The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-25
Mr.. MULLINS
ANGRY
Board Of Education Business
Methods Don't Suit
Financiers.
LOST TRACK or APPROPRIATION
Lively Clash at q Meeting To-
Nothing Personal
Meant.


After the delegation Of Lafayette prop
erty owners and citizens which went be-
| fore the Finance Board this morning to
argue In favor of the park site suggested
/ in the vicinity Of Woodward Lafayette
and Maple streets and Manning avenue,
| had left the Office of the Board some-
what sensational episode occurred. School
| Director Barker had been requested by
/ Clerk OF Finance Board Michael Kalaher
| to remain until after the conference and
lzexplain the charges made by him and
!! other School Directors at the last meet
ing of the Board of Education to the eff
feet that contractors for the repairs Of
i No. 19 School and for the erection of Nos.
i 2S and % Schools were unable to get their
money which caused delay in the work
/ on the schools.
! Mr. Kalaher read from the Evening
Journals account of the last meeting of
the Board Of Education where It had
been announced that No. 20 School corner
/ stone would be laid on Tuesday, Decem-
Der 8, and where Director Birdsan de-
1 clared that the contractors had not been
! able to collect their money, which had
tended to delay the work The account
read further
Director Barker said something
| should be done to obviate the delay, as
contractors are forced ITO borrow or
stop work until they get bills paid.
He said the carpenter extractor e. cna on
School No. 19, to whom $1,000 is due,
/ had not received cent, and that 1t
was imposing a hardship to compel the
contractors to borrow and probably
whicS ssesSa %as adopted a IsPsa tfsa the Fnanes
Board be requested to appropriate the
amounts needed for Schools Nos. 2S
President Mulvaney, In voting for
the motion, remarked that the delay IN
that there was no money to meet
them.
| Clerk Kelaher called attention to the
fact that the Board had appropriated and
set aside for work on these schools as
follows:
| School No. .19-August is. 1901. 81, 454.
School No. 2S-August Is, 1901 81 239;
August 2s, $14s.So; October 81 transferred
from liquor license funds to credit of No.
Is School account. $1,000
School No. 29-August Is, SIS ,S6S.
These figures were verified from the
sComptroller's books in his office
Director Barker declared that it was
with no feelings against the Finance.
Board that he and his brother Directors
had taken the stand they did He said the
contractor for the carpentering on No. 10
School told him only the day before that
he could not go ahead with his work un-
til he could get money already due him.
TT was, he declared with the kindliest OF
feelings that he asked that the Finance
Committee Of his Board consult with the
~
of the contractors to get their money
when due.
Mr.. Barker was Informed that monies
in question had been appropriated ami
set aside and had been at the disposal OF
the. Board of Education since last Au-
pust.
sBut 1t doesn't come before us, said
Mr.. Barker.
Mr. Mullins was mad
1t proves my words were true, the
Board of Education is pack of-of-I
was about to say dummies 2 he said.
Mr.. Barker, who was standing near the
Commissioner, stepped back in surprise.
President Lsmbeck raped for order.
But / will be heard, said Mr.. Mullins.
T didn't mean" "
aBeg your pardon, said Mr. Barker,
/ ssince you have used PERSONAL
Il didn't didn't mean
II came here with the kindlies of feel
ings.' resumed Mr.. Barker 4 don't see
how you can call me dummy. I take
it that way
/ q don't mean anything personal said
Commissioner Mullins.
Both men were apparently on friendly
terms when Com ptroller Jordan ent cred