New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-17

For repairing School houses 1913 81
Fol- insming School houses ---------------- 3L55 -
For hook case books and school apparatus 1868 IS
For ether purposes 0E1zO ~
Aggregate amount Of expenditure for school
purposes during the 81 834826 10
The whole amount of public money received from
all sources by the several Town Superlntendents dur
ing the year ending On the first day OF July last,
lOj2923 ~
ofwbich there has been appoItionod for teach
For Libraries .---------- % b98 5VO 49, 80 %
Leaving Inappropriate. SlO2,802 81
III. APPoRTIoNMENT OF STATE TAX AND ITS
AvAILS.
BY the ID section of the Act for the
establishment of Free Schools throughout the State,
passed at the last session of the Legislature the
Of eight hundred thousand dollars directed to be
annually raised by tax Oh the real and personal
property of the State, for the support of Common
Schools, and 1t was made the duty of the State
Superintendent, before the tenth day of July,
each year, 10 appor'ion the amount thus directed
to be raised among the several Counties OF the
State, according to the valuations Of real and per-
sonS property therein, returned by the Assessors OF
the several towns and cities accordance with the
law, and to certify the amount thus appcrtoned to
the Clerk OF each County, whose dsty II made
TO lay the same before the Board of Supervisors Of
such County on the first day OF It's annual session.
This apportlonmeni was duly made and certified to
the several County Clerks within the time pre-
ScriOfO by law ABSTRACT thereof, containing
the valuations Of real and personal property Of each
County and the share Of the State tax apporloned
to each, is herewith transmitted, and viii be found
in The accompanying table { J
By the ith section of the same act, the Supern-
tendent of Common Schools was directed, on or be.
fore the first day Of January in each year, 10 appor
ton and divide OIe-hrd of the aforesaid sum of
eight hundred Thousand collars together with one
third OF all other moneys appropriated 70 the support
| of Common Schools, equally among the several
| School Districts and to apportlon the remaining
both these a
fed provision for separate neighboThoods, composed
of terrtOGy asJOnng other States among the several
Counties towns and cities OF the State according to
the existing star dad OF appOruonment o. the School
Money, on the basis CT population as asceIalned by
| the last preceding census. No returns having been
made from separate neighbOrhOods, the whole
amount of the State tax and Of the revenue arising
| from the Common School Fund, amounting in the
aggregate TO $llO00C0 has been appropriated in the
mode prescribed by the act the sum OF $36666G &C
| having been equally divided among the ll,479 Dis
TctS, giving $3l "a to eaOh,) andthe remaining sum
Of $723S 81 apportloEed among the several coun-
ues cities and towns III the ratio OF the population of
each, asctrtaned by the lnlted States Census Of
| 1880, JUS, completed table containing full alb
| s,Tact Of the sums apporoned and divided under
each OF these heads Is also appended TO the present
| report
Some further legislative action viii, 1t is conceived
be necessary 10 enable the department to carry into
pl effect the existing provisions OF law IN reference
| 10 the application OF these funds. The several
amounts dieced TO be raised by tax IN the respective
counties, are required, when collected, TO be paid
over 10 the County Treasurer and to be held by nm
"SubeCt to the order Of the State superintendent
| If these amounts correspOnded substantially with
those apportioned - the County AS rs share OF the
State tax and School Fund combined, the transfer
| could easily be made but there IS no definite re-
lalion beiwe the sum raised upon and the sum APP
poTtioned to, the several Counties 1t becomes neces
saIy that the avails OF the former shall be cohcen
traied in oIdeI 10 be re-distributed with the laer
| The revenue OF the Common school Fund ls also
required by law 20 be paid over 10 the State Treas
urer, the warrant OF the Controller, on and alter
| County Treasures but separate apportlon-
ment TO this fund IS required by the existing law TO
| be made by this department, neither the county
Treasures nor the Controller have any means OF as
cer,snins the shares due TO 20 the respective Coun-
ties The State Superintendent might, II srue, or
der the avas of the State tax IN each County to De
paid into the State Treasury. whence the enure iun
might BE dlsbursed according 70 the appofuohmeh'
| made in accordance with law and thlS would seem
TO be the most convenient and pTacuCable mode OF
| accomplishing the object In view 10 authoIiLe
this however SPECIFIC appropriation OF the fund 70
this purpose BY the Legislature Is necessary unoer
the provisions Of the Constitution, the Controuer
being prohibited from paying over any money rom
the State Treasury, except by direct appropriation
by law such an appropriation IS therefore respect
fully Tecomme ed, IN season to enao.e lhe se'.ldl
County Treasures 10 make their drafts by the nrsl
day Of February ensuing, Tor the Whoe tihouis "ue
their respective Counties
wEBsTER'S DICTIONARY.
In pursuance Of the authority conferred
BY the act Of the las, session entitled An ACT TO
authorize the Superintendent OF Common s'hoois
tonurchase Webster's Unabridged Dictionary io'
the Common Schools Of this State contract mas
been entered into with MessIs. &. {. Merriam
OF Springfield, Massachusetts,, for the purchase q.
Fl per volume, of sufficient number OF copies OF
that work to supply the orders OF the several ars
ulcs indicating desire therefor IN me
within the time prescribed by the act; lhele 70
reason to believe that IN many districts the ~
have neglected to order the work from ig VI
the srecfc provisions Of the law, and tnat' per
mi,,ed they would sady ays themselves Ses =,
fny Tecomme ne ed that the time limited by inc ac
referred 70 for foIw ardipg orders, be EXTENDED un
The LIST Of October next. So favorable an oppotuli
" for supplying all the Schools OF the etsle Win
COPY of this standard and excellent WORK, AZ a
greatly reduced price, ought not to pass uiinpi''eu
STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
This excellent Institution continues,
periodically, to furnish schools with 'eAcns'' u
the highest grade OF excellence, and 10 vihuic'''
a, v.,.dou, which pYOyidct Tor us eStaJ-