The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-23
MUST LIVE HERE.
All New Teachers in the Schools Are
to be Jersey City Residents.

When Chairman VOORHEES,, of the Board
Of Education, called that body to order
last night there were present Trustees
Kelly, Moran, Garrison, Pfngsten and
Reid, Trustee Muldoon being absent.
President Rudolphy, of the Roboken
Board of Education, was noticed in the
lobby. and on motion of Trustee Pfngsten
he was given a seat on the right OF the
Chairman.
al communication was received from
the Board of Finance setting forth that
their meeting nights would be the hrsG
and third Tuesday evenings IN June. A
petition from the Bergen Point Improve
ment Association recommending a site
bounded by Romaine avenue on the east,
Highland avenue on the south, Westslde
avenue on the west and Pavonia avenue
on the north, for n school site. There was
a delegation of the citizens present 10
press the claim. Chairman voorhees,
assured the delegation that the matter
was receiving the consideration OF the
Board.
A warrant was ordered drawn to pay
the salaries of teachers and other en-
ployes Of the Board for the month of May.
Chairman Voorhees, announced that ne
had transferred Trustee Reid from Scnooi
No. 6 to School No. IA and Trustee Moran
from No. IA to No. 6.
Trustee Kelly introduced a preamble
and resolution calling attention to the
unhealthy condition of all the schools
and asking for $15, 900 from the Board of
Finance to remedy the evils. Mr.. Kelly
urged the adoption of the resolution and
spoke of the unhealthy condition of
all the schools, hat they were q
menace to the health of scholars and
teachers, and that if something was not
lone soon the Board of Health would be
forced to close them all. The resolution
was adopted and the members decided to
appear before the Board OF Finance in q
body ON Tuesday, June 3.
On motion Of Trustee Kelly it was also
decided to close he schools on the after
noon of June 5, as the children of the
various Sunday schools will have their
annual parade on that day.
Trustee Reid then introduced q resolu-
ton providing THAT on and after October
/" all teachers or others in the employ of
the Board must reside in the city. Trustee
Kelly opposed the resolution and said
tina he knew of teachers and principals
who had been assured by members Of
previous boards that it was not wrong to
live out of the city. Such men had in
vested their earnings in a home in some
of the towns very convenient to Jersey
City, and to compel them to move back
or to forfeit their positions was unjust
and decidedly wrong.
Trustee Reid spoke in support of his
resolution. his whole argument being
based on the idea that if Jersey City was
a good enough place to earn money in, it
was also a good enough place to spend it
in.
Trustee Pfngsten moved as an amend
ment that hereafter all teachers employed
by the board be required to be residents
of the city. This was adopted, Trustee
Reid voting no.
The following was presented by Mr..
Reid. Chairman Voorhees, ordered it
laid over till next meeting:-"sThat here
after the rule applying to teachers as to
reduction of pay during sickness shall
also apply to principals and head assist
ants"
The meeting then adjourned.