New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-26

be derogatory 20 the Judgment Of the Board Of Educ,
ton and of the Locsl Board because 30 large build
ing would be unsafe If not hreproot bee the Ward
officers have asked for the change because Il takes
~ inches from the hight Of the rooms and because rou
ork TO the amount of 600 or $2 600 has already
been put into the building which will be almost thro wn
away II the small expenditure required to perfect ths
building IN the ireproof form be not appropriated
letter from Cooper Hewitt g. Co. wss appended offer
ing TO furnish the beams necessary for doubling the
number for $4,OO0-$2,0OO lees than their previous
asking price.
Mr. SToUT moved that the resolution be adopted.
MIR. TUCKER sad there had been a saving of 81 600,
and be would not now oppose the resolution. He still
thought that the wooden beams were BEST but u the
Board adhered TO Them the Local Board Of that Ward
would not soon complete the building.
Mr. Stout sad the building, If finished az coutam.
plated BY the resolution, would be perfectly re-proof
and perfectly safe, aud notwithstanding the increased
cost of rendering reproof, 1t would be one OF the
cheapest houses in the cty in proportion OF the nam-
Der of scholars 1t would accommodates.
Mr.. DELAMATER supported the resolution. tie
thought that vast weight of iron beams and girde'
would be completely thrown away If this were not
finished as 1t had been begun. BE would not no ".
ever vote TO build another in this way; he did not
think necessary TO the safety Of school building.
Mr. GREEN moved to stipulate that 81 800 OF the
needed for the extra beams be paid to the mason
for bis extra expenditure. His amendment was ac-
copied.
Mr. TUCKER desired to correc. the statement that the
| building would be fre.proof building; it would be
anything but fire. proof building
The resolution was adopted. -.
| The question of re-hirDg portion OF the Demis
Dispensary came up.
Mr. GREEN thought that it was not well that school
should be held in the same building in which sick peo-
pie were in the habit of assembling The atmosphere
OF sicbress was not fit for young children TO 0reathe
Mr. Stout hoped that the Board would leave some
\ things to be determined upon by the local Boards
The building was hired, MIR. Green only voting IN
| the negative.
The act relating to school libraries, passed on the
| 18th inst, was read.
| Some discussion arose; prominent members stated
that they had never heard of the law before turned
ont that new member of the Local Board of the Fiji
teeDth Ward was the originator of the law. The aci
| was referred TO the Committee on Libraries
| Communications from several publishers, Offering
| new books were referred 10 the Committee on Sup
| plies.
| Mr.. DAVENPORT, Chairman Of the Committee, said
that the hst OF books had been fixed upon expressly to
save the Committee the trouble of investigating every
| new book that might be offered to them.
| The Finance Committee reported that the balance
| inappropriate for the year il 1864 ~.
TIE contracts for the opening of school building No
| 10, in the Seventeenth Ward, were approved.
| The Twelfth Ward Board received authority TO I'D
vertse for proposals to repair No. 40, to cost about
| $4,000.
Several pianos were ordered. .,
| Ats D. IN. the President declared the Board ad
1 ionYned