The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01

obtain the consent OF the Legislature W
all leases and consultations OF roads,
where one of the party is foreign corpor-
alton; the consent of the holders of two
thirds of the capital stock OF each resi-
dent company is also required.
Mr.. yreeiand also introduced a bill. CIV
ing consent to the New York, Susque-
hanna and Western Railroad Company to
lease its franchises, railroad and property
to the Erie Railroad Company, or TO
merge with the Erie.
The following important school bill was
introduced by Mr.. Benny in the course of
the evening
Whereas, according to the census of the
year one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-Six, and the report OF the state
Board of Education and of the State SUI
perintendent of Instuction of New Jer-
sey for said year, there are in the state
of New Jersey four, hundred and thirty
eight thousand nine hundred and sixty
nine (4SS,96 children Of school age, Whlie
accommodation is provided by the public
schools of this State for only two nun
bred and seventy thousand and sixty
eight (2l0,06S) children. while eighty-nlne
thousand two hundred and one (S9,20D
children in this State attend no school,
and that the school buildings IN the cues
of this State are overcrowded. and that
eighty thousand or more children OF TINS
State are unable to gain Ambulance, 70
the public schools because of the lack OF
1 A4lo ,1St-
therefore, entirely unable TO attain TO the
advantages of that common school educc
cation which it is the aim of the State OF
New Jersey to extend to all of its chill
dren; and
Whereas, The lack of school
dations in the cities OF this state mas
been dwelt upon in the reports of the sew
eral superintendent of schools in such
municipalities of this State year after
Whereas, The result of the above con-
dition of the public schools of this State
lis disastrous to the children now growing
up. and prejudicial to the interests of the
State, in that children who are unable to
obtain admission to the schools are in
most instances thereby driven 10 the
streets were an education is usually OBJ
tanned which afterwards detracts largely
from their usefulness as citizens, and
materially assists in filing all State in
stjtutions other than the public schools;
end
Whereas. The above named condition of
districts of the municipalities in this
State, inhabited by poor people, who must
depend almost entirely upon the public
schools for the education of their chill
Whereas, The people of this State not
oslly intend and desire that the privilege
of a common school education should be
extended to all the children of New Jer-
sey. but nave caused to be enacted laws
compelling children to attend the public
schools for the purpose of such educa-
Whereas. the constitution of the State
of New Jersey. in Article ", Section VII.
paragraph s, provides as follows: The
Legislature h provide for the main
tenance and support of a thorough ana
efficient system Of free PUBLIC schools for
the instruction of all the children in this
State, between the ages of five and eigh-
teen years; therefore be it enacted by the
Senate and General Assembly of the State
of New Jersey;
/. It shall be the duty of the principal
or other person having charge and control
OF any private parochial or other school
ing, however. the public schools of New
Jersey: to file on or before the fifteenth
o office 81 Of o the City N Clerk Ta'a Of t the city in in
which such school is situate, a statement
under oath. of the number of pupils en-
October next preceding the time above
limited for the filing of such statement.
2. 1t shall be the duty of the City Clerk
Of the several cities of this State to care
filed with him under section one D of this
act.
3. It sha be the duty of the Board of
Education or other body having charge
and control of the public schools of the
several cities of this State to cause to be
determined on or before the first day of
November in each year the number of
children in their respective cities forwhom
school accommodation shall be furnished,
such determination to be made by, the
following calculation. namely:-Add to-
gether the number of children enrolled
in the private, parochial and other schools
excepting the public schools of New Jer-
Sey) in their respective cities. as shown
by the certificates filed in the City Clerks
office of their respective cities unde the
provisions of section one a. OF this act;
subtract such number SO added from the
whole number of children of school age.
as shown by the school census last pre-
ceding the timeRof the maklng of the cal
culation mentioned in this third section
of this act. and seventy-five per cent. of
the number remaining after such sub
traction shall constitute the number for
whom school accommodation for the
whole of each school day shall be pro-
vided.
4. The Board of Education or other body
having charge and control of the public
schools of the several cities of this State
shall cause to be erected and furnished
within one year after the time limited
for the making of the calculation pre-
scribed by the third section of this set.
proper and sufficient school buildings
necessary to accommodate the number OF
children for whom accommodation IS d-
rected to be provided by section 3 of this
act. and for the purpose of such erection
may purchase the necessary land. Each
provide for each pupil to be
dated therein not less than tive. hundred
cubic feet of air space and not less than
fifteen ems sa nomm deee Sou nugf e or teher body
having charge and control of the finances
of the several cities in this State shall pro-
vide forthwith the necessary sun or sums
e. u Ol 4ol
lands and erecting thereon such building
or buildings and furnishing the same, or
for the purpose of erecting and furnishing
the same. or for the purpose OF erecting
and furnishing such building or buildings
upon lands owned by said city, or for the
purpose Of adding to or altering any pup
lie school building or buildings already
erected, and furnishing .such additlon 10
sllch building or furnishing such building
or buildings after said alteration, upon
the reuuisition of the Board OF Education
or other body having charge and eontroi
of the public schools OF SAID several CIT
les. respectively, for the same; ana Tor the
purpose of providing such sum or sums
Of money. such Common sCounell or other
governing body is by this act authorized
To- issue bonds for such sum or sums 81
money, which bonds may pc coupon or
reejstered; shall be payable IN not less
mar, fen wears nor more than twenty
years. from the date of their issue ana
shall bear interest at not less tnan hve
per centum per annum, payaple nail
YEARLY. they shall be signed by the May
or. countersigned by the City treasurer
or other chief financial officer OF the city,
and attested by the City Clerk unoer lhe
seal of the city. an dshali pc solu LOT MOI
less than par and accrued interest.
& IN case of the neglect or refusal of
any or either of the municlpaf podles
mentioned in this act to carry out the
provisions of this act. 1t shall be the duty
OF the Superintendent of Instruction OF
New Jersey to take proceedings py way
of mandamus or otherwise. 10 compel
such municipal body to carry out such
provisions, and such superintendent OF
instruction may call upon the Attorney
General or other officer of this State to
assist him in such proceedings. and 1t
is hv this act declared to be the duty of