The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17

Christmas holidays. beginning at close
On scnoc Decemoer "a 1895, and re-
0p adanssd Monday A M. January 6. 1896.
Mr.: Mclean offered a resolution an
the : Hgsb Nj sriboo; $. Haskell principal Of
Declared out Of order by the President.
On motion OF Mr.. Stowe a recess Of
nlteen minutes was taken.
Upon re-assembling ali the members
answered to their names.
a,i BY Mr. Walker Chairman. for the
leacners' Committee
Resolved, That Charles s. Haskel1 be
ana IS hereby appointed Principal Of the
mig n,g s PC &c, at a salary of 800 per an
resignation of MI. Thompson, the same
70 axe erect January ], 1896.
ra ine ; yea and nays being, called the
al the members of the Board.
MI. McLea moved that a recess of
nIteen minutes be taken.
Mr.. Walker moved to amend that fine
LOCAL Committee of No. IA and the Teach
e e. Committee consider the appointment
Adopted BY the FOLLOWING Vote
VILE koonz. Beach and Walker.
Stowe and Mclean.
On motion of Mr.. Walker the SUPER
local school Committees of the num fae
OF hours lost by teacher in each
school,.
Mr.. Beach moved that a
of three be appointed to protest against
the granting of a license to a saloon next
to School No. %.
The President appointed Messrs. Beach
Des axaoea ana Walker and the President
On motion of Mr.. cowles the Board
then adjourned.
ALVIN H CRAZE,
- q
Regular meeting of the Board of Educa-
sl0n heid IN the meeting room, Bay
5s seos On thursday evening, December
ROLL CALL.
R E EsSaNo the members of the Board.
on motion of Mr.. Walker the reading
IN ing tR Mas m disne5ss Of the preceding meet
PRESENTATION OF coMMUNIcA-
From Miss Ida TI { Wbitebasa rss,gn-
ing her position as teacher in School Nc.
|, to a effect January /, 1896.
Kecelved and resignation accepted.
From Miss Margaret Gallagher. re-
guessing an appointment as eacher.
Received and referred to the Teachers
From chas. S.. Haskell accepting the
position of Principal of the High School.
Received and filed.
From the teachers of School No. IA
requeSulng the Board to appoint Mr.. Will
liam s: Sweeney Principal of that school.
Received and referred to the Teachers
PRESERVATION OF CLAIMS.
Repairs-Tucker & Stonier, No. /, $13.95.
Y s Furniture Co, No. 6, $2S2. H. Cuts
SNhmi e s Ga 49, $40 No. S e +, g; J Sn & s5q r:
No. %, $s37, 90. VIM. Robertson & Son, No.
Y $3.50 Geraghty & Sprouts, No. II, s1.6O,
$s5. P. Il. Hail, No. p q. sssss L soh' R Ne; r.,
20. sss. : ~.
Referred to the proper committees.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
The superintendent presented s~tatisti-
cal tables for the fiscal year 1S94-1Ss5.
which were referred to the Committee on
Inventory and Annual Report.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
Finance, by Mr.. Hoos, Chairman
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
be and they are hereby requested to
transfer s541.S 80 from account fuel to ac-
count general claims, and $L,051.6 from
account fuel to account repairs, 1S94-1s95.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Hoos, Chairman
Resolved, That the following claims be
named as per bills accompanying
Responsibilities & Stonier, No. /, $13.9
Y. S.. Furniture Co, No. 6, $3.50. H. Cuts
No. z, s132; No. Is, 500; No. IA. s1s.l7;
No. %, 1882. VIM. Robertson & Son, No.
Y, sS4,5 50; Geraghty & Sprouls.No II. s1.60,
$35. P. M. Hall, No. "a, $3S. Lock Regula-
tor Co., No. 20, 800. C.. E. Schultz, No.
20, S3S.
The yeas and nays being called the re-
solution was adopted by the votes of
all the members of the. Board.
Teachers. by Mr.. Walker, Chairman
On the recommendation of Mr.. Daily:
Resolved, That Miss Margaret Gala
CHER be and she is hereby appointed 4
partment, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Miss Whitehead. TO
a effect January l, 1896.
resolution was adopted by the votes of
all the members of the Board.
BY Mr.. Walker, chairman
Alien.
Resolved, That Mrs. Emily Mccabe
be a sc she is Nh hereby : ;appoint Dd,a a teach
fer Of Mrs Clements. The same to
AXE effect January l, 1896.
The yeas and nays being called, the
resolution was adopted by the votes of
all the members Of the Beard.
The COMMITTEES beg to report that
n p ! djffsrsns Of parties Nbs + for at the ga9an5
by the customary testimonials.
They have visited three different
s sqaGSls Rres and d Gyfr y q t loos Ct 3dr5 sada
and investigate more radically. Hence
they recommended that action on filling
committee time to look further and
more carefully.
JOHN A. WALKER,
THOS. J. DEGNAN,
P. J. KOONZ,
Committee.
Received and the recommendation
adopted.
Text books by Mr.. Beach. chairman
Resolved, That Jehnson's Dictionary
of History be placed upon the Book
List.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
MT. Hoos, for the Finance Committee,
stated that the night school appropri-
alton was not sufficient to allow the
school to remain open until February
The committee therefore recommended
that the night schools be closed for the
season on January 81, 1896.
On motion it was resolved that the
night schools be closed on January 81.
On motion of Mr.. Obergfell the Board
ALVIN H. GRAFT.
Clerk,
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
(Official Proceedings.)
Adjourned regular meeting of the Board
of Fire Commissioners held at Department
~Headquarters. Friday evening. December
q, 1895.
The roll was called at seven O'Clock.
.Present-President Mills and Commits
sioner Com
Observation-Disclosures Brennan.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS
From the Board of Finance