New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-06
Hoard OF Education.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM The CITY SUPtRISTEND-
Rsr UPON THE REMOVAL OP A TEACHER
APPROPRIATION For THE BOARD.
The Board met at 5 o'clock last evening, tn
President JAMES NJ. MCLEAN, esq, IN the chair.
The following communication was received from B.
S. RANDALL, City superintendent
DEr,ErsEsr OF cBIic lssrhucrros,
suPsnIArEIDsSTsO Owes No. lac DRAsDsr,>
krwionK July S. 1865.
10 sccordsnco with the provisions Of tho law respecting
Common school, in the Cny Of S-w.Yors. respectfully
Mad school No aa in the rrf Ward ., amcrsl end o..
repu'.ble eoudust, established in Evidence before III.
Committee Teachers Of the Board and by them rvf-Is to
ne ior such lotion as nishi be ds.nsd e,psdi.n.,
Referred TO tho COMMITTEES On Teachers.
A resolution adopted requesting the Controller
n place tie credit of the Board an appropriation OF
s35o,oco.
A report was received from he Committee on
Sites and Schooh,us signed by a majority Of the
Committee recommending the adoption Of resolution
appropriatng $500 FOR tho purpose ~ purchasing
lot Of ground in West TWcniyeghihst between Ninth
ard Tenth-nye.. upon which to erect building Tor
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uttee recoInmo uding the adoption II a resolution
leemng inexp,dient At the present time Ia grant the
request Of the Trustees OF tho Ward to purchase the
property Aforesaid upon which 10 erect this school
Quite q long debate was had upon both these resO'u
tons at the conclusion Of which Mr. Tuthil moved TO
s,tnte the minority report for the majority report
Carried-l9 in the affirmative aad 10 in the negative.
The question then taken upon the adoption Of the
minority report with the resolution attached. Carried
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resolution was presented appropriains el2 900 for
the purpose Of altering and repairing the church build
log situated in Cannonsf., aud now occupied by Pri
mary School No. 10 In the Thirteenth Ward Adopted.
| repor: was received FROM the Committee on Build
ings in favor OF adopting resolution sppropriatiug
go for the purpose Of altering and repairing certain
schools In the Twelfth Ward Tie report was received
and nilon soCpted.
| A report was received from the Special Committee
relative 20 the con4psint against ii. Huntington Lee.
School Trustee Of the Nineteenth Ward aud Is as
olows;
To the Bol,d Of Education: Tho Special Committee to
whom reirrsda communication from citizens
Of the Nineteenth Ward requesting the Board Il Education
examine INTO certain charges made BY Mrs Presto against H.
Huntington L.. Trustee OF Common Schools fof aid Ward
ping Jefaud her OF back pay bounty due
husband s'oldr who bod been Killed ia the service u the
United states, respectfully report:
the subject
to them and were attended by Mr.. Presto and Mr Lee, sud
other evidence, hnd the following fscts;
That in tue month Of July, 1867 MIR Presto p'ced in ,he
husband at the time OF his death, which hppced about
the lstdsy Of July n"It previous.
Tia, about the 18th day Of December 1863 said Leo
Received from the proper Department It Washington c.i
cate FOR s29 being the amount OF the back pay and bounty
due the husband Of aa Mrs Presto and tina, SAID certificate
signed by said hir Presto aud witnessed by Lee.
TLst sr. Presto bad made frequent applications 10 Mr..
Lee for the Payment Of The spoun doe her ae he had
Of - months) when he invariably answered that tho claim
That January 1875 .isNr. Presto W.. advised to writ.
TO the War Department In reference TO the subject when ss
psnen stating that the ~ mad been raid to .sd Lee 10
DecemSer isb The said Mia Presto th,renpon made
lierhok Nj Lee happening hi. Office required to En-
plain It's conduct ssid Lee stated land the
before your come) that be wss lot aware that the money
had p.d morning prsvoo. TIA, the hnsncisi x
airs Of bis business had been conducted TIL recently by
his hsnds that impossible for hin co-ct each par
csiar case sso appeared sni said Lee, when IN Major
heucHs office Paid Tie amount due to said Presto, without
deductions FOR collection. &c.
Major rct stated to said Lee tia. be eIpectsd full ex
planafion OF hs conduct
The Government los taken no further IN the premise.
The tbose .re oil ths material facts contained in the
d-nce which is hereto snn-1ed.
IL the evidence sddue-d Of that clear and positive
nature which would esvs doubt thai Les retained
would hav. no hesitation IN recommending bs removal ffom
the once OF Trustee Of Common Schools; but inasnueh a,
the evidence not by on thI. point,
your COMMITTEES would not feel Justified adopting any other
course than that OF Recommending dismissal the case
Inc COMMITTEE therefore, recommend the adoption Of the
Re'oeed That while there !. evIdenc. that NJ H. Hunting
ton Lee collected ard Ietucd In hi. ofco for owe, ,sss
SIZE bounty and bach pay belonging 10 M. Presto .,i
there y no evidence TO show that Mr. Lee retained tho said
Rs"igS, That the complaint against H. Huntington Ls,
School Trustee Of the Nineteenth Ward. be disms.eL
All oil which i' respectfully .aSsii,ed
s y, W; WnT, co Spsf,s
Mr.. McSPEDoS favored TIE adoption OF the r. mort in
extended remarks and suggested u strike out that Dor
ION referring TO the keeping Of the money (sl29) by
Mr.. FAIR said the whole matter amounted 70 an ,,
tack upon Mr. Lee. which was Of nature Of personal
persecution.
Mr. MILLER said that the circumstance, conns.,aa
Win the case occurred before Lee was elected IN his
once The question then what Jurisdiction had
the Board Of Education over this matter. ""N
MIR. HTTCHhAs Indignantly denied that tbers vss
eorruption In the Nineteenth Ward TO his Knowledge
lie did not want 10 charge anything against Mr. Lee
sibe. WIN viz oa'o 10 Poe'
Messrs MILLER, FARR and McsPrpoS denied
Hitcbman. "e ~
Mr.. JANICE said the evidence before tho Committee
showed mat Mr. Lee called upon Mnor Herrick Incl.
aent without being sent for. and that it was clear
ne did not know that be had any money belonging To
the widow from this circumstance
be tho case. "
Mr.. WEST defended Mr.. Zee because tho evidence |
against him was not sufficient but he certainly aid rot
approve OF white washing the gentleman.
lne question being taken upon the adoption Of the |
resolutions prevailed by vots Of Is In She airms
tive to in the negative
The Board then adjourned
Book Received.