The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-24
JAM IN The SCHOOLS
1t Proves a Very Sour Diet
for the Board of
Education.
CITY GROWS TOO FAST
Directors Trying to Find Room for
the Rejected Children -Resig-
nations and Appointments.

udtl0uS anu appointments
The Board of Education met last night
and surprised the regular az
meeting by getting to work at nIteen
minutes before ten o'clock. A comInuiii-
cation was received from the Fremont
Club requesting that halls and other SUIT
able building be rented and fitted up so
that the school children of that locallty
may be properly accommodated ihe
petition was referred to the proper COM
mittee. An effort is to be made at once
to secure sufficient room to
these children who are unfortunately
denied admission to school owing to lack
of seating capacity. A new school is 10
be erected in that overcrowded portion
of the city shortly.
A letter was received from John Is.
Fftzer, who was appointed principal OIL
School No. 7, thanking the Board for his
appointment. He will report for duty on
Monday next.
Miss E. Julia Meehan, a teacher in No.
S School resigned and Miss Alice E. Points
was appointed to her place Miss cara
A. Hunt was given a position in the High
School at an annual salary OF
$500. Miss Imogene L. Colyln, a
teacher in the primary department. OF NO.
z was granted a months leave of absence
Alfred Griffith was appointed inspector Oh
School No. q, to be built at Graham
street and the Boulevard. Andrew Man
ming was appointed inspector Of school
No. 7, at a salary of IS a day when
actually engaged.
Plans and specifications prepared by
John T. Rowland for the erection OF
School No. IS, on Storm G n
those prepared by c. Frederick Long, Tor
School No. 19, at Johnston avenue and
Manning street, were adopted and the
clerk directed to advertise for proposals.
Bids will be received October II.
At the suggestion of Director higgins,
President Firm appointed Directors Mig
gins, Daily and Broderick, a committee
to arrange for the opening of night
schools.
superintendent Snyder reported the reg
lister of attendance, showing an increase
of 129 seats and 205 children. The num-
Der of pupils in the half day classes is
ISL. an increase of SO9. The total num-
Der of seats this year is 20,s12 as against
90 S3 last year. This year it has been
necessary to exclude 1924 pupils as
against 9o1 last year. The Superintendent
informed the Board that the demand
for more room is unusual. An effort
is 10 be made to provide ample seating
room at once.
Proposals were received for the cree,
Gpaham Street. The bidders we're
Mason work-Charles Kuederly, $l,9Sl;
Refill & Burns, s3,648; McArthur q
S Saaw; sla' s seai Tim N. (. s eOnnsll sls's sfs,s4 IS;
Patrick Mulhearn, 1850.
Plumbing. ~work-James 3, Murray,
ssisss; R & Isl; f s kpo Z. Marlin nssssi w si.sssi nd !.
John S. Macdonald. $3.50; Robert Edgar,
Carpenter work-Thomas Mahony, 81
587; Martin Hackett, 1868; Al. Dittnar
& Son, 1881; Barron Donaldson, $l,92S;
Lane, sf,ss5; James Warren. $50; Jas.
K. Dougherty, SS,372; Anthony M. Crone,
G~alvanizing, iron work and trimming
Carl sehreck, $1,S4S.75; National Sheet
Metal Roofing Company, $1,097. IS; z. w.
Dorset ss7si Jacob Ringl ss. E S1n, 8, ~ I
McMahon. 1896.
sS.s sss Il A. w 6, Jaeger ervs With & gi Re. e gIsEa z
Williams, Sc, 1922; Baldwin Engineering
Company, $500; Francis Bros. JeIett,
Jr., with covering, $S,397; without cover
llS, 0CQQCI SfuU, IL. 4hQl6iClt ViNA
ing, sS,0S6; without covering, deduct $500;
the Faskett & Bishop Co, $8,315; without
covering, $1,000; John J. Heatherton, ss,7S6;
without covering, a reduction of $500;
Frank Dobson, $S,044; without covering,
81, 1884,; Evans Alnowalls Co., $8,4S7; ellis &
Geoghegan, $780,; without covering, $3.50.
For entine labor and materials cornplet
Jacob Dubois, 34.296; A. J. Dittmar &
Son, $31, 800.
The lowest bidders are, for mason work,
Charles Kuederly, 81, 9S7; plumbing Rob-
ert Edgar. 81, 495; carpenter work John a.
Lane, 1895. Galvanized Iron work, I.
w. Dorset, 1919. Printing, Henry Stuhr,
s525. Heating, Baldwin Engineering Co.,
Sc, 300; total, SIS, 6S1. Appropriation for
building, $4,000. Plans drawn by Archi-
tect John Van Alst.
The Board of Examiner reported the
following list of graduates to whom have
Elizabeth Alderman. Mamie Boylan,
Mary Burns, Mary Callahan, Ida Court,
Margaret Fitzpatrick, Agnes Harringtsn,
Lena Jaeobus, Mary King; Elizabeth
Kopf, Alice Ljunglof, Martha MacDermid
Annie Morris, Kate Mullins, Mary Mylotte
Anna Osborne, Frances Parker. Alice Pier
son. Mabel Plenty, May Scott, Mary
Thornhill, Ethel Thomson, Ida Whyte,
Blanche Wiele, Minnie Wittemeyer and
l.. Birmingham, Miss Florence G.. Young,
Miss Helen MacGregor Clarke and Miss
Clara A. Hart; also certificates to teach
trigonometry, geometry and algebra in
the High School to Miss Helen MacGreg-
or Clarke and Miss Clara A. Hart; also a
certificate to teacn elementary algebra
(hrst year, in the High School to Miss
May L. Sheridan; also a certificate &c
teach physical geography in the High
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