The New York herald., 1870-09-08

Meeting of the commissioners
Of Common Schools.
Award Of Contracts for Hsating-Ths Forged
Check Business Settled at Last Commits
sioner Wood Again on Corporal Punish-
ment and the Vacation Questions.

The Board OF Commissioners Of Common Schools
met last evening in stated session, with the Presi-
dent, Commissioner Smyth, IN the chair There
were present besides the President Commissioners
Bell, Brennan, Gross, Ingers0, Jarv s Lewis. Sands
and Wood. They all looked remarkably well after
their vacation and seemed to be In good trim to do
any amount Of business. After the usual routine
had been disposed OF the nve minutes "partioular
examen" had been made, the board proceeded to
he transaction OF new business. number Of the
ordinary style Of resolutions were received from
several OF the local boards. The Committee on
Course OF Studies, School Books ana Hygcnics re-
ported through Commissioner Gross, tile chairman,
that they had awarded
CONTRACTS FOR HEATING APPARATUS
10 Messrs. Gillis and Geoghegan, they being the
lowest bidders, rs f0lows-In primary school No. I,
In the Ninth ward, for $465; IN grammar school No
81, In me ne Twentieth ward, for s2,o45; IN grammar
grammar school No. 81, In the Twelfth ward
for for fSsl5 in grammar schoei No. S. in
in the az gregate $2l,l65 This matter had
been referred to tho Committee with power,
done with all possible despatch, the Committee had
advertised for proposals for the work and had
awarded the contract to the lowest bidders Their
reporS was on motion. unanimously adopted, and
the matter was referred to the Finance Committee.
. The Committee on Normal. Evening and Coored
Schools reported that they had advertised for pro.
posals or excayatlng, grading, &c. for the site Ur
THE NEW NORMAL COLLEGE,
at Sixty eighth and Sixly-ninth streets, Lexington
amt Fourth avenues; that in answer TO their adver-
tlsement they had received a large number OF bids,
which we're detailed and which varied from one
dollar per cubic ard tor removing rock $4,000 for
eXcayating and grading, ana fourteen weeks time,
TO one dollar per cubic yard Tor removing rock,
weeks time IN which 10 do the work The last men.
toned was the bid OF Mr. Terence Farley, and to HIM
the contract was therefore awarded. The action Of
the committee III making the award was approved
OF by the Board.
The same committee reported that they had
awarded the second and third
PRIZES FOR PLANs
for the sets signed, respectively, O'Nel and "PrO
gress'-sCoo to the former and $3.50 to The latter.
The action OF the committee in this regard was also
COncurred in.
Commissioner BELL, from the Finance Committee,
reported The action OF the committee In regard tO
TIE FORGED CHECK BUSINESS
The committee had arranged with the officers of
tne broadway Bank TO leave the matter to Messrs.
Moses Taylor, Of the National Bank OF America ana
Y. N. Leverick, OF the National Bank Of New York,
as arbitrators to decide upon The claim Accompa-
ny ing the report Is the opinion Of Mr.. George p,
Taliman, who states that after @ careful eRamina-
ton OF all matters connected with the lie con.
Cuucd tnat there cOu.d be
NO QUESTION AS TO THE FORGERY,
ana tnat the carelessness or negligence OF the bank
officials IN paving ont the money should not debar
the Board from the ownership or the amount paid
out. The arbitraiors both conceded with Mr.. Tai-
man In his opinion, aud the Broadway Bank, In
amount Sl7 500 to the credit or the Board and had
allowed interest In full on the amount at the ord-
nary IdCc dHOWeu Oil tty uepOSitS making 81 500 23
The committee therefore recommended that the
amount be placed 10 the account OF incidental eX-
penses OF the Board, after paying the necessary
liabilities incurred for cOunSei fees ana expenses OF
the arbitration. The recommendation OF the COM
mttee was adopted by the Board, so tnat hereafter
the amount Will appear on the credit instead OF the
debit, sie OF the accounts OF the Board.
Commissioner Wood addressed the Board toward
the close OF the meeting, stating that ne intended 10
call at the next meeting for rep from the Com
mittee on Bylaws on
The CORPORAL PUNISHMENT QUESTION.
In O. majority OF the schools the moral suasiOn
question has proved to be failure, and the school
teachers are clamOrn9 for some authority use the
rou ana make the young scalawags feel that they
must lear them, as they VIII not respect them
Mr.. WOOD also stated that he intended next spring
tDeo Volente) TO Introduce resolution naming tho
4tn OI July Tor the commencement OF
THE SUMMER VACATION.
ne nad Deen IN town all summer, and he had been
confirmed in his idea that keeping the schools open
until the last week in July was decidedly Improper.
Tnat the poor people in the lower wards,
whom 1t was intended to benefit by keeping the
SCHOOLS open, seemed generally TO act the prnc-
pal that their children were better running around
in the open air than they would be closed ND in
the school houses. He cited the fact that the
UNCONVENTIONAL School, which was the oldest In
New YORK, had adopted the plan OF closing on July
and reopening on the first Monday in September
and that 1t had been found to work we'll
The Board confirmed Mr. Oscar 4. Howe for the
position OF vice principal OF grammar department of
No. l6 In the Ninth ward.
The necessary requsition for 5000 900 to be placed
to the credit or the Board was ordered and the
Board adjourned.