New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-04
BROOKLYN BoARD OF EDUCATION

REPORT OF TIE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
The Brooklyn Board OF Education held their
regular meeting yesterday Dr. Thorne, President In the
chair Mr. Rhodes suggested that should the Finance
Committee hereafter favorably report the payment OF
any bills presented by the Committee on Libraries such
bills should not be paid unless they had previously been
presented to the Board regular FORM according to the
rules
Mr. Kinsea the Chairman Of the Special Committee to
whom the investigation OF the manner in which the sup
plies Of books &C. for the Board were purchased ana IN
reference the adoption Of better system than the ono
now In practice presented report 1t was document
Of considerable length The way coal had been con-
tracted FOR was severely criticised and the manner in
which books are purchased declared in the reporto be
an evidence OF favortis The evidence taken before the
Committee was fully reviewed. The supply Committee
consisted Of three members Messrs Seabury Belngham
minutes Of thar Committee it appears that the last two
meetings we're held-one the l4th OF May 1865 and the
other April H. 1907 that the contract for coal was gwen
10 one Hazard by Mr. Seabury az price much higher
IN was shown that Messrs. Barnes Co. were willing 10
fSpp ibe MessTs Appleton who have the supplying Of
tI@ Board with these articles as well states, pencils,
copy books etc. preference 70 other dealers who were
charged Or. ThOrue (the President OF the Boardl
WITH fayoritism to the Messrs. Appleton, and
Who had the ordering Of the books, had ordered
them from the Appelons passed their account and was
settled. charged that The President OF the Board had
thus shown avOrsm, and also that School books pub
llshed by the Messrs. Appleton however inferior or
behind the times had been adopted aud kept IN the
schools through his influence After the reading OF the
report Mr.. Knsea said that he should be asked what
repeatedly that the Board should be reorganiEed with
view to changing the system and having la the chair
the committees who believed in different system
than the one followed He then moved that the
subject be referred back 10 the committee 10 devise
than the present. Mr.. Smith said he was
glad that the committee had at last presented their
report and moved that the report De printed and dis
special FOR the eNtmeetng Mr. kinsea objected,
as 10 looked like desire TO sheye the whole matter and
10 have "A general whitewashng Mr. Riggs desired that
The report should be printed and not attempt 70 do things
as thcWater Board law put through IN the Legislature
Mr. NOthrup said tha Water Board well able to
take care itself as the Board OF Education Mr.. Smith
sind he weud advise his friend hlusea 10 use little
more mOdtsty discretion, reminding MN or the story
Of Taurus and Locomotive. Mr. Rhodes said that IN
this matter the locomotive might get hurt ne knew the
spirit the the Committee, and they would not
allow matter TO be dropped at tho bidding OF any one
man. Mr.. kMscla alluded TO the UNIFORM courtesy or
MI Smith and said that he had no personal dislike to
Dr. Thorne or any member Of the Board 10 only as
public officer that he disagreed with him. His only de-
Sire was % see business or the Board conducted in
way different, from the present The motion 10 print
the report and make 1t the special order for the next
meeting was then adopted, the Committee IN the mean
time 10 prepare for consideration method OF con-
tracts A Standing Committee OF seven members was
authorized for the following scholarships Packer nst
tute, 80 free scholarships or one for each grammar
school; IN Columbia College 80 IN the University OF
NcwYOrk and I'm the Cornell University Mt Ithaca, in
all 90 scholarships After the baOung for seats ana the
transaction Of other routine business the Board adj
iOuruCd,