The New York herald., 1867-03-13
RRooKLYy Bo.RD OF EDuelTroy.

lection Of Onicers-The Annual School n
pendifures-A New Proposition In Relutis
Thereto. 6c.
The Board met yesterday afternoon at the depot in
ook Lane, the President, Cyrus p Smith, ESQ. in |,
air and every member. save one, being present
After some preliminary business the Board proceed
the election Of officers for the ensuing year. the lr
Hot taken being for President and resulting in favor
r Smith, who was reelected by a majority OF nnete
or his opponent, Henry R Person.
ballot was then taken for Vice President and result.
favor of DR.. J. s. Thorne
The President then arose and thanked the B = io'
honor they had conferred upon him. Ii, o.'
some additional remarks he stalled p.,,,. S We :
. causes for the lack Of progress In lsAo..'
10 first was, that the work L. . ..su ~ 'ne
'ard Of Education was not iE.a,s,.,. 'na. :, 70
ee. .nefe once month a. ehe second cause was that
business Of ~. she o:a sogniiees ahere
ee to each school w, who v astenaaa % me
hen Convenient for thT 10 do So This, he thought
= very injurious Iss,.c;sa The sshoOls Then 4
le local commit ha sns ~ haonr,a nsm ou.ss a,,s
teachers Won caused By siioWna DsoSa oa sno
1armen to attenS an me business q me committees
shsse cba,ryh might have favorites who are ap-
ointed 10 fi te vacancies but who in many instances
= inca,nna,a, Mr. Smith also referred to the fact
mi ci,v as,r Of certain papers had spoken OF the
ca,S S y fossils and blamed them for failing to
nnnlv n,a, 5chool accommodations. This not the
M ~ ~ 5oard OF Educalion rs they entirely
arordaS6n the Common Council for all moneys used
\. sch purposes and could not appropriate any
NOM aemselvcs more than they received from the
$500 Council.
H. 3RTHup then arose TO question Of privilege and
remarks 10 regard 70 the language Of SUPER
rchocs, Of the Nineteenth ward at the las. mcet-
=. the Board OF Supervisors Supervisor Scholes II
30 remembered, introduced preamble and resolu.
y demonstrating against the recent action Of the
I'd Of Education IN Their re. requesting the Legislature
the current taxes of 1867 and 1858, and asking the
resentatives Of tho county at Albany endeavor 10
The time for payment the bonds to be issued ex.
ded over period Of from dive TO seven years. Mr..
|'thup remarked that Supervisor Schocs had SAID
( the Board Of Education had been abusing
Supervisors; that they had always been allowed all
money desired for school accommodation, and had
fibuted the deficiency therein TO the Board of Educa.
a, who, he stated, kept the money in the banks, at
DO per cent when thoy could erect schoohouses at
lower cost than now (Laughtcr) After ven.ating
conduct OF the Supervisors pretty freely, sr. North
dropped the matter but at subsequent period OF
proceedings a resolution adopted protesting
inst the language Of Mr. scholes.
great deal Of time was consumed before baoting for
next officer (City superintendent was entered into,
|ng to the fact that some of the members present
Eired to have tho election postponed The ballot,
wever finally taken, and resulted in favor Of J.
Bulkley.
James Cruikshank, George A. W. Stuart and H Dean
e subsequently elected TO tho positions Of Assistant
periEtendent, Secretary and Clerk respectively.
Mr. Cary offered resolution, which, after being
bat amended, was adopted, as follows:-
Resolved. That the Law Committee be instructed to pre-
bill and forward the to the Hon. H. r. Pierson
present to the Legislature OF the STATE Of New York.
werng the Board d Education make the necessary
pate for the expenditures Of the schools OF Brooklyn
hitting the President of the Board Of Education, the
iyor the President of the Beard OF Aldermen and the
esdent OF the Board Of Supervisors DO rd with
revise those estimates, and directing tho Boards OF Alder
III and Supervisors for school purposes in the
res OF the year, such OF money may be fixed by
Board OF Education and the B0arl OF Rev orin
failure In agreement between the two last named boards
octng the joint board 10 levy such be finally
tcrmined by the Board of Educaton and that the Law
mmistee have power 10 make such amendments in the
may in their Judgment carry out the spirit OF this
Iolution.
After some further business the Board adjourned.