The New York herald., 1869-03-23

through this same MI. Burnton. II may also be
proper 20 state 10 passing that one OF the psnclpa
books used In the schools Ia book copyrighted by
one OF the superlntendents and OF course embraced
Again, on the subject or pianos, an important item
These are not purchased OF Chickerng or Steinway.
manufacturers, who can AFFORD to furnish them or
Procured Wherever the AGENT ior chat purposs
chooses with reference TO the influences which CON-
troll him IN that respect The average price paa FOR
pianos Is $4O0; and pianos are shifted about fr0ul
school to school, under pretence Of repairing so thar
when repaired piano can pass muster It s not re-
Ohckering viii furnish all these pianos regular
contract for $685. and Stenway for $685. The Item OF
Cd to ali the schools three In every grammar school
building Now. who pockets the difference between
the prices actually received for these Inferior pianos
and the fixed price paid for them, and why u II that
Chckertng Co. not permitted 70 furnish for $25
less piano that is worth 500 mores Can this ques.
ton be asked without mourning the responsibility or
attacking the co mmon school systcms
In regard to the item Of furniture 1t was only at
committee Of investigation was appointed 20 inquire
into fraud charged In that department.. Is was
found tnat the slpernte1aent nsa inveG proposa.s
school, when 1t viii be nine months before the school
building will be ready to receive the furniture, and
0aice Is In the clerks department, has patent or
pretended patent for an item Of furniture included
be no Competition; indeed, competition has been en-
tirely eliminated from this branch OF expenditure,
and s u Two @ houses nov o 20 engage IN the
But all these are matters OF mid nagrancy. The
time OF the clerk seems to be so taken up by these
brated $i75OO forged warrant It appears and is ad
mitted that ne never examined hts accounts or the
after the account and the checks placed in his
NOW let US examine the composition Of the Board
OF Education to whether 1t Ia constituted Of re-
sponsiEle taxpayers and OF education, fitted for
the position and who entitled to that sacred pro-
tection which Ii claimed for them Their names are
"a fOlOWs:-
First Dlstr,cs-5amss B. Dupignac' Timothy
Rssps Sard saloon iaf Brennan
house keeper; DO not intend, BY references
TO the occupation Of these gentlemen, to reflect In
any way upon them, because they are no doubt very
good and worthy men In their way. but the business
and must necessarily prevent that close attention to
the duties Of public education which their Importance
Second DistrIct-Henry P. West saddler; Wilson
Small clerk In the street Department; Otto H. Coop
Third District-william II. Gray horse dealer; Ben
jamin B. Merrill tailor; James L. Lewis, retired mer
chant.
Fourth District-Francis Curing, music teacher;
John Kaiser. Jr., tailor, and y. r. Patterson, in
Fifth Distrtct-Jacob w. Duryea, markets; Richard
Sixth DistrCt-ThOmaS J. Hall, dealer In music,
some of which Is sung in the public schools Leander
Buck, builder and repairer, and Peter u. jackson,
iron.
seventh DistrictrJohn Jasper corporat,o,n con;
II.
Richard l.. Larrem0re, lawyer.
Now do not intend to make any renection upon
these gentlemen, lest might be said that II Is an
attempt on the part OF the wealthy taxpayers and
men Of education to prevent humble men from
assuming the duties and responsibilities Of govern
ment 1t may be that these gentlemen are very con-
scienuous In regard to their various pursuits, but
they dfe men who are required 10 attend daily to
their daily business, and whether they know much
or little about education or have the commanding
and comprehensive ability to take charge Of and
direct 10 large and so important system a. that OF
.Ifn nflr tim fhAU hoU thau
be expected to make the sacrifice required for .
thorough performance Of their duties. But on this
subject our citizens can form their own judgment.
Now who are the real managers of the Board OF
Educati0nY Thomas B0ese formerly policeman, for
e Me
who resigned to take the position OF superintendent
Of building repairs and shopwork generally, posi-
commissioners who may be said to give their whole
time, II they do not give their whole mind to It, The
laws that have been framed In regard to the expen-
itures for the Board OF Education really make the
Board entirely independent OF any supervision there
and 40 there ra - ~ No ss snn~ Now 4 ~ an ws
enough to assume because our common school sys-
tenn Is n good one and we have capable teachers,
that we cannot expend too much money In so good
cause but Is this sound reasoning
have alluded to some OF the items OF expendi-
lures. Can they be justified upon any grOundy Are
the School commissioners OF the character and quail
catiOns to be relied upon TO make the most ntelli-
gent ana economcai expenal.are ., TINS vast and
purposess These are important questions.
Now, then what Is proposed by Mr.. Richmond,
the republican representative from the city Of New
York; 1t Is that our School Commissioners, COM
posing the Board OF Education, shall hereafter be
elected by general ticket and undergo the scrutiny
or the whole peope-that 1t shall not be composed
OF potnouse politicians leccted In districts where
no such supervision can be exercised Is there any
Now Us to the provision for filing by appointment
the places OF the present incumbents with view to
reform. This scheme OF Mr.. Rlchmonds bill has
been gotten up upon consultation with leading men,
representing associations and organizations affect
Commissioners OF the following character:-john 4.
Agnew, Robert B. Roosevelt, Henry Hilton, Richard
l.. Larremore Peter Cooper, Isaac H. Bailey, Ihos.
Murphy. Augustus Sche James L. Lewis, Isaac
sherman, Timothy Brennan and william Ii. Nelson.
THIS would be u board composed OF seven demo-
Gratis and nve republicans. Wlll any one pretend
that that board Will not be an Improvement on the
existing Board and that cannot be relied for
an honest administration OF school afairst VIII
they promote the interests Of the Tammany ring as
much as the present creatures Of the Tanmany ring
who are now members OF the Board Of Education
The truth Is that the interested clique VINO spend
the money OF the Board OF Education are seeking to
drown this movement OF reform by claIn0r and the
himself
ask your readers and citizens generally TO con-
slider seriously the dangerous and devastating strides
now being made by the ring OF the Board OF Educa-
tion In their salaries snecure ofIlces, incidental
expenses and the jobs OF every kind that are con-
And on the subject Of the tea room it may be re-
marked that while the expense may not be very
allowed BY law, and the fact that they thus take the
public moneys for their private refreshment and
benefit IL an evidence small though IL may be, OF the
general character OF their proceedings and OF the
Influences controlling IN the Board II y man will
spend nve dollars Of trust money rauduleny and In
violation Of law, openly IN the public face. what may
be expected OF him In regard to transactions nvolv
ing large amounts OF money done in hidden secrecy
with confederates and where there Is no opportu-
nifty for public scrutiny or exp0surcf
In the consideration OF public questions facts and
ideas are what the public want and In an inteli-
gent community such as ours our citizens are not TO
be msled from the fair and candid consideration OF
any question by any bugbear cries or the lamenta-
tons OF the victims who are fearing detection and
exposure.
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