New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-13
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.


Tie Board OF Education met last evening pursuan
to adjournment, ANDREW II. GREEN, President, in th
Chair
prov,d communications from the School officers were read an
ref md 10 the following oommittees From the Ninth Ward
Beecker with plans and secostons referred 70 Commit
Repairs; from School officers Of the Fourth Wsd relsi
Qualifications. from the School officers Of tho Sixth Ward reia
tive to the purchase Of site for school house in sa
a communication from S. p. Mulrany, relative e
Mitchell. Map vas referred to the COMMITTEES on Course
The following resolution offered by COMMISSIONS
JOKES, Of the Tenth Ward. was adopted:
Reg0red That the transfer Of teacher school
ether in the ward the Trustees OF the ss ,rd Is no
new appointment of such teacher to effect questions
payEeLt Of salary OF the teacher 20 transferred.
Commissioner Nelson presented the report Of the
Exeegive GoInt,et or Normal schools stating that the re
me were now ready 70 organize for the daily sessions Th
report eos"d with resolution making tho following appoint
s line 4 Ter Iis4 salary S So MI. aase. a G aon5 % .
500; Miss Eliza T. Barnes salary 1906 Mss Sarah G.
I7fb inst.
The report Of the Finance Committee on the appE
cation the School officers Of the Eleventh Word pay
nent extra School houses Nos Is 3j rous5.
recommend appropriation for that purpose
tnsty debate the principal point being the practice Of paying
Mr.. MILLER, Eleventh Ward was urgent in man
tanning the integrity of the School Ofcer validity OF
their action n contracting bills for work practice
had been usoma and there was no good reason oT singing
Eleventh
Mr.. PHILLIPS contended that the excessive amount
Of these bills and expenditures for work becoming
700 fmdsble to be longer treated with silent approval i
hat they would NOT pay an indefinitely large number Of bill,
choose to take the responsibility to exceed their powers and
rde over the law
Mr.. MCCARTHY followed supporting the action Of
Mr. NELSON thought the Board would be compro-
missed in any event It may refuse to bills bur that would
be unjust to the parties who had performed the work He do
precated the Ioctce Of paving for extra work The Commis
sone moved that the rPo be laid on the table printed and
referred 10 Committee on Repairs
Mr.. SHANHos cOncuTed with Mr. Nelson.
Mr.. DROoKER refused TO approve the action Of the
nigh be adopted pay the mechanics
Mr.. ADAMS maintained that the bills should be paid.
The terms Of the con'rac allowed the School officers to depa[
euy arose re the clause in the contract allowing extra WORK
mend that the special clause 10 the conditions be stricken out Of
Mr.. BoEsE thought there should be some consist
ency observed in the practice The Finance had
yoaby in the of the Sixth Ward officers why
lot for the Eleventh. lie should vote for the the bill
bat would urge heDcefoh the matter be made subject Of
special ard rigid decision by some act or bylaw OF the Board
He desired equality in the distribution of favors the
city and satisfied poatil houses ed
in Inrt q the city while other parts neglected He
wOuted equal and uniform ysem an everything that would
aud he hoped the Board would fake decided stand in the
Mr. WSrHRoP thought that the Finance Commit
entitled the thanks Of every member Of the Board
for taking so stand in the matter lie glad hear
the report and its sentiments The work done h the Eleventh
Ward necessary. He hoped however that rule
would adopted prevent outlays of this character
The motion TO refer the matter to the Committee on
Repairs was ost. ~
! The question on the payment of the bill resulted as
AYEs-Abbe, Tuthll Sinclair Roche, Webb Lee. A Smith
sote, Miller White, Williams, Boese, Buren Adams j. W.
KoLs-PoTry, Hoopef McCar ny, Ware. Deuike Phillips,
Booknan J. Green Brookcr, A. H. Green Nelson BALDWIN
ne reIvit or the Finance Committee relative 10
the request Of the School Officers the Tweutysecond Ward
referring the matter back 10 said officers, adopted MI
Nelson offered tho following resolution:
Rered That there shall be either written printed upon
the margin Of every contract to be executed beween t
b. The board of Education viii ssucion no expenditure for
extra work unless ON appropriation for the shall fst have
been obtained said Board aad written contract for such
GSer ye.olred That The Clerk of this Board be
directed csl the attention OF all contractors to the foregoing
Ila',SIi Mr. WERE offered the following resolution:
Re.oed That bylaw with the report Of the
Finance Committee presented this evening be prepared by ne
BY THE Board for The payment Of any extra woTS or any
contract seady entered into by Of the Local Board or
Standing Committees of this Board until said report shall nave
been received and adopted. ~ :.
Beth resolutions were referred to Special Commit
Mr.. MCCARTHY offered the following preamble and
resolutions: :, -
Ing this Board regards the expenditure OF money ns,
complied with for the past present year. several
resolutions of the Board compliance oil Inc same na' DEC"
Rsed TLst the loc. officers Of any Ward of this city be
retttd 10 contract and expend amount oil
money they may proper irrespective Of any bylaw OF
State law, TO the c0rteTy Notwithstanding, go -, =.
Messrs WrBB and NELSON considered that the Offer
ing of such resolutions insulting to the Board and held that
the Chair could not entertain them. -
Mr. BRooKrR hoped the resolutions would be passed.
He hourh something ought TO be done 70 stop the nce
OF the Board he would not be surPed Che Legislature
should rafs lax lbolishing the Board Of Education -
Mr.. BoEsE moved that the paper be returned to MI
Mccarthy.
report from the Committee on New schools IN la
establishing School on Wards Island was a1oed
after VII ch the Board adjOuyped.