The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-22

CLERK.
A regular meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation was held in the Assembly Cham
Per, City Hall. Thursday evening, May
ROLL CALL.
Present-President Firm, Messrs. Daly
Mooney. Cowles, Degnan. Broderick, Finn,
Muller, Dewitt; Mersheimer, Allen and
AbsentnMr, Quinn Teal l.
The minutes Of the organization meet
ing of May 8, 1897. were read. ana On mo-
rlon OF Mr.. Cowles. the following com
ser which was Inadvertently omitted from
sad minutes was ordered received and
Mr.. Alvin H. Graft. Clerk, Board of Edu-
Dear sir-,I desire to inform you that by
An act to provide for boards of educa-
ton IN the cities of this State,'' ap-
proved April l. A D. 1885, I have appoint
ed the following named persons as mem
sey, City for the term of two years, from
and including May, ], 1sg7:-.
MI John A. Walker Member-at-Large;
MT. David r. DAILY, First Ward; Mr.. VIM
N; obermgfell, Second Ward; Mr.. VIM. H.
W Ag4l sa1e Sixth Ward WarSd; M John Il. win
Beach, Eighth Ward; Mr.. Allan Mclean
Ninth Ward; Mr.. John j. Keilt. Tenth
Ward; Mr. Frederick j.. Mersheimer,
p. i wANsER.
The minutes were then adopted as cor
rected. % ~
The minutes of the adjourned meeting
OF May 6, 1897. were read. and on motion
of Mr. Mersheimer, the following words
were added after the words, Ninth Ward
of this city," on the fifteenth line. firsf
column. Of page 2, TO succeed Mr.. Her
The minutes were then adopted as cor
PRESENTATION ,o oE coMMuN1cA-
From the Board of Finance
Hon. Board Of Education:-
Dear SirsaThe following resolution
Jersey City at it's meeting held April %.
1897. ana was approved by the Mayor,
May !, 1887.
MARTIN FINCK.
Whereas, the ordinances of this city are
not properly codified. and
Whereas, This Board believes that such
codiiication is necessary; and
Whereas, An appropriation was hereto
fore made for the printing of said ordi-
nances when codifed, and owing to the
fact that said ordinances have not been
codifed; said appropriation is as yet
Resolved, That Howard c. Griffiths be
employed by this Board to codify and ar
range all the ordinances of the various
Boards and Departments of the citv gov
ernments n properly index the same
ready for printing, the compensation for
his services to be fixed at the sum Of
three hundred $4,000 dollars; and
Resolved, That the clerks of the various
Boards and Departments be requested
and directed to place at the disposal Of
etc, in order to facilitate the work re.
quired to be done as provided herein, and
the Clerk Of this Board be directed to
Clerks of the various Boards: and NC
Resolved, That upon the completion of
the work Of SAID codification by said
ed to report same to this Board as com com
pleted,. in order that the same may be
ceived and ordered filed.
From the Hudson County Sunday
School Association requesting the closing
Of the public schools on the occasion ~
the forty-third anniversary and parade IF
the Sunday schools of Jersey CITY dur
ing the AFTERNOON Of Friday. May Is, 1897.
ceivsd Ho ona or rie 9m a1ad was re-
REPORTS OR COMMUNICATIONS
Received and ordered printed in the
REPORTS OF sIIAAMSDiNG COMMIT
Finance, by Mr.. Mersheimer, Chair
Resolved, That the city Clerk be re-
quested to draw n His Horror the
Mayor to sign, warrants to pay officers.
teachers and ~ianitors in the employ Of
May. 1897, when due. on payrolIs duiv Ger
titled by the City Superintendent of Pub
lie Schools.
The yeas and nays being ordered and
taken en- the call of the Chairman, the
resolution was adopted by all the mem
berS present, twelve Q2) in number.
Absent-Mr. Quinn.
Resolved, That Christian Weitemeyer be
and he Is hereby appointed Census En-
umerator. Third Ward, in place OF Jacob
Ellar, resigned.