New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-08

This Board NEE last evening az usual, President
CURTIS in the chair.
The SCHOOL Officers Of the Fifth Ward asked suthori
ty to continue the renting of the premises now occu-
ped BY ColoIed Sshooi No. s. in that Ward at $500
year. the rent no paid. The petition vas granted.
An appropriation of s., 200 WAS asked for by the
WARD Officers OF the Twelfth Waro, Tor the purPose
of purchasing lots in Observation-Disclosures enly sixth
upon which to erect primary sehoslhouse Re
teIred TO Committee on Sites, &c.
An appropriation Of So, $50 ~ was asked by the
s. bool 0bcers of the Fourth Ward TO enable them 10
erect school-house in Oliver street. Referred to-
Committee on Finance.
A communication was received from the Schooi
officers OF the Thirteenth Ward asking sppropra-
ton of $l25O0, with which 10 purchase lo's In that
Wagd wEereon to sraNt a p.,uary sshSoi'h9ase' Laia
on the table.
A communication was presented from the School
officers of the Twentieth Ward setting forth that the
school.buidng in West ThiIty-ifth street is entirely
upsuited for school purposes and asking authority 70
advertise for proposals. for the erection Of edi
flee. The subject called forth considerable debate,
Ar. GREEN contendIng that the Twentieth Ward was
the most expensive in the city.
Mr. WATERBURY, urged that a new school-house
be erected in this Ward, as asked for by the officers
and he should vote for AN appropriation for such pur
pose.
The dosument was referred to the Committee on
Repairs.
< communication was received from AoDzo Dutch
settrg forth MAT he Lao made offer 10 do the csr
penter work Oh the school-house in Oliver street
Fourth Ward for e. ESQ, but that the Local Board hsx
awarded the contract TO VIM. Coulter for 81 392. MI
Dutch asb ed the action OF the Board in the matter.
Mr.. SHINE said that tue sureties offered by NJ.
Dutch weIe not satisfactory TO the local officers, net
being in accord ance with the rules of the Board, whd
required an affidavit of two persons who would 1u1
sptee the prompt and faithful performance Of the wori
Mr. Dutch LOT having complied with the raes OF the
Board tie local officers had alternative but 10 take
the offer of tie next lowest bidder. The matter was
referred to the Finance Committee.
MIR. McVEY, Superintendent of School Buildings;
trapeIni ted correspondence between himself and
oiicels Of the Twenty first WNd. Mr.. McVey ug-
gesled that the beams in the school b1dng sbo being
erected in twenty seventh street should not be more
than four feet apart mstsad of eight feet hereto
fore. This, he thought, would inssre SAFETY. The
local Bosro responded by IL sitting that the original
plan Of laying the beams eight feet apart should
be carried on and under these circumstances be had
deemed ii! 10 lay the matter before the Board.
AFTER short discussion, the subject wac referrede
the Co nmee on Repairs to which were added Mehsrs
Rhodes and Green, with power 10 expend q sun not
exceeding $3.50 in investigating the matter, and the
school officers Of the Twenty first Ward have liberty
to produce such papers before the Committee rs they
Deem necessary.
The Presidei. and Clerk directed 70 apply for
and receive the distributye share OF the Btersare
Fund apportioned to the Free Academy by the Ne
ge nts of the University for the year 1859.
The Report of the Normal School Committee pro,
yidipp for the establishment Of daily Normal School
for females was taken from the table, and consideres
section by section.
Perdpg the consideration Of the subject the Board
adjourned.