The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14
The Board of Education Meet.

LII DOtb10 "a
School No. a last night, all being pres
ent. The report of the experimenting
principal was read, and showed an
average attendance as follows:-School
No. /, 915; School No. 2, S75; School
No. 8. 600; School No. 4, III; School
No. 8, 979; High School, 1874; and Ger
man Glasses, 397; total, 4,212. The
total number of classes is 1913, and the
number of teachers, ia.
The following list of standing com
mittees, appointed by the President,
was read:-Teachers, Salaries and
School Government-D'Arcy Kiel and
Rudolphy. Supplies-Acker, Hicks
and Rudolphy. Repairs-Toohey,
Acker and Barrett. Normal School
Observation-Disclosures Meaghan and
Darcy. Library-Meaghan, Rudolphy,
Toohey and Kiel. School Buildings
and Furniture-Hicks, Barrett and
Harksen. Audit Rudolphy, Kiel
and Toohey. The list of supplies re-
ouired by the different schools was
read. An application for an appoint
ment as teacher was read from
Augusta Wehrke, of Central avenue,
Jersey City Heights. She said that
she was a member of the Jersey City
High School and had had some ex-
perience at teaching. Her application
was endorsed by William Machold.
On the motion of Trustee Kiel her let
was placed among those of many
other applicats.
Mr.. Beise had the privilege of the
floor for a few minutes to induce the
Board to start the teaching of vocal
music in the schools. He pointed out
it's advantages and also pointed out
the value of the Silver and Bartlett
system, which he represented. On
the motion of Trustee Darcy, the
matter was left to the action of the
Committee on School Government.
Trustee Hess moved that as the es-
Inmates for the school requirements
for the year had to be submitted to
the Tax Commissioners, a meeting be
held next Monday night.
The Mayor to the Police.
The Board of Police Commissioners
met last night in the City Hall. All
the members were present.
The Mayors message to them was
concise and to the point. He said that
on the whole the police force was as
well managed as any other force in
any of the neighboring cities. A
special officer should be placed at the
team entrance to the ferries during
the busiest hours of the morning and
afternoon. He also recommended that
in order to obtain a better standard
of discipline, the Chief should per-
sonally do patrol duty. He would
then be conversant with the extent of
the mems beats; he would know the
most important positions, and could
place the most reliable men in them.
The portion of the letter which re-
ferred to the habit of going to the race
track caused a little feeling on the part
Of the men. They claim that they can,
when off duty, do as they please with
their money. The Mayors message is
only advice, however. The portion re-
discipline Or good government or NOR
ality for the men to visit the races and
waste their money trying to catch
gain
He also advises that an officer in
plain clothes be placed continually at
the docks to watch the arrival and de-
parture of steamers. 1t has been a
custom, and the custom has been ex-
tensively worked, for crooks to come
over here, four or five at a time, and
play confidence games and swindle the
passengers, in many cases, of all their
possessions. There is also a lot of
petty thieving going on which an Of
ficer might either check or entirely
stop.
1t was expected that the Board
would launch out into the e~xtrava-
gance of two new detectives, and sew
eral officers and roundsmen were
ready with their credentials to get an
appointment, but no action was taken
in the matter.
The charges against Chanceman
Kelly were laid over until the next
meeting.
Firemen Elect a Chief.
The election for Chief and Assistant
Chief of the Fire Department passed
off last night without much excite
ment. The polling place was Liberty
Hose House, and the number of votes
polled was 278. The result was as fol-
lows:-Chief, / Applegate, III; j..
Kemp, 98. Assistant, j. Hourigan,
1872; johnson, 10S; Harrigan, II.