The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-04
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

h@Rutaf HfcEItjE Oh t1e EUHf1 OK hguuCAtlOD. n3lu
h the meeting room. school building Ne. 5, Bay
Street, Thursday, Dec. IL. 1889.
Pfeseny--Ah the members.
On motion, the reading Of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed WITH, and they
were approved as printed IL manual form.
Resolution By committee on Janitofs supplies,
Resolved. That tie contract tor furnishing jRni-
prs supplies to the public schools OF this city for
lie fscat wear beginning December l, 1889, and
nding Eoseaosr 80 1890, be and the same i
uanlesi In his bid. Adopted.
Resolution by Mr.. Kelly:
Resolved, That Peter Beggans be and is hereby
spptdlted janitor OF school No. IL, in place OF
/. John MGrphy, deceased, said appointment to take
| sffsct from date al 4 salary Of S36 per month.
Resolution bY Mr. Moran:
Resolved, That the city clerk be requested IN
draw aud bis honor the mavor to sign . warrant
Tor $50, IN favor Of B. Wsstervelt, clcrh Of this
and 70 Be used for incidental expenses. Adopted.
Resolution by Mr.. Moran:
Resolved, Tbat the sam of $50 per month be
paid to B. WeStefveit. clerk, to act as committee
III. KsGy ssid be could not vote for the resolu.
ton as ne did not know where the money was
Nj. P6ngsssn then moved, that the resolution
lay over until the next meeting Of the board.
Carried.
Resoiltien bv MIR. REID. aud adopted:
Resolved, That the board OF street and water
commissioner be and are hereby requested TO
hsvs the yards of ccsooI No. 81 tagged.
Resolution BY MI. Muidoon:
Resolved That the public schools ct this city be
closed on Friday, December 20. 1889, and re-
opened on Monday. Janu0ry Q, 1890.
o. motion Of Mr.. Mudoop. the board then ad-
jonned. B. WESTERVELT. clerk.
Regular meeting Of the board OF education, held
in the meeting rooul, school No. S. Bay Street,
Thursday evening, Dec. 26, 1859.
PreseDt-AH the members.
On motion the minutes OF the previous meeting
were laid over.
coaAeEIcArroxs.
From che board OF haaBce. NOTIFYING the board
tHas tne New Jersey S~tzats-Zeitung was made an
offi0iai nowsf1ancr of this city. from and after
the 6peinrina OF the next fiscal year, 70 Wit, Dec.
/, 1889. Orcsred filed.
To the Honorable the Board OF Education. Jer-
sey CITY:
Gendemen-I am directed by resolution Of this
board. passed Dec. is, 1859, to respectfully ask
your attention 10 the defective coa5itloa Of the
closets. &c, OF certain schools, as shown By the
ierort q Frank a. Earle. ely SANITARY engineer.
school No 1-csoseton third floor, not sufficient
supp Y Of water TO keepi il ciean.
School No. 21Close's, very dark; can not be
thoroughly cleaned or used with cleanliness.
lcere should be skylighfs put in roof, and the
ventilatol SHOULD ne enlarged.
CT kooNEr, JR., Clerk.
M. Kelly sseied that he ind not been notified
BY the principal Of School No. 1, that there was
anything wrong with the closet III said school.
MI. Garrlson said that he agreed with the en-
gineer's report. but on account Of bis smaii ap-
$50 ~ S00"~ f-SN "yAC s@ t-As @AGAN
From the New York Steel Nat Company. re.
guessing that their mats be placed on the list OF
Tne following communication was received by
President VOORHEES,. 4hs president directed the
CLERK to read the same:
JERSEY CRY, Dec. 16. 1889.
President j. j. Voorhees,:
Dear sir-We now Rave at the high school a
stereopticon ard quite q complete course of Ian
tern views 10 science, geology, astronomy and
rhyslcal geography. Iuav hees thinking for some
evening lectures. In sorus cities courses Of eve
ming lectures are gwen IN science with the steIe-
opticon. Can we not have something OF the sortt
II the board will authorize and take clarqe Of tue
lectures, issue ccseas, ete.. / should be nappy 10
90 what / can to assist, either to lecture myself
o. help others with tHe apparatus. We are hav-
be hired for about 21s cents apiece. That
IS 10 say Ii we chose to give on either
discourse on some subject Of which we have no
views, as electricity, TIE cost for views would not
bs more than 81. Gas would be about Se Der
lecture. I shouId Use two lecturers and two
screens, and my boys, who operats the lantcru
Tor the high school, would operate Lanterns.
There would be express chargca, and possibly a
snlall purchase OF apparatus. Very likely others
signed for, and tickets issifsd to workiagmen'a
lectures, one In tWo weeks; course as many, or as
few 6 seems best wliea started. pon'L you, thing,
pos seat more tian 400. II the matter seems de-
zSrahle TO be Suffered upon. ! would take the holi-
Gays g prepare apparatus. Y9ursa ets,
On motion Of Mr.. Moran. the eommunisaaoa
was referred to the committee on high schoo!
with power.
nEpoxTs OF srANp1So coMmirTEEs.
Finanee = Ar Moran, chairman, offered the foi-
Resolved, That the city clefk be requested to
draw, aud his honor the mayor 70 sxgn, warrants te
pay ~oficefs. teachers and ~jauitors in the em aioy
Of this board for the month Of December, 1889,
whea due. on ~paY-r0lls duty certsdei BY the cry
superintendent Of nttbde schools.
Resolved. fnAs toe following sums be paid to