The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-06
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

very Interesting although protractod meeting OF v n
board held last evening. Besides the dspos of
several routine matters the Board ordered ,ab,rro
Of premises No Is Oak street, fer the m.rv dsusrI
men' Of school No 4 fro" ~ ..cs, at 8 yearly
"A'" -. and the Crotch tax Commissioner Alien
made eloquent appeal behalf OF the citizens OF
Nnsteensh ward and remarked that the schools there
consequent upon the steady increase Of the population,
overcrowdcd and numbers Of children were turned
away and proposed that si'c be purchased on Sixty
FIRST street, betTeen FIRST and Second avenues where
four lots offered for SIS o00 Tho proposition was
referred to the Committee on Sites.
proposition TO appropriate for The purchase OF sight
avenue ana Thirty srce. the sum Of s7s 0oo for
the purpose OF having erected thereon female normal
school gave rise TO a very warm and lengthy discus
sion, and finally referred 10 the Committee Sites
Commissioner Vance presented the report OF the
Finance Committee showing that the sum Of So soo,o 600
system for the current ysar.
In referring the OF sscertaning the number
Of pupils for which the Board entitled TO the sum
allowed BY the Legislature the report statos:-
1 the s made y u: under S Inv
aisndsnes Of tss schools also slated separate
s9s y Ts ~ % h.
F ss@ ss Kelly s sa'aa z;
hst Tss%s: ram. .ss os.s swn' and
is proprie,y or legality was never gues,oned.
ss n % sSt
before the Legislature 1857 IN favor Of bin 20 place tho
pube schools OF this city under the control OF commits
sion The Committee Colleges and Schools OF the As
semb then and there heard all tho facts and arguments
and In relation 20 the manner OF raising money That have
recently bcen presented TO the public and sustained tho
by the Board OF Education from the time
controlled by The eminent lawyers and laymsn above
referred 60 till tho present
The report also states that $40 per head based
tho atten dance instead OF the whole number
taught tho school fund would DO barely sufficient TO pay
salaries OF teachers and antos and gives the following
comparative statement
Averag. Aeendanes Whole No Tauont.
1901. ....@,z.u IV3,o1u
1862. ...............745 sos 1885
Increase. ......... is 622 0645
The cost per head for educating the children the
ending 1887 based upon the cost for teachers sal
aries fuel and gas, was:0n the average attendance,
$40 rs; the whole number taught, So 81 Add
OF books aud stationery the cost on tho aver
attendance. S21 70: the whole number taught.
so 40 The estimated value OF school property under
the control OF the Board OF Education and other school
officers, tho title to which Ia vested m the Mavor, Alder
men and Commonalty Of this city, Is SIS, 500, 900.
Tho report IL very comprehensive and exhaustive
all points regarding the expenditures or the Board and
unanimously adopted and by subsequent motion
the clerk ordered to have fifteen hundred copies
printed and to furnish copy TO each member Of the
State Legislature.
The Finance Committee reported In favor OF submit.
ting requsiion the Comptroller for $3.50 900 for
OF The Board This report adopted and after
transaction of some further unmportant business
the Board adjourned.