The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-21
HOARD OF EDUCATION.
tomcial Proceedings.9

Regular meeting of the Board of Edt-
cation. held in the Assembly Snaedanoper
e''s haii' ihq RoLi S assfln's' : =
Present-President Firm. and MessrS.
Miggins, Nimmo, Mooney Ais}on R,l lewl gallery M =
Mersheimer and Egbert-l2.
Absent-Mr. QuinnIl
READING AND A 44s OF "iN
On motion of Mr.. Mersheimer the read
ing of the minutes OF the regular NJ
Is, 1898, was dispensed with and tney
were approved as printed. u,rrrA
PRESENTATIONS 0E coMMuNleA-
From Anna D: Wittpenn and Ber. nr
Bschaidner, thanking, the Board for theif
appointments as teachers
Received and ordered filed.
From Edith Earl Guilford, resignins ner
position as eacher. School No. Is, to take
effect January |. 1895.
Jersey City, N. j., Dec. D, 1893.
Honorable Board of Education
Gentlemen-Your Honorable Boara Isl
Gently purchased nine upright pianos anu
three parlor grand pianos from the ltat
of Bush & Gerts, whose salesroom Is at
u East sixteenth street New dorR Wy Wy
$3.50 each, and for the parlor grahQ pidnG55
S4S7 each. Before the warrants Tor saia
pianos were signed they were examined
by Mr. George Hoehl, of 262 Hutton street,
Jersey City, who certified THAI the pIicss
charged the city were fair ana reasohdp.e.
~ since tue tfdlIAS WIZ paw -
ceived a communication from Mr., wafer
e.. Holmes who is engaged in the piallo
business, charging that the price paia LOT
the pianos was excessive. II the ltissfu-
ments are what they are represented -
be. the price does not appear 10 De eAor-
bitant, but as the charge is made py ola
familiar with the value of pianos,lt shouiu
receive prompt investigation at the ha""S
of your Board. ,,tu
owen /. Turtle. the agent OF the Busn slha
Gerts firm attached IN affidavit 'tnat tne
amount charged is a reasonable one. II
this affidavit is not true, 1t IS the GUY u
your Board to present the matter TO tne
Grand Jury and insist upon the lruici-
ment of the party making II. l hase i
ask from YOUR Honorable Board lmmeol-
ate and thorough examination and prompt
action in the premises. -
Upon receiving the COMMUNICATION from
Mr.. Holmes, / requested a visit from VI.
Holmes. denied that the price charged
was excessive, and insisted thal tne ely
had received full value for the moneys e1-
In va1r Investigation of this matter you
will nave to consider that M: Iprlie M,
naturalIv desire to support the biHs pat
he presented, and that Mr.. homes replT+.
SCENTS opposition piano iHnufactufets- I
is. therefore. desirable That you snonla
reacn vo1lr conclusions by The evidence or
impartial witnesses. The ntheSs o. sae
pianos has not been assailed. The queso
tion fer you to determine IS, was the price
paid more than fair value2
Very respectfully,
The communication was received ana on
motion was laid on the table.
City Clerks Office, City Hail.
Jersey City, November 30, 1888.
Honorable Board of education
Dear Sirs-The annexed is a copy OF d
resolution passed by the Board Of Alder
men of Jersey City, at its meeting hela
Honor the Mayor November 80. 1895.
yours respeeMd II o,DoNNELL,
City Clerk.
Resolved. That the Board of Aldermen
hereby concurs in the folloWlng resoiu, Nm
adopted by the Board of Education, NO
whereas. The necessity exists for the
immediate remedy of the unsanitary con-
dition of School No. u;
Whereas. The exigencies of the case re
quire that such work should be immedl-
ately begun, the same being Absolutely
necessary for the remaining open of said
school; therefore be it
Resolved. That the Board of Education
be and they are hereby authorized to cor
struct an independent at school NO.
u, to run to C~ommunipaw avenue, ana 10
do such other repairs as are Necessary
er sanitary condition, the same 70 cost
twenty-six hundred dollars in addition to
previous sum of twenty-four hundreo
Resolved. That the Board of Finance be
u requested to set aside for the use OF the
NBoard of Education the sum of twenty-slN
hundred dollars for the purposes ABOVE
Resolved, That the concurrence of he
Honorable Board of Aldermen is hereby
requested.
Received and fled.
FERMENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Special School Account. Bonds, 1885,
Haywood Bros. & Wakefield Co, lurni-
ture. contract 2S7a, School No. l, S1,55S.10;
School No, Is. s6ss.5O.
United States School Furniture Co. fur-
niture. contract 2SSa, School No. u,
$1,214.55. o
1895, sis; School No. 6. November, 1seS,
ss7S: School No. 9, November 1888 $3.50;
School No; 9; Nove ISas % 1898 g s2-0O' schooi
Printing, 1Sss-Jersey city Democrat,
printing supplies, office, November. 1897,
She. so; office. November, 1897, Sl27.75.
November, 1887. sl45.
John Christie, printing supplies. Office,
November, 1897, $23S.4O; November, 1885,
Repairs-Julius Jacks, repairs, School
No. z, December, 1898, s1-50.
ii. w SoDember. isss 81 s.; i school, No. Is, No
vember, 1895, 1922; School No. II Annex,
November, 1898, $3.50.
John Bauer, repairs, School No II An
mex. November, 1898, s35; School No. "a
November, 1898, $6.75.
Jersey City Ladder Co, repairs, Scnooi
No, Is. November, 1898, S..
Mrs. Kavanagh. cleaning, School No. Is,
November, 1898, 81.
Annie cleaning, ScnoOl NO. iI
November, 1898. $1,000.
Thomas Mahoney, carpenter work,
School No. IS, $40. SIP.
C. l.. Reynolds, labor, School No. /, 81.
William Hogencamp, rent, School No. ]
Annex, November and December, gloU.
James Carlin, inspector, School No L.
November, S125.
John Rafter. inspector, School No. 10,
November, SIPS.
James E. Esterbrook, inspector, School
No. 26, November. $3.50.
Fuel, 1S97-1S9S-The Jersey City ELECTRIC
Light Co.. power. chool No. 9, Novsm-
Der, 1898, 1920: School No. II, November
James Coyle, coal. School No. /, Septem-
Der. October and November. 1898, $23lIOi
School No. 2. February, $27.60; School No
5. November, $40.16; School No. 4, Septem-
her. sS0.48; School No. 6, September
s526. 3S; School No. Z. August S25S-46; Schoo
No. s. August. 1898. 1923 SO: School Nos
October and November. S337I51: School NO
II Annex, October, $9.S7; School No. Il, DC
tober and November. s245.s9; School No
and November, $2C6.4S: School No. Is, Oc-
tober and November, $221.1 6 School No. -
November. $4S. SIS: School No IS. -Octobel
and November. $3.50; School No 20. Octo-
her and November. 1857. 10; School No. Il
November, $27.S2; School No. %, Novem-
her. $3.50 Il; School No. %, August, $lolUo
School No. q. october and November
Books and Stationery. 1897 ls9s-Miltor
Bradley e. Co., stationery, School NO. ~
November, 1898. $6.42
Peckham. Little & Co. stationery, Schoo
No. 6. November. 1898. s5408.