The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-16
TIE IwLE QUESTION lGirs lcrfirrp.

Meeting 81 tho Board OF Educ sttop.
TIE aUByEcr TO hx BROUGHT BEFORE THE LrcIsfA
ruRE-A SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED rOs TnI
PURPOSE, ETC /, ETC.
The regular meeting Of the Commissioners Of EducaeI
took place Last evening-Pres,dsut Curtis in the chair
On motion Of Commissioner BHsEDcT ths Board adopted
resoluton to adjourn at eight O'Clock In oil cases excep,
those on which shall have been previously agreed to
djourn at . different hour.
An application received from the ward officers Of
the Twenty first ward for an appropriation Of 900 to
furnish the schoohouse in Twenty seventh street with
heating apparatus The application gave 70 much dis
cusson to the merits Of various heating apparatus An
amendment substituted for the resolution TO mako the
appropriation, and offered BY Commissioner kairmn,
Warming and Ventilation, and providing that heating
be introduced into any schoohouse until they
have reported to the Board, was adopted.
The school officers Of tho Nineteenth ward applied FOR
appropriation OF 81 26 60 for the purpose OF erecting
new schoolhouse In Seventy ninth street The commu-
An application received from the school officers Of
the Twentieth ward asking authority TO lease le7 Broad
way for the Of oored school No the annual rent
rot exceed $700 The communication was referred 30
the Committee on Sites and School househ
Commissioner GnDxRslnyI presented a communication
received by him from teacher Of the primary school To-
Gated In Goerck street, Rvngon, informing him Of
the unsafe condition Of that building The letter being
on Repairs to have an examination Of the building made
as soon as possible.
a
ngton's birthday was lost.
Commissioner FAIR moved the adoption Of the following
resolution
Whereas is understood that bill has been presented
to the State Legislature, in session, altering mate
Italy the organization of this Board well as the local
Boar DIS insthis city; therefore,
Resolved, That committee OF five be appointed 70 look
after special legislation on the subject OF public education
in the city Of New York. without expense to this Board
Commissioner FAiRMAN moved to amend the resolution
And the said committee instructed to exert their
pc, authority to cause the reading Of portion OF the
Bible at ihe daily opening of each school under the urs
fction OF this Board.
Commissioner BYRNK moved lay the whole subject on
he table
This motion was lost by vote of 10 nays against
Is ayes.
Commissioner FAIRLY moved to adjourn but this motion
was also lost
The question on the amendment was then decided by
vote Of y Alternatives against negatives.
Commissioner GLOVER moved that case be made and
presented TO the courts for the purpose OF ascerng
be authority of the Legislature the subject of
additionally passing law enforcing the reacng OF the
Bible any other religious book The pablo schools of
Ibis city
Commissioner BRNE moved TO lay this resolution on the
table, but the motion failed.
Commissioner WARREN moved the previous question,
which was ordered, by vote OF l. 10 TO- not however
I'll, counter motion by Mr. Shine bar faiiet.
Commissioner SfSEca,ed Tor division the question
now before the house, but decided that division
II tbe question was impossible.
The vote was now taken Mr.. Glover's substitute,
which was loet by % vo'es sgairst ..
The question reverted the original resolution and
amendment, and resulted its adoption by the folio wing
vote FIR mative-Messrs Watson, Trnsor Eager Tuhi,
Coger fucker Iy decker, Farr, Gderseve Mason Sote
Meezgar, Gregory Gidersleeve Warren, Stafford, Can
re!l, Farman, Stone, Davenport and Mariner. Mega
ve-MessTs Mccoy, Dougherty Shine Brennan, Glover,
Byrne, Peters, Mcclure and Mccarthy.
The President then nominated Commissioners Farmap,
Farr, Waterbury. Green aud Eager. The two drst
toned CORNERSTONE this committee are considered to
favor the reading Of the Bible in the schools and the
naming three are thought to be opposed TO n.
No other business Of importance ranspired before the
Board adjourned.