The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-25
Board OF Education


laws apple able to this city report contained the
draft OF making such amendments In the absence
Of the President ME chair was taken by Mr., hAnrn:
read by the Clerk and coniirmed-and motion being
made that The report Of the committee should be read By
sections
Mr. CLARx said that the last meeting there seemed,
from the in which the report was received to he
an idea that the committee who framed had some avorte
object carry which they bent and determined
upon carrying lie could not but think that this was treat
ing the with great disrespec for they had
plan they bent upon carry ing
any particular measure in amendment OF the law The
subject OF amendment referred to them and they had
suggested such improv ements they thought would
the acceptable to the pubic II the
amendments they recommended not deemed saiisiac.
tory let them be rejected; the committee had other
feeling than desire " make the law acceptable
At the last meeting too, complaint made that no
senation to the state Legislature stating the grounds
upon which the amendments were recommended lie was
now prepared with one, SO that difficulty was removed
lie moved that the memorial be read.
After discussion upon uimlortan point OF or
der the memorial was read by the clerk 1t is Of great
length and into much detail The memorial was
ordered TO DC laid upon the table and 10 he printed by
majority OF II to d.
A member from the 9Th Ward then moved an adjourn.
ment which seconded but it was lost.
motion was that the consideration Of the
report be postponed until the next regular meeting Of the
Board by which time the memorial would be printed
The motion lost and the ay es and noes were called
with the result, the numbers being 49, against
motion followed that the report lie upon the table
till the regular meeting the second ednesday in
February but shared the tate OF the others being lost
by IL to5.
Mr. BoYcE then moved that the report be laid upon the
table, and be made the order of the day Tor special meet
| ing on Wednesday next The motion was lost
The CLERK then proceeded TO read the report by
tons Upon the first an amendment was moved 10 the
effect that the election Of Commissioner and Ward nspec
tors shall be upon the second Tuesday April instead
OF the first Monday in June. The ground OF the amend
was that the election of School Officers ought to be
upon the same day as that OF other public oiic ers.
A MEMBER from the Sixth ard all these
amendments OF the law which had been going on Tor forty
years the battle OF the rich against the There
0chi ppti cd m
wished by their means to deprive Of the privilege.
The CHAIRMAN called the member to order, and after
some delay he sat down. i.iH r
Mr. CLARK defended the day it originally stood upon
the principle that these elections should be kept totally
separate from all party contests 1t had received grave
consideration in the Legislature, and he trusted would
not be altered
Mr. WEAmE ccntendcd that the election in April would
be attended with infinitely less than would III
June and that it would become party question
A lsng debate which presented peculiar features
followed. In favor Of the amendment was commended
that economy, and the public voice required whilst
upon the other was urged that the evils OF combining
this election with the Charter election were SO enormous
that consideration should induce the Commissioners to
consent to the union Mr. Clark having replied the yeas
and noes were taken when there appeared
ment H. against 49, majority against the amendment l.
Mr. SscoE then moved an amendment that part OF the
clause which enacts that the Clerk be appointed
ind paid by the Board of Education the amendment was
the effect that the clerk should be appointed by the
Board but paid by the Board Of Supervisors OF the City
| and County of New York.
Mr. CLARK defended the clause upon the ground that
| it was uniform with the other parts Of the act
The amendment was lost. a..
The and were then taken upon the adoption
of the clause il stands when there appeared Tor the
clause II, against it 3; majority for the clauscq.
The sixth section then taken into consideration
The committee propose that the clerk OF the Board OF Ed
ucation addition his duties Secretary, shall also
perform such cerkical duty the Commissioners the
several wards may from time to time require Of him. 1t
was carried after some trivial discussion.
The seventh clause was read The committee propose
that shall be the duty Of the Board OF Education
quire into the facts and circumstances OF any application
organization OF more ward schools instead OF the
inspectors and trustees as under the existing law
motion was made that the clause stand as in the en-
| sting law. taI
MIR. CLARK commended that the general complaint had
been that the ward officers and not the city representa-
tves had imposed the tax To obviae that was the OBJ
ject of the amendment. t.
Mr. Escs thought there was security enough already
He was opposed TO any change.
The Member from the It'll Ward decidedly opposed
to permitting one ward to erect as many school houses as
pleased and then charge the whole city with the ex
pense
MIR EMMETT remarked that as the fund was to be limit
ed there good in vesng in that Board
discretionary power respecting its expenditure. The
amendment proposed would be consistent allowing the
Commss toner's first to make their report afterwards TO be
acted on by the Board.
Dr. SWEENEY opposed the whole of the section,
quently sustained the amendment His grounds ofobec-
The CHAIR called on the gentleman to conGne himself
to the amendment.
Dr. sweeney was very much opposed to hypothctica al
reasoning(a langh) lie called on the gentleman no
to concentrate all the power in that Board 10 point
But stood the law would reard the progress Of Edu
| cation in the city tu .r
| Mr. CLARK-I call the gentleman TO order.
| DR.. SwEEsEv-Am to be constantly interrupted
CusiR-Courtesy had been extended others i'll the
course Of debate nc hoped howeDsr tne getemsh
ment .. ...-
Dr. SWEENEY contnued.-IIc was in favor of retaining
the power in the hands Of the Ward officers until their
management OF it was shown to be bad
The question then put and the clause as amended
by the Special Committee, carried without division.
The ninth section then read, and Mr.. Ewes moved
amendment, that the clause limiting the Board to
the oy thousand dollars annually be erased
| Mr. EMMETT briefly defended the clause.
Mr. MULLEN opposed to limiting the OF edu-
cations they wanted to limit taxation let something else
be taken
The question was then put and the amendment Of Mr.
Engs rejected after the following division :Airmati,
., negative 10; majority against the amendment l.
The ayes and nay then taken the entire claus
as II stands in the report, with the same result. .
II vas then moved that the Board adjourn. The ques
| ton put, and negatved by large majority
Section ten then read and the ayes and TAX
upon without any debate For the section H. against
II D; majority for the section II.
The fifteenth section was read by the Clerk III,
Committee propose that the Board Of Education shall de
eide upon the appropriation Of all they sa
to the effect that the enactment in the clause that
school should be entitled to portion of such moneys IN
which any egious secaripn doctrines tepets shall
have been taught, the ground TINT the good
the people better preventive Of sectariansm than
any Legislation. a..u
Mr. CLAnE opposed the amendment and observed tina,
the law would never have been passed If the words
proposed to be struck ont had not been retained.
i The amendment was lost, and the section carried
upon the ay aud For the section 49, against Il
majority for the section H.
/ The 10th section read and adopted without any de-
bate npon its provsions and the l7b 18TH 2st I'D md
oath also carried without elcng any observations
worth notice.
The amendments suggested in the report being con
cludcd II ed by member from the Fourth ward,
that the whole matter be rccommted with directions to
the Committee TO make such additions and amendments
as may be- deemed necessary. This proposition was lost
ayes I; noes l6-g. .f
The adoption of the whole then proposed
and carried by a similar majority The whole OF the
amendments recommended by tho Special Committee are
thus adopted.
The memorial to the Legislature introduced by Mr..
Clarke Cd before the Board and adopted
by majority OF 10 over T. The amendments and
rial were directed to lie forwarded 10 Albany by the
| President pro tenn .
The resolution to print the memorial then rcscnd
ed being considered unnecessary 20 to tina, expenses
and the Board ljourned at half past eight o'clock.
| REPORTED TRAGEDY.--We have verbal report OF