The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-23
CITY SCHOOL QUESTIONS.
YESTERDAY'S MEETING OF THE
B0ARD OF EDUCATION.

Superintendent PoIand's Figures Show
ing Where the Crowding Is Felt -
Sites Preferred for the Location of
New Sc =ools.
It was six O'Clock when the Board OF
Education met yesterday afternoon; then
the usual routine business was despatched
with haste.
1t was expected that the proceedings
would be somewhat enlivened by a de-
bate over the question of transferring the
teachers and pupils of School No. 13 to
the new school building in Lafayette; but
the business-like directors, after short
discussion while in executive session,
Settled the matter, and when it was
brought before the Board resolution to
that effect was passed without q dissent
ing voice. 1t will be made q primary
school. The annex to No. 13 school will
occupy the main building as soon as
vacated.
Principal NJ. ]. Prescott was transferred
from No. ID to No. 2, and Principal d. B..
Kirby from No. TO No. 13 Miss Jenny
Garry was transferred from No. 81 to No.
a. and Miss Minnie Kelly from No. 13 to
the grammar department of No. 4. Miss
f. A. Rollins was appointed to fill the
vacancy made in the force of No. Is by
the transfer of Miss Kelly. Miss Katie
E. Dobbs was appointed a teacher in No.
II, the appointment to take effect on
November l.
An application for leave of absence till
January / made by Miss Georgia F..
Casey, of School No. 20, and one by Miss
Katie A. Herman, of the same school. for
months leave, both on account of i'll
health, were referred to the Committee
on Teachers and Salaries Miss Tillie II.
EuOQl M ado pnY1liaptiOn fnr the nnGifinn
of teacher to fill vacancy in the force at
School No. 10, and A. 4. Musgrave applied
for a position as principal.
A resolution to make Frederick Gross
haup janitor of the new school in Lafay-
cite was referred to the Committee on
Janitors.
Director Reid was appointed to fill the
vacancies on the Finance, Text Books
and Teachers and Salaries committees.
Director Muldoon's resolution directing
that bids to furnish the new school in
Lafayette be advertised for was passed,
and on account of the absence OF one or
two members it was decided to table
Director Reid's resolution to change the
meeting hour from five to seven p. m. till
the next full meeting.
In reference to the sites for the proposed
two new school buildings in the Fourth
and Fifth districts, Director Dugan, as a
member of the joint committee from the
IDOttlQ VI IIQuNctulOAf anu OAlO ASO0A0 VI
Street and Water Commissioners, which
spent portion of yesterday on a tour of
inspection, reported that it was likely
the Tonnelle avenue site would be selected
for the Fifth district building. The
ground was geographically high but
financially low. Two lots could be Sc
cured at 81 200 per lot. AS to the Fifth
district building the committee had in
spected several sites on Bower street
one at the intersection of Cambridge ave-
nue. and another at the intersection of
Milton avenue. The committee could not
as yet report a choice.
Superintendent Poland's monthly re.
port, accompanied by interesting supple
mentary data relative to the crowded
condition of the schools was read and
ordered put upon record.
The Board adjourned to meet Wednes-
day night of next week to examine the
bids for furnishing the new Lafayette
school house.