The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-13
SCHOOL REP AIRS.
Board Of Finance Is Not to
Blame For the
Delay.
NO APPROPRIATION ASKED
Directors Have Made Their
Estimates, But Haven't
Asked for Money.

There seems to be a general misunder-
standing regarding the annual appropria-
tion for repairs to all the public schools
in the city during the vacation period. 1t
was thought that the annual squabble
over the funds and the natural DELAY
caused thereby, would take place again
this summer. Formerly there had been
some serious delay in placing funds to the
account of the Board of Education for
school repairs and repairs to furniture,
which necessitated the proonging of the
work long after the fall sessions were be-
gun.
To prevent this annual delay and the
disagreeable results ensuing therefrom
the Board of Finance at meeting held
in August of last year placed $4,000 at
the disposal of the Board of Education,
to be used in the year beginning Deeem-
Der 1, 1899, and extending to November 80
of this year. About one-half of this sum,
as near as can be learned, has been
spent for repairs. 1t was supposed that
this sum of $4,000 would do for the re-
pairs, both last year and this, obviating
the necessity of appropriating more funds
this year. But the Board of Education
will probably ask for at least $4,000, this
year for school repairs
No formal demand has been made on
the Board of Finance as yet for this sum-
A great many were of the opinion that
the Board of Finance were to blame for
the delay on the school repairs, not lav-
ing granted the sum of 100000 But as
the request has never been made for any
funds, the Board of Finance is in no
way to blame. In fact, it is now up to
the Board of Education to ask for its
school repair funds.
1t is understood however, that all of the
Directors have handed in estimates for
the amounts needed for repairs on the
schools under their supervision, but no
formal request has been made of the
Board of Finance.
Clerk Kelaher of the Board of Finance.
defended that Board this morning.
against the attacks that have been
leveled against the Commissioners.
Every year. said he, ssthe board comes
IN for the usual amount of censure. which
1t certainly does not deserve. Many of the
people who make these unwarranted at
tacks have little or no knowledge of the
system by which we work
That $4,000 which the Board laid aside
last Iall, was TO prevent any unnecessary
delays or disputes of any sort The Board
of Education has made no request as yet
Tor funds for this years repairs, and
that lets the Board of Finance out. /
nave not the slightest doubt that the
Board of Education can get the funds
necessary for the repairs this year In
no way is our Board to blame for any
delay that may ensue; it is now up to
the Directors to make their requests
Superintendent Snyder said this morn
ing that he thought there would be no
delay in the repairing of the schools this
summer. The Directors had handed in
their estimates, as he understood it, and
the Board of Education would soon make
the usual request for the funds. Mr.
Snyder said he did not know the exact
sum required. 1t is thought, however,
that demand will be made for about
$9O, 900.