The New York herald., 1869-11-13

After deducting from this amount the sum appor-
toned to the county OF New York-s422, 2l6 o2-the
balance will be tho amount required during the
year.
Commissioner GROSS objected to the adoption OF
the report, aud moved as an amendment that the
sum total be made s2,5oOoOo. He objected to the
leaving out OF the item providing funds for the
erection OF buildings and purchase OF sites.
lie showed the increase OF expenditures during
the several years 1854 TO nave been
as ioows:-1s64, sl,7s7,Ooo 1865. 22as,ooo 1866,
the total increase rom 1854 to 1869 was ST. oOO
and the average annual increase Sai60O0. which
would eal od make the amount for the present budget
100000 FOR buildings and sites and otherwise reduce
the amount and that by making the total 81, 500 900
there would be saving OF 81 000, 0o0 ana that with
that there would be required great deal OF circnm-
spection and economy 70 carry them through.
offered by Mr. Gross and referred to the report
offered by the special committee OF five, which had
been appointed to devise means OF retrenchment
Commissioner LARREMoRE, on the moor. endorsed
the amendment offered ~ Commissioner Gross, ana
provision for the purchase OF sites and erection of
new schools. He alluded to the report referred TO
by Mr. Sands, In which It was stated that there are
said, was founded on the average attendance
amounting to 10000, but to obtain this aver.
age there must have been an actual attendance OF
5000 pupils ana for that number II was necessary
to provide accommodation. He wished to have
sites already purchased and paid tor, and
which would otherwise necessarily remain Idle. He
alluded to the TACT that the principal argument
which had repeatedly been urged against the Old
board was that they did not provide accommoda-
tion enough, and he hoped that Mr.. Cross amend
mant would prevail. although he feared that before
the end OF the year the Board would lind itself be-
hind in the means necessary to carry on the WORK.
Where tho vacant seats were, he sad the report did
state, but he did not wish TO have children living
in the upper end Of the island Obliged to 90 down
to the schools In the lower wards, or rice oeaso.
Commissioner WOOD agreed with Mr.. Larremore
in that 1t would not be just 10 expect child from
Iubby Hook to 20 to the First Ward To school, nor
for child from down town to go up to TuOby Hook.
lie did not think, however, that there was any ab-
solute necessity for new schools, and that where the
schools were oyercr0wded the surplus OF pupils
should be made to form into some OF the schools
close by He nstanced one school where the entire
upper part OF the building was vacant, while school
but a few blocks distant was crowded to repletlon.
lie thought they should not provide schools for the
ostentauon OF any particular locality, bu; for the
accommodation of the public.
The question OF Mr.. Gross amendment was then
put, and Messra. Wood and Sands had voted in the
affirmative when the president (Mr. Larremorel,
knowing that they were evidently voting thought
lessy. reminded them of the fact that II Btr.
Cross amendment they were voting, when they hur-
riedly cried out NO no.h The amendment was
lost, and the question recurring on the report Of the
finance committee 1t was adopted, and the Board
shortly afterwards adjourned.