The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-25
Room For Seven Hundred
Children Wanted In
the Old Fourth.
TEACHERS RAISED In GRADE
Public School Finance - Janitor
Emory's Successor
Queer Fire.

County Committee and his friend, Alder
man Dusenberry. were present at the meet
ing of the Board of Education Wednesday
night. The Alderman was invited to a
seat beside the President of the Board,
while Mr.. Woolley was left in the lobby
with dozen contractors. Both of these
Republican leaders paid the closest at
tention to the proceedings, and while
every one else in the room became bored
by the dry routine proceedings, their in
terest in the meeting did not cease until
1t adjourned at half past ten o'clock.
The meeting was called for eight
O'Clock, but it was ten minutes after nine
when the roll was called. A secret meet
ing had meantime taken place in the
Clerks Office down stairs at which there
was lively discussion over the appoint
ment of a janitor. AS near as could be
ascertained. Directors Moran, Garrison
ana Muidoon, the Democratic members
We're in favor Of appointing the widow OF
Jacob Emory, the late janitor of the
High School, janitress OF some small
school and OF transferring the male
Janitor of that building to the High
School. The Republican majority
consisting of President Reid and
opposed this scheme. Then followed
wranGle. The four Republicans natur-
ally carried their point, aud decided to
appoint Edward K. Sutton janitor Of thu
High School at q monthly salary of $91, ,66.
tne Democrats made the best of bad
job, and later, in open meeting. made the
appointment unanimous,
Clerk Graft read communication to
the Board, when he had finished the roll
call, to the effect that Mouiters Mary A.
Burr OF School No. 10 declined her appoint
ment as teacher. Miss Burr will soon
be married. He also read applications for
the appointment to the vacant janitorship
from Edward G. Weston, Henry A. Riker
and Daniel Ackerly. The Clerk submit
ted the plans OF the Jersey Filtering Com
pany to the Board, and Superintendent
Snyder explained that the reason the
schools were closed last Friday, was be-
cause the law demands that they shallbe
when he County Teachers Institute is i 4
session.
BIDS FOR SUPPLIES.
The following bids to supply ffty
cords of pine kindling wood. sawed and
split and delivered IN the school bins,
were observation-disclosures Bros. ,S12 per cord:
John L. Hopf. $40. so per cord: Robsrt
Dopshea. S12 per cord; Edwards Walker,
SO so per cord; Michael j. Dugan, Sl2. so
per cord. SubseeHentiy-tha contract was
price bid.
The following bids were received for 500
tons of COAL 2,240 pounds to the ton:-Ed-
wards & Walker, S. 25 per ton; John J.
Maxwell, nut coal, s. 20; CRATE coal, 81. rs;
egg coal, 81 80. Coughlin Brothers, for
CRATE. egg, stove, chestnut coal, S. 25 per
ton; James Coyle. egg coal, 81 60; Mackey
Young q Co., S515. A recess was taken
by the Board to enable the Committee on
Fuel to examine these bids, aud when the
committee reported it was to recommend
that no action be taken until Monday
pight when the Board will hold an ad-
jonrned meeting. The report was
adopted.
A QUEER FIRE.
Director Allen made most curious re-
port. He said that on November IL fire
broke out in clothes closet in School
No 8. The closet was in the apartments
of the janitress. DR.. Allen said he had
carefully investigated the fire bat had
been unable to ascertain the cause.
There was no heating apparatus OF any
description in the room where the closet
was, he said, and when the fire was dis
covered the janitress and her children
were on the floor above it, The janitress
assured him that there had been no
matches in the room where the fire
broke out and that her children had not
been in there. She said she smelled
SuOR6 anu rdu uOWuSldlrB 10 una q Large
quantity of her clothing on f1re/ AL
alarm was sent out, but before 9ne fire
engines arrived the janitress extihguish-
ed the flames and there was nothing for
the flremen to do. The door of fne cieseU
was burned and so was other W woodwork
DIR. Allen further reported that he sent
word to the insurance companies, but
when their representative visited the
school he said he could do nothing be-
cause nothing was insured except the
furniture. DR.. Aliens report was re-
ceived without comment.
SEVEN HUNDRED SHUT OUT.
The doctor made another report in
which he said Schools Nos. 7, 8 aud 10
were overcrowded, and that the Board
must make arrangements for the accom-
mediation of ZOO pupils until School No. 25
is completed. He offered resolution
that the brick buildllg at No. III South
street be rented foY this purpose at $66. Sc
per month, the owner to make whatever
changes and repap s are deemed necessary
at his own expenlie. The resolution was
unanimously adopted, and another one
opinion in the matter, and il he advised
it, TO prepare Che necessary lease took the
same course.
The November pay roll was passed
Directors ldoran and Garrison for some
unknown reason voted not to pay the
teachers anu JADlOOFS tOE CuelF WOrk UulS
month The Board also decided to adopt
the same text books used during the
prese ut year and added few others to
the list.
Rule 60 was unanimously amended and
as che rule now reads all schools Will re-
main in session on Friday until three
O'Clock, the same as other school days.
Heretofore schools have closed on Fri
DAYS at two o'clock Clerk Graf was
directed to advertise for bids for school
books for the next fiscal year to be deliv-
cred in such quantities as the committee
may desire.
MORE MONEY WANTED.
A resolution was unanimously adop ted
requesting the Board of Finance to trans
fer money from a number of appropria-
tions to that of schools. books and sta
tiouery.
The Board of Finance was also request
ed by resolution to make the following
appropriations
Teachers salaries, 1891 and 1892. $1,000
Night schools. ............. ......... 7,500
ddS. 1uuU
|, ,Columb bian exhibit Observation-Disclosures. 500
The Board transferred Miss Eva H.
Scott, teacher in the grammar depart
Emeline, teacher in grammar department.
of Scnool No. %, o No. Q.
TEACHERS ADVANCED.
Then this resolution prevailed without
a dissenting vote.
Resolved that the following named
teachers be advanced as per schedule aud