The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-02

Board or Education.
Nov. l-Erastus c. Benedict, Esq, President, in the
chair The minutes OF the last meeting were read and
approved.
COMMUNICATIONS
From residents Of the Twenty second ward relative to
new school house in said ward Referred to special
committee.
From the Inspectors of the Eighth ward, being their
annual report the schools in said ward
general progress and prosperity Referred in part to
Committee on Ventilation, and remainder to Committee
on Sites
From the school officers Of the Sixteenth ward asking
for appropriation Of sos so for furnaces furniture
&c. for ward school No. IL. Referred to appropriate
committees.
CENSUS OF CHILDREN
communication received from the City Superin-
tendent in favor OF having made of all the chill
dren the city, in order to ascertain how many are
gular attendants Of public schools Laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
OPENING SCHOOLS on SATURDAYS.
Another communication received from the City
superintendent in answer to suggestion from one Of
the members Of the Board against the expediency OF
opening the schools on Saturdays. On motion II
printed
After several unimportant communications were dis
posed OF, the President presented invitation
tended by Dr. Griscom to the Board of Education and
the school officers to attend the anniversary of the
New York Academy of Medicine ut Clinton Hall, Aston
place Thursday evening" November when an Grafton
win be delivered BY Dr.. Griscom. Accepted.
REs0LrTIONs.
By Mr.. SMrH-That the Committee on Supp Il es be re
quested to report the titles Of all books in in
the schools Of which tho authors school officers,
teachers persons otherwise connected, with any
school institution nndcr the charge Of this board
together with the name Of every such author also in
what quantities and at what prices obtained, and
whether any undue consumption of such books is
indicated BY comparison with the consumption of other
books o. similar description or otherwise. That the
committee also report the proprietorship of every
ucb n neriOd from At
January last, and much antecedent time the
mitce deem proper and also that the exhibit the
particulars for the future indicated by the contracts
in process of completion; and that they report
whether any and what action ought to be had in
n s Mr. with this as X Hs e 1sno DO ss
at its next meeting the payments which have been male
on account Of Repairs alterations and fitting up Of tho
building occupied by the Board Of Education specifying
in detail far practicable, the amount Of each de-
scrp.ion of work and to whom paid-Adopted.
BY the same-That the Clerk report to the Board at
paid since the LIST OF January last for supplies of all
kinds (ncluding fuel and specifying in detail, as
far as practicable the amount for each description
of articles with the names Of the contractors, or
parties to whom paid.-AdOpted.
DEFICIENCY IN THE SCHOOL MONEYS
very long report from the Finance Committee was
presented, recommending n certificate to the Common
Council in accordance with the law in such case made
and provided to supply the deficiency Of hundred
and ninetyeigh thousand and nnety-one dollars and
ninety-sx cents, in the school moneys for the year
ending Dec 81, 1854. After recitng the law under
Wnch the BOARD OF Education authorized to make
plication to the Common Council in the event of def
cheney, the report entered into detailed statement of
all the appropriations made by the Board during the
present year to the 31t Of October and Of the
ments which have been made thereon, together with
detailed statement of the necessary expenses up the
31st of December next.
deficiency We're in providing more than the usual num-
Der OF buildings in the necessity for enagng school
houses and in the increase of teachers salaries in
sequence of the high price Of provisions
From the detailed statement embodied in the report
the following summary appears
RECAPTULATION.
Amount expended to Oct 81, 1852. $622 1856 %
Estimated expenses from Oct 81 to Dec 81
From which deduct the amount Of the school %
moneys already appropriated for 1854... 633 S13 so
And there is shown deficiency of...... 19s,091 90
The report concluded as folows:-The Board of Edu
cation therefore certify to the honorable the Common
Council in manner aforesaid the Of the deficiency
school moneys apporoned to the common schools for
the city and county of New York for the 1854 to
meet the necessary and legal expenses of public educa
ton in the said schools, and that the and is
unavoidable and the said Board apply your honora
bic body to supply the said deficiency and respectfully
your honorable body to adopt the following reso
Resolved That one hundred and ninety eight
thousand and ninety zone dollars and ninety-six
cents be, and the same hereby, appro
TONED to meet the necessary and legal expenses
Of public education, in the schools Of the city
for the year ending December 81, 1854 and that the
Comptroller be and he is hereby authorised to raise by
loan from time to time may be required by the Board
Of Education and in anticipation of the next annual
such sum or shall be necessary to meet such
lain of the city, to the credit of the said Board Of Educa
ton. After the reading Of the report
Mr.. WATERBURY and said he thought the docu-
ment too long, and that concise would be
preferable to send to the Common Council He had
Committee, and learned from It that there was des
cheney for the present Of $1YS 091 &c. and that the
causes Of this deficiency first providing buildings;
secondly the necessity for enarging school houses and
thirdly the increase Of teachers salaries in consequence
the high price Of provisions He moved that instead
Of sending the long report Of the Finance Committee
which would never be read in the Common Council, a
certificate containing briefly the Of the deficiency
should be transmitted in its place.
Mr. SMITH, chairman of the Finance Committee, said
that the Committee after much consideration had
to the conclusion to present the of deficiency in
sneI sen shape One OF stating them was to
But was this the manner contemplated BY the lawf He
certainly thought not. The Finance Committee believed
that the Common Council should be Informed distinctly
and in detail, what the Of the deficiency were
before they could act in the premises The causes Of
the deficiency would not be stated in the manner con.
tempaed by the statute unless the dollars and
each item Of deficiency set forth The money had
al been well and wisely expended; the committee
gone and when this practicable 1t better to
so. The committee able to show its hand in fair
and above board manner. For every dollar that has
been spent the community Of New York has received
substantial value For these he conceived that
the report had better be adopted in totidem verbs
tenth % n e o.
the most explicit manner the way in which the money
had been expended. He thought it also but act Of
justice towards the members Of the Finance Committee
that when they had taken much trouble to prepare
these details the report should be adopted without being
mutilated.
The PRESIDENT said that the certificate suggested by
the Commissioner from the Twentieth Waterbury had
ber be sent to the Common Council in addition to the
report, so that both might be presented
Mr.. WATERBURY, said that the suggestion of the Chair
met his views completely. He thought that the certiH-
cate should only contain what was required by the
statute.
Other commissioners spoke in favor of the adoption
the report after which 1t was unanimously adopted.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Board then took up document No. 49, being the
report Of the Committee Salaries in favor Of uni
form grade Of salaries for the teachers employed in
schools under the jurisdiction Of the board An abstract
Of this report has already been published in the HERALD
The report, after some dcusson, was recommitted.
REPORTS.
OF Finance Commttee---Recoinmending appropriation
Of 81 236 Is, for rent to November 1854 Adopted
ton OF IS, 900, for the shop Adopted.
OF Auditing Committee, submitting bills to the
amount of 1859 ~. for sundry expences Adopted