The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-28
HOBOKHN'S BOARDS.
Police Commissioners and
School Trustees Met
Last Night.
TRUSTEE GANNON'S KICK.
Mayor Fagau Decd To Bar Out
the Reporters -Police and
Iievolyers.

At the lengthy session or the Hoboken
Board of Education last evening. a
windy discussion ensured concerning the
presentation of the allegory ''Ths Grand
Republic" on Wednesday afternoon and
a communication of the teachers request
ing that the schools be closed on that at
ternoon to permit the children to attend.
Trustees Cannon thought that a slight
had been shown the distinguished board
in the teachers having had the audacity
to think that such q thing could Re toler-
ated. yrnssee -Rsfu expressed himself
that the teachers were all right and
meant no d~iscourtssy. AS they had
gone to the expense of staging the per-
Torrance he Thought it only proper that
they SHOULD be W led. Tue Position
was granted. asking for q half holiday
on Wednesday
A resolution was presented that the
Library Trustees be requested to allow
the High School students = room in their
new building when completed. It was
passed. A resolution was carried vesting
the clerk with power to adjust ali claims
for increases In teachers salaries as pre-
scribed in the manual.
FIRE DRILLS A SHOW, THEY THINK.
A was laid over resembling
the rule making IRE drills once a week
compulsory. The board considered that
the drill WAS more Of a how for visitors
than anything OF advantage.
superintendent Rue was directed to iu-
spect Class grades In all the schools and
ascertain il all are properly classified.
Contractor Clayton's excavation claim
for SST5 caused a CONJUNCTION agaiu.
Clayton carted dirt away from holes he
was digging for No. 6 School, aud sold
the dirt. When the Dill was presented,
Trustee Cannon WAS the principal bar
rier against its payment, ~contending that
the dirt was sold without the boards
authority.
whit as stubborn as before. "We ought
te nave $50 for that dirt" he said. "CtaY-
ton took that dirt off aud he had no right
tn do it. He sold it and kept the money.
We wan some and we ought to have It,"
Contractor Clayton WAS present aud he
wrigRled iu his seat as Trustee Cannon
blazed away. When the latter had iu-
ished he was asked to explain.
LAS plain as broad daylight" he said,
"ihat contract merely specified that WAS
to cart dirt off. and it did not say what
to do with it."
II had a talk with Mr.. CLAYTON aud he
said he'd not sell the dirt" calculated
Trustee Cannon.
Il said nothing of the sort" rstorted
the contractor. Il never spoke to Mr..
Cannon about It."
WANTED TO SWEAR.
Things bec3tae interesting. Mr..
anHon jumped up excitsdlY aud *
clsimed:-
'Ill make an affidavit right here and
now that / talked with Mr.. Clayton
about it. My character has been as
sailed. have been accused of utrering
faIsehoods. Why. I've been told In
mild way that I am aliarP,
Mr.. Csnnon's face flashed aud be
tbumped on his desk it'll his cIirched
fist. 81 want to make an affidavit here
that Mr.. Clayton and myself had a talk
about this thing"
1T is unnecessary aud out of order"
Eaid President Russ. cosaplacently.
well" adToitly answered. Mr., Cannon,
my character has been abused. Mr..
Clayton. I distinctly remember, came to
me aud, respecting the dirt, said:-
Uncle John, / will attend TO it, He says
I never talked with him Why, he said
Just what / sRy.D
81 never did" shouted Clayton.
you did," was the sharp answer.
Bang, bang. came the gavel, ms the dis
cussion was at an and. Tn bill was or
dered paid. Barclays painting bill Of
800 was brought mp for a moment, but no
action was taken on ii. A leave of one
months absence was granted Miss Lulu
M. Pys. Salary warrants wers passed.