New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-15
PUBLIC MkEIYVG.S.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

This Board met on Wednesday evening. ERi>Tus
C. BENEDICT, President, in the Chair. Tue minutes
Of the last meeting were read and approved-afier
which the President called upon DIR. BeGde, OF the
Fifteenth Ward to take the Chair.
The report OF the Finance Committee, recommend
ing sn appropriation Of 1886 80 for payment Of extra
WORK stoves &c. in the alteration and htring up OF
the School-house corner Of Grove and Hudson-sts.,
Ninth Ward, was adopted.
Toe report OF the same Committee, refusing to allow
the bill OF Joseph McKeen, late Superintendent, for
expenses. was accepted.
The report of the Committee Repairs, in favor Of
hppropristips the SUN of 800 for drains, gas pipes,
water closets sewers &c. for Ward school NO IL,
in Seventeenh-st. Sixteenth Ward, was adopted.
The report of the Committee on school Furniture,
in favor OF approprisng the sum OF so 10 20 ut mp
and furnish Ward School No II, seventeen'h-st.,
Sixteenth Ward, also adopted.
The report of the Finance Committee, submitting
all estimate OF the amount required for the pay
ment of the Board on the lih December, 1884, with
resolution, as follows, was adopted.
ResG That the Controller " the City be ard be Is here
Nv T,sSuTy The .um Of EsOeO subject dsaf. Of the
Board Of EoGc.on on and after the lith inst
The report of the Executive COMMITTEE on Evening
Schools with the following resOluti ID is adopted
Re,oc,d That the Of 90 be- and the same hereby
appropriated the support Of the Eyenins school,.
The report of Committee on school Furniture,
recommending appropriation OF SO 1913 to mt up ana
furnish Ward School-house No. -, at Manhat an-
vile, Tw elith Ward was adopted.
The repor, Of the Finance Committee, IN favor OF
approving the contracts of Henry Hughes, mason ana
james H. Butler carpenter for the erection OF School
House il Riving ton-st., Thirteenth Ward, was
adopted. 49,
Report Of Finance Committee, approprsting sl9j
for plans and specifications of new Sc1Oofhouse 10
be built in Twenty second Ward Adopted.
The report Of same Committee, appropnating
s3is - for extra work al new School louise No. -,
Msbhattanville was adopted
~.
ing that The President and Clerk be authorized TO sign
check for sgOO-the balance of purchase money tor
school site on Thirty sevehth-st, near second'aY'-
was adopted.
lengthy communication from the City supern-
endeut requesting more specific instruction relative
10 the recent ordinance OF the Board dividing the
Classification and graduation OF the teachers OF the sev-
eral W ard schools, was received.
lie report of the Select Committee, IN reference 10
the p.ttion of Patrick McAulif and John Quia, re-
commencing that the petition be denied tnst the
School Officers advertise Tor proposals 10 take doTn
The School house in course Of erection IN fnty-
frst.t near Lexington av was accepted.
The report of the Finance Committee, 10 favor oil
increasing the salary OF K. j. Hart 10 1850, was
ADOPTED. II D.
resolution was adopted appointing Geo. +. BIZ
tow ,eecher of music in the Female Normal scnoois
al salary Of $3.50 per sAnun
A number vi other resolutions were adopted Anu
referred 10 appropriate committees; after which the
Bos,d sciouiltc til next Wednesday evening.
The following interesting document is the report of
Mtssrs. BeBeoict, Waterbury, sulIman De Peys'tr,
Ad.ns Saith aud Phillips, Special Committee OF the
Board Of Education. showing the causes OF the d-t-
cheney in the revenues OF the Board for 1854. The
subject was referred 10 this Committee some time
since.
The Board OF Education for the year 1854 requires
sls, Cel 70 10 supply deficiency IN the amodnt es'i-
mated b. tie preceding Board 70 be Heces'ary'o meet
tie txpeu.es Of public instruction II this Cry tor tue
current YEAR ano II has applied to the Common Com
eli for On spyfoI ristou OF that amount That apPl-
cation mas elected general charges Of eI.ravssaoce
AID uis cement ainst fhe boA,d, which, q. they
hre ULf,uncta, aid a.. juryus e. great All goa
,ausl /. Is dtsIu1.e seyGlc te re.rtea Inc uni7I-
sirueo q SPECIAL Committee vl the board Ia Sh'eu
he suL,et Las been Gs.EDec. . TeioEe reile.t tLs
a,ter, of the member. vi the c. nulcn 'uncl anl
citizens generally, 10 bTief exposition %
III fat. ,.s.;.,,r
Tteirsus OF errocditure which occa 100 deu 7ncy
in nh. revenrs Oi TIE BOAR. a.. the Presenl year Ass
q l. FIVE. VIZ:
!. D,Goi-aey Of lsi5, Pall OF; OF The reYe4aea q
ia ssJ 3o3 -
lie estimate for l-53 wss M - II io'-, ati W.
If ,.tr.- based OIL The conoii.1u VI lo0 aists az
I,t cine rhi.h AS tha, OF $50 cp npete and lnde-
~ 4eut .cooal - stems COZ -uctsd re,peenYe! ~
H. seLco ihceTs elecisd ny Tic p.ode ANA ~ t!e
iat. Public School >Oci -r. Itt rs'hH5 ~ -
.rlrscs! al tie o1Ytn.e CT ite " ri school, bet