The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-21
Board OF Education.

Board OF Education.
STATE, Observation-Disclosures Sedgwick ESQ, in the
Chair. The reading Of the minutes of the preceding
meeting was dispensed with.
Reports From Finance Committee, recommending
appropriation Of s5a3 for the expenses Of one of the
schools OF the 10th ward Report accepted and reeou-
ton adopted Also, recommending an appropriation Of
schools Of the Sixth ward. Accepted.
Report Of Committee on Evening Schools was read,
but presented feature differing from the last report
to the Board 1t stated merely that the schools in
hourishing condition. that pupils increasing and
the committee anticipated from the institution the hap
pie,t results Accepted.
MIR BoswoNru offered the report Of the Special Com
mttee containing the quarterly returns and expendi
lures of the different ward schools Mr. Blocker said
he wes one OF the committee, but had not signed the
report he would have signed it, however if he had been
psesent He asked for some information relating to the
report which could not distinctly hear and went on
to say he wished to have 1t referred back agan he
thought it partial report and he wished to have
IT. reconsdered and the statistics of all the other schools
Included in it, he also shed that the committee would
call upon the ward officers to furnish them with full In
form ation on this subject.
Mr.. BoswoRrH said he had no objections TO have IL
sent back but he wished went back, that it would
bs followed up by resolution which would enable the
committees to prepare such report as the Board expect
ed from them
report mace directed the committee to report for
information of the Board the expenditure Of the diff
Lilo opsy could not be checked As far as the report
went he agreed With it, but he wished 1t to 90 much
further n order that this Board might have some guide
~ granting appropriations for school purposes future
Tn. report rent back.
Resoltions--Mr. Denny offered a resolution, requir-
log the Common Council to deposit with the Chamber
lain Of the CITY, TO the credit of the Board, 0ooo for
tho erection Of the Free Academy
Mr BLErcKnR wished to know for what purposeit was
wanted; he then went to stats that three or four
thoueand dollars already expended in building
foundation for the free academy he heard it said out Of
doors, and he egreed In the opinion, that foundation
could not be lsd secured for the erection OF build
lag for any amount that the committee might expend
Mr. DsNNy said he believed that the extra work would
certainly cost between and four thousand dollars
but he had no doubt but . good foundation could be
laid
MIR. NLEEcgEa said he three four times at the
bu'loing eince IT was commenced and he believed he
knew something about buildings; he had examined the
fonudat1n OF the bulldog in the OF cree
ton and he found it had sunk in several places
thres or four inches he was, therefore, Of opinion
that the Board should expend Iaoues 10 bula
log walls Until IT. was ascertaiued whethcf The forudS
ton would answer, not After zone furt beg Gseu
the resolution was adopted
Mr. DENEy next offered another resoiution to The fol-
lowing effect That the President and Clerk Of the
Board be su,horgd to tign bills for contracts Tor build
sax me ,frss ecsdsmy according as they became due,
whoh Eas adopted
TTc appropriations, css for ese% sAd the ether fsr