New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-03
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Board Of Education held stated meeting last
evening, Mr. WARRES, the President 10 The chatr.
MIR. GREEN called for the reading of the minutes OF
the Executive Committee on Normal Schools, and the
clerk proceeded to read Thirty ballots for chairman
Mr. WHITE then moved to dispense with the read
I'M and called for The yeas and nays
Mr. GREEf opposed the motion. lie said that the
Board was obtaining valuable Information as to the
way in which their committees spent their time.
The motion was ot ey y 70 ard 4s & Sss
Compromise; Mr.. Eager was elected Chairman OF the
Committee, and Mr.. Farr, Secretary. This consumed
the first hour of the session.
The Fourteenth Ward reported that the lowest
bids for the rebuilding Of the C>lored School Ia
Mulberry street footed up $3SS and asked that thst
amount be appropriated 10 them.
MIR. WATERBURY, moved reference 10 the Com
mittee on Finance.
been paid to ventilation in the plans which had been
drawn and moved that II be reerredto the COMMITTEE
on Sites and SchoollOuses.
MIR WATERBURY, was not surprised that the gentle
man political associations (Mr. Adams is kepuOl'
caD) should render him sensitive on the point OF VENT
lation in building Of this character. lie accepted
Mr.. Adamss motion. .,
Mr. GREE was surprised that such an effort SHOULD
be made defeat the erection OF decent Du1ng Tor
this neglected and oppressed class OF orr population,
and he made a very good speech In behalf OF human
rights. -n..,.
the general question, but in favor OF reference
Several other speeches, denying and asserting that
the thing had gone through the regular routine, con-
tinued tue next hour and half when the matter was
referred to the FIosucs Committee.
In the course Of another hsf hour, 81 5OO was ap-
proprated to buy house in Seventy.ninth street, sd.
Joining three lots which were purchased al the iasl
meeting at the same price.
The old Fourth Ward swinde was then taken up
on motion to appropriate SO, l5l for schooi-ou6
ing in Oliver street Cherry the ground Tor winch
was made to cost $780, -,
Mr. TUCKER said that he had visited the site pnr
chased and he did not understand how was possible
that the Fourth Ward School officers could be unan
nous upon that location. IL was one OF the uumes
places in the city, in sanitary as well as IN moral
point of view. lie would send no chnI o. ms 70
rupted by the loose exhibitions OF the lnma1es Oh IAe
neighboring houses. 80.
MIR. DouGHKRTY thought that school WAS quite as
necessary in such as in any other. There might not
he much morality in the Fourth Ward as Ia the
Eighth but that question which would not Dear
discussion. .
Mr.. CUSHING asked why the contract for mason
work was rot awarded 10 the lowest bidder.
Mr. DoueuTRTr said that they spent day or two
in search of the lowest bidder and they could not lind
him. NJ. c-.,,.,o
YEAS-Crozer, Gould, Coger, Andrews, Bloom
field Tucker, Gldersleve Farr, Mason, Metzgar
REYNOLDS Stafford, Cantren, Curtis, Fairman, Ran
new Davenport, MarTiner-lS. $50
NAYS-McCay Tmpson, Watson, Fitzgerald,
DouRlerty, Eager, Barry, Begg, slote, White, Glo-
YER Byrne, Green, Adams, Cushing, McCaoe' Far
The Eighteenth Ward asked for $4,000 for site
on the corner of Second avenue and twenty MI g.
street Referred TO Committee on SITES ana scho0i'
houses. . al. . IT,,
The President stated his objections to signing
several bills, and they referred to the Finance
Committee. -
Among these were bills for globes, elementary
charts, aud other supplies, the cost OF which SUN.
GENTLY indicates the absurdy of the proposition that
each Ward shalIpurchase its own supplies.
The Board then wasted the time until 9;4O p M
when there was no longer quorum in the house.