New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-17
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

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it's Presiden t, RICHARD WaKRES, in tie Caau.
The PRLsIDESr en- aour I'D tnat Wm. IL. arthure
a.. had obtained q judgment gains. the BosTd, ioi
printing done a. the order of the Seventh Ward Lo5A
Boarc on the reoperrg o their schools tour years
ego 10 the amount OF ti6S - Tue BO ,rd nadtSioe re-
j. cted the demand as eXortt<n. nr. WARM sisted
that there "a, good iefense 70 the suit. The cerE,
Mr. Bosse had general def AIDED the Board IN these
suits bat wien tins case came on, he was o.asI Use
engaged, asd the Co.porsti Z Conssel MAS notihedi
Consequently, toe case went by dessuft.
The matter referred 10 the FIRaLce Committee.
TIE Superintendent Of School Bailcibg,, M AcNsy,
vss authorized 20 employ foreman in the shop s.
per Gay. A desperate attempt has been made by the
''Hberal men beIs Of the Board TO make new oihcs
here and sppcint friend and former member 10 It a,
salary O; ii $50 year. Mr.. McVey ibsisted that he
cid lot want any such man II hs Office ana could Ct
aloIg better SlttCn him.
TIE chief clerk Of the depository sent In his resigns
too sId the election o: successor Sas maze special
TIE Con mittse on Normal Schools sent In pro-
'ect for a Daily Normal Scoool winch Was rcsd or
dered 70 b. printed and made the special order tT the
,cccne meeting IN April. 1t provides for Normal
School and Model School of 100 pupils. lie Nor@a!
School il to hsve male principal AID yioepuuc'pH,
AID tie three years coIse OF study IS very extensive
though the item OF teaching 10 teach u almost torSo
ten Candidates for admission TO the Normal school
musi be able to pass q good examination IN al the
branches taught II the Fe,n,e Grammar Scaoos and
be Is years old.
Repsi,s Of several school buildings were authorized
= for a wheelbauOw for the Eleventh Wart. Mr..
Farley, the crest contcs otor, sad that - - was
large price for wheelbarrow
YFAs-N,K.v Thouussn Watson, FITZGERALD, Tl.hil Co
ser Aniew, oounsls, f.oaer GiId-r.esys F-r Ms,@Sg
Williams, Goyri 5ruTusa Reynoid' Byrue s,eene, Cgsa
NAis-vssos, Bary Benedict Stafford Curtis, ACaie'
FHlsy-S
Il is TO he presumed that many Of the gentlsmen
who voted in the affirmative did 50 taroHSa nad'er'
teloe. 49,
The Board decided. 90 Recommendation Of tic FL
nance COMMITTEES, rot b. pay for hatstsAd ordered
By the Seventeenth Ward officers.
Tie Finance Committee reported on the Fourth
Ward sv mole. They state that the lots bought 10
Oliver street instead Of being 75xlOO feet as the pa
peTs stated Was but II feet inches wide in front 10y
- feet inches the rear also, that the lines were
not square.
Mr.. FITZGERALD said that the gentleman who had
this contrac, understood that be TO build on the
lot II feet inches wide and be hoped that this tech
nical (ch az in cheesel plat wouldn't make any delay
MI GREEN moved that the matter be referred %
the Finance Commute 10 inquire by what means the
lot was psnled of upon the Board as larger than !.
really was. .
MI. CuRrIs seconded the motion. II was due 10 The
Board ar to the public that this fraud should be in
Yesbg6ted.
Mr Crsnryo. Chsirrn.n Of tie Finance Committee
stated that although the Board voted to buy lots %
feet wide the certificate WAS that they we're II feet
vide an the deed followed that.
The PREsiDySr said that there had been an over
sight the part of tte former President Of the Board
OF the Firsnoe Clerk tie deed did not convey the
land VIII ca the Board supposed u was buying.
Mr. TUcEER seid that the msp showed that these
Ios 100 feet inches in depth by 70 feet inches width
in front and - feet inches in the rear.
Mr. GREEN stated that the cts were 80 oct OF shape
tha, square building them could no. be more than
c. feet wide.
Mr. BEyEDIcr stated that Il would be QUESTION
whether the Brald would have bailding no larger
than that be did not think it worth while to put up
Mr. CrsHrvG read the certificate Of Mr.. Busted,
that the lots - feet wide in front, BY - feet
irctes in the reHT.
Mr. F,iRNAS was in favor Of thorough inves.iya
ZION. Ii this blunder let the authors ~ il be
gibbeted the Journal If a crime, let them be
bTonl 10 to coudign punishment,
Mr. TUcKER said that the Board paid the money
With TIE evidence before il that tho ots wers tnree
feet short and he did not what could be done now
He only wished thst Il bad been fifty feet short for
no school ought TO be built there.
Mr.. FITZGERALD didn't want any delay. The geo
ternsn who got the contract knew that the lots
only seventy two feet wide, and ID vas all right.
Mr.. BENEDICT said that be hoped the Board would
determine whether it cared 10 build school house on
these lots.
Mr.. WARREy said that the North-Willsm street
building would come 10 sn 10 year, and be thought
IL better TO get four lots in the center Of the Ward and
build ore large hoose which would amply accommc-
date All the children of the Ward. Az Chairman Of
ths Finance Commttee'last year, 10 had signed the
warrant for TIE payment fer these lots, after the Pre-
sident and Clerk had signed II.
Mr.. GREES defended Mr.. Nelson, the former Presi
Dent.
The falling short of The lots was then referred to the
Fir aLce Committee for inyes igstion.
That portion Of the report which Authorized the
local bosrd 20 advertise for propCs ais laid
the table by vote Of q TO 9.
A committee WAS authorized TO employ a secret real
estate sgent at an txperss Ut $50 20 look for lot
7Jx 10 feet for u school sits in the Fourth Ward.
After some unimportant business, the Board adj
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