The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-04
EDUCATION VS.. FINANCE
One Board Wants SIS,
the Other Time to Think
About it.

The Board of Finance held a meeting
last evening which was principally char
acterized by its briefness. While the
Board was in secret session previous to
the meeting. it was waited upon by the
entire Board of Education, accompanied
by Superintendent Poland and Principals
Sweeney and Kelly. The educators
wanted the appropriation of 5000 for
the repair of schools increased to $4,000,
and they told the Board they wanted it
bad They labored long and earn
estly with the fnanciers, point
ed out the deplorable condition
of many OF the schools and demon
strated, or thought they demonstrated,
how wholly inadequate the paltry sum of
So, 600 was to place the school houses in a
fit condition for occupancy by the chill
dren. The Financiers listened SO atten-
lively and locked SO convinced with the
Educators arguments that the latter
thought the Financiers were just dying
to make the appropriation, and Director
Reid went down stairs and wagered
President Somers, of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, box OF cigars
that the Financiers would make the ap-
preparation then and there.
REID WAS FOOLED.
But Mr.. Reid evidently had not heard
of the deep solicitude for the city's well
fare which actuates the present Board of
Finance. The taxpayers would, OF course,
a great deal rather see certain individuals
who have claims on the powers that be
for services rendered or otherwise, given
comfortable berths in the City Hall with
good salaries attached than their children
provided with school Accommodations safe
TO health and limb.
So, wishing to do nothing but what is
right and of which the taxpayers would
heartily approve, all the attention the
Board paid to this reasonable request of
the educators was to abruptly dismiss IL
to the Committee of the Whole. The
venerable Father Allen, however, made
a little speech just before adjournment,
much in the nature of a certain
element which figures conspiouously in
an expert game of poker. He said that
the Board had received an important
communication from the Board of Educa-
tion which was worthy of attention, and
the Board ought to hold a special meet
ing to consider it. He would, therefore,
move that the Board adjourn subject to
the call of the chair, which was, of
course, carried.
CONQUERED IN IMPROVEMENTS.
Communications were received from
the City Clerk asking for an additional
appropriation of $500 for printing in con-
nection with the matter OF licenses. The
Comptroller reported that the receipts OF
his effice during the past two weeks
amounted to S106, ,424 49, The Board con-
CURED In the resolutions of the Board of
Street Commissioners providing for the
improvement of Wilton street. from
Maple street to Communipaw avenue;
of Twelfth street, from Jersey avenue to
Coles street; of Pacific avenue, from Com.
munipaw avenue to the Newark and
New York Railroad; and of Hopkins ave
nue., from Summit avenue to Central ave-
nue..
The Finance Committee was ordered to
borrow "a, 4,S3l.36 on four per cent. bonds
bought by the city at the sale for unpaid
taxes on May -.
Mr.. F. L. Clark bought piece of prop
erty for $85 at the sale of March 26 and
the money was distributed among sew
eral accounts. The sale has since been
derd drawn to pay back to Mr.. Clark his
money.