The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-31

cd from rate bin on account Of indigence
of parents. and for deficiencies In tne COL
lection Of rate bills against persons mol
puSio money for coored schools $3.50: 1885 .;
Paid for tesoher's wages in coiored schools,
s.ss sr for pu,ohs.DS te. % school houses Is
Sou.es fences. &c 1884. lol IS
Raised for hiring school houses .......... Ii58S %
and ou,buiidinss .................... 1886 %
Raised for purOhasir fuel and building aros lsos 81
Raised for purchasing bookcases and school ko A.
Raised for other incidental expenses 340,2 400 a
1o,.,...........................s ,s44, ss7 81
The number Of volumes reported .: beoOsins 70 the
district libraries, last day Of December 1855 Ii
the preceding year. which 900 less than the 70
ported number OF 1853, and 4ss4o ess than the year
not deemed advisable TO urge any important Alter
atoms the school laws In addition 70 thoAe reoommend
Oh former reports The fixing Of uniform day for tne
holding Of the annual district meetings throughout the
state and the making Of the year " which the stat1ca
returns Of the school district relate conform 10 the Mccall
sss sto oS Their praOsUa great a
ever. r..
these suggestions would be ~el the report TO In
Sor po ao act more explicit definition OF the
duty the Trustees 70 employ no other teachers tnAa
don :, The tne Of their O. gasement provision
oners ting The district persons aending children 70
The wages Of teacher not thus qusliucd
several pages are Aec with history Of the origin,
progress and invest nent Of ,hs common school fund.
and suggestions for rendering productive Of larger
The Income Of the school FUND has increased to
admit OF permanent appropriation Of Si56, 600 This
sum togehsr win sIeb COO the Of the Unis
cd ssaies Deposit Fund.- Si011,3 o2 80 the estimated
psrt Of several small balances which have
cumulated In the treasury of several years past wn
out being Notwithstanding ., sssreeae o. sLsls
sha N ho Onyfa n
support Of common schools and for the district libraries
during the present year.
the efforts for the education OF Indian youth, has been
that did NOT comprehend instruoJn the mcchsni'
cal, Agricultural ADD aomssus s.s an s,, n n,. sss
fall The reclaimed savage, 70 DO Of any service !
his Tribe and 70 preserve himself iron relspsns
must be missionary merely Of estcfs. but OF ndas-
tlai progress and household economy. some nssusios
must DO estAbsbed in which yeuaa girls and boys shall
Sss,ts' s~s.ues and dutss Of . Christian housshed
The seneca nation has agrced 70 devote hundred scr
Of land, and 70 supply all me eunane mssonA - ~
xdmn,nS sSss ali The ohudrsa who are In assndaass
:or Ne Whole portion Of .I month";, e. more .s.sAs.s
soud be required 10 instruct them, aad comparatively
ana. s s,u 81 snowy .sss M. s.. more
might BE- instructed thsa are now, and % much Of me
insirucuon tho esohers employ Cd might give them
noses SUBSTANTIALLY fourth q The ssrv,css Of ~
ssaohsrs Tho pssunisyy On u therefore ssT7,s4s
Had iii the children who attended The schools les than
sx months during the year 1885, been preent for the
whole Of that time .hs assssse o. tine dsy0sss ~
ooa moo.S. iusuosos isers.sss .csrds poser
=. asrreSsss ioss would be 81 ssl fhs est maze
however h the smallest frsettoeA part Of what ths rss
sn ana sso s .S S sssaaea su. shors Tine, had a
tended months each, the hcrease o. tne devoted 70
insiruction In the schools scah have been $50 pso
months or eio years Let the curious continue NE
figures
IEroRr OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE on THE TRINITY
cHURcH rRoPB RrY.
s report OF the special COMMITTEES appointed n the
asx session TO consider he Communication" OF Trinity
church. and "tbe matters connected herewith has eeen
submnsed through the Chairman M. Spencer. The fol-
lowing IL an abstract Of thus important documsnis-
The report embodied the nony Of thirty or forty
v,eesses among whom we're assistant Ministers vsauy.
men, and the comptroller a nin,ty church, ~ well ~
other cersymen and hynsn Of the Highest standing
Inc repor, rs, elposss The errors omissions and mis-
Representatives. Of We communication" pyeseuted by
Trinity Last year yts ht VI cofporAtors Of the parish
seems 10 have udiousy concealed from all eyes
but those Of tue and Comptroller. Transcripts Of
ss, IN 4,
q persons who have long snce removed IRON the city,
or have been dead Tor ys. me ,..lensns o. the cor
che number Of their corporasors, proved W be con
uary 10 the fact
and 10 have spent aiding build them during the pss
ave vears only 81 100; trinity Chapel having, during
NE ..ns cost s 'Ss - u ,Tsr nss
or endowed any. institution Of cnarv or esnsvoenos
The present. value Of the corporation estate deduclus
dsbt and allowing for xp.red leases given by the
corporation soie, a27 % II seems that they forgot
70 include their interest IN ~ Johns park, valued ~
them n s40o 900; and their church mortgages Win
int rest amounting 70 neatly seoooeo more. But inde
pendent Of these tems the vauAton Of lots A. sent in 70
The senate shown 70 be astouhhingv lover than the
prices put upon those vote By trinity herself, when
selling or reetiinR them. shown tha. tue real value
q This estate deducuns debs, 40, ss,2al2es Az or
ieductns 81 John psrk and the church mortgages Also
Al least a. 24e S40 S. winch more than -FOUR tmS The
amount Of productive property retained by Trinity -
Ths report then shows tbs, ths grea, estate orr
FINALLY given for the bencct OF all the Epscopalsns Gin
that before the year 1a the property had been literally
applied for tho beneht Of AL The Episcopal churches. IL
ten proves that Trinity asked FOR the sw OF 1914 upon
sxpress thai she would continue 10 divide
ner ocrpoao that would build, set Oh and endov
with competent estates churo0es 20 " keep pace
viii the growing popuanon and thas thus endo wing
auay break down" her estate. Inc greater part
Of the Law Of 1914 u made Of provisions irving ifesh
powers 70 Trinity W oayy out The pslay thus PLEDGED
Mons had ever been realised TIE oorporators have
sever since been divided. No chapel has been BET on
ssd endowed 9Th compesens estate IN land The Fps.
oops church has NOT been made " keep pace Win me
growing population. me previous policy Of giving away
hsdfor which the law Of 1914 made express provisions
has besu sbandcnse Befcse 1914 no ess thso S0s o.
during We psst twenty years che hes given land at
ali, eyoepf i've burial plot M the ceustsry.
Insead Of encouraging the independents OF other
whole policy 90 - 10 interfere ,itb and override It. In
sesd OF land che gives oay pecuniAry grsnts r. two
an nd A NJ. NJ a