The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-29
BoARp OF EDUCATION.

Regular meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation, held in the Assembly Chamber,
City Hall, Thursday evening, October %.
ROLL CALL.
Present-President Firm and Messrs.
higgins. Nimmo, Mooney, Quinn, Brod-
erick, Finn. Rice, Mersheimer, Egbert-
Absent-Mr. Lewis.
Exeused-Mr. Mulvaney-1.
READING AND APPROVAL OF MIN
On motion of Mr.. higgins. the read
ing of the minutes of the regular meet
ing of September 2, 1888, and of the adj
1898, was dispensed with ana they were
approved as printed.
PRESENTATION Of CoMMUNICA-
From Principal c. A. Hoyt, President OF
Teachers Association of Jersey City. re-
questing the use Of Assembly Room.
School No. /, to hold their monthly meets
ings.
From Miss Eva l.. Potts. requesting an
extension of her leave of absence.
Referred to Teachers Committee.
From Mrs. Elzabeth e. Faulks, resign
ing her position as teacher in School No.
From Leonera Mitchell, Ida NJ. Court
and Eva Rappleye, thanking the meIn-
bers for their appointments as teachers
From Hugh Roberts, architect, new
School No. !, stating that the Gas Cons
pany and the Board of Health have IN
spected the gas fitting and plumbing. OF
School No. 1. and have found everything
all right, and enclosing certificates
Received and filed.
Jersey City N. J., October 6, 1898.
Honorable Board of Education
Gentlemen-In looking over No. 10
School, some time ago, / noticed that the
piastering on one Of the ceilings had fall
en- down. and wishing to have the opinion
of a disinterested and competent person
as to whether or no this part OF the WORK
was defective. ! requested MI. 1hos.
Reehill, Of this city. to make an investi-
CATION, and 1 herewith submit to you for
your perusal and consideration, his re-
port
EDWARD HOOS,
Mayor.
Jersey City. N. J., Oct. 6, 1898.
To His Honor, Edward Hoos, Mayor OF
Jersey City, New jersey
Honorable and Dear Sir-In a~ceoroancs
with your request / have visited Scnool
No. IS. located on Johnston avenue, this
city. and nave examined into the SAFETY
of the plastered ceilings throughout the
building. l advise you that in my opinion,
as a practical mechanic in that line, that
they are perfectly safe, the falling OIL the
ceiling on. the second story was caused py
the neglect to properly fash the rooI
around the Flagstaff, and continuous
storm OGdfll2 III dl lidl pOttiA SooHON 1tS
ceiling in question with water, and caused
the fan of a piece of ceiling about IL feet
by IL feet, in the centre of the room; lnat
part of the ceiling which did not fail rs,
in my opinion, entirely SAFE l nave READ
h specifications. and in my examination
of the building would advise you tnat
consider the contract for the mason WoTk
to have been carried out in a fairly satls-
factory manner, and l would not IND any
fault except with some discolorations OF
the finished plastered walls, when aoes
not, in any manner effect the strength
or durability of the work, only IN appear
Trusting that the foregoing viii fully
comply with the request made 70 me by
Very respectfully yours.
Received and filed.
Jersey city, n. J., oct. IS, 1888:
James j. Wiseman, Esq, Clerk Of the
Board of Education
Dear Sir-I desire TO inform you that ~
virtue Of the provisions of an act. entitled
a act to provide f9r BsaFas OF ln E,1pea
April | A7 z; 1 IS sl f nay u% aepoirsdd0 term Mni
of Henry W. Dewitt, resigned, from the
Tenth Ward of this city.
Very respectfully.
EDWARD HOGS,
sfPsRHsEsssENTATIoN OF CLAIMS.
6 cr'n a ssseibert { Son. printing, School
No. Z, october, 1895. 81.
Jersey City News, printing manual,
office. September. 1928, S26.
General Claims Account. ISL
Jersey City Democrat. printing ana sta
tionery.. office. Novembsr 1887 VIZ.
William Hogencamp, rent, Grand and
Greene streets. September and October,
S Special appropriation. Sc. 7ss. repairs, etc,
lynx
9, e RO zee repairs. School No. L,
ss 5sss F "a -, 7 3sD-ir-. school NJ u.
MD Y: :. 81, LiIiis So repairs school No ~
oe Mb 1885, sS.'i sis4.i5 spaD7
25. September. 1898. s2.SS.
os eabes i IS -s ST. 'spa''s' ss"oo' -
John Walker: repairs. school No o
Thomas r, Hetherton. repairs, School
No. 8. October, 1893. $50.
A. H. McGuekin, repairs, School No. u.
October. 1888, $3.50
Charles 4. snlk. repairs, school No. II.
1898. Si6S.65.
Charles H. Sulfx, repairs, School No. IL
annex. October, 1888, s1s.7I.
Wood, & Menagh, repairs, School No. 6,
September. 1898, Sl9.14.
: Wood Z M Isa I 81 e repairs, School No. 8.
Thomas Collins. repairs. School No. 8
October, 1898, %4S.
Thomas Collins, repairs. School No. s.
Macarthur & Shaw, repairs. School No.
Z. October. 1898. $50.
Woodhouse 8 Co. supplies. School No.
2, September. 1883, sass.
Wood & Menagh, supplies, School No. 2.
September. 1925. SASS.
Hugo Mootz repairs. School NO. ;.
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