The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
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Donaldson, SAFES; ]. Mahoney. 81 ss3; !
Warren. $3.50; j. DUBOIS sl2.4Se; =.
Cook, Sl3,11oi G. f.. Muller, sls,sHf' a.. b.
Mason work-P. Kenny, So, $50; J.. Lar
kin, 81, 200; ]. H. Cutiey; s24 o5I; a Lane.
G. e. Reed & Son, S22,6l5;, Macarthur q
Shea, 81. $50; NJ. 7. Connolly. s2l,ss4i Nj.
kelleher, S20,9y
s.. us: Fox Brothers,, s2.05o; W. w. Far
rler. 81, SIS; P. E. Martin. $l,seS; w. j..
Cross, 1850.
pany, IS. 720; Blake & Williams. $lQ,23S; }.
j. Hetherington, $1e,S56; Glnls q Geoghe-
gan, s12, coo; N. N, Tobin, slosza' j. - S aen.
ICrossley & L'Hommedieu Manufacturing
Company, 50, 464. - q
For entire ~work-Jacob Dubois, S9,4oo.
For excavating for foundation OF puliq-
ing No. 27-Martin Haekett, 500; =.
Kenny, 2,750.
The bids were referred to the proper
committees, and on a subsequent report
Of the committee on No. p the contract
for excavation was awarded TO Martln
Hackett, he being the lowest pidder.
The resignation of Miss Fanny van Ut
den as teacher in school NO. z was &C
cepted.
The Teachers Association asked for and
received permission to use the. assembly
room in No. 8 school building for an en-
tertainnient on Nov. II.
Notice was received from the Board OF
I Tl1a1cS Ol Tie IIldhtiiS IL ~
preparation for renting of a building 19r
school purposes and the payment OF sal
aries of extra teachers as asked Tor by
Superintendent Snyder presented the
following report of the registry and al
tendance of pupils in the pubic schools
during the month of October.-Number OF
seats. primary department, l4sl5o; gram
mar department, Gill. all departments,
zo,9o6; last year 2O.Ill; increase. IVA, num- +
month, primary department, 15,57i, gram
mar department, sos; all departments,
22, 2S2; last year year. Pitts, increase, o64.
Average register. primary department.,
Il, 64S; grammar department, 6,l39; al de-
partments. 22,3S3; last year, 2, 1873; IN
crease, 5S4. Average attendance. primary
department, IA, 1853; granlmar department,
6s4T0; all departments N,2S5ss last veal,
70, 663; increase, $40. Number OF teachers,
primary department, S12ss grammar depart
ment, 200; all departments, 5l2; last Year,
1872; increase, 20; per cent. of average at
tendance compared with average register,
lost by absence of teachers, I53S hours;
last year, l.443; Increase, 50. OF
children refused admission, 26T, last year,
Night schools-Number of pupils on reg
ister:-Males, LIB; females, 347; total,
1.56o. Average register, LIB males, Sl4 fe-
999 males, 216 females; total. 1,2Io. Num-
Der of teachers. 10 males, 43 females. Per
eentage of attendance, males, S2.3; fe-
males, 87.9; total, S3.5. The superintend-
ent called attention to the fact of the
continually gratifying increase in the reg
istry and attendance over last year.
"A resolution was adopted requesting the
Board of Finance to appropriate S1,6O0 for
the payment of salaries of four additional
teachers required on account OF the en-
l1argement of school building No. %.
Principal Hopkins salary was fixed at
So, 500 per annum, and William j. Tuers
was appointed, by unanimous vote. Prin-
cipal of No. 2 School, to succeed Mr..
Hopkins, at a salary of 81. $50.
Matte McDermott and Catharine Hor-
net were appointed teachers in School No..
"a: f.. N. Beuren in School No. 3, and
Bertha kolpoth, Mary Boylan and EN-
ma Hewitt teacher in No. l Annex, to
take effect November %. Mary Smith of
School No. "a, E. F.. Potts of School No.
5 were granted thirty days lease of
absence, and Grace Hook of School No.
10 was granted an extension of thirty
days en- her leave on account of sick
ness.
A resolution was adopted that all books
authorized to~ be used by the Public
Schools of this city be adopted for use
during the fiscal year beginning Decem-
Der i. 1897.
The Clerk was directed to advertise for
proposals for books and stationery, also
! for 500 tons of coal from various mines
specified, and for janitors' supplies; bids
TO be received at the next regular meet
ing November %.
A resolution, submitted in a minority
report by the chairman of the commit
tee. appointing Peter Campbell inspector
Of the erection of school building NO.
q. was offered when a majority report
was presented, substituting the name OF
James yCarlin. and then commenced an
animated wrangle betweent the adherents
of the two men.
Director Muller, chairman of the com
mittee on that school, who at the last
meeting submitted a resolution appoint
ing MIR. Campbell. which was rejected by
a tie vote, read a long petition from
property owners in thar locality asking
for Mr.. Canpbell's appointment, and also
a number of testimonials as to his ability
to ill the position.
ment of Mr.. Campbell. claiming him to be
fully competent to fill the position, ana
insisting that it had always been The rule
in the Board for q committee to acquiesce
lin the choice Of the chairman IN making
appointments. and he saw no reason why
that should be departed from in this case.
He also understood that the other MEM
bers of the committee had at first agreed
Ito support Chairman Muller's selection,
but for some reason not given now OPP
pose him.
Director Mershiemer said hat if that
had been the rule in the Board to allow
the chairman OF committees to do as they
please and have appointed whom they
choose, it is time that rule was abolished:
He had been convinced that it was his
duty to vote against such selection
Director Degnan was in favor of sup
porting the stand taken by Chairman
Muller, and the appointment Of Mr..
/ Campbell. He knew of nothing against
him, and could learn no reason why his
appointment is SO strenuousiy opposed.
He called upon Director higgins. one Of
Campbell's opponents, 10 state his rea-
sons for opposing his appointment.
Director higgins replied that he was
not there 70 give his reasons; that he
had given them in the caucus up stairs,
and that was sufficient.
Director Degnan again requested MIR.
higgins to make an explanation but The
latter declined, denying the right OF Mr..
Director Dewitt said that no satisfac-
tory reason had been Sliven for this ppo-