The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-04


in the annual appropriation BILL recently submitted b,
the q mptroller and which will have doubt recsivs
early ption hands, action had there
o. BY tho hts Common Council.
Snos my accession to once, very important change
has taken place in the organization Of our Common
schools the Pub c and Ward schools being merged
into ed and controlled by the Board
Educston, and the property 81 the Pao, School So
cey has been transferred the city, which has
the VI that This which has been
effected BY legislative enactment, WILL II Ii 10 DO hoped
prove highly advantageous, IS there Are conflicting
interests TO Ieard hs property impair the usefulness
Of these valuable and popular institutions
They are such important elements in the training and
ed by then are 20 pensacisl 81 universal too much
attention coult scarcely be upon them
and II source OF pathcsln TO me 10 be enabled TO
state that their con ID most and their
for the diffusion sf hno vledes among all classes
no cesIIe To avail the Of bs beas6t
OF education ample To meet all tbs dem snds which
be- ma de upon them
The ages flowing from well organised system o..
popular education cannot be too highly appreciated
the means Of i'm parting too sedulousy Watched and
cared for The spproprA ions for school pu poses for
tb current large but In view Of this intimats
connection With the ecu,y Of our liberties and tue
pstpity of ou nooe Institutions 1t tue pride and
glory cf cur country, few, l am sure will be fouad TO
complain OF the amount
The Installations Of This city for the reception Of the
poor, hrvs OF late years been snd-r the cnsrge Of
Bosrc II 9overnars whom il elected an 1usly by
the peopis and have doubt that this ~rganizsion
has be- found To sofk geou for city
than an, pr. voul teaisd These teL lemsn hsse
thsr and centro all the places Il deento ia the
tsls 30. sc, on Biackweli's end Rsndal's isisuds
writ recently pac 10 most Of these e-t.bs has
impesstd me favorstly to their condition and
ssensnt and Ia, condImed TO my min <hs nvi,tion
that the annual for their support judi
cously expended The establishment Of . workbous-
Blsshwel's Island which bias very recently put in
elective operation, w Ia not doubted al TIE
expectations formed Of by those familiar with the
operation II similar II stitutions elsewhere
There are other topics g~ntlem en-, which 7 might
have advered with proptety, though have cesmed
them tf sufficient mportance Justify 10 sxtenlrg
this message 10 aay greater length II sho
require. I,nsn avail myself Of the powers
me- ~ the chsrtsr and make them the subjects Of
special O nm uoicsfion.
You nrst duty vii be to render yourselves familiar
With the operations Il the various connected
vii our c ment and their connection with each
oihsr and have little doubt nat the Information whsn
will Be necessarily acquired in the Of your nves
tAibty s attaining thoe results for which you have
ostn elected, than could be impaired 10 any cummun
ca tfcn hteh might make
With these remarks commend to you the important
interests which you chosen represent
sou Of nj hearty operation In my which
may tend TO the welfare and pros perity OF city
JACOB A wEsrERVEIT
Alderman HuRJcx here moved TO adjourn; which was
dsrrssd ON . division, viz -
Afrmstise---Aid.rm-n Blown, Baird Honmire, H5w
ard Weod~srd Covert, Ke ly, Ctauncy, Eiy, Lord,
Herios, hsConkey, Mott DrAke--M
Esgative---Aldermen WIia mson. Bl,nt, TUCKER vcor
hs rrow brsgs, BoArdman. Waterman, Cnristy-.-s
whsreupon the Board declared adjourned until To-
morrow afternoon, at I'VE o'coch. PN
D. T, vAIENTNE, Clark,