The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-04
BOARD OF
(Ofhcial P%roceedings.D

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
(Oficial Proceedings.)
Regular meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton held in the Assembly Chamber, City
Halt Thursday evening; January L, 1888.
Decentralization Firm and Messrs.
higgins, Nimmo, Lewis. Mulvaney, Brod-
erick. Finn, Rice, Gallery, Mersheimer
and Egbert-u.
pAAbsent@Messrs, Mooney and quinn g
On motion of Mr.. Mersheimer the read
ing OF the minutes of the last regular
meeting was dispensed with, and they
were approved as printed.
PRESENTATION Q COMMuNICA-
From A. Z. Roede, Inspector of Weights
and Measures desiring to confer with the
Committee ON Fuel.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Fuel.
From Frederick S. ellis, executor of the
estate of Charles ]. Gillis, member of the
frm Of ellis y Geoghan, requesting the
Received.
From Owen I. Turtle, requesting per-
mission to give a series of musical reci-
tails in our public schools.
Received and referred TO the Committee
on Lectures.
Monarch Covering Co, 10, III. ia Sussex
street, Jersey City, N. j., requesting the
Board to- retain from Crossley &
L'Hommedieu Heating Co., contractors,
the sum of $1,000 for work done at School
No. i, and 1897. Is for work done at School
No. 10.
Referred to proper committees.
From the Baldwin Engineering Co, sub
contractor, complaining that the general
contractor of School No. Is, Jacob Du
Bots, has failed 10 pay them the money
due them for work done at that school.
Received and referred to Committee on
From e. Steiger & Co, requesting that
the price of rubber tips; listed at 13c. per
dozen. should be changed to read soc. per
dozen.
Received and price. ordered corrected.
From Leach, Shewell & Co., informing
the Board that their firm was going out
of business. -
Received.
From Franklin Publishing Co. stating
f foTy sae listed P aams OF Ma anaaiena should aiSi
read, Natural History Studies. Pupils
Manua @-
From Miss Adele Cox, requesting an
extension of her leave of absence on.ac-
count of sickness.
From Mrs. B. Emily Clarke. nee. Ham
non, resigning her position as teacher IN
School No. Is. to take effect January +
Received and accepted.
From Ada A. Park resigning her posi-
Department. School No. 2. to take effect
January 4. 1889. -~
Received and accepted
From Miss Emma J Wittpenn, thanh-
ing the Board for her appointment as
teacher in School No. p.
Jersey City. December rs. 1898.
Hon. Board of EDUCATION
Dear Sirs-The following resolution was
adopted by the Board OF Finance or Jef-
sey City. at its meeting heid December
q. 1888. and WAS approved by the Mayor
Yours fe MpaRTfNy iF1NcK,
Clerk.
Whereas. A resolution was adopted on
November Il. 1898, appropriating 70 me
Board of Education the sum OF Sl,0Vo, LOT
repairs to Public School no, Y z,ni ahG q aa
made by the Board of Educaolon I9r an
additional appropriation of $1,000; ana,
Whereas, The Board of Finance herepy
determines that said $1,000 is necessary
for such repairs: therefore,, ,.
Resolved. That the Board OF E1nnnaanee
hereby aporopriateS the sum or $4,VVu, IN
rea,tutn g Of November Il, 1855, to be set
e aside for for the rspa uIs to to s seho 6pa Nc. Z Z. I and
in order to raise said sum the
on Finance is hereby authorized 70 Dor
row on temporary loan bondS the sum
of 81. 900. at a rate of interest not TO exceed
4 per cent. per annum, which amount IS
to be used for the purpose above men
Resolved, That the sum of $4,000 be and
10 hereby ordered placed in the next tax
levy.
Jersey City, December Is. 1898.
Hon. Board of Education
adonfed by the Board of Finance of Jer-
sey City, at its meeting held pecemper
a. 1885, and was approved by the Mayor
Yours Ts MapSsRT1Ny ,F1NcK.
Resolved. That the City Comptroller be
and IS hereby directed TO transfer from
the account of Teachers Sala rs g.
FISCAL fs;a s; year to 1sy be ~ Used ahe by yu the Board Of
Ts1n sdm in payment Of claims for re-
pairs to Public School no. Z; ahu q q
to transfer the balance OF a~pproprlaIoeg
for Fuel" fiscal year 1S97-'9s. amounting
to 81, ols n, the same account
Jersey City, December Is, 1888
Dear Sirs-The following resolution Was
adopted by the Board of Finance o. JSa
sey City. at its meeting heIo he Mayor
December q. 1898.
Yours re MspasfRsT4aTlNsy 'F1Nek.,
Resolved. That the City Comptroller pc
and is hereby directed TO v ans y bai-
sun sum ~ The ssTeachers' Salaries account.
fiscal year 1928. to an account = oof
known as General Claam 1bis a%aeeount to
be devoted to the m OF 9 u for the !
claims of the Board of Educatloh . ~
fiscal year 1S97-'9S.
REPRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Census, 1SsS-John Mas s5e &
Renairs. 1897 q Menas D. 40.
nairs School No. q, September, 1919 so.4''
School No. A, September, 1889, sl1.i- &c 7as
Snecial Appropriation, repairs, Pm
1SeS~Wood & Menagh, repairs, Schooi W.
"a September, 1898. 1894. %
,Iohn J. Keilt. repairs, Schooi ~ :"
November. 1898, $3.50. No %
Woodhouse & Co., repairs, Schooi W. 20
September. 1898, $7.7S. 400, a,sa, citv
General Claim Account, 1SgEersey ely
nemocrat. printing and blanks, Office
November. 1891, s113.7 and sl26. .oo- 1ooo
Books and Stationery, etc, lSsi.loser
Peckham. Little & Co., stationery, u upee1.
i~ntendent's office, November, 1898 sio. %.
School No. i November ZOOS is ~. school
No. %. November, 1895. 1881; Senooi NO
% November, 1888, $12.22. 80 NJ
lanes B. Wilson, stationery, School III
6 October. 1898, 1890 and $l5.bb; Scnooi
H I October. 1888, $3.50; School, no.
Ocfnher 1898. SLIPS; School NO; II, Oclo-
her 1895. $500; School No. IL Novempsr,
iSe8 Ri and $3.50; School NO. 70, NO
vember, 1898, $50; School No. 70, oclopef'
1895, $3.50. cohoo, No
November. 1898, sl0.oS and s41.2S; Schooi
M 4 November. 1895, s44.46; School NO, .,
No,emher. 1898, s40.8 School No Z; NO
vember. 1898. 1882; Evening, Scnool NS.
Ii, November, 1888, $3S2; Sehool ~ } No.