The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-25
new HIGH SCHOOL
Financiers Direct Board Of
Education to Advertise
for Building Sites.
GRREHyILLE SCHOOL QUESTION
ACCESSIBILITY of Erecting One
or Two Schools In the
Section Still Unde-
cided.

~ LIE OOdlo Il -
+,na of If Yesterday afternoon. They
gave audiences to nearly every ofnclal
hoard in the city. A committee OF the
BOARD of Education was there TO urge tne
augmentation of money for a High Schooi
site and a new Schoo No. 20; the street
and Water Board wanted more money
for cleaning streets and sewers; the Free
Library Trustees asked for the $zu,ooo
raised on the new library bonds; a COM
mittee from the Twelfth ward asked Tor
a yiaduct from Jersey City to Hoboken,
and the Fire Commissioners requested
authority to buy some land. To all THESE
demands the Commissioners gave an at
tentive hearing and the probability is thal
they will all be granted.
Representing the Board of Education
were:-President J. ]. Mulvaney, Dlrec-
tors J.. E.. Hulshizer, Jr., w. A. Lewis
T.. H. Egbert, Captain Barker and Super
1ntendent H. Snyder. Before diving into
the main business President LembecK,
holding up a bill of Last, the cost of
preparing the rooms of the Minkakwa
Club in Greenville for the primary de-
partment of the school destroyed by fire,
said it seemed to him to be exorpltant
and he wanted it explained.
President Mulvaney said that the work
was ordered by Mr.. Reuben Simpson and
DR.. J. Finn, who then respectively repre-
scented the Boards of Finance and Edu-
cation, and he had no acknowledge of the
prices arranged by these gentlemen.
"Well, look at the plumbers bill for
material out of the old school," said Presi-
dent Lembeck.
superintendent Snyder enumerated the
work done and pointed out the new ma
terial used, adding that the repairs only
represented one-half of the total cost, the
remainder being for supplies, etc. The
matter then dropped.
President Mulvaney in answer to a
question from the Commissioners. said
that at ~tonight's meeting of the Board of
Education a detailed estimate of the re-
quired for the schools during the summer
would be handed in and the Finance
Board would receive it in a day or two.
This incident having closed the new High
School subject was introduced by Director
J.. E. Hulshizer, Jr., chairman of the COM
mittee.
II understand, began Mr.. Hulshizer.
that the Legislature has passed a law
giving the city power to appropriate
100000 for a new High School. Now 1
suppose the first thing to do is to get a
proper site and that will mean much
money. We desire to have a model build
ing constructed in accordance with the
latest requirements. We would like to
have the full amount due to us not that
we wish to spend all the money, but that
we should have it at hand and be able to
keep within the amount. The wish is to
build a building which shall be a monu-
ment to the city.
"Have you any site IN prospects" ask
ed President Lembeck.
Personally I have not" Director Hull
shizer replied. ''but the committee I be-
lieve has had several sites in view, the
Board has had none l understand that
the cid Board favored a site near the
Court House, but this is a matter which
must be carefully considered"
II believe" interposed Commissioner J..
Ringle, chat some one took an option on
a plot on Oakland avenue"
81 have heard So" replied Director
Hulshizer.
"Well them" added Mr.. Ringle, '1et us
advertise for all the people who have lots
to offer to send us in proposals and then
the Boards can get together and select"
"But the first thing to do Is to appro-
pirate the money! said Director HUI
shizer, who being a financier, deemed the
money side of the question to be the
first consideration.
"who will advertise, our Board or
yours % asked Director Lewis.
ooh, yours, and the cost of the adver-
tisement we will cut out of your appro-
priation," said Mr.. Ringle amid much
laughter.
Isl mi II IN arf IIG dAWn - 4N0GQ
Mr.. HuIshizer, "supposing syour board
does the advertising and the paying"
Naughter.)
1t was then agreed that the Board OF
Education shall advertise for proposals
for new High School site so that every
one who has lots may have an oppor-
tunity of presenting them ,and the poarus
will meet on June 8.
President Mulvaney then introduced the
matter of a new No. 20 School for Green
vile. He said that the Board of Educa-
ton had passed a resolution requesting
the Finance Board to appropriate $1,000
for that purpose. At this point Mr.. fRin-
gle asked if the walls standing could not
be used.
1.-THE architect says not" replied Presi-
dent Mulvaney, "and what are you going
TO 90 WHEN lH6 CAPClt g.
idea for a new building he continued,
sis one to have twenty-four class rooms,
accommodating 100 pupils; that is $4,000
for the building alone, and Mr. snyder
saws that an additional $4,000 is needed
to equip the school. Consequently our
10000 is too low. We, would want $llV'-
600. There is a proposition before the
committee to buy a strip of Is feet run
ming through from Danforth avenue to
Gator avenue. and we understand tnat
the owner will sell it for $4,000"
you have determined, then, to pulld
on the old site?" said Commissioner J.
Mullins.
z yes"
@And youqask the Board TO pay sS'oW
for two extra lots?' asked President
Lembeck, who thought the price was TOO
steep for lots on the streets named.
Captain Barker said that with Director
G F. Witt he had visited Mr.. F. M. Lock
wood. the owner of the two lots, who
asked first sS,5 for them. but afterwards
fixed his price at $4,000 and no lower. BY
purchasing the 25 foot strip there would
be a space all around the new school,
giving plenty of light and air TO the
class rooms.
Commissioner W. F. Midlge thought