The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-13
NO. z TRANSFERS
Five Hundred and Four
teen Transferred From
Doubtful Building.
STILL ASKING MONEY
Board of Education Again
Asks Financiers to Pur-
chase New Site.

AT the meeting of the Board of Educa~
ton last night Architect to the Board
Rowland reported that the repairs needed
for No. 2 School. based on the examina
ton of the building by himself Freehol
Ger Ellington, Fire Commissioner Niblett
and Mr.. Gilmarfin, the housemover, would
cost about $3.50. The specifications will
call for the removal of the plaster ceilings
and all loose lime, new girders and posts.
new treads for five stairs, three-ply felt
and tar roof for entire building. several
to be repaired, brick piers for old
posts, patching yard stairs and building
platform to boys entrance.
Architect Rowland declared that while
in his opinion the repairs would make the
building safe, he did not mean TO be un-
derstood as saying that it would be safe
in case of panic or fire. The repairs
though he said, would make the building
as safe as a new building built upon the
same plan. The removal of the plaster
ceilings, he said, would increase to some
extent the danger in case of panic, as
the sound of any unusual conlmotlon
could be more distinctly transmitted from
one floor to another.
resolution introduced by Director
Ward was passed requesting the Finance
Board to heed the former requests of the
Board and either allow the money for the
purchase of additional property to the
present site or purchase a site large
enough for a new building elsewhere.
Mr.. Ward also introduced a resolution
authorizing the Clerk to advertise for
proposals for the repairing of lne old
building. This was passed.
Superintendent Snyder reported that he
had given transfers to 514 pupils of No. 2
School to Schools Nos. 2, 8, 4, s. 9 and q.
OF this number 429 had been admitted as
follows:-'No. 1, grammar department, 20;
primary department, IA; total, S4. No. 3,
primary department, IA. No. T. grammar
department, 68; primary department, 56;
total, 124. No. 5, primary department, 65.
No. 9, grammar department, ST. primary
department, 20; total, 1o1. No. 81, gram
mar department., 10; primary department,
%; total, Al.
The Superintendent was authorized to
form Copenhagen or halliday classes in
Schools Nos. and ). The other schools
to which 5S1 pupils of No have received
transfer certificates already have formed
such classes. The morning classes hold
forth from $50 to 1880 P. NJ. and the
afternoon classes from 1:30 to 4 P. M.
Mr.. Snyder informed the Board that the
514 transfers were the limit.
City Attorney Queen notified the Board
that defect in the title to the No. 2S School
site had been cured and guaranteed by
the New Jersey Guarantee, Title and
Trust Company.
The following designations of teachers
were received :-Millie Schaeffer, from
School No. 16; Florence Jacob, from
School No. 15; Eleanor Guillan, from No.
II Annex; Leonora Mitchell, from School
No a. The position of Louise Mckay, of
No. School, was declared vacant under
Rule 49, Miss Mckay was recently mar
ried and did not send in her resignation.
Laura j. Dominic was transferred from
No. II to No II Annex, Grace Tflden from
No. "a to No. u, Edna Kennedy from No.
27 to No "a, and Lizzie Cox from No. 16 to
No. "a Jessie Henry was. appointed to
No. 6 School to succeed Louise Mckay;
Lucy Corley to No. q to succeed Miss
Kennedy; Annie Winberry to No. to
succeed Miss Mitchell; Annette Waters to
No. Is to succeed Miss Jacobs; Matilda
Knoeller to No. 10 to succeed Miss
Schaefer.
Miss Adele Campbell of No. II was
granted leave of absence for one month.
A protest was received from the Hud-
son Building Trades Council against the
employment of a non-union man on the
job of repairing No. l School. The COM
munication was referred to the commit
teeman of that school.
H. Cohen made an application for posi-
ton as teacher in one of the night
schools.
Two bids were received for furniture for
new class rooms of No. 19 School. The
bidders were William Dunn and the
American School Furniture Company. The
later company was the successful bidder.