The Jersey City news., 1891-12-11
BOARD OF EDU cAToy.
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! Regular meeting of the Board OF Edu-
cation was held in the meeting room,
! School No. 5, Bay street, on Friday even
ing, November %, 1891.
| Present at roll call--President Voor-
hoes and Messrs. Kelly, Moran, Garrison.
P1ngsten, Reid and Muldoon. rod.
/ Absent-None. ,u,,
On motion of Mr.. Kelly the reading of
the minutes of the last meeting was dis
| pensed with aud they were approved as
| printed in manual form.
PRESENTATION OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From Mr.. Alexander >. Wilson, OF
Paterson, N. j., applying for the position
of Principal in the School Department.,
Referred to Committee on Teachers,
| etc.
From Miss Virginia Scofeld. of New
burGh, n. y, applying for position In
! our anticipated sewing school.
Referred to same committee.
From Miss Lille DE Croft, resigping her
position as teacher in High School.
Received and accepted.
PROPOSALS AND BIDS.
From John Sheridan, agreeing to
supply coal at 81. S5 per gross ton.
From James Coyle, agreeing to supply
coal at $4 rs per gross ton.
I Referred to Committee on Fuel.
From J. J. Maxwell, agreeing to supply
wood at S. 20 per cord; and from Hauck
Brothers, agreeing to supply wood at
$3.50 per cord.
Referred to Committee on Fuel.
From A. S. Apgar and Wood &
Menagh. agreeing to supply janitors'
supplies.
referred to Committee on Janitors and
Janitors' Supplies.
The following publishers and book
sellers presented bids to supply books,
stationery aud music: Porter & Coates.
Philadelphia, Pa; CHM s. Co.. New
York; Effingham, Maynard & Co. G. z.
Merrill & Co.. Silver, Burdett g. Co., A.
Lowell s. Co. ~ University Publishing
Philadelphia. Pa; e. H. Butler & Co,
Philadelphia. Pa; Kerr g. Potter, Leach,
| Shewell g. Sanborn, Sheldon & Co.
| Milton Bradley Co., Mutual Book
1 Company, American Book Company.
| Phillip Tung, Taintor Brothers & Co.,
ID. G.. Heath & Co., Boorum u Pease,
1 Arthur Cooper, Peckham. Little & Co.
and ID. Slote s. Co.
Referred to Committee on Books,
Stationery aud Music
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
From Juliet ID. Frost. SIS three months'
rent. School No. is, ending November 80,
! 1891.
Referred to Mr.. Moran.
On motion nf Mr.. Kelly the Board took
| a recess for ten minutes, at the expiration
OF which time the following members
| answered to their names: President Voor-
| hees and Messrs Kelly, Moran, Garrison,
| Pfingstcn. Reid and Muldoon.
| Absent--None.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Finance, by Mr.. Moran. chairman:
Resolved, That the following claim be
| ordered paid to the party hereinafter,
Damed as per bill accompanying: Juliet
| d. Frost. rent School No 49, three
months ending November 80, 1891. SIS.
The yeas aud nays having been ordered
ard taken on the call theof chairman the
resolution was adopted by the following
| role:
Yeas President Vooorhees and Messrs
Kelly. Moran. Garrison. Pnngson, Reid
| and Muldoon.
| Nays-None
| Absent--None.
Resolved. That the City Clerk be re-
! uuested to draw and His Honor the Mayor
to Sign warrants to pay officers. teachers
and janitors in the employ Of this Board
| for the month of Novem ber, 1891, when
due on pay rolls duly certified by the City
Superintendent of Public Schools.
| The yeas and nays having been ordered
| and taken on The call OF the chairman
the above resolution was adopted by the
| following vote:
Yeas-President Voorhees, and Messrs
Kelly. Moran. Garrison, Pfngsten, Reid
| and Muldoon.
| Nays-None.
4 Absent-None
BY Mr.. Muldoon:
Resolved, That the sum of three hun
| dred dollars be and the same is hereby
paid to James j. Wiseman, for services
as clerk to the various Committees of
| this board for the year ending November
| 80. 1891, same to be paid out of appro-
priation for superintendent and clerK
| hire.
The yeas and nays having been ordered
and taken on the call of the chairman, the
resolution was adopted by the following
votes
Yeas-President Voorhees, and Messrs.
Kelly, Moran, Garrison, Pfngsten, Reid
and Muldoon.
Nays-None.
AbsenJ--None.
By Mr.. Kelly:
Resolved, That from and after Dscem-
Der l. 1891, the salary of George Fl. Lins-
ley, Principal of Public School No l. for
the term of forty years last past, be and
is hereby fixed at the sum Of two thou
sand five hundred dollars per annum.
The yeas and nays were called and the
resolution adopted Dy the following vote:
Yeas-All the members of the Board,
seven in number.
Nays-None.
AbSent--None
BY Mr. Kelly. Chairman of Committee
on Janitors and Janitors' Supplies:
Resolved. That tbs contract for fur
nishing Janitors' supplies to the public
schools or Jersey City be and the same is
hereby awarded to Wood q Menagh at
the price named in their bid.
The yeas and nays were taken and the
resolution adopted nv the following vote:
Yeas-President Voorhees,, aud Messrs.
Kelly. Moran. Garrison, Phngsten, Reid
and Muldoon.
Nays--None.
Absent-None.
By Mr., Kelly and adopted:
Resolved, That the Corporation Coun-
sci be requested to draw and His Honor
the Mayor to sign the contract with Wood
81 MeDagh to furnish jantors' supplies to
the public schools of Jersey City at their
contract price.
BY Mr.. Muldoon:
Resolved, That the contract for fur
nishing coal to the public schools of Jer-
sey City be md the same is awarded to
James Coyle, at the price named in his
bid, ~ 75 per gross ton.
The yeas and nays being ordered and
taken on the call of the Chairman and
the resolution was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-President Voorhees, and Messrs.
Kelly. Moran, Garrison, Ptingsten. Reid
and Muldoon.
/ Nays-Nope.
Absent--None.
By Mr.. Muldoon and adopted:
Resolved, That the Corporation Coun-
sci be requested TO draw and His Honor
the Mayor to sign the contract with
James Coyle To furnish coal to the public
schools of Jersey Cifv mr. hia cnntrark