New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-30
CITY GOVERNMENT.

THE ALpERMEN-$5,000 FOR ST. TEREsAs FREE
SCHOOL.
The Board of Aldermen met yesterday, and
referred TO the Committee Railroads resolution re-
healing resolution authorizing the secOndavo Railroad
Company to lay down aud necessary turnouts and
aide tracks extending from the present tracks 10 Second
ave 10 and along their property In SiNtyhrd ana sixty
fourh-ss between First and Secoud-aves The C0Ipo,
The rules of actions for violations Of Corporation Ordn-
ances for 1864 Ordered file, and the Board adOured
resolutions directing the Controller 20 draw his warrant
I'm favor the wife OF tho keeper OF the CITY nan LOT
mon Council for year 1862 requesting the COntoner
in the tax lew for 1870 $500 as gt 10 tne
free school 81 ST. Tercsas Church, aud TO pave with Bel
gan pavement Onohundrcd and twenty elghth-st from
Second to Tltrd-ave The Board then adjourned
BOARD OF TDUCATION-LAsT SESSION OF THE
YEAR.
The last session of the Board of Education
for 1869 was held ats p yesterday President LARA
in tho chair.
The annual report Of tho City superintendent was re-
oeyed and from it the following extracts are made:
Mr. Randall save II IL nearly sixtyhyo years since
the foundations OF our existing system OF lfee puUic
there were about 100 public and pay schools III TINS
city The population m th, city at that period was
about 1900 and largo number OF children were uhpIo-
yided with the Of education. Since then the Ia
ciltlcs for Ihordng education TO children nave Deeh
hTbe aggregate amount expended during tho year end
ing September 1862 for the support OF public sehoos
Tho estimates OF the present Board for the year 1870 IL
se,3s1 only. The whole number of classes
OF children not attending any school has been yaIlOnsy
estimated at from 1900 70 $1,000 The accommodations
of tbs public schools should he gradually enargec 80 as
10 provide ioi instruction OF all scholars There are
IN operation 81 evening SCHOOLS al the opening OF
were IN attendance. The number present al TIE igh
School" the evening Of its visitation was 900 About
the female sclOos Tho whole number OF pupils In the
eoored schools for the past year does NOT exceed 80
believes that l. satisfactorily established I'm his Judg-
ueuU that no absolute necessity exists for continuance
corporal punishment, ~ this mode OF discipline is SO
Liable 10 abuse 20 repuguaut 20 every scnslbity Of our
natures. aud 80 at variance with an cnight-
fore congratulated the Board on ns entire
abolition and recommended tho enactment OF
cOrgbiy vicious. pupils, aHdi ther exclusion TO-. y
public school. except upon slts!aei%'y orSa'ioo nv
the OF about sgco0 has recently been made
for the instruction 81 several corporate and parochia
scbools upa lie grouuds-lst That the public sch0Os
are ncap 5.e Of furnishing the requisite recommendations
FOR ibe hldrrn thus especially proyuee Tor 20 Ihat
no adequate provisions exist Ia such schools for the re-
Hgious etlcation Of the pup and nnaly, that very
large number OF Catholic pupils are virtually excluded
iavs renting the dy reading OF Bible the open
INK Of schools and the exclusion OF al instruction IN
pupils taught 237 J5 average ATTENDANCE lO2JO AZ
grcnfo amOuutfeN pendcd, ty6 SOL Estimate Tor lelV
vas adoltcd be referred to the Finance Committee
with power 90 Compromise the proceedings now pending
by this Board against the cry ChahD.IlaIn anu thS
~ rank pon the forged warrant FOR 800 paid
by said Ituk Another resolution was adopted ApprO
pratings5 700 for urshing tho Female Normal SCHOOL
In Was so resolved that the annual salary OF the legal
aderio the Board should not exceed 1890 The report
OF the Committee supplies In favor OF masking awa,ns
for boots stationery lc &c, for the supply Of the
tchooisfur 1870 was adopted.
The Rnauce Committee presented their report Tor the
year lsg, as follows
B.}spe. Of 4 fond kg 1863 Ih, credit oi The Board
n1 s' ' 'l'~o'.a On VIC -. sIsoe;2 10
ArouHt Of the tchoo fund for the year --
.o H., Hoard 2asg7 $4,000 90
Amount b. ap,i bY the Commissioners Of Estimate Tor
utl,B.R ClurchsL leased lots ou Iruiiy'paee,
e,sIPn I'M. I'D su' ............ 1883 o.