The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-09
SCHOOL ESTIMATES
Board ofEducation Preparing
Budget--Plans For New
Number 20.

AT a meeting of the Board of Education
last night, plans and specifications for
the erection of the new school building
on the old site on Danforth avenue, were
submitted by Architect Long, and also
plans and specifications for the plumbing
and heating. They We're referred 10 The
committee of that school.
Director Hulshizer reported that he had
received from the Corporation Counsel his
opinion as to the liability of the Board
for damages caused to adjacent properly
by the alteration Of the grade of the site
of School No. IT on Duncan avenue being
in substance that the Board is liable Tor
all damage resulting therefrom o proper
ty on the north side, but for the damage
TO the property on the east side the city
is liable.
Director Lewis, Chairman of ihe Gem
mittee on Finance, repo:,.d that con-
ference to consider the amount Of appro-
priation to be asked from the Board of
Finance for the next iseal year was held
on last Tuesday night, but all the chair
men of the different committees were not
present. and therefore the estimates were
not completed He suggested that on
other conference De held at an early day.
as the estimates must be forwarded 70 the
Board of Finance by June 81 and make
sueh an estimate as the Board can SAND
by and recommend. In regard TO the estl-
mate given for repairs TO -he 6 Eool BUILD
ings during the summer vacation ne said
the sum appeared large, but this 5 eX-
planned by the fact that no appropriation
was made for this purpose for several
years. and many of the buildings are ir
Board of Finance, and so advised by
counsel, is that that Board can issue
temporary loan bonds to pay for omer-
gency repairs but not for ordinary re-
pairs. application for the latter having to
go into the tax levy. He suggested that
the different committees meet in confer
ence and ehdaavor to separate the CLAIMS
for emergency repairs from those for or
binary repairs, and that the COM erehee
be held last night at the close of the
Board meeting.
Director Barker said he understood that
the Board of Finance will make no ap-
propriations for repairs until they have
appointed an inspector to visit all the
school buildings and report what is re-
quired.
Director Cullen stated that he had sub
| of Finance and then he was placed on
| the witness stand and subjected TO
great deal of cross questioning, and
| after all the Finance Board will SEND.
| out scme one to tell them what is
| wanted.
! President Mulvaney directed that a
meeting of the Committee of the Whole
be held Immediately after adjournment.
| Director Egbert corrected a misunder-
| standing made in regard to the promotion
made at the last meeting and said that
| in order to provide payment of increase
| Of salary from the time promotion is
made and not require the teacher to wait
| for the appropriation of the next year, an
| extra appropriation will be asked for
sufficient to pay the salaries at the in
creased rate.
| Director Lewis announced that the Com
mittee on High School had invited Sena-
| tor McDermott to deliver the address at
/ the graduating exercises and he had ac-
/ cepted.
/ communication was received from
| Lou E. Dwyer of Woonsocket, r. l.,
teacher of commercial branches stating
| that when the Board is ready to engage
| the commercial teachers for the High
/ School he should like to correspond with
| it in regard to the matter and asking tnat
his name be placed on file for references.
An invitation to attend the Volksfest
| of the German Hospital and Dispensary
| Association at the Greenville Schuetzen
| Park on July was accepted. and the
Board adjourned to next Thursday even-
| ing, June 15.