The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-22
CONTRACTS AWARDED
Board Of Education Considers
Bids for New Schools
Busy and Brief Meet
ing Yesterday.

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Only seven members sof the Board Of
Education put in an appearance at the
adjourned meeting last evening, just a
quorum, and probably the smallness of
the number accounts for the meeting
being held at an unusually early hour and
the business transacted without the GUS
tomary delay. The meetings are usually
held near midnight. Last night all bust
ness was transacted and the Board adj
journed by $3.50. a clear beat of the record.
Petitions were received from the faculty
and pupils of the High School looking to
the retention of Mr.. Charles 8. Haskell
as principal of that school, it having been
stated that he is about to resign for a
more advantageous position as teacher in
Brooklyn. The former petition asked the
Board to take steps to retain him and
the latter that some inducements be offer
ed to get him to remain here.
President Firm asked if any resignation
had been received from Mr. Haskell, and
being informed that there had not, the
petitions were simply ordered fled
A list of applicants for appointment as
teachers was referred to the Committee
on Teachers and Salaries.
Superintendent Snyder reported the fol-
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night schools October 10; Number on reg
lister, males. 1,sls; females, 1,645; number
in attendance, males, Lilo; females, 2s4;
total, ], 4O4, an increase OF sixty over last
year.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
Board Of Finance to appropriate s~l,51l.e0
to make additional repairs to school build
ing No. "a, and furnish the class rooms
y ma roarpc FOR faaabarr tho co M IN hA
put in the tax levy of next year.
The amount of the lowest bids for the
erection of the new school building No. Is
on Storm avenue, exceeding by $5,133, the
appropriation of $35, 900, the former sum
was appropriated to make the total
amount required S4O,13l. The lowest bids
for the erection of school building No. 10
on Johnston and Manning venues exceed
ing the appropriation Of SIS, 600 by 1874. 49, the
latter amount was appropriated addition
ally, making the total amount $S7, 449.
Director Muller stated that Mr.. Sailer,
architect, had submitted mis- plans for
new school building No. 81 to Superinten-
dent Snyder. who had suggested some al
terations and improvements which will
be made, but that the mmencement Of
the work is delayed by the failure OF SUI
perintending Engineer Wolf TO present the
plans for heating. Mr.. Muller is anxious
TO have the work proceed, and also would
like 10 have a larger building arranged
for h the plans provide. That locality,
he insists, requires at least a ten room
building.
Notice was received from the clerk of
the Board of Finance that the resolution
appropriating $3l, 22s. 80, s29, 4Q2.l 70 of which
for repairs to school buildings and
"S1,S2l.11 for the payment of emergency
claims, has become operative without the
action Of the Mayor.
Contracts for the erection of school
building No. IL, on Storm avenue, were
awarded to the following lowest bidders:
Mason work to Charles Knederly, SIS, 500;
carpenter work to Barron & Donaldson,
$1.S33; plumbing to Fergus c. Callahan,
S2,975; painting to James Trainor, S1,365;
heating to Hetherton Brothers., So, 356, and
for school building No. 1s,on Johnston and
Thomas Mahoney, $9,S75; heating to Cross
ley & L'Hornmedieu Heating Company,
$500; for ~excavating basement of school
building No. 26, Palisade and Reservoir
avenues, to Sheridan Shea ~Company-for
earth excavation, twenty cents per cubic
yard; rock, seventy cents.
Director higgins stated that there re-
mains an ~unexpended balance of s339. 50
from the night school account of last
year and the Committee on Night Schools,
of which he is chairman. recommends
teachers and j~anitors of the present1night
schools, which would give to the prin-
cipals forty cents and to the other teach
ers and ~janitors twenty cents per night
until December l, and then If this increase
is continued about $500 more will be re-
quired for the balance of the term, which
they would have to ask the Board of
Finance to appropriate for that purpose.
This recommendation of the COMMITTEES
was offered as a resolution and adopted.
Mr.. higgins said that the teachers of
the night schools are deserving of better
pay and this action of the Board would
show them that their services are appre-
ciated and that the BOARD desires to do
whatever it can for their benefit.
Miss Jennie McKain was appointed
teacher in Night School No. II in place
of Miss Gibson, resigned, and Miss Mamie
Denver in Night School No. 3, in place of