The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-13
WILL USE HASBROUCK'S. S.
Messrs. Stimets & Waits Con-
sent to Accommodate
Pupils of No. II
School.

The Finance Commissioners have depu-
tized Superintendent Snyder to hire the
assembly hall of Hasbrouesk Institute
for a school room. Mr.. Stimets has
agreed TO rent the hall to the city for
$40 day. The closing of No. u School
costs the city $50 day. 1t was originally
intended to hire halls and fit them up
for class rooms until such time as No.
z has been renovated. The conversion of
Hasbrouck Hall into a school room can
be accomplished without any great ex-
penditure of money. The hall will be oc-
cupied by the city until February l.
1t has been decided to put the three
hundred scholars of the grammar depart
ment of No. u in Hasbrouck's. The other
classes win be distributed among schools
on the Hill Mayor Hoos has approved
the engagement of Hasbrouck Hall.
In connection with the hiring of the
hall there has been the following corre-
spondenee between President Firm and
Mr.. Stimets:-
Jersey City, December 10, 1888.
Messrs. Stimets and Wait, Directors of
Hasbrouck Institute:-
Gentlemen-In pursuance of the person.
al Interview which Principal Joslfn, Su-
perilEtendent Snyder and had with you
on Friday, ! write you urgently REQUEST
ing that YOU grant us the use OF Has
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the first floor of the Institute building for
the temporary accommodate tion Off the
grammar department OF school, NO. IL 10
February /, 1893
We promise that our occupancy will be
confined exclusively TO the first floor OF
your building and that by special times
Of admission and dismission OF pupils
there will be practically complete isola-
tion of our scholars from those of the
Institute, and that all rooms at our DIS
posal will be used with great care ana
consideration.
In addition to the reasonable compen-
sation which you may receive Tor the
privileges gwen US we shlll consldef thts
ferring a great favor to the patrons OF
by granting this reueSt you Will De con-
No. H. whose children have now been out
of school for several weeks and VINO
must continue without instruction for
several weeks more unless as puDlic
spirited citizens. you will come 10 our
relief for we are unable 70 MAKE any
other suitable disposition OF this depart
ment pending the repairs TO our own
'e'''O'iii4s' JOSEPH l.. FIRM,
President Board of Education.
The answer to the above was as fol-
lows
Jersey city. December p, 1898,
Joseph L. Firm, Esq, President BOARD
s Of Education. Jersey City NJ n. J.:a4 +ha
Dear Sir-In reply to your favor OF the
10fh inst. we beg to state that we nave
carefully considered your proposition 70
give you temporary. quarters Tor the up up
Te,. seT,artmeft of School No. II. ana We
Rs- have = decided to grant the request under
the conditions you mention Whiea 1a m m
sures complete separation OF NO. u pu-
nils from our own students
In allowing you to bring this depart
nent of No II to our building we should
Ike it to be understood that we 90 ie,a, So
i1vt Inf as men interested in the EDUCATION
Sf Youth to aid those of a neighboIlng
school who by force Of csreunIs aes,s ncss'
e,a S,ist now wanting the school accom-
q, n3 q fiors which we, by some sacrlIlee
can quite readily give; - ,,rga
We would respectfully ASK yops ~ % nass uIse
ip3Sy ~ ~ making such progress in the re-
9a;rs Ia No. Z that the duration 81 our
leave may not be extended beyond Feoru-
srv i the time specified.
a. :. Yours very respectfully,
STIMETS & WAIT.