The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-17
Board OF Supervisors.

Board Of Supervisors. -s''sa
THURSDAY. Nov. l6-.adjouTned Meeting. His Honor
the Mayor, In the Chair-A quorum being present. the
minutes OF the last meeting we're read and adopted.
Referred Baek-The Report o. the special committee
IN the application OF the school Commissioners OF tht
I'm and nth wards asking Tor an appropriation Tor pu
ing school Hoses In these wards back to the
committees for majority report.
Alderman HATFIELD presented the papers from the Ith
ma h wards on the subject Of the erection OF school
houses IN tnose wards He wished them read that the Al
herman OF the l4h who chairman of the special
'aee on tue application from these wards, may be in
formed that the proceedings were in conformity with the
requsons prescribed by The statutes and that gen
tlemHn las termed "irregular.v
Reports The Committee Annual Taxes reported
ne 'oio wing resolutions relative to their purchase Of
school lands -
Resolved That upon the purchase of any land for school
houses all the proceedings and papers relation thereto
duly authenticated shall be submitted TO the counsel 10
he corporation, who shall file the office OF the Comm
roller OF the CITY, with his opinion Of approval thereof
his objections thereto.
Resolved in the same have been approved by the
said counsel the necessary money required TOR tho pur
of organizing the several schools applied for by
he Commissioners and Inspectors shall be paid by the
Comptroller out omonies shalt have been levied
aised for that purpose and shall advise the Common
Council thereof II an additional appropriation shall be
necessary for payment.
Resolved That before the pay Of any money for
the erection OF school khouses and ut ing up the
copies the and bills OF PARTICULAR in
there written contract, to, required
" the Of the COOPERATION in alton to the
countab:ty ofocers be submitted to the said Counsel
whose duty it shall be to He the in the said Comp.
trollcrs office. with his opinion, and that thereupon the
proceedings 10 rsloon to appropriation. pay ment
aud report shall be had the OF the purchase oil
lands for school purposes.
Alderman woopHuLL was OF opinion that the adoption
ofthe report and resolutions would conf with the law
OF 1872 amended in l943 in which is provd in the
10Th section thst Board of Supervisors have power
only to raise and depose with the the sums
required by the School Commissioners and Board OF Edu
caon and which sums slsne under the control and
disposal of the Commissioners who authorised to
propiate and pay outths required the respective
ressurers cthe several schools He considered that the
Board had no general powers the funds raised
as the Legislature had expressly taken om them the
conferred by the act Of l84 and had conferred
them q different body.
Alderman TrLLou. as the Chairman Of the Committee
supported the being his opinion
to meet the OH sctien.
Alderman WArEnMN was of opinion, that by fair
construction of the Act the Board of Supervisors could
not make loan for tho purpose Of meeting the applica
tons schools made after the levy Of the annual tax for
that purpose; that the amount levied could only appro
to the applications made previous the levy and
to them alone that all subsequent application
the next levy which will be the OF January next
Ills Honor the MAYOR thought the members were wan.
deIng from the subject As regards the first resolution
he did not think the Board had the right to delegate
which itself did not possess He Of opinion
iu'iens although if they had he inclined to think
they would be Conducive Of much good and good
Zeal Of laundering and cress working
Alderman Tilluu ana his honor the Mayor divided the
floor until the acting president had fallen into Dose and
the members Of the Board had resolved themselves into
groups discussing the late meeting of the Native
American party, published exclusively in the Herald
OF Wednesday, some the question whether Mike Walsh
would the river in the corporation barge and
the proprety of aournDg 10 Fiorences for sfew il
perfectly evident that the Board stew and
The discussion to be ntermnsbe, being pas'
o'clock for the they talked the greater the diff
Guilty and the less the question understood Alder
Lee and Hatfield in close confab about the chance
If Matty in the race OF IA Alderman Emmaps is ma
king calculations to the chance of the sheri cooked
hat in the next election. One solitary individual with
red wastcoat AID benevolent Irish lace is watching the
proceedings with vacancy of gaze which satisfies thu
beholder he under stands nothing in particular of the
subject uader disc custom Alderman Hatfield breaks the
spell by the word question The ayes and nays
taken, and the first resolution is adopted by vote OF Is
to4.
The SERGEANT at Arms observing the mid. mid, nodding
of some members and fearing lest they may vote
trary to their condolences "a thing pey unusual in the
present Board0 benevolenty pulls his large silver
box filled with best Irish Blsct guard and hands round
This has the desired eec and the consequence is that
he rst resolution adopted and carried to adjourn to
meet again TO- morrow evening" and other venng
at seven O'Clock, until this question is decided.
Alderman CLAYTON before the Anal motion to adjourn
prevailed, offered the following resolution, which was
adopted
Resolved That it be referred the Comptroller to in
qure and report to this Board in detail the next
,pg what amount Of moneys have been ordered to be
raised by tax for school purposes under the
vera provisions Of the statute for the sa3 and also
what amount OF school money has been received from
state for the earl and what amount Of cach any
is yet unpxpended
The Boafd adjourned at ten minutes to II o'clock.