The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-15
Board OF Education.

This Board held their regular meeting last evening.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
Yorkpale Schoois-Thc Committee to whom was re.
ferred the application from the Trustees of the Yorkve
School, asking appropriation of $4,000 to aid them in
carrying on the School in that vicinity 1t appeared that
the Common Council authorised the Comptroller, who
died in s3 to draw his warrant for the required apPro
priaton but the Comptroller did not do So and appca
ton made to the Board for relief in the premises.
MIR. Ely the part of the Finance Committee report
ed adversely the ground that question of law
involved in relation to the granting of the required
preparation The report was referred to special CON-
mittee.
MIR. EsGs moved a suspension Of the rules, which
allowed, to enable him to offer the following resolu
ton =:
Resolvhd, That the Common Council are hereby
quesed to instruct the Comptroller to deposit to the Gre
dit Of the Board Education the school moneys appro
prated by law for the maintenance of the Public, Ward
and Corporate Schools in this city.
Mr. SKpMoRE moved that the resolution be laid on the
table, he had very important report to make In the
premises.
Me- DENNY seconded the resolution
NJ NIcoLL trusted that the motion would not be al
lowed for moment to pass. The law called upon
them to apply to the Common Council to pay this
money
Mr.. sKlpMoRE contended the board had right to let
the resolution lie on the table,
Mn. Rich considered the resolution ought to be al
lowed to pass.
Mr. sxlpMoRE-Last year similar attempt was made
to pass resolution OF this kind, when remarks wcro
made questioning the legality OF paying over such mo-
Mr. Rcn voted for such a resolution some time last
year, and would do
DR.. SWEENEY wished to inform the board, that there
were teachers employed, who when they performed
their duties, il would be act of cruelty to postpone
payment when they performed their duties with fidelity,
It would be act of cruelty the part Of the board to
delay one moment paying them for their services II
there special case in which there was sufficient
ground for delaying the payment was right to investi
gate but if on the contrary mo such ground existed
would be cruel to delay.
Mr. SKIpMoRE had important report to present. and
delay for few moments ought not influence immediate
action on the resolution.
The resolution laid the table-Ayes IL H.
The annual Report of the Board was taken up, show
ing that there l67 public schools in existence in
this city, and also the appropriations for public schools
The report ordered on the file.
Mr. Ely moved that it be printed Carried
resolution offered in favor of paying a sum Of
$40 to Joe Smith for services Keeper to the Board.
Mr.. SSipMoRE, the part OF the Committee who had
been appointed to inquire into and investigate the
charges made by the County Superintendent in relation
to abuses in the public schools, made long report.
which charged the existence of various abuses, and
after debate the report ordered to be printed
Ayes 10, noes o.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Engs noticed above
adopted, with the amendment giving the Board control
as to carrying out its provisions.
MIR. NIcoLLp seconded by
Mr. ESGs moved vote of thanks the President Mr.
Clark it being the last meeting of the Board.
MIR. CLARK returned thanks very brief but appro
pirate speech which want of space precludes from
giving
The Board adjourned