New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
GUY GOVERNMENT.
CITY UUNERNMENI.
BOARD OF EDUCATION-NORMAL COLLEGE TRAIN
ING sCHOOI-APPOINTING TEACHERS.

time Before taking his seat, he returned thanks ana
said he should rely the generous assistance OF the
members to properly discharge his duties. He then spoke
upon the powers duties of the Board and urged all
the TO their best endeavors TO properly dis
charge their duties. The establishment Of the Normal
College had completed the system of education in this
city, giving young women the same actes Tor ednca
ton enjoye ed by men, and supplied want long felt The
custom Of hiring and leasing premises Tor school
economy and safety. About $4,000 were annually ex
pended In hire for school premises, most OF which prem
ses We're inadequate for the purposes. IL would he
much better To build new schools with proper aceommo
dauons than to continue te PIGsIt sySt Il ine
comm0daons was about equal to the interest on the
required for schools so there was no econo
my in the present SYSTEM The President, after calling
upon the Board 10 take some action IN relation to ills
matter, again thanked the members.
A petition Of teachers Of female grammar schools 10
have their salaries Appropriated III amount 10 ose re
minutes aud referred TO the Committee Teachers IL
seems that receive much larger salaries thah "O
The report for June OF the city superintendent OF
Schools received and ordered entered on the MN
ues II that 81 departments OF schools had been
examined during June; that 10 classes acqutted tsI
selves exccently Ils good; 80 fair while four were def
Client Tie deficiency exhibited in eoored schools was 50
per cent in others II per cent. ~, ..,.,,,,. NJ
tanel Jarvis ir, School Commit 'ioner to MI the va
eancy occasiohed by inc resignation oil COMMISSIONS
was welcomed to the Board in speech by Commissioner
Wood.
have the saafes Of all such principals put at le UNI
form rate Of 5000 year, was referred 10 the Committee
IL was resolved 10 hire tho premises No. II st. Marks
place. AZ rental Of 5000 year, and 10 appropriate
81 900 to 1T them up Normal College Training SCHOOL
ii wac resolved transfer $4,000 from the Normal School
Fund 10 the fund employed for repairing schoOs-seY
exhausted It was received to appoint Martha L. Doak
Principal Of the Normal College Training school at sal
Evening Normal and COlored Schools TO employ five
critic teachers in the Training School to he selected from
tn, graduating class OF the Normal College, at s"uy
DIV ighi Treadway is TO supply the schools with coal
pg,tA ft,ffr raft tstfp nf IA
Commissioner Wood wanted the Board to rescind IFS
acton appealing sophia Undcrhl formerly The second
Assistant Teacher in Grammar School No. y, cePrnc
pal OF that School alleging that sic was the daughter OF
A. II. Underil school Trustee, and tiat undue favor
sm had been shown in promoting her over Miss ElnIy
S. Hanneway the First Assistant Teacher:
From speoChes made by Commissioners Bell and Cross
IL appealed thar Miss Underh was a teacher before
her father became trustee, and that she was properly
recommended to the Board qualified for the position
while Miss Hanucway presented claims for the posi-
ton, made any objection to the promotion OF Miss
Undcrlin II was fur fher shown that COMMISSIONER
Wood hal himself voted for Miss Undcrhils promotion
Commissioner Wood admitted t"a he had, but SAID he
did not know what be was doing at the time 49,.
Commits ioner sands also favored resembling the ai,
poiutnen notwithstanding his name was appended o. a
report recommending Miss Underil for prohOtloh lie
s: ii he did not know what hc was signing; ,or.
The motion To rcscnd was lost, Ony Conms toner's
Wood and sands voting IN the Affirmative ana The Board
adjourned ~
East Twenty near LcXngton-aye. and Tor
Of Trstees of the College Of the City NewYork. Ten
bids received for erecting the building and two Tor
criII, oi,inrd the building at sji5g9 and Giles ~
Geoghegan the heating apparatus at $3.50
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - WASTING
CROTOE WATER.
1t was reported recently that the supply of
Croton water was rapidly diminishing, and that in con
sentence the amount used to sprinkle the streets 10
he restricted ia not true the supply Il ample for
all legitimate wants Of the city hut il ia thought that
NAV run short before the end Of the season. unless the
waste 9d Tat The ~ Wgr Pryeyor mat oooOo sos
are wasted every day during the h3t wcai.r. ING
greatest is 0ccasOned 10y the reckless We 0l Waor
the piers in the lower part OF the city ana TINS waste
from large pines II very tenshy lct ON the ur IoIs
buildings down town, the constant No" OF "%tr rom
to prevent it rising above the lower floors. To-
nut stop to this waste Commissioner Tweed mas issued
sons along the water front who have control of the use
water their respective premises ana, IN e a
where the persons served 10 not cdiaely take steps
TO comply with the rcguir nens measures viii he taken
enforce all its requirements The following 10 copy
Wv CRY OF YonE DEr'GrsssT S %s P Pr %o.S
To NE oD Lr'se Or Gaqi. IN Consequence Of se f5 n
vast Of that is daily anil nFai occur, ng ,E te "'sL fa n
and 10 which The UaI uyd upon your premise.
a. @ in s rcS-r to ncrrae the head Of sat-r POI. Of
tie city, bn VIZ present waste j. hnpo ,ils to na .nca
hea' as ee1ifaG ~ a., m ,s Gyng rTyae rpes on the
PIERS attach opcoeks to slh PIPES under cover OF
from the p. on piers when not reqdlei or used for
c cs Ip Nth the above direction. I'm ten DAYS s
noer. The department a-o Informs od t tie a sr OF Ifg
suggest 20 have small PPe Uo OF an IN dmer
ss e ssa lu Ti wi ui faucet thai vii c
supply drinking water for those employed 90 tie per oufS
work. n, hours
POLICE EPARTMENT-TRIALS AND DISMISSALS.
Commissioner ManeTrc yesterday listened to
50 complaints against policemen Christian schCener OF
No II Allen-st complained that R0undsman Leon A.
Nones Of Tia, Tenth Precinct came into his saloon in full
uniform, and drank glasses Of beer, and went away
"a, mt
that the complaint was put-up l@h Ia orloi 10 seu
rid of roundsnan, who TX too efficient an on'tf "f
the of the district Complaint dismissed
Having been absent without leave from a. M. unil
1920 D. NJ OF June &c, Paroman John j. Ncoai OF tho
Sixth Precinct was dismissed.
Patrolman Thomas Campbell of the Tenth Precinct, "A
brother OF A>scmhyman Timothy J. Campbell, was
DAYS paw He has been transferred To the squad on duty
at the Mayors Office to aid in enforcing the Corporation
Robert irwin Of the Eighth Precinct, engaged in
conversation with man. reputcd thief ana an aDan-
for minutes on the night of June2t ana was nsl>s
ON posi- ana IA aErDtef Sa0nl' aus" i T'I
days pay. similar penalty was imposed upon falol-
eIow-window IN Caual-st. while on duty.
Paroman James ORorke of the Twcnty-ninth Precinct
c"nipg tS the residence Of the latter June while
under the influence O liquor and asking 10 ne gwen hlh
leave for three or four days, when Dr. Purdy de-
clncd TO grant his request and ordered him duty, he
became very violent aud used insulting language.
Another complaint made against the ratrolman by
in question. Tie ease referred to the loard ,,
Later in the day the Commissioners passed judgment
upOn large number Of policemen VINO lid Dcen uIeu
previously and the following were dismissed; Martin
Frank Bar ker, Twenty-tiird Michael Martin, Twenty
eighth and George Decker, Twenty seventh Many were
fined from one 10 five days pay.
THE ANTI-GAMBLING SOCIETY.
SURRENDER OF WEST AND GALWAY BY THEIR
| BoNDsMEN-THEY ARE AGAIN IMPRISONED.
The bOndsmen Of r. X. West and Henry