Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-10
PROTECT CITY
AND EMPLOYEES
Steps Taken by Board of Ed
ueation Under the Employ
ers' Liability Act.
RECOVER FOR INJURIES
Elect Members to Estimate
Board-- --Woman's Club Re-
commend Cooking Glasses.

interests of tie city under the en-
ployers liability law. the Board of
Education at It's regular meeting last
night decided to act under section /
OF the act 1t provides that en-
pioyes, IN this instance being sch COL
teachers, janitors, ETC., may seek to
recover a stipulated amount for in
juries sustained while working for
the city. President John X. sheehy
and Commissioner Charles Fletcher
were renamed on the Board of School
Estimate, spelling was added to the
list of the. high school studies and
other subjects were acted upon al
the meeting, which was adjourned
for a week to pay bills and transact
other business.
Employees Can Recover.
President Sheehy introduced the
employers liability subject and said
school boards In various parts OF the
state were deciding on either one
section or the other of the law, so as
to protect the various communities.
Commissioner Edward L. Gridley ex-
planned that there were two sections,
known es No. and No. 2 under
which employees could recover for in
1uries. Section one provides that
the injured person may seek to re-
cover a certain sum and section 2
provides that an injured person may
recover q percentage of the salary.
Mr.. Gridley recommended adoption
Of section l.
superintendent of Schools S. e.
Shull was asked for an opinion and
he also was In favor of that section
Mr.. Gridley explained that when no
notice was given in favor of either
section, 1t was understood that the
emEloye worked under section 2,
thereby giving the injured person
the right to recover portion of his
or her wages Mr.. Gridley's motion
that section one be put in use
among school employees and tha
blanks be procured and notices
served, was carried The board
thus doomed. according to the presi-
dent, that ii was acting wise in pro-
tecting, the city ss. employer, ana
teachers and others ploves.
Board or EstiSR-Sn> -.
President Sheehy said -.
provided that members OF ~yssassss ~ysssss
Board "a school Estimate be narned
In January On motion OF Mr.
er were renamed.
The addition OF spelling to VIE
list of studies in the high school
was made on recommendation of
superintendent Shull. One OF the
commissioners jokingly remarked
that from what had been seen It
seemed well that this addition was
made.
Architect J.. K. Jensen rendered q
report in which he stated work on
the addition to school No, 8 had been
completed and work on the .ligh
school was practically complete.
About $500 would cover the remain
ing work on the high school, the
architect Baid. Some OF the floors
are to be relaid, other carpenter
work, some painting and pointing
remains to be done, Mr.. Jensen re-
ported. Mr.. Fletcher said s4,469
was due the contractor on the high
school, A.. r. A. Overgaard, and on
his recommendation, $4,000 of that
amount was paid over TO the con-
tractor, leaving balance of $969.
Supt Shull Recommends.
Superintendent Shull's recon-
mendations that the Easter vacation
in the public schools extend from
the afternoon OF April 4 to April
Is, that commencement be held
June IA, that the last session Of
school be held June I'll and that the
teachers committee secure a speak
er for the commencement exercises,
were received and adopted.
\ Announcement was made that the
annual session of the County School
Board Association would be held
Saturday, January 20, in the Wood
bridge high school and recommend
alton was made that as many com
missioners as possible attend.
County superintendent III. Brewster
Willis ia desirous of knowing how
many viii attend, ct as early a date
as possible, so that space may be
reserved, Mr. Shull stated.
May Have Cooking Glasses.
A recommendation from the Wo-
mans Club that cooking ne added to
the studies OF grades in practical
work, was received in communiea-
tion form, read and referred to the
committee on special studies.
On request of the superintendent,
literary societies of the high school
were granted permission to use the
high school auditorium for debates
each Friday afternoon for the re-
mainder of the school year.
The resignation of Miss Jessie n.
.1eats as teacher In school No. 4
was received and accepted and on
recommendation of Commissioner
c. Ct Christensen. Miss May Ber-
gen was chosen 10 fiil the position,
:. Report of Enrolment.
The superintendent's report for
December, follows;
Total enrolment: Boys.
1885; Girls. 2732, total 5667
Average enrolment 5a47.58
average attendance 1883. 10
Per cent. of daily attendance
on average enrolment $3.50
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