The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-11
Board or Education.

TowNsEND HARRIS, Esq. in the Chair.
proved.
Reports.Fr0m the Finance Committee in relation to
appropriang sumy Of S77 for the expensss Of sehooi
No rs in that ward.
Bius-Mr. Commissioner DENNY presented a bill for
18th ward. Referred.
Reports of Special Committees -Of Special Commit
the School Tssche socaon oT'I n. DusSoss
claimed by them. Accepted.
C"m,nuntcattons-From the State Superintendent
asking for extensive nformation in relation to pub
tic s;hools. Referred to Select Committee.
Special Order Of the Day-Mr. Commissioner WEN
in the Chair The report recommending the establish.
ment Of high school in this city was taken mp The
President after few remarks in relation some ar
cles which appeared lately in of the public prints
in this city on this subject offered the following resou
tion:-
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this Board free in
sttu'ion Tor the instruction of youth in the higher
branches Of learning would be Of great utility and
its establishment e called for by the public wants.
Adopted unanimously.
The President next proposed the following resou.
lions -
pass law directing the Regents Of the University to pay
over to the Board Of Education such Of the Lit
nature Fund as may be apportoned by them to the third
fourth fifth and sixth districts of this Siate-such
moneys to be applied to the support Of free college
academy fer the instruction of students who have been
I'd That the legislature will further authorize the
Board Of Education in the said city call on the Super
vsors from time to time, to raise by tax such
up of said college or academy and supporting the same
such sums to be notified TO- and raised BY the said
pervisors in the same and under the same head
ing Of taxation that the the support of com.
mon schools in said city are now raised.
Sd That the government of said college or academy
shall be with the Board of Education Of the city and
y OF New York. with power to enact such rules and by
laws Of the State Of New York.
An That the tts Of all real property purchased for
City Of New York and the title of ali U aS
in the Board OF Education.
Before the question was put the Commissioner from
the 7th ward handed up aremonstrance from the trustees
OF the Rutger Female Institute, against the passage Of
the resolutions. The remoIstrance into history
ofthe Kruger institute is management &c. and charged
the committee Of this board with in
order deprive the Institute oil its portion Of the era
ture fund.
Mr. President TOWNSEND rose to rcpel the charge of
misrepresentation against the committee and doing
read IRON the last report Of the Regents Of the Univer
by facts
Mr. COmr EMmEr said the resolutions as they then
stood would confe the benefits Of the academy to the
citizens OF New York while funds to support were
drawn from the State at large He hoped therefore, that
every part Of the sate wishing to avail themselves Of
It's bsnents-ard moved an amendmsnt to that effect
=, Mr. Comr sEboEwIcx followed in support Of Mr..
Mr.. Comr NIcoLL said they only wanted a portion
Of the iund commensurate with their population; that the
balance was to be made up by the taxation Of the ci
of New York. they were to ask for the control
of the entire fund.- then the remsrks Of the two last
sPohAeIs W dPprOpriato. lie added that IL the
amendment now proposed adopted 1t would have the
effect OF deieating the measure. the Legislature would
never pass IL.
Mr.. Emmsr's amendment was then put and lost
Mr. Com'r DErrv ofared another amendment, ss
substitute TO wits that the Legislature OF this state bs
requested to authorize the Board Of Educ alton to estab
llsh free school or academy in the city OF New York,
which put and lost.
Mr. Comr NiooLL, before the question on the resolu.
tons taken said he wished have some restriction
on the tax 10 bs levied the citizens; he therefore
thought the amount to be levied should be limited to
particular sum. He concluded by offering an amend
ment that the amount Of the tax be limited to partcu
lar sum, which put and lost.
The question the original resolutions then put,
and % voting In the Affirmative, and in the negative,
the resolution we're adopted
A COMMITTEE, consisting of Messrs Harris, Bosworth
and Mason TO draft resolution to be forwarded to the
Legislature was then appointed
| The Board then adjournsd.