The Jersey City news., 1892-03-16

Resolved, That $87 be paid TO Arthur
Morris for services as watchman at No.
"a School month of February, 1892
Charge Special School Account.
Resolved, That 50. 40 De paid to the ].
G. Herald for advertising for proposals
Fifth precinct station house; $l4 to the j.
G. News for advertising for proposals for
Fifth precinct station house.
Charge appropriation for this building.
Resolved That s125 be paid to Mrs. d.
Wegman for rent of Armory Company d
for three months ending February 20,
1899.
Charge this appropriation.
Resolved, That SOL be paid to VIM.
ID. Connell for repairs at No. 2 Truck
House.
sl69 20 to P. E. Martin for repairs at No.
4 Engine House.
s1s6 to ?. E. Martin for repairs at No. 8
Engine House.
$40 to Edward Kelly for repairs at No.
6 Eugine House.
$490 to Edward Kelly for repairs at
Fire Department Hospital.
Charge appropriation for repairs to En-
gine Houses 1891 and 1892
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer be
and is hereby requested to rrepare plans
ana Specifications for such repairs to
City PARKS as are contemplated by the ap-
proDriation made by the Board of Finance
Tor that purpose.
Resolved, That the resolution adopted
by this Board February g. 1892. request
ing the Board Of Finance to appropriate
the sum of SIS, 600 for the repairs of the
public school buildings of this city, be,
and the same is hereby rescinded.
Whereas, the public school buildings Of
this city have been inspected by q COM
mittee of this Board aud found to be in a
shameful condition for the lack of
proper repairs, and
Whereas, Said school buildings should
har r.,rN In. <l.. T. =.
GUS destruction of valuable properties
and to avoid the further and unnecessary
exposure of the health of pupils OF tender
years and OF their teachers to the inclem-
encies of the weather from lelky roofs
and ill-fitting doors and windows. to say
nothing of the sanitary questions involved
by the present condition OF out-buildin gs;
and
Whereas. The heating apparatus of
many of said school buildings are worn
out and untitled for the maintainance of
proper temperature in the class rooms;
and
Whereas, The Principals of the various
schools have made written applications to
this Board for the prompt remedying of
the many Inconvenience and risks to
which they and the children in their
charge are now exposed by the present
condition of said buildings; ana
Whereas, This Board has also had said
experienced and competent workmen
who have submitted estimates of the re-
pairs to said building. which are impera-
lively needed and which should be made
without further delay, and which esti-
mates show thai a sum of not less than
$4S, 900 should be expended in repairing
said buildings and in renewing the heat
ing apparatus when required, and
Whereas, This Board believes that 1t
will be more economical for the city to
cause said repairs to be made at once
than to permit the school buildings to re-
main longer in their present condition,
and
Where's, No appropriation was made in
| the tax levy for the current fiscal year
| for the repairs of said school buildings,
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
| be and they are hereby requested to ap.
propriate the sum of $48, 900 to this Board
| for the Immediate repair OF the school
buildings of this city and for the replac-
| ing of heating apparatus where required
and to provide funds for said appro-
| priation.
The foregoing were each adopted by
| the following vote on the call for the
ayes and nays:
Ayes-All the members OF the Board,
| Eve in number
Nays-None.
Committee on Laws and Ordinances
| presented the following:
Resolved, That $3.50 be paid to e. j.
| Woodcock for typswriting ordinance St.
Johns r. G. Church.
Charge to deposit for this ordinance.
| Adopted by the following vote ON the
| call for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board,
| five in number.
Nays-None.
On motion the Board adjourned.
GEO. L. BoUToN,