The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-29
FAVORS TEACHERS BILL.
Twelfth Ward Improvement
Association Will Aid
It's Passage.

The Twelfth Ward Improvement Asso-
citation, at it's meeting, last night, unani-
mously endorsed and decided to work in
the interest of the bill passed by the
Legislature to increase the salaries OF the
school teachers.
Mr.. Frank Matthes brought UP the sub
iect. He said he believed that assocla-
tions OF such a character as that OF the
Twelfth Ward Improvement Association
should take such matters and back the
teachers in such a fight with all their
respective moral powers. Mr., Mattnes
said he did not believe the teachers OF
Jersey City were properly paid for SER
vices rendered.
.Brains should be paid for he said.
eff all voters do not have children gong
to school, they at least have relatives
who are attending school We want them
to have a good education. To have such
it is necessary to have good teachers.
To secure good teachers we must pay
them for their services. otherwise they
will leave for even smaller towns Where
they pay premium for good work. II
is not a political but peoples measure.
In response to queries as to the propa-
Bile additional cost to the city shouiu tne
teachers secure the increase, Mr.. Matthes
said he understood that it would mean an
addition to the annual budget OF ABOUT
SIS. 600, which would amount to but nttie
to the Individual tax payer Mr.. Mattnes
declared that the teachers OF New Jersey
were the poorest paid teachers OIL any
State in the union, and Jersey City teach-
ers the poorest paid teachers of any city
in fine State. The reason why Jersey City
schools had secured their excellent repu-
tation was that they had been exception
ally fortunate in keeping good teachers'
even at small wages.
..But the teachers are beginning to leave
u.s. said Mr.. Matthes. ALREADY iortV
have left. and more will follow as soon as
better situations can be secured, unless
the desired increase becomes a fact. ANY
one knows that $400 is very poor pay Tor
the years and expenditures necessary TO
fit out women as teachers. Brains ana IN
telligence must be paid for"
Nearly all the members discussed the
measure briefly, and at the conclusion OF
the discussion a resolution was passed en-
dorsing the measure and promising the
support of the association to secure lts
endorsement by the people.
form the Teachers Association OF the
Twelfth Ward Improvement Association
action.
Ii was reported that since the associa-
tion's agitation of proper fire escapes Tor
the school houses there had been an IN
crease in the fire drills of the Iocai
schools 1t was decided to seek the CO.
operation of Directors Egbert and Berger
in the efforts to have the children of the
schools amply protected by fire escapes
on the school houses. Secretary Bugasch
reported that the Fire Escape Committee
would meet the Hudson City Improvement
Association at the next meeting OF that
ORGANIZATION. Mr.. Frank Matthes was
added to the Fire Escape Committee
With reference to the bill Tor the ne"
station house for the Sixth police pre-
cinct Secretary Bugasch said he under-
stood it had passed the Senate, and tnat
he had telegraphed the Governor urging
an early signature. He was instructed to
communicate with the Governor furtner
urging such action on the part OF the
Governor.
The Secretary also reported that ne had
heen assured that the new firehouse Tor
fine Twelfth Ward would be completed by
Nav /. and said it was time for the mem
hers of the Banquet Committee to get a
move on. Two hundred invitations Will
he issued The Mayor and memDers o.
the Boards who assisted in securing the
new station house will receive invita-
tionS.