New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-22
Totel .sIocgI nc 90 $3.50 sol %

Total go. 69,i76 80 $53o,6oi % 1895 OIL
II il thus seen that in four years the city has paid
taxes for the support Of Free Schools in the State at
large to the amount of 81 OCg i76 90, and has received
back only $3.50, 6Ol 90; and the excess paid by the
city, beyond any fair rule OF assessment and app0rton'
ment If (6s8, S7j Of.
II should also be borne in mind by those who legs-
late for the State that before the act OF 1851 was
adopted which works such injustice to this city,
special act had been passed. which cOmpes the Boarl
OF Superysor of the county 10 levy upon the real aud
persopa property of the city, sufficient to erect
cLoo-L and furnish fuel, books and stationery,
sufficient for the accommodation OF the inmates OF the
public schools and TO pay tor the tuition oil every
child IN the city whose presence can be secured at the
Common Schools. The city also supports evening
schools for the instruction Of those who are compelled
to labor during the day and maintains Free Acad-
emy whore the higher branches OF instruction are I'M
parted not only thoroughly but gratuitOusly TO such
a. are recommended for their scholarship and meri-
torous conduct from the several Ward Schools. The
annually raised by tax for the maintenance OF our
local system schools, already exceeds million
of dollars The only abatement TO this eIacon i the
apporonInent Of 1892 900, on account OF the Com
mon School fund proper and the United states deposit
fund doth amounting to s37,O63 OF, and ssS,ofe VI
from the seOO 600 raised Tor the Hee SCHOOLS vi Tue
State 80,
When the tar payers Of this city contribute million
Of doars annually for the maintenance OF Free School
system which provides for al the charges OF grauous
instruction TO every child Of suitable age, they ought
10 be entirely exempted from the s27l $50 80,
acted OF them 10 maintain the Free Schools OF the
State. But il entire exemption from this excessive
tax il not attanable, equitable distribution OF tie
fund raised demanded by the plainest principles Of
justice.
The 4th section of the Free School Act for the State
REQUIRES the Superintendent to "apporOn and divide
one-third Of the 100000 equally among the several
schocl dstncts Of the State Under this rule Of appor
tonment district school, in any Of the counties out
Of the County Of NewYork, with twentyhve scholars,
viii receive large portion of this one-third OF the
ta1 as is paid to district in the City Of NewYork IN
which 500 children actually instructed at the dis
trict school. And it IL worthy OF remark that the one
third Of the revenue arising from the captsl OF tne
Common School Fund to the establishment OF which
this city has contributed its full share "a appotoned,
according to tie new method Of division which was
adopted BY the Legislature IN 1851.
The rule Of appoftionment In the Cominsn ccn LOO
law az il has existed for orty year, is as follows The
money is "apporoned among the several towns ana
cities Of the State according to the ratio OF their
population respectively, es compared with the popu-
ation Of the whole State, section g. title H., en-
Is RsJ The Town Commissioners section 81
aupotion the school moneys among the school districts
s en- proportion 70 ''s ''"''' o. ''"' .s -
In the three preceding Annual Reports Of the Con-
roer wing the financial Transactions Of city fo the
years ls52 le53, and ls3i the attention OF the Com
mon Council has been called TO the inequality between
the assessment and apportionment Of the tS00, 900
Free School fund Of the State. cannot refer TO these
reports from the number Of the document except 70
the report for 1854, which document No. l2, Board
| of CouncilmeD, 1855.
Your predecessors have LEFT to you the opportunity Of
being the first 70 memorabilia the Legislature for the
removal OF unjust and grieyous burden from the
shoulders Of eonfdng constituency, who have claims
al their agents for athfulness IN the discharge Oh
the duties which deyolve on them respeetively.
IL again eallipg the attention OF the common Coun
ell 10 this matter, beg leave TO suggest tnst re-
spectful memorial be presented to the Legislature, IN
the name Of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaty,