the
orders OF the Board. Signed by the teachers of
Pubic School No. 13.
10 the Honorable Directors of Education.
Gentlemen-We, The undersigned pupils of the
Grammar Department OF School No. Is earnestly
request yoar Honorable Body to reconsider the
acrion taken by you in regard TO the transfer OF
our beloved Principal, Mr.. c. j. Prescott Signed
by tue pupils of Grammar Department
4 On motion, the communications we're referred
10 Tie Committee ON Teachers, Salaries and Ex-
ANIMATION of Teachers
! PROPOSALS AND BIDS
Bios Tor FURNISHING new School No. 22 with
school desks, teachers desks. etc, were received
from the following named periies: Frost Veneer
Sealing Co., 206 Canal street, New York City:
William Dunno, 50 Griffith street, Jersey City
Referred TO Committee on School No. 22
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, receive and disposed of
as follows:
OF United Gas Impt. Co.. So So, So e5. 45c. and
.ins, $40 OF; W. r. Wheeler, So IS. s1S 81 and
q o.; M NJ cs5 E Gunner 50 lo Henry F Jones,
Inns. $33; p. M. Hail. $40; Wood s Menagn.
$40 80. Referred to local committees.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
| Finance, Mr.. Reid, Chairman, offered the fol-
lowing resolution. watch was adopted by vote
| OF all the members present. six number:
| Resolved, That the following sums be paid to
he parties hereinafter named as per bills accom-
Sanving:
| Furniture. repairs and gas-United Gas Impt
| Co., gas. School No. 6, So 80, So 25, 45c. an,
\ 81 %; q. p Cadugan, repairs, School No. q
SGD %: Gilmore g. Mullins, repairs. School No. 6
$26 OF; w. X. Wheeler, repairs, Scnool No. 10
SIS So and S13 81: No. IS Annex, 50 90; Martin
Gunner, repairs, School No. II, SO TO- Henry F
Jones, repairs, Scnool No. 10, S5 25; No. 81
S31 ID; p. Lipschitz. repairs School No q
SD 30; John Mullins, furnltute, School No. 81
S33; z. M. Hall, furniture, School No. 16, $40
Wood & Menagh, supplies, School No. 5, $40 80
John J. O'Brien, repairs, School No., S27 10
No. 1, SO ii; No. 5, 500 81.
Teachers Salaries and Examination of Teach
ers, Mr.. DugAn. Chairman, offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That Miss Title Koch be and she
hereby appointed teacher in Scnool No. 8, same I
take effect November LIST inst.
Resolved That Mss Kate AcNlulep be and sh
is hereby appointed Ieacherin school No. 10, sam
20 take effect November LIST inst.
Resolved, That Miss Jessie Denver be and sh
Is hereby appointed teacher in School No. *
same to take effect November LIST inst
The FOREGOING resolutions were adopted by
vote of all the members present, in number.
MISCELLANEOUS AND NEW BUSINESS.
Mr.. Kelly moved. that when this Board adjourn
it adjourns TO meet on Wednesday, November
1889, at 1880 O'Clock p. m Carried.
90 motion of Mr.. Kelly, the Board then ad
journed, B. WESTERVELT, Clerk.