The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-31

second year grade. s4Cs; aud one 10 west
grade. $500. The money saved by the
closing Of these annexes will OF course be
applicable to School No. %. Perhaps
about $500 for fuel for the two also. or
s5.9l2 altogether, thus reducing the
shortage on that school to say, 50 900. As
the school will not be ready for occu-
pancy, however, until abou 6 January /,
1892, no salaries viii have to be paid on
its account for the first month OF the fis-
cal year. This would operate to lessen
the shortage by one-twelfth, or $780, but
the salaries will 60 on in the annexes to
the amount Of s40o, so balancing all the
elements as accurately as one can, there
is prospective net deficit in this school
OF about g. 200.
School No. %. on Virginia avenue, has
only sixteen class rooms with seats for
81, 900 pupils. The estimated salary roll
for It Is si1, 900 year. the leading post
tions being filled and paid as In No. %.
and the number of minor teachers being
fourteen. IL will cost nearly as much to
heat as No. %. When this school is
ready-about January /, also-Annex No.
IS will be closed, saving $2.352. now dis
tributed thus:-Female principal. ssss;
two first grade teachers, sl.058; second
grade teacher, s40s. Add cost OF heating
500, makes total $3.50 This would re-
duce the deficit of No. % from s11 500 to
g, ,050. and the deduction OF the month OF
December leaves it at about ss.G0o
To sum ups
Total annual cost of two schools ..s27. 900
Total saving from annexes......... s,364
Deficiency. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SIS. 6S6
Eleven twelfths of this for actual rum
ming time would be s17,072. Add to this
the cost of running the annexes one
month or about 500 and we get the net
deficiency to about s17, $50, which is as
close as anyone can figure it.
The rest Of the Board OF Education
schedule calls for little explanation The
salary item for the Superintendent and
clerks is just the same as this year. The
addition to the janitors' salaries is on ac-
count of the two new schools, as is also
the small increase for jsnitors' supplies.
The allowance for books and stationery
last year. IL is partly to supply the new
schools and partly to increase 1t all over
the city and to replace a number Of text
books which have become too worn out
for use.
1t is thought that by the closing Of the
annexes some small saving may be made
in the rental item, which may be trans
ferred to reduce the salary deficiency.
The increase OF $500 for printing and
blanks is said to be badly needed. The
increase in the census money is regarded
as "a good investment" Everyone
knows how 1t works. Names are paid for
at the rate Of two cents each. and the
more names there are the more money the
city gets back from the State. The figure
for printing the annual report is based on
the bids put in this year.
Much bitter criticism has been passed
because there is no appropriation for
night schools. We have made them, and
we should repeat them here most heartily,
were we not in a position 10 announce
that the night schools have been provided
for. Below will be noticed in the Board
of Finance schedule an appropriation Of
$50, 900 for a contingent fund against IS, 500
this year. We have the most positive as
surances that 5000 of this amount has
been set aside in the minds of all con-
cerned for night school purposes. Just
why it should have been done this way
we cannot in the least imagine. We
have been able TO obtain no rational ex-
PLANTATION except that the Finance Board
desired to retain in its hands a means of
actively controlling the opening Of the
schools, Whatever the motive may have
been, we have such assurances that the
money will be so used that we feel justi.
fed in saying there Will be several night
schools open in this city next winter.
The Board of Education asked for s20.-
600 for repairs TO school buildings. The
Financiers only allowed IS 900. 1t Is be-
lieved that in view of the money spent on
school repairs this year, nearly $4,000, it
is fully sufficient. Certainly no more
will be provided during the year for this
purpose. Much has been said about re-
pairs needed at once at the High School
and No. s. Obviously, If these be made
at this time-as the School Directors say
they must-theY can have nothing to do
with the appropriation of 1891 90. and
that will all remain available for casual
repairs.
The aggregate increase in the Board of
Education schedule is s21, 1873. 1t is made
up thus:-On salaries, s1o.6SS; janitors'
salaries. s.. 900; janitors' supplies, $500;
books, &C.. 5000; repairs. &C.. 5000;
printing. $500; census. $500; annual re-
port, $3.50 The estimated deficiency is
s1T, $50 as explained above.
Next in order comes the
BOARD OF TAX COMMISSIONERS.
All the items in this schedule are exact
ly the same as last year, except two. Here
are the figures;-
1s9osl. 1912
Field and assessment books SD w leO1 "
Printing stationery and