New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-14


The aggregate amount of library money expend-
ed during the same year, in the purchase oil BOOKS
and articles of school apparatus authorized oy
law, was S92, 456 76 and the amount raised by
district taxation for such apparatus for book cases
and other purposes connected with the several dis
trict libraries, was S2,62S 70, making an aggre-
gate Of S95,055 81 for library expenditures and
school apparatus.
The following sums were raised by the inhab-
itants of the several districts, during the year
ls4s, by district taxation, in addition to those
above specified for the respective purposes emu
merated-viz:
For purchasing sites OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500 6f
For building school houses. ....,.......' lotS! ~
For repairing school houses 5zOsO 70
For insurance school houses 5IN
For fuel for school houses o~Nt
For other purposes 4so'1
Total ssa8, 1856 20
Amount above stated raised for supplying do a.,
fclencies In rate bills ls3s
Do do for exemptions Of INDECENT Children. 47as 81
Showing an aggregate amount Of O97 70
Raised BY district taxation during the year.
Add to this the amount raised by rate bll.soosIA D.
And the whole amount contributed by the inhab.
several districts for the support OF ~ ~
schools during the year. VIII 0e'.s,.'.". :SsVVs<s %
Amount OF public money as above received and
expended during the year for teachers wages ..
ana libraries -
Total expenditure for school purposes in ie4s "a
The whole amount OF public money received
from all sources during the year ending on the iirst
day Of July last, by the several Town Superln-
tendants, was 81 035 1854 IS of which s730,79s ~
have been apportioned among the several districts,
in the mode prescribed by law, for teachers
wages, SOL 1863 80 for library purposes, and the
residue for contingent expenses In the several
cities and large towns, where special provisions
of law exist.
The number of private unincorporated and Sc
lect Schools In the State is reported at ,697, and
the aggregate number of pupils in attendance
upon such shoots during the year lS49, at 70,6O6.
IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT or THE
COMMON SCHOOL FUND.
The capital Of the Common School
Fund has been increased during the year by the
sum of $47, l09 81 and the balance OF revenue
now in the Treasury, applicable to Common School
purposes In addition 10 the revenue accrulng from
the United States Deposite Fund, is sl37, 524 or
The amount of revenue annually contributed TO
this object from the avails of the Opposite Fund
is 100000, which, added TO the amount above
stated accrung from the Common School Fund.
gives an aggregate OF S30252f or as the present
revenue OF the combined funds. AS under the ex.
istlng provisions Of law, not only the capital bat
the revenue OF this fund is constantly and steadily
increasing no good reason Is perceived why tho
apportionment for the ensuing year, based upon
the ratio of the population of the State as ascer-
tanned by the census Just completed, may not be
llCT6Hge0
In connection with the sums required by the pres
ent law to beraised upon the several counties and
towns by the respective Boards OF Supervisors,
will contribute $500 900 10 the support OF Schools
and District Libraries for the ensuing year, indie
pendently of any other provision; leaving only
about sStO 900 TO be raised by district taxation In
the entire State, including the several cities,
where nearly one half Of this amount is already
provided for by special laws. II, however, the
system Of district taxation shall be wholly dis.
pensed with, measure which it is earnestly hoped
will be adopted and an adequate system OF state
or County taxation substituted In It's stesd, tnis
liberal increase of the State apportionment WIZ
materially lessen the amount thus required 70 Do
raised.
DISTRICT LIBRARIES.
The whole number Of volumes in the several
school district libraries Of the State on the 3lst oil
December. 1sf9, was 1885, being an increase
Of 1926 volumes during the year reported ana
comprising an average OF l27 volumes 70 eacn
school district.
The Superintendent begs leave to renew the
suggestion made in the last annual rePot. roln
this Department, in reference TO the eAPeun,onSJ
of supplying each district library OF the ota.e,
with copy of Websters unabridged american
Dictionarv Itis in every respect quite desirable
thar onr standards of photography and orthoepy
should be as far as possible, Uniform tnrougnou'
the State; and public opinion seems TO have con
eentrsted itself with very general unanimity gPSa
those compri,ed in this work portion OF tne
iibrsrv fund might not appropriately be devoted
10 this important object
sCHOoLHoUsEs AND SITES
Under the existing system OF suPelv,,'Sn' .ns
Department has no means Of ascer.a.e sno piv
sre,s which has been made in the Improvement
Of architecture ana IN me Scs' aSe
anu H..oS the sum Of s23 ago 80 was invested
n the q sites and sSt a. 100 % IN %:
eesI;.soTnaton within reach Of the Department. 1t
!. believed that very great improvements In these
structures have taken place that an Increased re-
gard 10 the comfort, convenience and health, both
Of pupils and teachers has been manifested and
that more enlightened principles OF architecture
a. well as more refined taste and better APP
preciation of the advantages resulting from 'ner
combination are beginning to prevail
SCHOOLS FOR coLoRED CHILDREN.
There are in the state, as appears IRON 'n a.
ports Of the several Town superintendent ,sas.
two schools for colOred children. Of WINCH WV