The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-14
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Reguiar meeting of the Board of Edu-
Satlon, held in the Assembly Chamber.
81 yso aal' Thursday evkning, December
ROLL CALL.
RECONSIDERATION Firm and Messrs.
@oohey Quinn, Lewis, Broderick, Finn.
Gaiiery, Mersheimer and Egbert-10.
xApsent-Messrs higgins. Nfmmo and
READING AND APPROVAL OF MIN
UTES.
On motion of Mr.. Mersheimer the read
i meet n t1 wss MINUTES dgsneass Of the last regular
were approved as printed.
III peing exactly 3 o'clock, at which hour
e Were, according to advertisement, to
pe received, it was, on motion of Mr..
MMersneimer, carried that we proceed to
the order OF business relating to
PROPOSALS AND BIDS.
The Clerk having read the advertise
ment relating to the repair and Improve
ment of Public School No. Il, requested
bidders to send their bids to the Clerks
uesk. SIX bids were received, as follows:
John Y Schaefer Company, New York
4 /. 81 ID Robertson 8 Son. Jersey city N
Ww. R. whyte. Jersey City, N. j.,
Patrick Kenny, Jersey city, N. j., ss,s75.
~ 4 = Connolly, Jersey City. N. j.,
Neil Campbell & Son. Jersey city, N. j..
AH
On motion of Mr.. Mersheimer all the
bids were received and referred to Conn
mittee on School No. II. after which the
OF the Chairman.
Upon reconvening the following mem
pers answered roll call:
President Firm and Messrs. Mooney.
quinn, Lewis. Muivaney, Broderick, Rice,
Gallery. Mersheimer and Egbert-lO.
Ahsent-Messrs. higgins, Nimmo and
on motion of Mr.. Mersheimer, Mr..
Dewitt. a former member of the Board of
Education. was invited to a seat within
PRESERVATION OF coMMUNIcA-
TIONS.
From Miss Edith e. Hudson. thanking
the members for her appointment as a
teacher in Public School No. Is.
From Miss Lizzie Hadden. resigning her
position as teacher in Public School No.
q. to take effect January 1, 1899.
Deceived and accepted.
From McFail Bros: desiring to lease
school.
Received.
From the Twelfth Ward Public Inn
provement Association, complaining of
the schools being closed too frequently.
Received and referred to member Of the
Board from the Twelfth Ward. MI. Egg
bert
From the Hudson City Improvement
Association. suggesting the site at New
School.
Referred to the High School Committee.
From His Honor the Mayor, vetoing the
claim of Pagan Iron Works for $3.50 for
iron railing at School No. IL. on the
ground that carpenter coritractor OF that
school was responsible for the work done
and not the city.
The veto was received, An on motion of
Mr.. Rroderick the Mayor vas snstained.
RepairsJoseph C. Duff. School No. Is,
$40; John Grossktaus. School No. 20, So;
Union Stone Co.. School No. 20, $685.
Henry Dahmen, School No. rs, $12S.45;
Fitzgerald, Speer & Co. contract No. 2s4 a.
1896. So, School No. %. and A. A. Van
Wrinkle, balance on contract No. 293 a.
School No. q, 1871. Sc.
Referred to appropriate committees.
REPORTS OF OR COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT.
The Superintendent reported that the
pupils of School No. II, during the inn
provemeEt of that school, will occupy
Hasbrouck Hall for recitations.
Received.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
Finance. by Mr.. Mersheimer, chair
man.
Resolved. That the following claims be
ordered paid TO the parties hereinafter
named as per bills accompanying
Repairs-Joseph c.. Duff, SchCo No. is,