New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-27
THE COMMON SCHOOLS.

MEASURES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC IN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN THE LAW.
On the call of the President, special meet
ing OF the Board OF Public Instruction was held a.
D. H. Yesterday IN the hall at Grand and Elm-sts A
petition was received the Amateur Press AssoaS
ton asking appropriation Of 1888 to enable 1t to en-
hibt specimens of work at the Vienna Exhibition Tbs
Trustees Eleventh Ward were authorized 10 hrs
the building occupied by Primary School No. 3d. Sos
1874 and Seyenth-st. at annual rental OF 60 ls
was also directed that the building, No IS Aens used
by the colored school, be hired, the Committee on P
nance reporting the appropriation to be sufficient rns
Committee on Finance reported against payingthe On
OF John b. Mayer for stoves, amounting to S2io D.
being deemed exorbitant. Miss Elizabeth Fitzgerald
was appointed Principal Of Primary School NO. 10 tho
Tenth Ward. large number Of bills. amounting 10 tho
aggregate 10 about $4,000 for repairs, &C., to sobe
buildings ordered by the various ward trustees in ls9
and 1870 without the knowledge OF the Board Of Pubic
Instruction and in violation OF ito bylaws Nsro'
nv tho advice of the counsel OF the Board A. Wander
poel ordered paid and a resolution was adoped asking
for an additional appropriation from the Board OF Sd
pervisOrs this purpose These claims nave Oeen uH
der consideration by the Board for two years pat
payment having been withheld in consequence OF sSa
irregular action OF the trustees In contracting such In
debtedness without authority from the Commissioners
This delay having caused much Inconvenience TO tAs
claimants whose work appeared to have been done hon
esty and in good faith. it deemed best to pay Ae
bills with the exception Of one on which friendly soN
is now pending in the courts to test the legal obheauea
Of the Board to pay such claims. Tho Committee "a
Finance reported that as the aggregate or SaAnoA
already paid professors tutors, &o In the horns
College and the Model Primary School will exceed 'hs
amount Appropriated for the year by 5000 It VIII %
impossible to grant the additional OF $500 for Ia
creasng the salaries Of three professors OF the nor
College from s. 500 TO $4,000 earnestly reeommenuoa
by the Normal College Committee.
certified copy OF the law aboshing the pfesess
Board OF Public Instruction aud providing for nov
Board OF twenty-one Commissioners was presented sha
the law read and ordered printed IN fun IN the miBo
Commissioners Wood then moved that as serious douo1
existed the legality Of the act inasmueh rs the e
charter under which the present Board was organAea
had not been repealed the counsel be consulted IS
the proprety OF testing the question III ssurE WI.
missioner smythe opposed she motion, deenASg u o0'N
to submit quietly action Of the Legislature, snaE N~
lost by vote OF four to five.
The main provisions OF the bil, synopsis OF WnsA
appeared In THE TRIBUNE two months ago. are herews
reproduced account OF tho Importance Of the mo@%
ure:
SECTION provides for dividing New York into seve,
Third Fourth, Fifth Sixth and Egllth Wards tne -
Ond, the seventh, Tenth. Thirteenth, ana -Four -
Wards; the Third the Ninth aud sixteenth Matus' Ia
Fourth, the Eleventh and Seyonteenth NnIs -
the Twentieth and Twenly-hrs WARDS and lno
Wards ,,S,.
Sections and provide for the appointment, wIteis
10 days after the date OF tho law by the Aa!V,
Board OF Education, consisting Oh ~ SnnSTce ths
which shall succeed TO all the powers ana ds9n m,
duties pertaining 10 the present Board Oh ~ ~ aay.
struction, whose existence ceases At the end %
from the passage OF tho act Seven OF the MS =.
ers are TO retire annually on ana atet jan ,jlei ~
the Mayor on the third wednesday in November pro
cedng the new Commissioners 60 hoi1 ON INV otnsr
office of emolument under either the CITY, ssr I IA
ttonal Governments, except those OF Notary iu''
Commissioner OF Deeds. . ....sr
section provides that all laws relating to for"o'
Boards shall apply well 10 the new board ,o,,iuk
Section provides that within ID days aiteI Tor
the Board OF Education shall appoint hYe no.iiJ
each ward In the city, one OF whom TO retire on no 10
90 anu after Jan l. Ls S December Of eseh
year, and 10 hold Office for five years inc ~ hs
Se ehens Oh lIS hs SssS amounted The prcn
trustees are to retire upon the appointments Vi '"'
Section removes the present Inspectors OF Con ot
Schools after 20 days. and provides for the az
by tho Mayor, Within i've days Of three .bsa
Common schools from each school district ony g,nuary
shall retire each year and after the lss Vi sl.
next their successors being appointed IN the % es
ner as those to the COMMISSIONER ana :" "'
three years. ,,,...ton shal
have power to appoint principals and vice ~ coutra
grammar, primary, and evening schools undeI Tstess
by the written nomination OF ~ NOT eonrmeA
within 20 days. the Board shall have iuh P0"0
such appointments Us IL deems best IL. ,,ithn 10
Section directs the Governor 70 appOn., NE legal
days after the passage OF the act mehDci n,nneos
pr3ossio9 prasSpg n a or schools aud Pres.
dent OF the Normal College, VIII form oonnIfy and
serve without compensation, To arrange pis elty
eodify all laws relative To common schools IN '
and report ITS action to che next Legislature. m.
In accordance with the provisions OF the ABOVE 1T.
Old Board Of Public Instruction viii retire gu IT. !.
and the new Commissioners whose names "erO b
TaR TRIBUsE yesterday, viii assume VU0"