The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-29
Poor, Unpaid Men Complain
Bitterly to the Street
and Water Board.
WEARIED WITH WAITING.
Lively Scene in the Board Offices
New Woodlawn School
Coal Passers by Reso-
luton.

The Street and Water Board had a
at nine O'Clock tomorrow morning. The
meeting was typical one. Workmen
expressed their desire for their wages;
bills were ordered paid and school house
will probably be built.
The meeting did not begin until nearly
noon. and when the gavel of the Presi-
dent fell all of the Commissioners were
present.
The Morris Street Mission was granted
permission to hold out-of-door meetings,
and the request of the Jersey City Mill
tary Band to hold sacred concert In
Hamilton Park on September II was re-
ferred to committee with power. The
request will be granted.
The veto OF Mayor Wanser of the pay of
John S. Daily was laid over for a week
and then the Board of Education came to
the front 1t was strongly fortified by
cop mittee of citizens. headed by Com
missioner Reuben Simpson.
wooDLAwN SCHOOL.
Director John NJ Jones, of the Board
of Education, informed the Commis-
sioners that new school is an absolute
necessity to the people Of Greenville.
tition your Board for site. We are
aware of the necessity for such
building and would much like to have
your Board provide us with place for It,
Others are needed. but we think this one
is entitled to the preference
City Superintendent Snyder being re-
qusted by MIR; Jones gave the Commis-
SONS why a school should
be built in Greenville. Schools No. ID
and 20 are the only schools in the district
1t is large territory. and between the
two is distance of a mile and one half.
In School No. IA. ON the average, Isl
pupils are registered. Three years
ago the number was 762. In
In that year 214 pupils were refused adj
mission. In 1890 there were 327 children
deprived OF educational facilities from
want OF room, and in 1891 the number
thus treated was 319. During the present
year. but ninety-one have been refused
is as yet new Mr.. Snyder said
that No. IA could provide any more class
room and that was all. This room is now
occupied by the janitor for supplies. No.
IA seats 102 pupils; on the roll call are 757
No. 90 seats 1,045, and on the roll call are
mar department. not yet filled, but there
is no room in the primary.
II came here" said Commissioner Simp-
son. after Superintendent Snyder had
made his report, she says on behalf of the
Citizens Improvement Association that it
is the Judgement of these people that
new school building should be pro-
vided in the so called Woodawn.
district. We have distance of IL
miles between Schools Nos. IA and 90,
which is entirely too great for children to
travel, and hope you will take cogniz-
ance of this and grant the request for a
ndw schoollbuilding."
A resolution was subsequently, adopted,
authorizing the Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings to secure site
fora school building.
RAILROAD AVENUE SEWER.
Engineer Ruggles reported that the
miserable Railroad avenue sewer can bs
repaved for $40 foot. There are 815 feet
of this sewer to be reconstructed, and
owing to the present cholera scare the
work will probably be done. A resolu-
tion was adopted asking the Board of FL
nance to appropriate $4,000 for this pur-
pose.
TO PLEASE wANsER.
The Board adopted another resolution
fixing the salaries of coal passer5 and fire.
men at $50 and s65, and then appointed
had by "'te had been @ appointed tp"bg By conn. wmo
mittee.-Patrick J. Burns, fireman:
George Burns, fireman: Thomas Conroy,
fireman, and Thomas Fahey. csal passer
Mrs. Mary Hatfield was appointed char
woman at the building occupied by the
Commissioners at salary of $40 a
month.
A resolution adopted by the Board
provided for the September interest on
the water account and the Board ad-
journed.
THE UNPAID LABoRERs.
It had no sooner done so than
Thomas Smith, a laborer on streets
approached the iron rail and In an
loud voice asked when the Commission
ers igtended to pay him and other labor
ers for work done.
81 want to know where am to get my
money from,' he said in anger. "You
don't treat us right. / don't have to 20
to Mayor Wanser for my money. / look
to you forit. You are the men who hired
me-"
It's a shame" said Commissioner Du-
gan. "that you should be kept out of your
money. We want you to have it, and 1t
is In the bank now drawing interest.
When the Mayor signs the resolution ap-
plopriating this money you will get your
salary"
That's correct" interjscted Commits
sioner Somers.
"Well. Pm tired of being sent to the
Mayor" returned Smith.
"Who sent you to the Mayor?" inquired
Commissioner Cook. "Did any member
of this Board?"
"No, SIR"
'"The poor man wants his money" said
Commissioner Dugan. 1T is his right
and he should have it. The money
should not be lying drawing interest for
the benefit of bank. The fault is not
ours, but it is the Mayors"
"The Mayor says it is not his fault"
retorted Smith.
'.Welg say it is" said Commissioner
Dugan, ''and when he signs the necessary
resolution you will get the money"
'sThen the Mayor must be liar," said
Smith in greater anger.
"You can call it what you please,'' re-
piled Commissioners Dugan. What 1
have said is the truth"
why don't you appoint us by resolu-
tion and have done with all this trouble?"
inquired Smith.
Il tell you, my friend, that if you were
appointed by resolution, it would not
help your case one jot. You cannot get
your money until the Mayor signs the
resolution" said Commissioner Dugan.
Readings Track of Steel to Boston.
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