The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-25
Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Laest Y. s. Govt Report
R9|& a! B Bs,x5sz
ABSOLUTELY PURE e {
ABSOLUTELY PURE

am a member of this board I will not sign a
bill that is not correct. Why wouldn't It be
a good plan for the principals to notify the
clerk when supplies are needed and let him
then furnish them with the prices Of the sup
plies. Then the principals would know
whether the bills are correct"
IF my friend intends to examine every
bill" replied Director Cowles, II desire to
congratulate him in advance on the excel
lent time he will haye.n
IF Mr.. Simpson refuses to sign the bills. !"
said President Allen, ''the principals will
soon find out whom they are dealing with. /
am satisfied that Mr.. Simpson is the right
man in the right place"
This compliment encouraged the aggressive
MIR. Simpson, and he came up for the second
round smiling and confident. ssAs for the
principals" said he, 81 am not sure that we
can rely on them. At the last meeting we
dismissed a principal for causes which
need not repeat. OF what value would his
signature have been on q bill for supplies? I
desire to present a resolution that each
principal, when in need of supplies, notify
the Clerk, who shall see that the contract
with the parties furnishing them is carried
OUT
This resolution aroused Mr.. CowIes, who
replisd:-"We don't know what this resolu-
ton may do. To interfere with the estab-
lished ways of our board in this manner if
like jumping in the dark"
THE CLERK DIDN'T KNOW.
Superintendent Snyder was then called
upon to explain what the established ways'
were He said:-.We have ~asrequisition
blank which is filled out and duplicated
when supplies are needed. The requisition
goes to the contractor, who forwards the
goods to the principal. The principal then
checks the goods and sends the bill pack to
the contractor, who returns it to the Clerk.
The Clerk then v~eriffes the price and tho bill
goes to the Finance Committee. The dupli-
cate requisition is kept on file in the Clerks
office"
The Superintendent explanation surprised
Clerk Graf, who said that never since he
has been clerk of the board has he verified
the bills. "If there is any rule requiring
me to do this said he, 81 was not made
aware that it was il existcnce.n
'There is such a rule" said Superintendent
Snyder, land it was adopted three years
ago.
"Well, that was before l became clerk, .
replied Mr.. Graf, q n when l began my
duties here / was not made aware that, such
a rule existed"
Director Simpson then withdrew his first
resolution Il presented another which re-,
quires principals to purchase supplies at the,
lowest price on tho contract list adopted by
the board and compelling Clerk Graft TO
verify all bills. The resolution was carried
SUPERINTENDENT sNYDER's REPORT,
Superintendent Snyder's report for the
month Of April was as follows:-Time lost
by absence Of teachers, 2,051 hours; Increase
over last year, 23 hours. Number of children
refused admission, 1914; increase, 1922 Num-
Der of seats, 1928; increase. 20. Number
of scholars on register last day of month,
1865; increase, LIB. Average register,
Is, SG7; increase, ], 100. Average attendance,
l7,s0S; increase, 1851. Number OF teachers,
456; increase, 10. Per cent of average at
tendance compared with average register,
81. IA; increase. LIB.