The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-27
BOARD Or EDUCATION.

special meeting Of the Board Of Education was held
last evening, the President James r. Mclean, in the
chair.
The minutes Of tho previous meeting were read ana
declared approved After preliminary proceed
ings Commissioner Hayes offered the following resolu-
tions:-
President Board report the facts and crcum
p.ss ns ss %
rant paid by the Broadway Bank 49,
and relating io,ss charge:
Office Of this board for the loose and inefficient
which said Kept sd ao Ss the on
i Board e0nn''''a WIN 'A' A'spDls :. 40 ~ " -.
ausaorssd in with the President Board
employ counsel defend is rights IN connection with
This gave rise TO extended ard rather disconnected
statements during which the President explained that ~
. previous meeting OF the Board the officers were
directed take the necessary measures 70 compel the
bank to place the drawn by the forged warrant
10 their credit and that this end, and In accordance
with that resolution Messrs James T. Brady and W. e.
Curtis had been employed e counsel They were now
the ne s 1ad s Ceu1 'n:
President felt confident that the Board would
accept this a. better plan than that OF appointing
IL and all such would be held In abeyance until the
counssls report He further added that the books OF
inspec ion Of any or ali Of the members Commissioners
Allen Farr and Vance bore testimony TO the ability Of
keeping the various accounts adopted in his ofos,
and 70 the willingness exhibited In explaining every
item connected herewith They hoped with the Pree.
dent that the Board would await tho lawyers report
The resolutions then tabled By vote Of twelve 70
four.
The Viuauce Committee reported the following rssolu.
lions, which wore adopted
Bestowed That the sum Of yas 100 BE- and ne s.s her:
81 ground norhery aide OF West Bghtssnth ssres
Resolved That the sum OF ssisoo BE- and the same 10
hereby appropriated for the four lots
Of situated the southery side Of West Threth
Resolved That the sum Of slos s4s be and the same
hereby appropriated for the purpose Of erecting new
Eighth avenue in the Twcnty.sccond ward.
The Same committee also reported the semiannual
condition OF the fund for special appropriations ~ fol-
lows:-
The sum originally reserved from the general fund
Q, 1867 for new buildings, stes, &C., amounted 70
s417,34s, from which sum IL reserved BY the same
$50. 600 for erecting school building for tho
OF colored children, leaving OF this fund applicable
the erection OF other buildings purchase Of sites,
&c. fone-haif for tho accommodation OF primary chill
dren) 1897 34s making total amount for special pur
poses OF $707, 70l From this sum there has been
transferred the increased salaries authorized
for tho principals and female teachers OF the primary
schools, $4,000. The appropriations made for sites,
buildings, repairs, furniture, &C. including those
thorzed amount to $685. oC0 leaving unappropra-
ted 10 meet the purchase OF the proposed site and
building in the Sixth ward for altering and furnishing
II and for heating apparatus, x97,29l OF this sum
S57 G35 rs OF the fund specifically applied by the act or
April o. and the remainder $50 Csc, Is all that can now
be used for general purposes
Tho report adopted
A resolution unanimously adopted 10 close the
schools Of the city 4th and 5h of July The
Board then adjourned TO meet July g.