New-York tribune., 1868-12-31


The usual resolution complimentary TO the President
and Clerk adopted and several members spoke OF
report which had been circulated to tho effect that
the Clerk was to he removed to mako room Tor aIotaSI
individual, and upon concluding their remarks by eX
pressing their desire for his retention the lobby, wch
very fli OF spectators, evidenced thef appreciation
OF the speakers remarks by udulgng IN loud applause
The President then addressed the Board as follows:
in the rea; ystem OF school uitted to our ohaIs
aud thor progress and condit1 ord thc highest sals
faction The whole number OF 4chers employed Is low
but little short OF $500. The increase in tie number o.
and Priniaiy, Evening Normal. and Corporate schools
las been II 49, OF whom 62i3 belong TO Primary and
average attendance is 6sai, that Of tie Primary and
Grammar Schools bITg $500 To acc0mm0date inc large
scfoo hc Board has opened during the years and
1863. Grammar schools No. ~ ia the Twelfth ward ana
nishes room for about 200 pupils besides Primary
Schools No y in the Fourth ward providing for i@o
Pn, ana No 81 IN the Eleventh ward accommodating
In adoon to these new school buildings vorious Oil
ones have been altered aud enlarged under the same
necessity Grammar School No ~ the Seventh Ward
Will now accommodate 500 more pupils: No. ~, In the
Tenth Ward. 1900, and Nos and -. together wtl
Of 900 now sitting in oil the various schools
The funds supplied from yarDns sources amounted 10
S2se0ooo, Of which these new building, including ste-
saBs nInl snG aSrons au Gs Of 6 80 o S sy 6e
Iieeiiss tncse, Primary schools Nos :. a. ana So
have been established IN hired premises, ana fIr'
nish much needed accommodation 20 their respective To-
The rapidity with which all these schools have
been filed Ia matter both of aston shment ana s lac
thronged with eager parents lng places i@t tAGr
cldien. Already 10 - n'al"han! iii, 90
uOre accommodations nust DC Plo''1ou' cSPe'"' 4''
The new Board and the proper local authorities Will no
doubt nvo this matter early attention.
Beside the schools already enumerated others arc IN
process Of erection aud viii be completed during ins
No. &c East Ninthst. WIFI accommodate tobe -''p
M tho lxteenth ward Grammar school No 60 west
Eighteenh-st will furnish accommodation Tor l,'0o pu-
In the Twentieth ward Grammar School No. 25. on
Thrlethst. will furnish accommodation fof 1900
In the Twenty.nrst Ward Primary school No lc. on
East Thirty secOud-st viii give accommodation Tor 100
Coior,d school No B. ON West Forty frsts, VIII have
accommodation for 1000 pupils.
The amount paid teachers for salaries during tho
year was Al 6g7772 which, for large number, u far
nom uorduatc sum The ndcliy aud oihcicncy they
been able do an ths parIiculaf
Our supplies which are furnished 10 pupils free OF
cost ana which include every atuco necessary 70 tc
course OF instruction. amounted to Ns5vVF the cost OF
fuel IN all $4,000 me amount paid TO mo various
corporate schools under the supervision OF the Board was
$1,000 the cost scholar on the Das!s OF the Whole
number taught, as obtained from the census recent!
esting compare this With the average expense OF pu
t tho private schools which, from returns furnished by
the conductors OF lheso was ABOUT 80 en
The general condition OF efchOarsp ana dc ihe rs
assistants, every way satisfactory ana Iuy bustaihs
the high character which our schools have won III the
estimation Of all intelligent persons, not only ia our own
community but throughout the world.
PROPOSALS OPENED AND Contracts AwAEDED.
The school OHictfs OF tho IitNtulu MdIu mot III tho
han of me Board Of Education yesterday and Oponod
proposals for furnishing Grammar school No, &c. IN
Ninth-st near Avenue G. The following are the names
Of the bidders aud the amounts bid Tor; y Johnson,
$l57s; j. w SchormerhOrn, Sl2O42 The contract was
awarded TO Mr. johnson. The school Oidscts OF the
Thirteenth Ward also opened 1Csas FOR Ihe erection
aud completion Of schOOhouto on tho site at pros
ont occupied by Grammar School No. 81. ON tho north
side of BlOomest near Willettst The following were
Mason V0rE-David Christie. $1,000; IT Kieman,
$3.50; William Salmon S58tO1; g. H. Dc BAUM SJQ7OO,
Vanderbilt 4 Alderman. s62,i9j The contract was
awarded to Mr. Christie
Carpe1iir1. Wora-E Gridcy s03.i70; James Neane,
$500: s. H. Knapp $4,000 The contract was awarded
10 Mr. Gridlcy. - -
Painting BO,k.- AcNiernoy Farrell, f.g7j; C. y
COrnoll 81 $40. JauCs Reilly &,0Op; Cornelius Ford
81 200 The contract awarded 10 McNieFnoy Farrell
Tho whole amount OF tie contracts AWARDED ior these
Jobs is S3j,Sij - M, ,
The School Officers Of the Twenty yhrst Ward opened
ysecOudsi near Ilird-aye The following the
names of the biddcrs Nathaniel johnson, $3.50; W
SclegnorhOru $500 The contract was awarded 10 Mr
Johnson.
Tie Board then adjourned sine die