The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-12
BOARD Oh EDUCATION.
President Jones Opposed Ask
ing the Finance Board
for $1,000.

The Board of Education initiates another
municipal board in this city in chat it an
nounces one time for the beginning of its de-
alterations and then commences two hours
later. Last night the directors didn't come
into the board room until a few minutes be-
fore ten O'Clock, having consumed two hours
in what they are pleased to term caucus
ing" When finally they got down to bust
ness the clerk read a letter from Blair &
Grouse telling the board it would be sued for
the payment of Miss Henrietta l.. Rowe's
salary as teacher. 1t was referred to the
Corporation Counsel.
Superintendent Snyder presented his
monthly report of attendance. In the NUM-
Der of seats in all departments there is for
December an increase OF the same month
last year of 45. The average register shows
an increase of SS3 in all departments from
last year the average attendance was 800
over last years figures, and ii more teachers
than in the same month last year. Il
For the evening schools during December
the average register for all schools is l,1Sl;
the average attendance, 1856. There are 90
teachers; 8 male and 43 female. OF the reg
lister 800 are males and psi females. Mr..
Snyder added that one class in School No. IL
had been dismissed because of a defective
heater in the school. He said also that
School No.. 25 had a register today OF S54
pupils. OF these 1913 are new pupils, the re-
mainder being transferred from other schools:
Upon Recommendation of the Teachers
Committee, these appointments were passed:
Margaret Connery to School No. y, Ellz. Il.
Shay to No. 10, fill a vacancy; Kate Gaffney
to No. z, to I'LL a vacancy; Miss Kate Forster
to School No. rs.
A resignation of Miss Gertrude Sequine
was accepted and an application of Miss May
L. Smith for teachers position was referred
to the Teachers Committee.
WANTED $1,000.
DR.. Allen offered a resolution that the
Board of Finance should appropriate the
the sum of 81, 600 to pay the salaries of such
teachers as are necessary to properly equip
Public SCHOOL, No. IS and other schools, and
that the Finance Committee of the Board OF
Education be requested to go before the
Board of Finance and advocate the appro..
priation. President Jones, as a member OF
such Finance Committee, declared he
wouldn't advocate any such measure. There
is no such necessity for such an outlay.
With the number of teachers at present ca
pable of being transferred and the money at
present ON hand there are ample funds in the
hands of the Finance Committee to meet all
demands.
Director Allen thought that the money
was required and teachers ought to be pro-
vided for. Transferring teachers is an INJURY
to the city, he said, and there would be
neither an advantage in SO doing nor any
economy.
President Jones in reply said he did not be-
lieve in asking from the city $1,000 when
1000 would equally nswer The city's
treasury is not too flush of money.
sDo | understand that you, sir, the Chair
man of the Finance Committee, if instructed
by this board to go before the Board of Fl
nance, would refuse TO advocate the re-
questf' asked Director Beach.
Eyes, sir" quickly replied President
Jones, II will not ask the Board of Finance
for one dollar of the city's money more than
any school may require
Director Obergfell said that the board
ought to ask for money, but what amount he
didn't say. :
JONES WON.
Directors Allen and Beach held out for the
$1,000, while President Jones insisted that
the amount was not needed, and he would
vigorously oppose it. Finally the President
won his point, and Director Allen withdrew
the 81, 900 amount and inserted that the
board should ask for the necessary sum. !"
That sum should be determined by the FL
nance Committee before going before the
Board of Finance.
Director Beach then offered a resolution
asking the Board of Finance to appropriate
s. 500 to provide an annex for School No.
20, in Greenville. Mr.. Beach explained that,
in accordance with President Jones request
at the last meeting, he had made inquiries as
to the necessity for an annex in his district,
and he finds that in Greenville 200 children
cannot find accommodation. The motion
was unanimously carried. There being no
more business, the board adjourned.