The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-20
BUSINESS MEN MEET.
Suggestions for h Provision o
More school Accommodation.

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The Business Mems Association held a
short but interesting meeting last night at
Prasser's Hall on Central avenue. William
Kastenhuber was elected secretary pro
tenn in the absence of Secretary Black.
who was in attendance at the Republican
convention at Greenville. Several COM
mittees made their reports, principal
among which being that of the Joint
School Committee appointed at a previous
meeting to investigate the accommoda-
lions at Public School No. Is.
Mr.. Troll. chairman of the Business
Mems Committee, made his report as fol-
1ows:-"We visited School No. % and
found on each floor a room which was
only used when the classes assembled in
the morning. The room contained a piano
and a desk, which if remove to more
remot quarters would accommodate
twenty-five or thirty pupils. Again, we
found that the rooms used as coat rooms
could easily be transformed into class
rooms, which, with the other rooms,
would accommodate over two hundred
pupils.
The graduating class that leaves in
| February will also make room for about
$50 more. The school accommodates be-
tween ten and eleven hundred pupils. The
building is we'll lighted and ventilated,
which makes it very healthy for the chill
dren."
President Berger remarked that he
thought that the platform on which the
altogether out of place and should be re-
moved. The speaker wanted the matter
referred to the Board of Education, but
Mr.. Troll suggested that It pc referred to
i fha ininf com r1iffaac with Dnpynr fn act
Mr.. Troll made a motion to that effect
and it was carried.
Mr.. kastenhuber suggested that the
Board of Education be invited to attend
the meetings in order that they might be
able to offer suggestions to the members
OF the committee, so that they will act
in accordance with the wishes OF the
Board.
President Berger ordered the secretary
to send the members OF the Board an in
vifation to be present at THE next meeting.
Mr.. Kastenfluber here brought up the
| subject of the Industrial Show and it was
decided that the exposition will be held
mann's Pavilion. The committed was con-
tinued in force with full power to act.
The question OF tights came up for dis
cussion. The price had not been decided
upon so the matter was dropped.
Mr.. kaSteTInuoer, however, offered a
motion that 81 extra be added TO the price
lighting would be amply covered. The
price then decided upon was So, instead
of $40 as was previously adopted.
] Mr.. k~astenhuber made quite a hit when
he suggested that a committee be APP
pointed TO look into the present fire pro-
lection in tie northern part of this dis
tfict. He said that as there were a great
many business houses in hhe section, he
thought the present force was not suff-
Client to cope with a large fire. He added
that there WAS no apparatus in the north
end of the Heights, a section which needs
an engine and hose cart in the worst way.
He also said that there were very few
signal boxes in the district.
/ 1t was suggested by some of the mem
bers that the matter lie over until the
next meeting, but MIR. Kastenhuber said
that if the association wants the credit of
having brought the matter before the
public they must act Immediately.
President Bergen then appointed Mr..
kastenhuber and Mr.. Troll a committee
of two TO investigate the state of affairs
in regard to tine nre protection in the
Heights district.
After a little more discussion the meet
ing adjourned.
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