Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-09
NO ACTION TAKEN ON
The FURNITURE BIDS.
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l1lilCCg accommodated IUdl TIE Gull
tract for installing the heating and
sanitary systems in the proposed
courts at school No. 2 be awarded 10
N. S. Kellogg, of Newark, the man
who has done most of the heating
jobs in this city's schools, his bid be-
ing $40. 1t was remarked at that
meeting by opponents OF the motion
that Messrs. Kellogg and r. j. Gal
win, who bid $40 and 1914, respect
lively, had had a different understand
ing as to the requirements than KEEL
ly & McAlinden and the Fuller-War-
rem Company, who bid $1,G50 and
$1,525, and $1,926 and $1,410 re-
s%pectively. The vote on the ques-
ton being 8 to 3, the matter at that
meeting, it will be remembered, was
laid on the table, the same as the
furniture question.
None of the heating men was pres
ent last night, and the Wolff repre-
sentative was the only furniture man
at the meeting. The fight will be a
bitter one, as any efforts to award
the contract to the American Com
pany will be contested. However,
neither faction in the board seems
disposed to wave and the outcome is
as much as ever a matter of %conjec-
ture.
To Help San Francisco.
Last nights meeting was the regu-
lar monthly session of the board and
was busy though of short duration.
On recommendation of Superin-
tendent Shull it was decided that the
proceeds of the monthly collection in
the schools n day during the COM
ing month be devoted to the fund for
erecting new school houses in San
Francisco, instead of to the city hos
pital as usual. Superintendent Shull
stated that forty school buildings in
San Francisco were destroyed and
only two saved and that schools all
over the country are raising funds to
help rebuild them, The contribu-
lions from the school children of New
England alone will build one school.
The president and clerk of the
board were authorized to sign, and
did sign, the application of F. Fl.
Lloyd, principal of school No. 6, for
a state principals certificate. Other
principals of this city have such a
certificate.
Twenty-three applications for po-
sitions as teachers were received and
referred to the teachers committee.
$1O5 in Balance.
The clerk stated that the total of
the boards account for incidentals
according to his accounts is sos
greater than that of the expert who
went over the city's books would
have it, as the latter maintained that
the $105 balance from the account
of the recently built annex should be
credited to the city's public grounds
and buildings account. The comp
%troller. the clerk asserted, has done
the latter, while the city treasurer's
account tallies with that of the clerk
of the board. Members of the board
last night maintained that the money
belongs in the boards incidentals ac-
count. a
Superintendent Shull spoke of the
law of the state which now requires
that a committee of five, which must
include two school principals, the
superintendent, the city's librarian,
and one resident of the city at large,
must buy any works of art purchased
for the schools. Mr.. Shull said that
it would be a good idea If the board
would name a lady for the latter
member, and that it would be appro-
pirate that she be a teacher. AS Miss
M. e. Vaughan, of the high school
faculty, has been so active in raising
the funds for this purpose from time
to time, she would be a good one to
name on the committee.
Adopted Amendments.
The last five sections of the amend
ment to the bylaws regulating teach
ers and salaries were adopted on sec
ond and third readings. The first
section of this amendment was adop-
ted at the April monthly meeting, Ak
ing the schedule of salaries. The last
five sections, reading as follows, were
laid owe at that time until last
nights meeting:
''That the schedule shall apply. on
ly to teachers of continuous service
in Glasses A and B with either a nor
NAL school diploma recognized by
the New Jersey state board of educa-
ton, a state certificate or a first
grade county or city certificate.
THAT all other teachers employed
since September, 1905, or hereafter
shall be rated according to length of
experience; provided they shall not
be accredited in any case with an ex-
p%erience of more than three years in
addition to length of service here
since September, 1905.
"That $50 yearly less than the
schedule shall be deducted from the
salaries of teachers in class c and a
like amount for each grade lower
than the first grade county or city
certificate.
That teachers shall be assigned 70