The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-14
TO HURRY NO. 20
Greenville Citizens Meet and
Demand a New
School.
TEMPORARY BUILDING ASKED
Committee Will Visit Finance
Board and Request
Appropriation.

A number of citizens of the north end
of the Seventh ward held a meeting at
the New York Bay House. last eVenlns'
to discuss the Greenville school question:
and to formulate plan to bring ABOUT
the speedy erection of the new No ~
School. Mr.. Frank Evans was unanl-
mously elected chairman. Mr.. Evans salo
that for the past seven months, since tne
burning of School No 20, children VINO
had previously attended that schooi nave
been forced to attend School No. 10, on
Dwight street. To accommodate the
pupils of School No. 20, it is necessary 10
hold two sessions of four hours each, one
session for the pupils of School No. 10
and one session for pupils of School NO
90
Mr.. Evans stated that the present sys-
tenn is responsible for the loss of one
hours study each day to the pupils OF
both schools, and said that immediate
steps should be taken to remedy TINS
evil He said that the taxes were regu-
larly paid and that the citizens had want
ed a reasonable time for the new school,
which is to relieve the strain on School
NO 15 He said that school should be
erected Immediately. Mr.. Evans added,
in conclusion, that he had seen Director
George Witt, who explained that the
Board of Education would be pleased to
give the residents of the Greenville sec
ton a handsome school, but they were
unable to obtain the necessary appropri-
alton from the Board of Finance.
Mr.. George Barry said that the present
arrangements are decidedly unsatisfactory
to all taxpayers. He said that the citizens
of the north end of the ward were glad
to assist the pupils of School No. 20 for
a time but that the time had heightened
out considerably with the result that
School No Is is crowded with pupils OF
another school to the exclusion of the
smaller children, who cannot attend be-
cause of lack of room.
The next speaker said as School No. Is
only cost about $4,000, considering the
poverty of the city and the apparent urs.
willingness of the Board of Finance to
make the appropriation requested,
school similar to School No Is should
prove satisfactory to the residents of the
south end of the ward.
Ex-Alderman Edward Fry was the next
speaker. He said that the residents had
waited for some time for a new school,
and that it certainly should be hand
some structure, containing all the latest
improvements. He said that he had per-
feet confidence in the Board of Education
and believed that 1t fully understood the
kind of school required for that district.
He said that resolutions covering the
matter had been forwarded to the Board
of Education. the Board of Finance and
to Mayor Hoos, and that a committee
from the Minkakwa Club would visit the
m r5,:.- o1afr1 ffc
wishes in detail.
1t was suggested that the Board of
Finance be requested to procure or erect
a temporary building to accommodate the
pupils of School No. 20. It was claimed
that the money new being paid to the
Traction Company for transportation for
children living south of Danforth avenue
would at least enable the Board of FL
nance TO erect building.
Mr. Fry said that while the school
question was under discussion, provision
for a much needed night school should
also be made.
A motion was then made that a COM
mittee Of five be. appointed to visit the
Board of Education and the Board of
Finance to state the desires of the
Seventh ward citizens. The motion was
unanimously carried. The chairman ap-
pointed George Barry, E. E. Phelps, |
James Brown and William Chambers. The |
committee will visit the Board of Finance |
this afternoon. 1t will make an effort to |
have the Board appropriate the full
amount requested by the Board of Educa-
ton. If it refuses, the committee will
visit the Board of Eduction this even
ing and endeavor to persuade it to accept
any appropriation the Board of Finance
may see fit to make. The plan of tenn
porary building will also be placed be-
fore the Finance Board
AS two committees from the Seventh
ward are to visit the Finance Board, to-
day. for objects nearly alike. Mr.. Z. c.
Phelps suggested that both committees
arrange to meet and form one solid dele
cation, which would probably have the
desired effect on the Board of Finance
The Minkakwa Club committee is
anxious to have the Board Of Finance ap-
propriate the amount desired by the
Board of Education, as it feels that the |
Greenville section is justly entitled to a
handsome school building. While the |
objects of both committees are not exact
1y similar, it is understood that they will |
work in harmony to accomplish the main |
object-the speedy erection of a new
school.
The committee will report the result |
of its labors at meeting to be held Fri |
day evening, at the New York Bay |
House.