New-York tribune., 1873-04-09
FUBLlC SCHOOL PRlzES.

WEAJ USE CONGRESSMAN ROOSEVELT WILL MAKE
OF His BACK FAY.
The following is the full text Of the COM
muuCaOn received Dy the Board OF Education from TIE
Hon Robert &. Roosevelt exmcmbeF Of Congress from
the IVth District Of thus city proposing &" transfer his
back pay amounting 20 $500 to tue Board 10 uUst for
the puIcnase of prizes etc, stimulate industry
the scholars q the public schools
10 ne HOaornbte Commissioners Of ECUoCto,t
GENTLEMEN: have the honor ~ prOP0siue "a Won
plan appropratng NY extra salary Tnom"er o. no
aud when for the reasons that herewith submit.
pose transfer the amount which is aboat 1o6 oNou
in trust 10 bc invested by aud the interest 10 Do
ec6N9-g of ne bubble fchools Of thisciIy Aud to cx
ulain my for pretcr;nc fbe 80 any ether d.
pCsal Of the allow me 10 otef TIE following sugges
The CITY Of New-York pays very large proportion of
al the taxes raised by the United states Government
nearly ~ not qHtc' one tehtu ol cue "hO" W Jhe en-
re amount necessary pay the extra cOupc usaOu
the XLlId Congess-sOm, g. TOO OOC-sho WILL ten, have
contribute slO0C Inc constituents Oi INC mCmbels
who do draw TINS salary arc taxed equally VAN the
constituents OF those who do ielt the money ~ the
United states treasury, Ony dH Ini"i'thma'Y emhil
portion would accrue 70 the beaeE Of my cay, when
would be taxed all the 90 raise tho entire amount
Justice woad, therefore dictate tlat II ths money
should lee applied to any pubic use mot use Should hc
sented by tho meh9ei ana no one "iu uoubJ
UuhhC schools arc Tho ros' deserving insttI
tiuns III onr city and that any 20 them
Will be most heartily approved by tAc coumdny II u
U be SAID tndt Oh Tins pruclpio tIc money should
irDf
winch represent, 1t must be borne IA mind mat the
luus OF that dis tliC have arCady been changed that
N has no permanent boundaries and that id m, with
the progress OF population up Town VIZ probably he
let almost If not entirely w,iOuJ schools, tue
case with one OF i3s wards the Third. Moreover,
mere might bo legal difficulties ia tho way
Of creating such trust bat the Board
az EdurataG % fhC CITY expressly authorized by the
statutes state 10 become the trustees OF fund
donated TO them the Oeucht Of the schools under
their charge lastly % uIUSt not be fUIlOtteu tat
the money legally belongs 10 the member Of CUu"ts-
entitled At. and U'ay nc disposed of precisely he
shall think most advisable, ana t.at no cuo hds tho
slightest legal claim upon Il Only three modes Of dis
POSING Of similar funds by those members who, Ike my
self opposed the passage OF tie law, aud VINO did not
adopted. One was leave the amount IN the United
States Treasury tie objections 10 Which have STATED
he other was 10 divide II pro rata among tho
members constituents, EyiuR caCh one few
ceuts q plau not WOIthy 10 bo seriously discus &C,
and tue third had been 10 give t TO charity tar
preer 70 any OF these, ana hope you Will coincide Vll
me I'm my conclusion 70 Il so ha. 10 will be slim
uus % rivalry among youths III fcl.ImprOvcmcni,
and an uducy mcut, # sud one 20 excellence ~ that
which is the foundation Of uur republican form OF goN-
erumert-pUpula education. 1t these views meet your
approval tlud making the proposition do not want
10 cast reflections OtnCI members OF Congress. many
o whom were actuatcj by conscientious motives Gus
tanning an Increase Of sa1rJl, and n you wiling IA
add: un 10 your other duties 10 assume tue aror aud
responsibility Of tins truat VIII complete al matters
of detail execute tie proper trust couNe eyJuct ana "
draw tnc money and fau-Ci a. TO- !uur Board tluu
ar can conveniently Go Yours, very respectfully,
EoRfRr J.. koOstVLtl.
Ne lCl Eroad,0ag. March o. l-l.