The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-03

Hoard or Hdueatton.s
MEETING OF THE BOARD RNvIvAL or TIM nxmv~
AGITATION CONSERVATION FROM THs sixrn
WARD osr. v, ASH Tns PAYMENT o.
FlNAKCR CLEKK-A voTR ron " OLD BR0wn.s
stated meeting Of tho Board OF Education took r,aaa
last evening il their hail. Grand streetohsrd w.rr..
the President, In the chair There was numerous kh,
In attendance, including Of the unpaid teachers 70
September. Nt
The PanxDsr announced the special business Of ~
Board 70 DO tho eieCtoa Of Finance Clerk Telsrs h.,,
Ing been appoatcd tho polling commenced and rosu,se
IN the election Of George W. Cooker BY 2 votes out r
oi-two being blanks, and one cast for OLD Brown.
Conisscaer DAVENPORT hoped thai the exprcssis. ao6
Brown" would be stricken from lie record
Commissioner WA11DuRr was opposed toaOid Browns,
and everything connected with him, and he hoped ths
BDard would have more respect Tor thesnseyss t,u -
havo such VOC placed tho miaucs He seconded "a
motion 4 Mr. Davenport, which was then carried "a
A communication vas received from the schoo, osa.,
q ns Egn0 wsrd asking tOe a. appropriation * go
or repairtpg coscred sca0c, No IA ware csss
injured 81 nre motion % refer 70 The Comuitfne ~
Repairs was made and lost, and the Board then made -
Commissioner RAssxY prcscrtod The fol,c~,nc 49,.
ncasion from the school officers Of the Sixth ward:
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Education be- and hsy 10 sby authorized and directed
.sn dsaS r s e Sss teachers her whsss ..
be selected Y como" consent and that one 10 msdea casa
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Commissioner BARRxY moved the adoption of the reso-
luton. fsN-tgf
Commissioner TurnrL moved, by way OF amendment.
that be referred to the Finance Committee
Commissioner WATERBURY, hoped the Board would act
Is se @ a an psy Ii
teachers except one, who would be quite enough tsea
the power Of the Board in Court He hoped geutenaa
in the Board would oppose this motion.
Commissioner FAIR felt that whea by law was passed
by by the Bard Of Education he considered budog
law lo their guidance till the Courts decded the GOA
trary He therefore, did believe the Board possessed
the power the ment Of the teachers wtouS
first amending the by law in question He considersl
there no doubt regarding the course Of the Board
the matter.
Commissioner GUSHING felt that the Board had only oas
course before The IN which maintain their dignity
by eifMolrg the law without compromise.
Commissioner WATERBU9Y considered the Board could
fully accomplish all that intended when the BY Law
was PASSED by abstainng from pressing the matter 70
extremity 81 keeping the teachers without eir salaries.
Commissioner ADAMS considered the passage OF che By
law introduced Hectaransni and that tho Board haA
consequently right iocniorce its observance, and hAA
not the power 70 40 otherwise.
Conmissoncr RRxEDfCT In favor OF paying all ~
teachers hut one Flo no objection % the Board
ds,ns ne pas nens Of the teachers They had perfea
commissioners TUCKER and FAaxAS voted for the 49,
sage Of tho hy!aw % 500 the power Of the Board tested.
They would not lke g see dead letter now thsagh
They would rather, possible be placed ia oppo
si,n to the local boards but this Is not possble sv
cud mot discover any reasonable for Board q
dursue but 10 maintain the course has adopted.
Coumissonrr DAvsSpoEr Of opinion that there had
been outh Of this question he did like zee gsa-
t1cmcn coming, after putting themselves In opposica =
the Board, u beg favors FIRM them.
Commissioner BAaasY said the Sixth ward wanted nof
v0ts, canc To beg nothing but demanded her rights.
CCmmisskner CURns concurred with Mr.. Bxrrey thas
the Sixth ward school officers begged nothing They ess
which he thought would be we'll IT, adopt
fon missioner GoUID could not sce why the power Il
enforcement OF its by-iaw. The Board had been long
enough ID agitation by this question. sff
Commissioner GREEN not OF opinion that this uues
on should carried TO the courts u It was POSSIBLE 70
settle II anatcably. What matter II tho courts
should should decide that the Scripture should Or
deliberate that subject well any court This s 8
great go1s question that Is bot 70 be settled BY
court II IL ordinary subject. Tho local boards oa-
CIDER that the Board OF Education has power TO ca
force the Ivy law requiring the reading OF the Scriptures
matter not b. settled without carrying Il 70 tue
co.tss Aud IN the meantime can the teachers. whe
PROBABLY want their money, not receive their saares2
Ths question WAS then called for on tho subject IT roer
ring the communication to the Finance Committee and
che motion WAS lost by vote Of Is ia the alternative
seai.st ~ is the negative.
ton Oh the table The motion was lost by vote Of -
In The all, native against q ia the negative.
tnmm;Ssiencr Rt0oMFIRlD offered the following res0lu-
ton as a bsstate 70 the one before the Board
Resolved That the penalty imposed upon the teachers Ter
q Il IT, e he
s case Of he srScp.s o, Tie male d.psrmeat Of War.
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sasy % such BY anS apos The sad Prnc'pA s9sas
81 ~ ss "a he q 5 e
pay the expenses al such action
The Ps1nrSr decided that the substitute was out az
order, according 70 the by laws OF the Board
Commissioner MASON asked fur the question
before The house. n r
The PRESIDENT decided there no question before
the houee.
Commissioner BLOOMFIELD claimed there was questiaa
Of appeal Tho President decided that Mr. Mason had
the loor H#
Nr MACON waived his claim 10 the privilege, and Mr..
Bloomfield caledfOr his question Of appeal and was de-
cidcd IN favor OF the char.
Commissioner DAVENPORT now moved that the Board
adjourn. The motion created great excitement de-
BATE IN which the President was in constant opposition u
Commissioners Waterbury, Green and Others and sus.