The Jersey City news., 1891-12-11
ANOTHER SCHOOL ROW.
A Discreditable Squabble
Over a Janitor's Sal
ary Boom.
CHARGES OF TREACHERY BANDED
Kelly and Garrison Both in a Hurry
and Both "Left'-New
Text Books.

The Board Of Education held long
meeting last evening. The members
came to the High School Building before
eight O'clock and went into conference.
from which they did not emerge until
almost ten o'clock. When they finally
consented to let the public have an idea
OF what was going on they transacted
some business of Importance. A little
breeze sprang up over proposition fx-
ing the janitors' salaries for the next year
at these figures:-School No. /. $1,000;
No. 2. $1,000; No. 9. 5000; Annex No 3,
$500: No. A. 5000; No. s. 81, 200; No. c. 5000;
No. z. 1919; No. 8. 1928; No. 8, $50; No. 10,
$3.50: No. II, 1926; Annex No. IL. s450: No.
IL. $1,000: No. 49, s675; No. IA, 81. 600: No.
Is. 1872; No. le. $500; No. II. $500: No. ls.
$3.50; No. 10. $400; No. 90 $1,000; No. 81.
$1,000: No 90 $1,000.
Mr.. Kelly moved as an amendment that
Janitor Mccormack, OF No. School, be
given $1,000. He said that No. was an
old dilapidated building. and one OF the
largest in the city. 1t required more
labor to keep it clean than most of the
Others, and the janitor had to engage out
side help in order to keep this school in
proper condition.
Mr.. Moran, Chairman of the Finance
Committee, replied that Mr.. Kelly was
present when the COMMITTEES fixed the
schedule. He knew that two new schools
would soon be on the hands ofth Board.
and would have to be provided with jani-
tors, and the committee desired to keep
enough money on hand to pay these men.
However, il Mr.. Kelly would wait q
month or two he should have the in
crease II the money was still in the hands
OF the committee.
MR.. KELLY WOULDN'T WAIT.
But Mr.. Kelly wasn't in waiting
mood. He insisted upon his amendment
and vote being taken upon 1t it was
adopted. Messrs. Kelly, Garretson,
Reed and Muldoon voting for the in
crease.
Mr.. Kelly looked pleased, but was =
little worried when Mr.. Garretson in.
formed the Board that No. 4 was lust the
same kind Of a building exactly as No. /
aud he moved that the report be further
amended by increasing the pay OF the
janitor of No. to 200.
Gentlemen. you are going to get your
selves into trouble II You keep this
hees; do hear the motion seconded.
He did not and Mr.. Kelly breathed
once more.
MR., KELLY DOES WAIT.
Then the motion was put as amended.
but it did not so through aud Mr., Kelly
was indignant. Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Mul-
doom were the only ones who stood BY
him. Finally the originsl report was
carried and Mr.. Kelly wasn't through
talking about someone's promising TO
vote for his amendment ana then backing
down, when Charlie Baker put ont the
lights.
Miss Eva Rappleyea was granted !
family. but she will get no pay.
SUPERINTENDENT Poland submitted his
monthly report. The teachers lost by
their absence 1,239 hours, 10 less than
during the same month last year. Fifty
four children were refused admission for
want of room, five more than last year.
although there are 274 more seats than
there were last year, the total this year
being 12,15S. The total number Of pupils
on the registry on the last day of the
month was 16.602 which is 394 more than
last year. The average register was
1854. an increase of 1877 over last year.
while the average attendance was 15.528.
an increase of 4S5. There are 415 teachers
employed this year. an increase of ten.
The average attendance at the evening
schools was 1885, of which 300 are
females. while the average register was
2.056 The evening schools employ "a
teachers.
LIST OF TEXT BOOKS.
The presence Of several literary looking
gentlemen in the lobby was explained by
the looks which spread over their faces
when Clerk Wiseman read the new list
of text books. Mr.. Moran wanted to be
excused from voting, but Mr.. Kelly in-
sisted.
Mr.. Moran then wanted TO know what
had been done to make the list uniform.
Mr.. Pfngsten. chairman of the commit
tee. said that the list was as uniform rs it
tion the Board of Finance had made.
This seemed to satisfy Mr.. Moran, and
he voted against the list. So did Mr..
Kelly, but the list went through all the
same