The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-23
NUMBERING THE SCHOOLS
Board Of Education Orders Al.
terations to Nos. II and %
miscellaneous Bus
mess.
mess.

An interesting part of last nights Busi-
ness at the Board OF Education meeting
was the numbering of the new schools.
Owing to the peculiar conditions Of the
old school numbering It has been found
impossible to observe any system IN the
order of the numbers. Many rave asked
what, II any system. guided the Board OF
Education in numbering the schools. The
question has been answered by Superin-
tendemt H. Snyder as follows
AT the time of the consolidation of the
three cities of Jersey City. Hudson City
and Bergen, the schools down town in the
Jersey City district ran from No. ! to Mo-
5. In Hudson City they began from No. 6
to No. 10. Old No. 9 was at Tonnele ave-
nue. hen in Bergen, Including Isafay-
cite, the numbers went from No II to No.
Is. Two looms were engaged as a school
in the old hotel at Marion and it was
called No. 16. Later No. II was built
downtown. Then No. is at West Side,
No. 10 DOWNTOWN, No. 20 in Greengille, No
~ and No. % on the Hill and so on. 1t IS
impossible to observe any order or sys-
tenn because as the new schools are built
in different sections the system would
need continual revision. But as far as
possible the Board has tried TO make
them consecutive"
In accordance with that system then
the Board last night fixed these numbers
for the new schools
No. 10 school, IN. the corner OF Johnston
and Manning
No. IS, on Storm
No. II, on Duncan avenue.
No. rs school, on Palisade and Reservoir
avenues.
No. q school, on Graham street and
Boulevard.
The Board then addressed itself to the
repairs and alterations Of some of the
schools. Director H. w. Dewitt submitted
plans and specIfica tions for e~xcavating
the cellar of school No. e. The PROPOSE
ton is to use the two courts on the first
floor as classrooms and when the aitera-
tons are completed the Director will
able to accommodate a large number of
children. The specifications were APPROX
ed and the clerk Instructed TO advertise
Director j. H. Muller submitted Arehi-
tect Sailors plans and specifications for
installing a yentilating system in school
No. II. These were adopted and propos-
ais will be advertised and bids received
by next Friday, on which date the Board
Will hold a special meeting.
Mrs. Louisa Il. STANLEY, having lost her
SaIdFy WdfEdtlt l0T tH0 mOHtNS Oh June,
July and August, a new warrant was orr
dered drawn. Next a batch of claims were
passed afnon which was one for 1880,
Architect Roberts two per cent. fee on
the cost of altering the old City Hall for
a temporary school for No. / school.
superintendent Snyder presented his re-
port for the month up to the closing of
was 1,709 hours, against 1880 last year;
children refused admission, 145, against IS
last year. number of Seats in primary de-
-.
6,62g; all departments, 20, AS. The average
register is:-Prfmary, A,303; grammar,
6,097; all departments, 20,400. The average
mar. 5.7l7s all departments, 1915. The
number of teachers were:-Primary. 313;
grammar, 1914; all departments. 50f. The
pared with average register, was 92.S9.
Last year It was 1928.