The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-13


eman of the Seventeenth but the matter had been re-
ferred to a committee before.
Mr. WmD-I say again ! won't be- interrupted by
the gentleman OF the Fifteenth district and II am
interrupted again l will settle with the gentleman
when he gets Mr. wild then went ON to show the
great benefit that would be derived from the passage OF
Mr. sEEIx then and said, that the gentleman Of
Mr. WHIP win settle with you when You get outside
fer anything you say while we are sitting here.
Mr. srElIIYss Mr. President, the gentleman Of the
of IL that he seeks TO bring up here Knight
Mr.. Wild object to the gentleman's personalities,
and viii settle with him for his insulting language when
get outside (Cries Of Order and great rappng Of
the Presidents hammer.)
Committee Public Health was then put amidst great
confusion, and declared carried by the Chairman.
Mr.. Wild was then seen leaving the room, and among
his friends outside declared that he would M IKE Mr.
Secly fight him with pistols, at Hoboken the next day.
His friends tried to cool his temper but Mr. wild insisted
that he had been insuled and his honor should not
suled and the only way preserve his dignity would
be to challenge Mr. seely which he accordingly aid as
viii be seen from the following correspondence
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joys ns G. ssrLy ESQ So, .,.
motives in debate this evening Of gross character
to @ ys "
invite the code of honor, aud shall obey With alacry
Councilman J. A. Jackson viii treat with you or yours a,
my friend tSisned H. N. WILD.
To this challenge Mr. Seelys second sent the following
Go y ,J., cmAMnEa. New YORK
s,fYour note has been received, and in reply would
" e. Il to 1 -. De
Signed. JOHN G. sEELY
onds in corresponding with each other to the nature
of the weapon to be used the interesting occasion
Of the correspondence was that mr. seey chose rifles as
the weapons; but Mr. Wild declined pistols being in his
opinion the proper weapons.
The arrangements for the duel viii probably be
cluded to-day.
oFTAL CONTRACT.
The special order of business for this evening the
port Of the Committee Public Health in favor Of pay
ing William Reynolds O0o0 for contract work per
formed by him in removing dead animals from the city
was then taken up in Comnistce Of the Whole
Mr. BElDEN moved that TIE matter be postponed until
Friday next. Qost)
resolution of the committee which states that the
Comptroller should discontinue all proceedings agains
said William B. Reynolds Carried
Mr.. MATTER said that the gentlenaa of the Ninth did
not get at what perhaps he intended and for that
he wished to offer an amendment to the amendment
followsProvided said Reynolds stipulates and agrees
that such payment should not be deemed taken
guaranty of any objections to the iegaty Of said
tract OF any illegal violation thereof the part Of
said Reynolds" This amendment to the amendment wa
lost.)
On motion the report was recommtted for the CON-
mttee to alter 1t according to the amendments of Mr.
Kennedy.
The committee entered the Board in about five mi
amendment
Mr. Fry moved for the adoption of the resolution at
tached to the report $ amended
Mr. MATHER opposed the adoption the ground that
the Comptroller knew about the contract and the
work performed than the committee who reported 10 ia
$4,000 SO paying "'A . e'n0'0' ns immense sum o.
Mr. WORTH also opposed the adoption Of the report,
because he said the late Common Council had made an
unlawful contract with Mr. Reynolds and therefore pay
ing for contract unlawfuly awarded was not doing
what was right
Mr. COOPER reform said he was elected on the reform
ticket and was supposed to act for his constituents The
late Common Council had illegally awarded Mr. Reynolds
payment for the said contract. He did not any
reason why $4,000 should be handed to Mr.. Rey
nods, when his contract illegal one. y
Mr. PURDY reform) also opposed the adoption Of the
report The why the report endeavored to be
rushed through was to strike blow against the Comp
certain that the Comptroller would pay any bills that
legal The altering of the rules few evenings ago
was proof Of the Board wishing to put the thing
through All he wanted to lay the report until
Friday evening, 80 that facts could be elected 70
throw light upon the matter
Mr. CoNNoyER said that they could dispose of the re-
port that evening well any other Plenty of time
had been allowed the Comptroller to bring before the
Board such facts would uphold his conduct in refusing
to pay for the work performed by Mr.. Reynolds.
The question on the adoption Of the report was then
put and carried by q vote of 36 to 90
The Board then adjourned until Friday evening.
Board Of Education.
special meeting of the Board of Education held
last evening" E. Benedict Esq, President in the chair
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and ap-
proved
From school officers of Twentieth ward applying for
appropriation to purchase site for new school
house. Referred to Committee Sites and School
houses
From the same, nominating three additional trustees
for said ward, z-Jas NJ Post, Samuel j. Goodenough
and William r. Stewart. Nominations confirmed.
From school officers of Sixteenth ward, inviting the
Board to attend the public examination Of the male de-
partment Of school in said ward Invitation accepted
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. WEsr-That the Committee Normal Schools
to consider the propriety OF having the day
normal school arranged to receive onehalf Of the
teachers attending such school alternate days Re-
ferred to Committee on Normal Schools
REPORTS
OF the Executive Committee the Free Academy,
the resolution relative to the admission of students into
the Free Academy, recommending the following amend
ments in the by laws of the Board viz list That the
classes in the Free Academy be hereafter called the In
troductory the Freshman, the Sophomore the Junior
and the Senior classes respectively I'd That the thirty
sixth by law be amended, by striking out egsteen"
dent shall be admitted to the academy unless at the
commencement of the next term he will be thirteen
fage and have attended the schools for eighteen
months, &C. Sd. That in bylaw thirty nine after the
words that the examination of candidates for admis
sion shall take place Immediately after the general
animation in July the following be inserted, and at
such other time times shall be fixed by the Execu
tive Committee" 4h That in by law sixty three, which
directs among other things that the second examna
ton of students in the year shall the fourth
Monday before Commencement and shall continue eight
days, from So A. NJ to IL NJ and from "a to p NJ,
i
ductory class to be then examined for advancement to
the Freshman class but shall be admitted to the
Freshman class who shall not be fourteen years of
the of the then next term and is not in
other respects qualified according to the by laws" The
report, with these amendments was adopted.
of the Finance Committee-Recommendin the fol-
lowing resoluons:-That $33 900 be appropriated for
the erection Of schoolhousc the site Of No 4,
Rvngton street according to plans and specifications
file with the clerk Of the Board and proper contracts
made with the lowest bidders motion to re.commt
was lost and the resolution recommended by the COM
mittee adopted a division Of thirty two TO nine
OF the Finance Commttee-Submitting estimate Of
s3S, 073 75 for payments LIST May, 1854. Adopted
OF the same-Recommending appropriation of IS,
1872 80 onehah of the annual apporonmcnt Of school
moneys for 1854 TO the corporate schools and also
appropriation Of rs for rent Of premises occupied
/ for school purposes. Adopted.
! OF Committee Sites and Observation-Disclosures
ing appropriation Of $3.50 for extra work and furnish
| ing and fitting up the primary schoolhouse on
i Thirty seventh street. Twentieth ward. Adopted.
OF the same-Recommending the adoption of plans and
specifications for erecting schoohouses Fifty first
street Lexington avenue, Nineteenth ward. Adopted.
| OF the same-Recommending appropriation Of
fer the purchase of four lots Of ground for site