The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-29
HEATING KICKED
Cried Foul Ball" When
President Russ Announced
the Committees.
no oKSlE4NniEDUCATORs WRANGLE
To Increase the Fee to s25 of Out
of-Town Attendants at the
High School.

Trustee John Heating of the Hoboken
School Board showed how hard he can kick
when things go wrong last night when he
declared, with startling emphasis, that he
would not serve upon the Committee of Re-
pairs, where President Russ had assigned
him. He hurled sharp remarks at President
Russ, and had some flung back at him, to the
delight OF the board. Especially was Trus-
tee Cannon tickled over 1t, for it gave him
another opportunity of expatiating upon
what he likes to designate as parliamentary
practice President Russ whacked his desk
with his gavel, and said Heating should
serve on the committee. Heating banged
his desk, too, and retorted that he would
not. Before the wordy war, President Russ
announced these committees
Teachers, Salaries and School Cove rnment
Hess, Havron, Nichols. Repairs-Steil,
Bell Heating. Supplies-Gebhardt, Leh-
mann Hess. School Buildings and Furni-
ture-L8hmann, Martini, Gebhardt. Nor
NAL School sE~GaInin&tion and Census-Bell,
Nichols'Rc HaBfoa ssfAApnadi t-Havron, steil,
SSY5b bs A8b q aSB,i iGSHAlnMAs.
WK eatingss' baSebaIears are we'll s~harpened.
eeo~0pItprse6eennded aiiE 81 a scheme Of Rus
to Shove him out in the cold. He was on re
floor, as silence closed about Mr.. Russ last
words.
aFoul ball. Mr.. Chairman, he shouted,
and then remembering where he was. he
continued, 81 beg to be excused from serving
on that committee"
Mr.. Russ asked for Keating's reasons.
"They are strictly personal" answered
Heating, "and / do not care to explain
them to the members OF this board. I will
say, though, that / think you have acted I'M
fairly towards several members"
"Mr. Heating will serve upon the com-
mittee." responded Mr.. Russ, ~punctuating
his words with thumps by the gayel.
himself. and arose in tho slow manner he
has contracted. II think, Mr.. President, I"
each a y word: It think trustee Keat-
ing should be allowed to withdraw if
he does not cara to serve upon that
committee Trustee Heating looked very
happy. y. had the same experience last
year, continued Cannon slowly. Through
the medium OF the press this s~neeringlyl /
have becoine aware that our presiding officer
has a reputation as a INSTRUMENTATION. Ii SO
he should not act in SO arbitrary a manner in
denying Mr.. Keating's request / question
the Presidents authority to refuse the re-
quest. / think the appointment of any per-
son on a committee is not valid until the per-
oOA dCCCDCS IL PtoAtACA. \ ASoAAV " w
placed on record as differing with your
opinion, Mr.. President
s'Mr. Keating does not need to work.
There are two members of the committee
who will do it for him" said Mr.. Russ. ironi-
calIy. ain fact I don't care whether he
serves or not, but he can't withdraw"
Heating shouted again that he wouldn't be
placed on the committee, but his name went
down just the same,
EXERCISES
A communication of Principal Brewer of
the High School, suggesting that the gradu-
alton exercises be held On u 70 at the
Eoboken Theatre, was referred. Trustee
Bell offered a resolution, which was laid'over,
compelling non resident High School stu
to pay a tuition fee of S25l after
September 3, at the commemorative the
fall term. The action Of the Tax Commits
sioners in contending that suehsfee shotldsbe
charged was responsible fofthis. Pay roll
Of $S,323 for May was passed.Tota eloA
Trustee Heating whom askedabY a JERSEY
CRY News reporter after the n1eating why
he had refused to serve upon the committees
that President Russ had Deem
prejudiced against him in Keating's EHvfrg
voted in favor of McCarthy's retention a
few meetings since and had Shown hisfscla
ings in sighting him by assigning him to
only one committee. MIR. Russ would not
discuss the matter. ~