The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-05-19
new HIGH SCHOOL.
Mayor Pagan Says We Will
Have One Within Two
Years.
new HOSPITAL COMING
Free Dispensaries and Other
Relief for the Poor Discuss
ed by the City's Head

Mayor Fagan this morning talked to
reparter Of .sThe News" about his
schemes. for which he hae laws passed
at the last session of the Legislature,
and about the new High School and gen
eral vaccination which he advocated at
Fridays session of the Board Of Finance.
Asked about the new High School,
Mayor Pagan said
Jersey City is sadly in need of new
High School, in particular, and several
other grammar and primary schools. We
talked about the matter on Friday with
the Board Of Finance and it was decided
that we are in need of the new High
School 1 do not care to say when |
hope it will be completed, but | will say
that there is every indication that two
years from now we will have new High
School. The old school has been made
quate for great many years When It
is replaced it can easily be used as
grammar or primary school. have
urged this matter from the beginning Of
my administration and I am still urging
it as strongly as possible"
How will the money be raised?''
s.By a bond issue. The cost has been
estimated at 100000"
what about the dispensaries?"
"Well, so much consideration has not
oeen given that matter as it deserves, but
here is great need of dispensaries.
hope that in a few months at the most
they will be established throughout the
city.
"a wrong impression seems. to have
gone abroad regarding the dispensaries.
Some peo2L seem to think that they are
to be permanent, that building is to
be erected and maintained always That
is not the idea. My plan is to place in
various sections dispensaries during the
summer season. One could be placed at
the Whittier House in Grand street, one
in lower Sussex street, one in Lafayette
and one in the northern section of the
city. These would tide the poor people
over the hours when they are not admit
ted to the City Hospital / understand
that the City Hospital does not admit
those who want accommodations at the
dispensary after four O'clock in the after
noon Now, in the summer. when chill
dren are subject most to all kinds of dis
cases and are especially troubled about
sundown, the parents of the poorer ones
could get at least temporary relief for the
sufferers at these dispensaries. The dis
pensar-es would be especially needed at
night.
why have seen. mothers carrying
their children about the streets all night
because they are too poor to call doctors
and buy medicine and cannot get into the
City Hospital dispensary What a god
send disoensaries would be to those peo-
PIE.
Then there is another way to help
these poor mothers who are forced to take
their children out doors at night. The
band stands in the parks should be rugged
up so as TO provide shelter should those
outdoors be overtaken by storms. In ad-
dition policemen to sufficient number
could be placed in the parks so as to pro-
test these mothers at night. That could
be easily arranged by Chief Murphy"
would it be necessary to increase the
force?"
NO Let the policemen on posts near
the parks spend most of their time in
them. I am sure that the policemen of
this city would be more than pleased to
do this duty as a kindness to the poor.
What progress is being made toward
the erection of a new hosiptal?"
"Of course everyone knows the neces-
sity of new hospital, and I thing we
will have one shortly
DO you thing the Board Of Finance will
take favorable action on the matter of
music in the parks and appropriate $3.50
as you suggest?"
4 don't know but It should. It will
supply recreation for the poor, and any
thing that will do that should be furnish
ed by the city"
The fact that the Board of Finance laid
over the matter of free baths was a dis
appointment to Mayor Pagan. He was
anxious to have the baths established this
summer. Commenting on the matter he
said
Favorable action should be taken at
once"