New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-08
BOARD or EDUCATON
CALL FOR FUNDs-CAPACITY OF AND ATTEND
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CALL FOR FUNDs-CAPACITY OF AND ATTEND
ANCE AT SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
The Board met at 5 last evening, President
Larremote in the chair After the transaction OF very
large amount Of general business, resolution was
adopted requesting the Controller to place WIFE the Oy
Chamberlain the Of S5OOO to meet the expenses OF
the Board A resolution was adopted authorizing the
Trustees Of the Sixteenth Ward open an evening school
IN the Male Department Of Grammar School No So Tor
tie instruction OF male pupils resolution was adopted
anon the Recommendation o. the Committee on Normal
Evening aud Colored Schools rceOg an DIGS teSSiNeu
for the construction OF school bnldng + "bo biJ 70
sCycd cf tne mason and carpenter VOTE s 6 ss bt
sad painting, amounted t. ne aggregate W nIiittee
she awards were never made, ONlng' as the S,i.oi
state no doubt 10 the fact that the sum appropriated
eaeoO0O) insufficient to complete the WORK anu
n the opinion OF the Conmttee lhat tnc , SUI
selected was TOO valuable for the purpose inendedi
that the property could be disposed Of for very large
sun and cheaper location seeure0i ah9 HS pa'1 ,
aI.Ded 10 tie construction OF suitable building The
Committee also stated that "there Is no doubt that
En than that called for by the awarding OF the contracts
upder bids heretofore received" The Committee on
suppies presented report recommending Tor adOptOh
sretointi6f awarding to T. Barnard Sons the CON
Hact for supplying the various schools under tIe ISG
wood at s. 81 per cord, l,lOo cords OF pine WOOD
t 50 20 per cord aud awarding the eoH pi ios
supplying the coal TO the schools 70 LOUIS q, beo,
fdIoWs tuus Of furnace coal 2eOO tuns OF stove
coal and rs tus OF egg coal al AT IS o. per tu , 90 s
g 62}-each to be Of the weight OF 22iO n MT hnt
presented minority report when was lost III iN VI
OF making contract for coal al the present e' as va
prices were eNtravaCant. Mr.. Smyth moved 10 amend
third of the entire quantity Of coal ior ~
supplied at the present ume instead OF lHe Mnvlo
amount; anu rrEonoscd which was adopted
So much Of the report applied to furnishing the Wool
was adopted Mi Sands offered resolution which was
adopted that the Clerk report 50 TINS Bord ID NIng
At il ncxt meeting, what Public School buildings are
Gov ~ me same the names Of the contractors hav
tba IA CHI
tracts 20 paw for such ereCons, alterations ana Isl
NT Gross offered resolution which adopted. that
the Trustees of the Eleventh Ward be directed
TO close schools No SO. located IN Nnth-st.,
and No IS. located in Ffthst., Immediately, IN
consideration Of the that the Eleventh Ward has
been for some time infected with smallpox ana also
that Trustees OF all the other Wards and the P1Gi
pals Of the several Ward schools be requested TO give he
subject Of vaccination their immediate attehuon, MI;
InccrsOn offered q resolution, which was adopted that
the Trustees Of the Seventeenth Ward DC aEthoLea 70
close Grammar School No 10 in said Maru on fIiuhy,
July in order that the necessary IepaIs uo{ 0 b6
TO said building Mr.. Sands offered resontOn, Nneh
referred the COMMITTEE on Course OF etuues anu
practicable fun and detailed OF He
Rn the Publc Schools in this city, ana also lhe means
provided for receiving proper ventilation N sucn SCHOOLS,
also offered resolution which was adopted; 1890, 8,
That the CLERK Of this Beard be directed % tssa9 are
In the First Sscsnd Third Fourth PM sirih Seysnth and Pour
Wards together with the syeng number Of pap st3d'g
ibs Beard mas be informed A. to what .elo9'
may be consolidated or reSoIea 70 az n,
an that ihs CLERK " sgsa .IoI' ss5 aT PIMA, GTsmnsr
adjustment attendance prevent oveoz ding IN any department
Mr. Wood offered a resolution, which adopted that
at the meeting the Board report be made OF the
Of teaching the German and French languages In the
Common Schools the number OF teachers OF German and
French employed and the number OF scholars who were
Instructed IN each language, in said schools during tue
entire wear of 1865 Mr. Sands presented for adoption
resolution that Clerk OF this Board report at us next
meeting fun and detailed statement Of all moneys paid
for every purpose whatever from the School fud since
the organization Of the present Board OF Education,
which was adOpted, and the Board adjourned.
Contracts ! TIE FIRST WARD.
The school officers 81 the First Ward yesterday opened
proposals and awarded contracts for the fOowing For
taking down Primary School No 80 and erecting addl
tou 10 Grammar School No. o. In Churchst, between
Rec tor and ThameSsts mason work awarded 10 Moran
n Armstrong SC sGl; carpenter work awarded 20 Jas
Keae at $1,000 painting awarded 10 Philip BOyan, at
G3T5. Total amount Of awards, N0239.