The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-12
$l5, 900 FOR THE SCHOOL.
The Board Of Finance Grants the
Request Of the Educators.

The Board of Finance met last night
and "a large audience watched the pro-
ceedings. Among those present were all
the members of the Board Of Education
excepting Messrs. Pfingsten and Reid.
The meeting began with the report from
the Comptroller, which showed the re-
ceipts of the city for the week ending
June 9. to have been S7S, 1851 This re-
port was accepted, and then the Board
granted the privilege of the floor to Presi-
dent Voorhees, of the Board Of Educa-
ton, who made an eloquent appeal for an
additional appropriation TO be used in
repairing the school buildings during the
vacation.
"The situation has now gone beyond
that of matter of pride - said he, land
has become one involving the health of
the pupils and teachers, and Is now case
of emergency Mr.. Voorhees, referred
to the reports of the condition of the
declared that some of the buildings
would be practically useless If not at once
repaired. President Voorhees, here sub
mitted estimates of the repairs needed to
all the schools excepting those in the
Fourth district, which had not been pre-
pared, but said not less than 81 200 would
be required for that district. His figures
amounted 50 about S22, 900. which in
cluded the 81 200 for the Fourth district
After hearing Mr.. Voorhees, the Com
missioners took ten minutes recess, and
discussed privately the request of the
Board of Education. When the meeting
reconvened it was announced that the
sum of $4,000 would be appropriated for
the repairs, which the Board of Finance
insisted should only be made under the
direction and supervision of an expert to
be appointed at a salary of $500 by the
Board of Education. 1t was intimated
that should $4,000 not be a sufficient ap-
preparation to place the schools in a
proper condition further appropriation
might later be made. The Finance Com
missioners expressed themselves as de-
sirous Of aiding the School Board as much
as possible in making the school build
ings what they should be.
This business disposed of, Commissioner
Allen offered very long resolution,
which was adopted. 1t appropriated
$13, $50 to sweep the streets The resolu-
ton set forth that the original appropria-
tion of $20,0 900 had been found only Suffi-
cient to remove garbage and ashes, and
not enough to clean more than a small
portion of the streets. In order that all
the streets might be swept the additional
appropriation was made.
The Board of Fire Commissioners asked
for 81 200 to buy horses with. The COM
munication was referred to committee.
The bonds of Chief Engineer w. w.
Ruggles of $4,000 were approved, and
those of Constables Lynch. Merscheimer
and Dougherty were approved also. The
bond of City Surveyor G. A. Van Keuren
was placed at $40, 600, and win be submit
ted to the Board OF Finance at the next
meeting.
Commissioner Kenney gave notice that
as chairman of the Committee on Sta
tionery and Supplies he would insist
hereafter that all bills accompany the
acquisitions and that he would audit no
bill where a requisition had not been
issued He claimed that this was simply
business. The Commissioners instructed
the clerk to notify all the City Boards to
send in their estimates fer the next fiscal
year by June 20, and by resolution tend
cred the use of the Finance Boards
chamber to the City Hall Commissioner
for office accommodations and meeting
purposes