The New York herald., 1861-12-19
Board OF Education.

THE NINETEENTH WARD SCHOOL APPROPRIATION
WHY THE ADVERTISEMENTS or rHK BOARD ARE
NOT GIVEN TO THE HERALD, ETC.
regular meeting Of the Board Of Education was hcld
last evenng--wam +. Curtis, President in tho chair.
The application of the school officers OF the Nineteenth
ward asking for an appropriation Of 500 for the pur
chase OF three lots on the south of Forty second
street, on which to erect schoolhouse for the use OF
Prmary school No. SO, was again brought up The sub
ect OF this has before the Board since
March last the Of % goo was asked for to pur
chase these lots This thought to be much too
high, and the matter referred the Finance Com
mittee, who the 10th OF june reported adversely 70
the report Of tho Committee sites School Houses
On the nth OF July Mr.. Waterbury offered resolution
that 500 be appropriated for that purpose This reso
luton was lost by but one vote
Mr.; MocAsruy, School Commissioner, from the Nine
eenth ward, olced resolution last evening that the
sum q 81 500 be appropriated for that purpose.
Mr. Tuchrn spoke against making tho appropriation,
on tho ground that II would no. be required to be paid
until the LIST Of March next He thought tho matter
should be left to be acted by the next Board and
at this time there no fund from which to make the ap
preparation
Several the membc spoke favor Of the reso ution
alleging that the schoolhouse at present in very
dilapidated condition. and cordng tho statement or
thom 1t is not 1t 10 harbor pigs in
Mr. DAvEypoRr Of the Twenty first ward spoke against
granting the appropriation on account Of the want or
The ayes and being taken on tho subject thirteen
voted IN the Affirmative and four in the negative The
resolution was adopted
Mr.. MrrzGAR of the Eleventh ward offered resolution
that the sum Of s4 500 be appropriated for the purpose
of building primary school in that ward
Nr. WATERBURY congratulated the members on tho
rapidity with which they had acquired money Only a
tow minutes before this resolution offered he had
been told there any money in the treasury from
which to make nm appropriation
Mr.. TUCKER, of the Eighth ward, thought they could
not make the appropriation asked for and should vote
against IL.
The CHAIRMAN declared the whole matter out Of order
Tho resolution laid for further consideration
The report OF the Committee Supplies presented,
approved of and ordered to be printsd
Mr.. WARREN. Of tho Fifteenth ward, said he wished to
say few words about the remarks which had appear cd
in the HERALD respecting theadv vortisement which had
been inserted by the Committee Supplies He stated
that the course pursued by the HERALD perfectly
unjustiabe and the remarks in that pale were with.
the large booksellers days before the HERALD
woke up and noticed the matter. The adyor semt mt
asking for proposals to furnish supplies for tho coming
year had been inserted in the Tines Tribune and Eee
ing Post.
Mr.. GALvAN, of the Seventh ward said If Mr. Warren
had any complaints to make against the HERALD he
better ombody 1t in the form Of resolution and present
Mr. WATERBURY, of the twentieth ward. congratulated
the Board on inserting the advertisements only in
publican papers.
Mr.. DAVENPORT Of the Twenty FIRST ward said he had
no doubt tho reason why the advertisements OF the
Board are not given to the HERALD is because hoy al
journals give credit That he believed would explain
the whole matter
The Committee on Teachers offered resolution that
the following be appropriated for tbs payment Of
the teachers salaries
For salaries in coored schools. ols........... St5 600
For salaries in ward grammar schools Nos rs, II,
For salaries Of teachers Of special subjects a5 COO
The resolution was passed by vote Of Il t,3
The ward schools Nos 25 and 27 win herea,ur bo ...
sidcrcd az primary schools
The remaining sections Of the report relative to the
regulation OF the salaries of teachers IN pri
mary schools were after long debate finally aopted
The Board then adjourned until Monday, the 30th inst