The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-01
BROKE OFFICIAL FAITH
No Increase For Lowest Grade
Teachers-Mr. Kenny's
Charge.

EreSitouI NOoTuceS duu OlrcCtoTS MoE-
an, Kelly, Pfingsten. Garrison and Null
doom OF the Board of Education met last
evening. 1t was the last night of the
fiscal year. There was an animated dis
cussion about something behind closed
doors. but after the Directors, minus Mr..
Muldoou. had climbed the stone steps of
the corridor to the Boa DIS room in the
| third story. the amount of public busi-
ness transacted required only about ten
minutes.
This is what the Directors did:-Agreed
that the balance left over from the ap-
preparation for janitors' salaries, amount
ing to $5l3 81. be transferred to account
of repairs for 80 and '91:
Agreed that it was necessary to heat
the new wings of No. School so that
Principal Kelly would not have to send
four shivering classes 170 pupils) home
again as he was obliged TO do yesterday
morning;
Agreed that samples of jantors' sup
plies submitted by Wood &, Menagh be
retained for references;
Agreed to adj jurn.
The hour hand of the clock was by this
time in close proximity to The letters XII.
No tears were shed over the corpse of
the fiscal year. The Directors were too
busy preparing for the reception of its
royal successor, whose purse, though not
bloated, was, by the side of that of dead
'90'91, like a mountain of gold rising
from the edge of a bottomless raviue.
1t had already been agreed in caucus to
carry out the custom of raising the salar
les of teachers who had been IN the en-
plov of the city for two years, from $500 to
S4OS: those OF five years. standing o $52S,
of alu tn 1904 LAT ho In, w
grade, observation-disclosures -dollar-a-
year teacher take care of herself at the
same old price. Last year there were
sixty-seven of these tbree-hundred-and-
siXty-dollar a-vear teachers. This year
eleven of the sixty-seven were promoted
to the S40S class.
THE SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
When the Board was asked bv the FL
nanciers to submit it's estimate of ex-
penses for '91 '92, the Directors included
in their estimate approximate figures for
the yearly expense of maintaining the
new schools, Nos. 23 and "a. But when
questioned as to the tual amount need
ed, the school directors admitted the
amount asked for the maintenance of the
two new schools was merely estimated.
The Financiers refused to include this
estimated amount in the school appropri-
alton. They told the school directors
that when they (the Directors) were ready
To pIeSeul dCGudl uSuT6S, UrONiSlOu WOulu
be made for the two new schools.
But there was one item in the list sub
miited by he School Directors which
struck the Financiers. They considered
that $500 was too beggarly n amount TO
pay any teacher. In the total amount
appropriated by the Financiers it was
understood that an extra appropriation OF
So $50 should go toward raising the salar-
les OF the $36l-a-year class to $400
LOOKS LIKE A BREACH OF FAITH
The EiuauclerS maintain tuat the
graded schedule of salary raising must
depend upon the amount received from
the State for educational purposes.
1t appears tnat the School Directors
have utilized tine So $50 appropriated for
the specific purpose above mentioned in
increasing the salaries of those who have
been in the service of the department
two five and twelve years, rs has been
| the custom, and left the three-hundred
and sixty dollacsa-vear class with the
same annual pittance it has heretofore
| received.
1t was this, perhaps. that led Finance
Commissioner kenny to talk into the
| office of Clerk james Wiseman last even
| ing, when the caucus was going oD, and
ask 10 see President Voorhees,.
An animated discussion between the
| two worthy servants of the city took
place that lasted three quarters of ar
! hour.
! Mr.. Kenny, it is said, insnuuted that Il
| was question of veracily nd honor OF
the part of the School Directors. witt
reference to this Misrepresentation o.
funds, aud President Voorbees repudiateC
| the insinuation. Both worthy gentlemen
| however, in the parlance of the prizt
ring, retired TO their corners, then came
| forward, shook hands. and renewed tht
contest. 1t was draw, says the referee
He may be wrong.
Van Houten Drum Corps Reception.