New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-08

NV the Board of EdncAron out OF the estimates ot
M n wear and re'reIchmcnt = s1nif way Noul nave
o be gone into 10 meet T. He vas 10 favor u iuct-
ton. but be ID ught the expenditures should De Aet'
vifhiu proper Limits.
The re. OFT Vas finally referred 10 the COMMITTEES On
Annual T-xes 20 report az next meeting ald ",7 a-
peud the communication Of the Comri.'.oa er3 70 'hs
Board e Educaon AMI he opinion Of tho C'4h'..
T.e iolowirg is the document from the Bo'ri c;
fa1a'iun:
7. y, Boqriq5 rdaei,i,u:
Ihe Sp,cia' Committee, 10 Nhich was rei-rr'i M
Aunual i.tuotcof,his Board returned with Acto-
nv m, Commissioners named in the 10Th Section OF
the At Further n Amosd me Charter Of the CITY
"of New.York," pafssd April H. 1883, an the ssd
RyroRT That they have considered the said ohiec
,iors and the documents of which thew form part,
and the sold e.tiuse with that care and respect which
The importance OF the subject demands.
This be Ing TIE fret instance Ia which the said Com
mi, .iorers have been called up9n 10 exerc-e their
functions II Is proper 70 cav that this Committee cpn-
sioer il sslutsry provision Of law that the Annual
Etiira'e OF this Board should be submitted 10
Board Of Commissipners elevaed 10 position, and
so ectabe in personal and official chsracer; for
the supery ison Of such Board of Finsnce Coanis-
sionfrs mu 4 be highly beneficial mea .ure IT pre-
ysrfnn and recons Iteration, ard 2 check upon basfy
srd inCOnsiGerae Gci0n Bat the duties OF those
Commissioners in ection with the public service,
gre various and so important and 1.-THE slne time
so different from the duties Of this Board that Il Is
rot 10 be expected tina. the educational liabilities
ard the wants of the City, or the expenses
which are necessary 10 STR yhen and perpetata.
pin iples Of equality ard justice that sch vol system
which Is great az honor and advantage 10 this
CITY, can be ss familiar 20 them 10 this Board
which il specially, aud IN Ter the strongest sanctions
of duty charged with administering the system for
the common benefit; aud this may account for the
siDguarly mistaken representation in the report OF
the Commissioners, that the estimfte OF this Board
Lc-r ,e mar VIII is AMIR
without foundation.
The Commissioners as the financial gusriians of
the City in their report of tteir objections 70 the et
mate inform the Board tbst, Decides said estimate,
they have also taken info consideration ths appsa-
ton Of This Board 10 the Common Council for the
"sLm of Sl9s COL 90. required IN make M d f.
"oiency in the expenditures ct 1854 and CONSIDER
the two statements viz: the estimate for 1853 and
" the statement II deficiency for 1854 as making up
"the appropriation which. by the Charter, they are
"requiIed 10 tske into consid. ration And this
Committee eratifed TO see that "the Board Of
"Conmis sODers do not iutorpOse any objections 20
the various items amounting To an aggregate of
" SlgS coo, which was appropriated by the present
Board after ilo Common Council aud the Legisa-
"iuIe had acted on the estimate made for the year
"l-.i and declare that the de iciency Tor 1854, !
being for liabilities incurred mnst be paid as soon
~ the forms OF law will en- ibe the agents of the
City Government 10 ohrsin the money and this I
Board will be happy 10 know that there can now .
be hut A few DAYS more delay before our large and
meritoIious body of teachers receive those
Of salaries wbch are at this season of the year
necessary TO them, and which now depend for pay |
ment only upon the action of the Common Council .
and the Controller.
II i also source of urdisgused satisfaction n the
Committee, that the Board at Commissioners find .
rothng to object 20 in estimates for the year 1855
far ~ moot OF The items of expenditure are cOO-
oerDed and coine their objections 10 the items alone
y ch are based upon the necessity of providing
cOumodations for the increasing population Of the |
City; Grd they seem to object 10 tnem, not on any
al. eation OF their being unnecessary unwse or ex
raYaeant hut rather on the ground Of regret thai
they should be necessary the next year and with |
desire hat their weight should be added 20 the bur
den of the following year.
The following are the items objected to:
TIE required FOR sites for school houses. $4,000
? The item for two school-houses--0ie in tn. Flt
tenth and The other in the Twenty second Ward
smounttg $1,000
Werd -. ...........,............. 5000
The item OF 20 OtO for exieudlng Primary schools
he sbng tn above houses 10000
t1tt aud 10 ni,hns tie 1900
T. The ten Of $1,000 for puriog additional story
On school house No / IN the Tenth Wsrd....... 10000
g. The item " l40t tor adding wings 10 houses IN
s272 100
The Board ~i perceive that the Firsnce Commits
scutrs propose 10 strike out Of the estimate every
cellar which il is proposed 70 devote to suppl ia
or, ased school accommodations for this rapidly ex-
ding City, and they object to nothing e'o.
The 'jecdOns cover the purchase OF site In the
Eighth Ward and the erection and furnishing a
schoolbOuse thereon, and ia some other Dorticn
Of TIE City. The erection and Furnishing Of school
houses on the s'es already purchased and PAL for
-. 10 e. ri md in III.