The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-05
Board or Education.

WILL THE NORMAL SCHOOLS BE ABOLISHED DE
INDICTMENTS CONCERNING THE CONDITION OF THE
SCHOOL HoUsRs-pEBATE UPON THE sUBECr-
APPOINTMENT OF AN INVESTIGATING COMMrr-
TEE, ETC., ETC.
The second meeting OF the present Board took place
Wednesday evening. Mr. Nelson, the President o.
cupicd the chair.
After the Clerk had read the minutes of the last mest
ing and the other preliminary business had been trans
acted sundry communications from school officers and
others read and referred to the committees
the different subjects 10 which they related.
Mr.. WARREN, as Chairman OF the Finance Committee,
offered resolution to the effect that the building OF
the Board Of Education is small for all the purposes
for which II is used the Clerk longer occupy for his
family a portion Of the building; and that in conse
quencc Of this placing him under the necessity Il
renting some place else for them, his salary be h
creased from 81 500 TO 500. Aer little discussion,
the resolution was adopted Mr. Warren stated that al
though the bycaws require that record Of the proceed
ings OF the Finance Committee be regularly made and
preserved he unable to nd any record OF the proceea
ings az the last Finance Committec. He expressed his
regret he unable 10 find he record as he might
learn something from tho experience Of the last CON-
muee.
Mr. Warren also offered a resolution that pu.
pills be received into the normal school, and that the inst
ae debate 40 followed the reading Of tbs resouuo,
in the Of which little said by any either
for against the normal schools. AT length, Commits
soner williams offered an amendment that that part Of
the resolution which related exclusively TO normal
schools be referred 10 the Committee Normal Schools,
the amendment was adopted after little discussion
The next resolution offered also from the Chairman
OF the Finance Committee 10 the effect thai hs
Of s2i oe1 is be appropriated for the payment Of
supplies for the depository, and which purchased In
1857 that $40 COO be appropriated for she purpose
for the year 1855 that $4,000 be appropriated for the
salaries Of teachers aDtors, &C. and that 1000 be
proprated for the payment OF rent for premises rented
for school purposes This resolution was unanimously
adopted
Mr. wARRxS offered fourth resolution requiring that
the school officers report regularly "a TO the condition Of
The different school houses throughout the city 10 re-
gard 10 the strength the stair banners and floors,
the way the heaters are arranged the chances az hres
occurring from any means, and the means Of escape r.
forded 10 the children In Of Gre other accident
Commissioners GRoS and hoSxnI opposed the passage
OF the resolution the ground that inmated that The
the do moi y e snS
Mr. wARES replied that be had lately visited twenty
-four Of the school houses for the purpose Of examining
children He stated that the result Of his examination
convinced him that many of those buildings anything
but what they aoud be In this respect One teacher vno
has charge Of hundred chtiren pointed out TO him
the weak condition Of the stairs that led from his school
red tina, the ues and heaters in the buildings we'll
arranged that nree might not originate through
a great deal q dscusssos folsowee ,ne cour s NJ
which little said In opposition 10 the Justice OF MT.
warron's statement, except that was njudlcous 70
afford the press an opportunity Of publishing remarks
that must make parents very careiu' soou' senus 'he"
Commxs,oner prrs said that he could not see the OBJ
,hrownc, , brand amongst the members Of the Board.
por HE part he believed that the officers elected by tho
people 10 discharge those duties which devoved upon
bem are cor pctent do their duty and he would noe
have their duty taken out Of the hands Of those officers
several amendments were proposed by different com
rnjssoners and the entire Board for considerable
time much aetaed the subject; commissioners
demanding a Mr.. Warren ~ point 10 particular instances
where he had noticed the defects Of which be spoke
Mr. wAsuS now stcod Mp and said that he vas
in a school in the seventh ward, in company with
trustee who told him that the brding "a in continual
danger of falling, and that for his part he would he glad
the building was destroyed either by fire other
lest during school hours accident should
lie also knew that there well holes several Of tho
buildings from the top 70 the very bottom and he deed
any ono present 10 coHtradct his statement
At length an Amendment offered by Dv WILLIAMS, 70
the ehect that committee Of the Ward inspectors be
appointed TO inquire into and report the condition Of Al
he schools IN the city, prevailed, and tranquility was "
length restored.
A the bosr was pretty far advanced, mo>ies ~
J sdiourning vas made aad snaaiusoasH carried.