The New York herald., 1873-08-23
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Meeting OF the Board OF Education-Thc
Coming Battle over Appropriations for
Sectarian SchoOls-A Bill for e2sl 60
for One Gas Burner-The Law Of 1881
and the Charter Of 1873 in Condict-The
"COrPorate schools" and the Work
Before the Board for September.
special meeting OF the Board OF Education was
held at the hall of the Board, in Grand street.
yesterday afternoon, at four O'Clock, the President
Mr.. William H. Nelson, in the chair. Considerable
interest had been excited in regard to tins meet
ing, as 1t was rumored that a discussion would
take place among the members about the everlast-
ing subject Of sectarian schools. There were
thirteen members Of the Board present, as fol-
l0ws:-Messrs. Jenkins, Matthews0n. Klamroth,
Farr, West, Lewis, Brown, Man, Hoe, Trand,
Beardslee, wetmore and Patterson, one less than
s required for twO-thrds vote. 80 il followed that
very little practical business was done by the
Board. The meeting was called TO consider
awards and REPAIRS and also to hear cOmmunica-
tons read from the Corporation Counsel and
Comptroller Green in regard to appropriations for
what is known as
CORPORATE sCHOoLsn
The pay rolls OF these schools have been sent to
the Comptroller, and he sent them back refusing
to make any payment, on the ground that the sew
enty fifth section OF the charter passed at the last
session OF the last Legislature 0rdans that no
moneys raised by taxation shall be appropriated
to the use Of religious or denominationa schools.
The section OF the charter referred to reads fol-
lows:-
WHAT THE CHARTER SAYS
,aa soaSy Of belonging to the city, or city
property The citizens thereof shall Be apr oprSied in
aid OF any religious or denOmnati0nal school neither
sSssSs Z sS
he Ron eep e sale @ at public
such institutions shall be the highest bidder,
&c
the same has been duly advertised.
The Comptroller, in his answer to the Board of
Education. desired the President to consult the
Corporation Counsel in regard to the matter, and
the following answer was received and read yes
terday to the members by the Clerk
NO MONEY TO BE PAID.
OFFICE COUNSEL TO THE oonroRAT,oS,
WILLIAM H. NELSON. President of the Board Of Educa-
sIRYour letter of the 18th inst to the Counsel to
annus S Of Of
sasS
S my RaS roll submitted "
TIe schools named were authorized to receive por-
sanTy to n
canon. enacted at u1Herent tlmeS from 1861 1872.
The principle pervadng those statutes seems to be that
each OF the schools named shall assistance pro-
or sN s
@ as s t o religions or
ton in the funds rQised by tax.
section75 OF chapter 335, of the Laws of 1873, as
amended by section 10 of chapter 75 1873 pro-
that mo money belonging the city and county of
New York raised by taxation upon the property the
citizens thereof, shall be appropriated in aid OF any
ligious or denoIninatiOnal schools.
The last rected statute teng the latest expression of
the legislative WILL must CONTROL and the special
acts rected In your communication inconsistent
herewith they are annulled.
am therefore, Of the opinion that religious de-
nominaiional schools must be excluded from the pay
roll The pay roll and commu cation from the Comp
roer transmitted with your letter. are herewith re-
turned am sir, yours, very respectfully,
GEORGE +. ANDREWS.
Assistant Counsel to the Corporation
There are fourteen schools known as "corpo-
'ate,n and for the better information OF the
eaders OF the HERALD will give their titles and
ocation. The amount demanded by these schools
s nearly 100000 according to the revised esti.
mates Twelve dollars per head is allowed for
each child educated, and it remains to be seen
what schools shall have the name OF 'rellgious,"
or 'sectarian" affixed to them
by the Joint Committee OF Auditing and Bylaws,
which consists of Commissioners West, jenkins,
Kelly, Trand, Beardslee, FarraEd Mann. The .'cor-
pOrate schOOls' are as fOliows:-