The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-15
NEW SCHOOL BIDS.
Board of Education Awards
the Contract for Work
on School Nc. 81.
NIGHT SCHOOL TEACHERS APPOINTED
Bids Received for New Schools
Nos. Is and l9-Complaint
from Mayor Hoos.

There was lots of business to get
through at last nights meeting Oh the
Board of Education and of course It was
late before the member ended their eau
Gus. and suddenly remembered that down
stairs In the assembly ami a Dig
crowd of contractors were waiting with
their bids for the work on TWO new
schools. Nos. Is and 10. Before the board
took up the collection for bids they listen
ed to this communicable from the
Mayor
To the Honorable Board of Education
Gentlemen beg to call your attention
to the many complaints l have receiver
from residents of the Jamestown Seetfon
relating TO the delay in the erection u
the proposed new school. The lots were
bought about two years ago exeepe
this fact not much further progress mas
been made. ! am lnforIneo tnd ~ .oraer
to reach a school,. This Is q narosnip
which if further aggravated by me
rough and muddy roads during the wint ae
months. / would earnestly request your
Honorable Board to Immediately coLl
mence the erection OF this mucn neeaeu
building and SO give the people OF tna.
section OF our city the reIeI 70 "AiSn
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD HOGS.
Mayor.
The Mayors letter was ordered entered
in full on the minutes and referred 10 the
committee.
The bidders in the lobby craned their
necks to hear the bids for School no q.
read. There were several bidders, anu
Martin Hackett secured the contraet.
His figure for the entire work was Szs,"'
for the Graham avenue school,, but since
only SIS, 600 were appropriated TOT that
purpose. the Board adopted DR.. N. Aliens
resolution providing for the $40 denclehcy.
This was the only contract awarded
Then the Board called for bids for NOS
Is and 10, and these were received.
school No. 1s-Carpenter WORK.. Gook'
So zoo. {. F. Muller, s., 448: J.. a Lane,
$685.: J.. Jewkes & Son, S.. $50; J. Warren
1856; T. Mahoney. slo.s57; J. K Donersy'
$3.50: Nj. Hackett. $3.50; A j. Dfttmar'
1852; B. Donaldson, Ss,ssS. so s77. P.
Kenny, SIS, $50; A J. Psrine, w ~; ' 20. +
BROOKE. SIS, 9se; ]. 7. Rowlands, III, 80 se1 ,o a.:
Y. Rshans 81 b. 2 81. n 4. Z ka eenhoi. Is. 60 go. 49,
a pIumbis s;ss5, p :. e h asrf{n. $685. ss;ssS' W. ".
6f paintins@I. Goula. 5000; James Train.
he. John, SO. ss7; Blake & WI
liams. s., Sol, Evans, AlmiraI 20, s o
e. 81 F p1 aagine =: sss' Co. e Ns ss.zso; ]. ),
Hetherton IS. 1856; Crossley, L'Hommedieu
& Co.. $3.50, IS. $50 without covering.
On the entire work the dds W sg ois
Dubois. s4s. AS, and A. J. Dittmar, s4z,slo.
The lowest bidders on the senooI Wef re
Carpenter, ss,ss5; mason, sls. eoo. paia q ! dHg.
1855; plumbing, S2s1S. ana heating ss's'0'
making a total Of SOL III.
School No. 1e-Carpenter A. W. Ciays2n'
s.ss7; ]. A. Lane, $40, 1856. r. H. Cook, sll-
40; 9. Donaldson, SOB us; a. !: DlFTH q q
isr. 81, iss: i. H Doherty, so go; James
Warren, 80. S4s; J. Jewkes, slosos' = W.
Elnek. $1,000; J. MahoRey, ss,S g 50, oaa. T.
sS, 2zs; 4. English, &2o. 6l2.
P1umberLP. E. Martin, 81, 541; J. E. Muir
Heatins[Evans-Almirall Co., 81 1900; W.
H. Tobin, 1884; Rutzler, $S,l46; Blake &
T Dobson, 81 IS: S BALDWIN Hfan Co.. $3.50; Cross
Extra work.. Dubois, s4s,sso; A. ]
The lowest bide were:-Carpenter 1885,
mason, SIS 4s;; plumber, s2,225. and steam
Excavatfon of No. 2s4M. J.. Curley,
earth, 50c.; rock, -; sheridan
& Shea. earth. 2Oc.; rock, zoe: J; Donan9e;
81 800 for entire work. John Tully, sl'2eO
Then came the appointment of teachers
for the night schools, and after q great
deal of slate making and caucusing this
was the result
Central School-Principal, Louis A.
G~oodenougsh: teachers, Louise G. Reedy,
e. G.. Gilbert, Mrs. Shepherd, James
Donelan, A. K. Moe and Miss Margaret
c. Hewitt.
No. principal Hopkins: teachers, Mrs.
Anna A. Brown. Miss Minnie Stanley
Lily Howell, Julia Perrin. Margaret Der
mingham. Grace Ryan, Laura Ennis,
Mary Mcnamara, w. P. Atkinson.
No. 3-Principai Brensinger; teachers,
Mrs. Il. German, Margaret Jennings, Mrs.
Eugene Yackley, Mrs. Bessie Clements,
Kate Lynch, Kate Smith.
No. GPrincipal, Charles A. Hoyt; teach
ars, Mrs. Jennie Lewis. Ada Dewitt.
Nellie Morrow, Alice Reville, Mrs. Kate
Forster. Margaret Lennahan, Emily L..
Weigel, Augustus Smith.
No. u-Principal, Mics Var Wrinkle;
teachers, Mrs. Emelta S~tryker. Agnes
Gibson, Jennie W. Whinyates, Emma S.
Mack. Ethel Thompson. E. Gibson.
No. 14-Prlncipal Sweeney: teachers.
Misses Helena Cummings. Pauline Col
lnger. Dora Koch. Mary Vail, ma Arm
strong. Veronica Stanton.
No. N-Pr.ncfpal Mackie; teaehers,
Misses Maggie Walsh. Mary Connery.
Maggie Flynn, Sarah Guinan and James