The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-30
SCHOOL ROOFS LEAK.
Director Reid Wants to
Know How to Get Them
Mended.
RED TAPE ENOUGH TO c0V-R ITEM.
The Board Officially Notified to
Increase the Low Grade
Salaries = Other
Matters.

The Board of Education held a brief
meeting last evening, the session lasting
lasting less than a quarter of an hour
Directors Moran and Phngsten were alb.
sent.
Miss Josie e. McEnerny, grammar de
partnient teacher in School No. 2, rendered
her resignation, the acceptance of which
called for a transfer and n new appoint
ment. Miss Nellie Buchanan, primary
grade teacher in No. A School was trans
ferred and promoted to the position held
by Miss McEnerny in No. 2, aud Miss
Julia E.. Perrin was appointed primary
i%nstructress under Principal Kelly.
The request of the Board of Finance to
be informed as to what portion of the
free text book appropriation has been ex-
pended was referred to the Committee on
Finance. The notification of the inan-
ciers that $4,000, one half the appropria-
ton for gas. heating and repairs, had
been transferred to the school salary &C
count, with the proviso that it is to be
used in raising the salaries of lowest
grade teachers from $3.50 to $500 per an
mum, and for no other purpose, was re
ferred to the Committee on Teachers aud
Salaries. This is the resolution put
through by Finance Commissioner
Kenny, who espoused The cause of the
u%nderpaid. low grade teachers.
The Board passed upon claims for fuel
amounting to- So, 500, and approved, by
separate resolutions. of the January pay
rolls for the day and night schools. The
latter closed last night for the season.
HALF A NILE OF RED TAPE.
Director Kelly destroyed the monot-
onous routine of the meeting by intro
ducing aresolution requesting the Street
and Water Commissioners to have the
roof OF No. 2 School repaired at once.
The roof leaks, and the water has all but
destroyed the recently kalsomined ceiling
of one of the class rooms. Director Reid
wanted to know the formula by which
the Street Commissioners are to be in
duced to make repairs to the schools
when needed, and before unnecessary
damage results from the neglect. In a
somewhat caustic vein he inquired if re-
pairs are to be had only by the use of half
a mile of red tape.
Under the present rule, when q door
key or pane of glass is needed" said Mr..
Reid, 1.-THE Principal must inform his
committeeman, who must in turn lay the
matter before the Board that a formal
resolution, asking the Street Commits
sioners to make the necessary repairs,
may be adopted. l only desire informa-
ton as TO whether this is the course that
must be followed. 1t strikes me as rather
a roundabout method"
No one had any reply to make to Mr..
Reid, and he continued
ANOTHER BAD
1.-The roof of No. % School is also in very
bad shape. The water leaks through the
ceilings, and pals have to be placed on
the floor to catch the d~rippings. Unless
the roof is repaired Immediately consid-
cradle damage can but result"
The Directors, to place the responsible
ity upon the Street Commissioners,
adopted a resolution asking for immedi-
ate repairs upon the roofs of Nos. 2
ard %.
Mr.. w. B. Mundella, who signs himself
as a former instructor ia the schools of
London, asked permission to give stereop-
;ican views in the public schools, as an
advanced method of instruction-at the
moderate price OF live cents per pupil. re-
auctions made for more than one child of
the same family. Mr.. Mundella set forth
several plausible arguments in favor Of
his plan, but the directors simply ordered
the communication filed.
The same course was pursued with the
request of w. 5. Willis of Perth Amboy
to be appointed Principal whenever the
services of one are needed.