The Jersey City news., 1906-03-07
BOARD OF EDUGUATIoN.

negulaF meeting OF the BOARD OF
Education, held IN the City Hall, Thurs
day, January %. 1906.
ROLL CALL.
i Present II President Ridgway and
Messrs. Felz, Sullivan, Ward, lewis,
! Barnes, Lyons, Ramsey, CoyIe, Gilmore,
Franck and Dieffenbaeh-l2
4 Absent-Mr. Herrmann-~1.
MINUTES.
Minutes of January IL approved as
| printed, on motion of Mr.. Ward.
COMMUNICATIONS.
President Ridgway, noticing delega-
tion of citizens present. invited them to
address the Board. Chief Attendance
Judge Frank J Higgins, County Proba-
ton Officer Richard Stevens, Assistant
/ County Probation Officer James A. But
Ter and, Robert L. Flemming, Of the So
eiety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, who advocated the establish,
ment of ungraded classes and a parental
, school for habitual truant children and
vicious pupils. City Superintendent
Henry Snyder was asked to give his
! views, which he did, shedding much light
on the subject
President Ridgway promised the visit
/ ors that the matter would be carefully
considered
Assistant Corporation Attorney !. F.
Goldenhorn transmitted check fer $500,
| from the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspec-
tion and Insurance Company, IN settle
ment of a claim against that company for
loss of property due to rupture OF the
boiler of School No. q on December II,
1904, and it was referred to the Finance
| Committee
Mary Grifith Clerihew, 1856 Jewett
avenue, made application for reappoint-
ment as teacher, and it was referred to
| the Teachers Committee
Eight Ward Improvement Association
/ asked for a hearing for its school com
mittee, and President Ridgway announc-
! ed that in response to his answer TO the
request the committee had been heard at
a conference of the Board prior to this
! meeting.
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and
Insurance Company reported fully as to
/ the accident to the boiler of School No.
IL on January 3, and the report was re-
ferred to Mr. CoyIe.
Schranz & Bieber sent notice that the
firm had taken over the business OF ID;
| r. Marquardt & Co., stationery and
supplies contractor of the Board, and the
notice was referred to the Books, Sta
/ tionery and Supplies Committee.
The following claims were received and
referred to committees
Repairs, Buildings and Furniture;--a-
s1o.eo. go; si1.1e' MSSai s2a.io an and $l,25.
W. FL. Dickinson & Co, $4l, $15, $27
and $4.25.
David ]. Gibson, s4.94, s13.74 and
| SLIP
Alex. Kantrowich, soc. $5.25 $3.50
and $615.
Renker Bros, $7.s5 and $7.7o.
j. r. Blinck, $34
James Driscon, $3.50
James Davis; & Son, $4750.
James Allan, $49.50
Charles II. Sulk, $500. as
Joseph B. Keim, $48.
Ewald Bros. Co., 81.
James II. Tresouthick, $9S:94.
Alex Hamill, $52.. oil
Janitors' Supplies - -
S. Hunt & Son, S47. .93, $34.S5, $50. .68E
/ $36.13, $32.55, $24.10, $1S.02, $2772,
$5S.63, $29.7S, $29.41 and $65. .26.
John S; Menagh Co., $6o.45, $54.90,
Geo. W Wood, Ice, $21.25, s2o1o,
/ S467 and $14.2O.
G. A. Skillman, $46.81
Books, Stationery and Supplies
| $3.50.
Educational Publishing Co, s16.5O.
Peckham, Little & Co., $3.50,
Insurance.
S. M. Gould, $3.50.
H. A. Steffens, 1915.
w. G. Collins, sol. ssst
Technical School
Marcella Tracey, $500. a
Geo W. Wood $106.
/ William F. Roehrer, $1Ss.25.
! Fuel
United Electric Co., $3.50.
/ Evening Lectures:-
Chas. Beseler, $153.
/ New No. IL, Furniture:-
American School Furniture Co, $40.
Schools 6, q, 30 and BIZ
Frank NJ. Stout, $170.
REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTEN-
DENT.
The City Superintendent submitted the
following report
Jersey City, Jan. 25, 1906.
1 To the President and Members of the
Board of Education:-
Gentlemen-I would respectfully re-
port that the following nupils have sue
| cessfully completed the Drescribed course
of study in the Training School, and
| would therefore recommend that the di-
/ ploma of the school be awarded to each
/ of them:
Irene Baldauf. Caroline Bradt, Alice
4 Burgess, Rosalie Carter Minnie Diehl,
| Edna Doan, Ida Egan, Anna Haynes,
| Laverty, Emile Lommatsch, Florence
| Muller. Margaret Shannon, Nettie Stout,
| Ida Whelan, ada Willets, Marguerite
/ Wall.
| Respectfully submitted,
HENRY SNYDER,
Superintendent.
/ From Training School Committee, by
| Mr.. Barnes and adopted
/ Resolved, That the report of the Super
intendent be received and that the diplo-
ma of the Training School be awarded to
! each of the graduates mentioned therein.
REPORTS OF SECRETARY.
The Secretary filed monthly financial
1 statement.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
From the Finance Committee, by Mr..
! Lewis, three resolutions
Resolved, That the following claims,
121 in number, be and they are hereby
/ ordered paid to the parties hereinafter
named as per bills accompanying, to
witt
New High School, $10,o00:--
Edward j. Coleman, inspector, Decem-
| ber, $125.
School Extensions, $106, ,245:-
| Fergus I. Kelaher, plumbing, No. 8,
! retained per cent, contract 06E, $10.I3.
John 7. Mclaughlin, heating No. 25,
retained per cent, contract TIE, S63.S0.
Schoolse6, 27, 80 and 81, $3.50, 0,000:--
/ John L. Mclaughlin, heating, No. g,
| Sd payment, contract STE, $780,
Michael Cooke. inspector, No. 9, De-
| cember, $125.
| Evening Journal Association, advertis-
/ ing, No 27. October, $10S5.
Henry Grosklaus, inspector, No. 80,
December, $125.
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