New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-22
a.ms ot,be Twelfth Ward stating :bsi a. = meeting
-, CO. The foiln~ inc tesoln,inn We adopted:

,,n. Twelfth Ward, stating .bs. a, . meeting
- ..;a os.4rp the follc~iog resolution war adopted
n.s That the s.s.s,.ry aferm tie se.,d Q, seoe.s,
- le new sehooLho9.e. 10 schSol ohes. o. os H.
Sr.s sd T~epy Moth at rec'piiy o ;opea S' N '''
80 rqoe. the Board 70 have he sane I.in'sea - c;
Tne ns,tsr referred 10 the Com nittee Oh SIZES
and School HOuses. 49,
Coxmnnicaiicps from Shoot Officers OF the first
W.rd. dominating Josi.b w. Bro~n tn 'he ONCE 81
Tvn,,es OF Common Schools 20 NJ To- vsc iucy occs-
e. scnool Officers OF seventh Wsrd announcing
o.. reser siion Of joss ph Crous InsD4ct1r OF Com
nor schools, and nominating Wilson Small 20 I'LL the
,s|spc, Referred 10 Committee on Elections and
Qualification
,xmovaJ Of tho scbool building in Lexington av.,
n.er Fifty fr-tst. The Mayor says: IL was not NY
iDiebil0D in the communication referred TO- 70 ask
sp,tbifg not demanded 10y the public good. Com.
plants have been made repeatedly a. 'ls Office OF
~,ppsrently coo'inued neglect OF the Board Of Ed
cation To provide other building than tsat nos
"referred 10, for school purposes inere Is no avs
Dosinon "a remove the scho 'houso until snps'i-
int IL piOvfeo and permit me 70 ask, thst lnlbe-
dis-e n. aus be taken 10 that end.
Communication from the Ci,y superintendent, Sab
hitting lai Of the Teachers employef N the sew
sysl PrbNc schools Of the City Of New.fork under
a. ne 20. NJ the Board Of E1ucstion with tner
.nsrtive grades and salaries, was submitted. fae
ssisries vary from $50 20 81 800. From the net,
appears tnst twenty our Of inc teschers receive 80
essb Ter Annum two achers, so each one escher,
81 100 one teacher 81 400 one teacher 81 l'Oi two
tscb,rs 81 800 each thirteen teachers, 81 900 eacn;
eiyhtee n tsaebers al 200 eacb tao teachers J0O
each; and eighteen teacher, $3.50 each.
On motion the regular business vas suspended and
document No ;, being tie report OF Select Commit
tee Iesfivs 70 grades ava salaries oi tSc1es, vas
tAk.n from the able.
The repor, siyp, the Committee have endeayoredto
amend the elitDg laws 50 ~ 10 meet, p)s-oe, -
nearly az they can understand t1c views OF every
l.raf af0r In far A
their Judgment would 30 consistent sud proper III
toey b, ". succeeded il will be 70 tnsm source OF
great satisfaction aud We additional ana important
weight 70 the practical oprra'Ion aDd cary ug o' oi
the PRINCIPLE OF uniformity Intended oy tho Std'ute
IL will be obse4ved that the III 4suluin rate Of sl'a-
ries 10 a Dunber Of instances "a proposei ~ De m
sress.d and asO the nun Der OF teachers oy ie'uchs
tie pres sent nit OF ore teacher I" c. r'1l huup-F
Of scholars in a Grammar or Primary School; ouI the
nnoerrjgped nevertheless having great confidence ia
The dom and dscfeti)n # the local officers, believe
they viii not necessarily Cause az incress either IN
tbe Of teachers in the salaries pad, because
the power is placed in Their hands, and urged SUD
recon uepGed that for the present year any Increase
should be only exercised 10 extreme and Indls0enss'
bic cases ms is Of greater consequence by reason
Of tn, fact that the amount sci apart Tor teachers
ssares for the wear. has been based on TIE amount
appended during tue wear lsji ana the hbances Of
the Board will not permit al increase tor ihd, object
cf any magnitude. .
Sections l. and 3. relating 20 % grades Of schools,
"ersdee Of stuoes, and 81 grades Of teachers. Fere
adopted, with some slight alteration IN the pbrsseo-
ogy Ii was moved aud seconded that Sscnoos 4 )
and g. Of DocuueDt IS Of the late Board In relation
" salaries be repealed; but a motion wss made -
amend by nsering III lieu reof Sections, 4, and
of Document No. of the present Board On this
motion end Amendment a very lengthy end windy
discussion ensued. Several Of the gentlemen, IN IL
lusrsuon Of their views spoke OF " goo t0sea WIN
cont rudcer; "puttng a rev rudoer in the ship be-
"fore going TO sea-" "unraveling stocking without
"hayiog u arm to knit it sgsin." Upon the previous
question being called the socous relative 70 tae sa
aIiss of teachers WAS repealed, AYES %, Noes 10.
motion was made 10 strike out Subdivisions 2, and
; Of ~ c,ion A. which is as follows:
l. The maximum OF salaries in ihs Grammar seho7s
shalt be follows but the grades Of salaries adopted 81
DOT operative the pes salary OF any
Teacher holding Office before the first day Of May lf15
Males. Fem4Ies.