The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-05
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Interesting Financial Report-The Amount
Of the School Fund-$3, $4,000 Required
. Tor Public Instruction.

Interesting Financial Report-The Amount
OF the School Fund-$3, $4,000 Required
Tor Public Instruction.
stated meeting Of this Board was held last even
ing at the hall OF the Board with the President Mr.
X. L. Larremore, III the chair. very large amount
Of routine business was transacted but none OF any
special importance other than the following report
from the Finance Committee
The Finance Committee herewith submit state
ment OF the school fund for the year 1862 presenting
total, as authorized by the acts OF the Legislature,
OF $3375 S97 ana also estimate OF the sums that
will be required for the purposes OF common school
instruction III that year. The total Of these Ii
rlzed To be raised OF Sz25,s97 that Will not be re-
CURED. The amount OF the fund for 1888 Is
$4,000 00o which Will probably be slightly exceeded
IN the expenditure for the year by the needed
appropriations for new buildings and repairs
OF buildings and the increase in the number
OF pupils in the schools. The expenditure for the
salaries Of teachers In 1869, exceed the antici-
patlons which the Board and the committee enter
tanned when the appropriations for these and other
purposes were made at the commencement Oh the
year BY about eco 600 hence the proposed Increased
these salaries Tor 1860 Is given 10 cover the
expenditure required by their present numbers and
for the salaries Of the additional teachers which Will
required for U usual increase OF attendance anu
for the new schools recently authorized; this appro-
PIRATES more than one-haf OF the fund. Your COM
nttee have also invested the sum OF 100000 as an
appropriation for normal school building believ
| ing that The time has arrived when the wants OF
the schools and Difference to the Intelligent
education imperatively demand that such build
provided site suitable in its location and size is
possession Of the Board, on sixty first street, just
west OF broadway. purchased in 1864 for $4,000,
and though far up town. II reckoned by streets viii
be IN two three years as central Location as the
Board can nope 10 obtain at reasonable price, anu
will accommodate, to distances and convenience
OF access by ran Ac, by far the largest number ol
pupils likely 10 attend the school. Its surroundings
viii be exceptIonaDie, ana proper normal school
building erected there will only be ornament
city but will In all respects provide the means
wl Without doubt, desire TO avail themselves OF it's
GREAT advantages a5 well Us Prove an In
e su no % o Special
pciations--S45o,U)0-is judged 10 he ample With
proper economy, for the purchase OF Sites the eec;
lion OF school buildings, &C, for the year 1863; and
tic other items lor current expenditures have all
been carefully considered and approximate, "a near
as can he now estimated rom previous expenditures
of the same Class 70 tue tia, viii be required
for the purposes designated. should Tue hnal ac-
counts OF the present year Indicate any vi these est
mates 10 b. not closely made they Will necessarily be
ABUSED when presented TO tine Board IN 1863. lne
usual resolution is annexed for adoptlou:-
Resolved That annexed be duly authenticated
board Of Supervisors aud 70 this Bdard OF Finance Comma
Eon, rs, 10 providcn by law. uM
All ol which IS respectfully submitted.
Signed bl the finance COminftsec.
DEPARTMENT. or PUBLIC INSTRUCTION..
~ BOARD or EDUCAriOS, Nov. 1865. J
To TIRE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY AND
COgATX or NEW YORK;
In pursuance OF the rst subdivision Of the third
section OF act 10 amend, consolidate and reduce
80 one tue various acts relative TO the common
schools OF the city OF New ork, ana Tue act amen,
diory ol SAID ACT passed ApT ., 1885, the Board Oh
Education hereby report an estilnalc or the
! amounts over aiid above the sums specified IN me
fifteenth section OF the first named ac Wnich WIN De
required during the year 1SoB Tor the purpose Oh
inoeung the current annual expenses Of puoic III
siructlOn IN SAID city 70 be as folOws:--
For Of teachers III ward schools. 100000
For salaries OF jani.ors .................. $1,000
FOR incidental expenses OF ward SCHOOLS, IN
GLIDING fuel and gas Tor ward aud evening
SCHOOLS.
Tn mus sates We. &,,...'......... 1856 oco
For support OF evening schools salaries, &c 10000
For support Of normal schools, salaries, &c. 10000
For support OF colored schools salaries &c. $4,000
For rents OF school premises ............. 10000
% Of board OF Edacation ..,............ $1,000
For incidental expenses OF the Board OF Edu-
cation including shop account. $4,000
For corporate scnools--apportonment ...... 10000
For erecting building for normal school. 100 0v0
| For purchasing, leasing and procuring sites
for erecting buildings anu for fFnshing,
fitting up, altering, enlargin2 and repair
| ing the buildings and premises under their
| charge, for the support OF schools which
shall have been organized since the last
annual apporti0nnicnt OF the school
| moneys made by the Board, and for such
l sum or sums as may be necessary for any
l Of the purposes authorized by THIS act.... 4oo00
Total. .$sdso, 900
pursuance OF the FIRST subdivision OF the third section
OF the amended act relative to the compon schools
OF the city Of New YORK and the act amcndatOry Of
Amount from the state ..s............3 so4, 81
Amount from city and county. so4ssla
perry Of ts city and county Of Rev
Ten ao Go,ss psr cs. ON ;1c whole nu,.sc;
year ending 0csob9 I, l5es, viz:--
In the ward schools grammar and pr.
mary schools aqd departments. Sis0,o1l
In the evening schools. ............ 1925
I In the col0red schools. ........... 1,v5S
i In the normal schools. ,2oi