The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-26

Three Reasons for Their Request-Ine
Present School Building Is Too Small,
Is Badly Located and Generally Unfit
for Use. ftE8
The Board of Education transacted con-
siderable business in o short while yester-
day afternoon. 4Fttt{5L
After the acceptance Of Principal Kel-
ly's invitation to the Board to visit the
commencement exercises of School NO. 4,
a communication was read, and, after
some discussion as to its proper dispoSl-
ton, referred to the Street and Water
Commissioners, as follows
JERSEY CRY, June "a, 1889.
To- the Honorable, the Board of Education o.
Jersey City:-
Stumpfi owner Of lot No. 10, adjoining school
house and yard Nos, to notify you that you are
encroaching on his property, by the cornices OF
said schoolhoISe Interchangeable lineEof demarca
ton; that the fence dividing the two lots is stand.
ing 5H feet on his property IN the rear, and z feet
8 inches In front; also the brick wall TO the ex-
tent of the latter figure. 4
a survey of the premises having been made by
Gustav Blau, Jr., City Surveyor, can be seen at
our Office. An early reply will oblige, yours
truly, STEGER q GoPsILL,
Attorneys for owner.
Superintendent Poland notified the
| Board that a number of communications
| had been sent in from the various schools
concerning the conmencements. Inc ex
aminations of pupils were all finished,
and it was a source of qualification to
note that more than two-thirds passed,
and the percentage of success was very
nearly uniform throughout b schools.
The action of the Finance Committee in
making out the Boards estimate for ex-
penses during the next year, to present to
| the Board of Finance, was adopted as the
sense of the Board. The figures have
already been published. The warrant
drawn for the payment of salary for
May to the late Clara Autenreith, wa 8
ordered Cancelled, and a new ..one ordered
drawn to the order of Mrs. Rosanna Au-
tenreith. Warrents were ordered drawn
for teachers salaries for the month OF
June.
A long letter from the Rev. Mr.. Brett
was read complaining of the non-payment
of rent for the building used for School
No. 8, and belonging to the Board OF Do
nestle Missions of his church. The bill
had been ordered paid, but the resolution
was mislaid, either in the clerks office or
in the l~atter). The president was ap-
pointed to investigate the matter.
Director Pflngsten made an effort to
have the school census takers paid at the
rate of four cents per NAME. The rate,
heretofore, has been three cents. The
vote stood 3 to 2, until Director Pfingsten's
name was called, and not wishing to push
the matter in the face of the present linn
tied finances of the Board he voted in the
negative. The rate of three and a half
cents was finally allowed.
The First district reports $3.50 names;
Second, 13,1SS; Third, 7749' Fourth,
amount paid the census takers will be
s2,161.
Senator Worries called Director Ping
stem to the chair while he read the follow
ing petition, which is signed by nearly
one thousand PERSONS
February 8. 1889.
To the Honorable Board Of Education of Jersey
ENTLEMEN-W citizens of that portion of
Jersey City lying west of Bergen and south OF
C~ommunipaw avenues, known as West Bergen
orable Board to our urgent need of better school
accommodations than we have at present, and
most heartily request your cooperation with us
in stating this need, and in petitioning the honor
able Board of Finance for relief in this respect.
The city owns no school property in this large
and rapidly growing section, and the absence OF
proper school accommodations for the use of our
children is a cause of much Inconvenience and
greatly detrimental to their future intelligence.
A small frame building, erected by private
parties about fifteen years ago, was hired by the
city and occupied ever since as a Primary De
partment, and it answere well enough for 8
time, but is now utterly untitled for present
necessities for the following reasons:-
1. 1t is entirely too small to ever
the children of primary years who would like tt
attend school, to say nothing OF the next grades,
who are obliged to travel a long distance to al
ready overcrowded buildings on the east side
1t has a capacity only for ninety, while there are
on the roll one hundred and forty-four, and de
mands for all grades of from three to foul
hundred.
2. Its location is most unfortunate, being down
near the steel wooks, away from the centre Of
population, and on an unfinished street, without
grading or sidewalks, and impossible in wet
weather.
8. The building is an old, understood. badly 10
Gated. ill ventilated, one story, miserable affair
a refrigerator in the winter, q furnace in the
summer, with surroundings detrimental alike tc
the health and morals, Of the children, who have
the misfortune to be obliged to attend there, Of
go without learning.
In view of these facts we respectfully suggest
that a committee from your honorable body bt
appointed at an early day to investigate the mat
ter and see for yourselves what we cannot full
describe within the limits of this paper, and pro
vide us with the school accommodations which
we need.
Respectfully submitted by committee repre-
- N. d. WESTON,
w. II. BEACH,
a w. H. CUMMING, Jr.,
.4e .Er r. 7. DAY,
..r- J. w. FLETCHER,
CHARLES SIEDLER
Ca taxpayer, but not a citiZen).
The President also called the attention
of the Board to the fact that School No
10 was sadly in need of repairs and wa
totally inadequate to the demands.
Both matters were referred to the Stree
and Water Commissioners.
A Pretty Lawn Party.
A lawn party was held last night at thu
residpnee of Miss Hunt. corner BelmOu