The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-13
Mr.. TURTLES PROPOSAL
Asks the Board ofEducation's
Permission to Give a
Series Of Piano
Recitals.
TO INDICATE HIS INSTRUMENTS
Need Only Be Heard to Be APP
preciated Number 12's
Repairs Routine
Business.

The recent trouble about the purchase
of pianos from Bush & Gerts, of Chi
cago, through their New York agent, o.
]. Turtle by the Board of Education, was
revived at last nights meeting of the
Board of Education by the receipt of a
petition from Mr.. Turtle that he be per-
mitted to give a series of piano recitals
in the schools, one each week, for at least
a month Mr.. Turtle wished to have the
people of the city hear the pianos he sold
the Board of Education played by an
artist. He is willing to issue invitations
as directed by the Board. He promises
to arrange an interesting programme and
is willing to pay all expenses. Mr.. Turtle
maintains that the people of the city,
after hearing the exquisite tones of the
instruments, will be convinced that the
Board of Education was justified in pay
ing what it did for the pianos. The pro-
position was referred to the Committee on
Lectures for consideration.
The Board of Finance notified the Board
that it has transferred s2,1o5.99 from the
account; S1,473.SS to the same account;
81, 013.27 from fuel account TO claims ac-
count, and $4,000 additional to the same.
Ife money Is 10 US uSeQ III pdyiAS ~ sAS
repairs on No. II School.
President Firm, who has charge OF No.
u, reported that the repairs are progress
ing as rapidly as could be hoped for.
The Grammar Department, he said, Will
be ready in about two weeks and the
lower part of the building will be ready
for in abouta three weeks. He
suggested that some action should be
taken to have the Finance Board provide
for the paymen of rent of Hasbrouck
Institute.
Director Mersheimer declared that Mr..
Midlige had promised to see that Mr..
| HasbroutH was paid.
Director higgins observed that it might
be difficult to pay Mr.. Hasbrouck, mas
much as the gentleman has been dead a
number of years.
President Firm fears that the Institute
will be closed against them if the rent is
not paid. The Finance Board was k.e-
ouested to set aside 81, 500 for rent at once.
Ada A.. Park, vice principal of the Prim-
ary Department Of No. 2, resigned. Ada
Cox asked for an extension of her leave
of absence. 1t was granted.
Mrs James Clarke. nee B. Emily Har-
mon. who was united in marriage to
James Clarke a month ago, at two O'Clock
in the morning, resigned. A. e. Roede'
Inspector of Scales, Weights and Meas
ures. asked for a conference with the
fuel Committee. He wishes to arrange to
weigh[sn the coal delivered at the schools.
The Baldwin Engineering Company ask
ed to be paid $500 for work done on NO.
IS School. Jacob Dubois, the contractor,
owes the company $1,000. They want to
protect themselves. John A. Schwartz
made a similar request for $4,000 for work
done on No. II School. Misses Marie
Remsdorf, Viola Daily and Sarah Gallon
were granted thirty days leave of abb
sence.
The resolution transferring Jessie Bush
from No. rs to No. IL, and Gertrude Tay-
lor from No. II TO No. Is was reScinded'
Clara Ince was transferred from No. l.
to No. Is; Joseph Craig, from No. II to
No. p; Jessie Bush, from No. % to No. IL;
Mary Mcnamara, from No. II to No. Il;
Emily johnson. from No. % to No. II
Miss Abbie Z. o. Smith was appointed
vice principal of No. %, to succeed MASS
Robinson. Miss Alma Grandis was ap-
pointed to No. rs; Agnes Tomlins TO NO.
The following critic teachers were
named:-Edith Hammond, No. s.; Ella
Roe. No. IA; Lizzie Gibson, No. Il; Helena
Cummings, No. %.
25 was recalled. Practice classes were es-
tablislled in School No. 6. and in the
grammar departments of Nos. Z, IA, q and
Director Mersheimerg announced that No.
Is viii be ready for occupancy in about
ten dayS.