The New York herald., 1875-09-16
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

RIGHTS or THE LOCAL BOARDS OF TRUSTEES.
meeting OF the Board Of Education was held yester
day afternoon, President Nelson in the chair The
first business transacted the adoption Of the report
Of the committee recommending that the Board Of
Estimate and Apportonment be solicited to aside
the sum OF sl500OO for the benefit and OF the Col
lege of the City of New York during the ensuing year
Next read letter from Mr.. Joseph selgman,
reslgnng his office as Commissioner of Education, and
u communication from the Mayor notifying the Board
Of the appointment OF Mr. Edward Sche for the unex-
pired term of Mr. seigman ending January l. 1876
A communication from the Superintendent Of Tru
ancy was read and referred
ESTIMATES.
The following report OF the Committee on Finance
was then submitted and after some discussion,
ordered TO be printed, for the consideration OF the
board, at a meeting TO be held on Wednesday next
To THE BOARD EDUcAuoS:-
The Finance Committee respectfully report that the
communications from the Board of Estimate and Appor
moneys that will be required by the Board for public
school purposes for 1876 together with that from His
Honor the Mayor in reference to the same subject and
calling attention to the necessity Of exercising strict
economy in the administration of the affairs of the city
government, have received from your committee at
tentive consideration The attention OF the committee
has been especially directed TO the purpose OF connng
the estimate TO the lowest sum with which, under the
conducted such extensive and growing institution.
To reduce 1t below that apportioned for 1875 will
be found, upon study OF the several items forming the
estimate impractlcable without first contracting its
established scope, process which would probably be
detrimental to excite the disapprobaton of the
citizens most Interested in the support and perfect de-
veopment of this justly popular system OF education,
we'll adapted TO the various conditions and grades OF
city population.
The details Of the estimate have been arrived by
consultations with the several committees of the Board
and the named considered to be the least that
ha mi raj n
be applied The demand for more school buildings in
the uptown DISTRICTS which has been pressed upon the
Board with such persistent reIteraton Is responded to
in the estimate by provision for erecting two buildings
and enargng in the Seventh district and Tor erect
ing building in the Eighth district
The named for the salaries OF the teachers and
others is based upon the present bylaws OF the Board
governing the compensation OF these employees ana,
though slightly IN advance OF last year. IN the aggregate
barely sufficient TO cover the present payrols.
AS the Board does not employ any supernumerares,
unnecessary officers, clerks or other employees and
allows "exorbitant salaries no reduction can be
made in this respect.
resolution embracing the estimates Is submitted
herewith for your consideration
To BOARD oP ESTIMATE AND APPoRTIoHhEsr FOR
CITY COUNTY OF NEW YORK.
GESrLEMRS-In compliance with the circular OF the
Comptroller dated the 9TH day of July last the Board
of Education submits herewith to your Honorable
Board an estimate OF the amount OF moneys which
viii be required for the year 1876 for the support Of the
public schools the twenty four wards of the city.
For salaries OF teachers the grammar and
primary schools. OOO
For salaries OF janitors in the grammar and
primary schools. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. III, 900
For salaries OF professors tutors &c, and
janitors OF the Normal College. ........... 1900
evening schools ....................... 10000
colored schools day and evening. -. 10000
For salaries of superlntendents, clerks and
other employees OF the Board OF Education. $4,000
Total. 81 ~, 600
For books maps, states stationery and gene
raj supplies ior all schools. .............. $4,000
For fuel Tor all schools and the hall OF the
Board OF Education n................... lOO,O 900
For gas for all schools and the hall Of the
Board Of Education. on....................... 22,OO0
For rents of school premises. 10000
For pianos, and repairs Of. 5000
For workshop, wages and material ......... 2,6O0
For incidental expenses and current repairs
10 buildings, furniture and heating ap-
paratus by ward trustees, including COM
pensaton of clerks to Board OF Trustees b5 900
Incidental repairs, stationery, printing, &c,
for the evening schools ls.................... 500
Incidental repairs stationery, printing, appa-
ratus, chemicals, &c, &c, Tor the Normal
College ana schools. ols........................ 5000
Incidental repairs stationery, printing &c,
for the colored schools '.........,..... $500
Incidental repairs the Hall of the Board of
Education and for printing, stationery, ad-
vertsiDg and other Incidental expenses OF
The enforcement of the act entitled San act to
secure children the benefits of elementary
education #" passed May IL, ls74........... q, 900
The support OF the Nautical School, established
by act Of the Legislature, passed April "a,
lSE3.-......-....... ....-................ oo,OVV
Total. SO, 236, 500
For purchasing leasing and procuring sites and
for erecting buildings; for hitting up alter
ing. enlargng, repairing and furnishing the
buildings and premises under the charge Of
the Board for repairing the furniture and
heating apparatus therein; for the support
of schools organized since the last annual
apportonment Of the school moneys ana for
such further sum or sums as may be neces-
sary or any Of the purposes authorized by
law ....................... 455 900
Total for public school purposes So 0sl, 500
For corporate schools as per State apporton-
men by sundry acts OF the Legsature.... $l05, 900
Total I96, 900
Resolved That the foregoing estimate Of the moneys that
schools OF the city Of New York and for all purposes
Pseted & with public instruction in said city during The year
be duly by President and Clerk and sub
duplicate thereof furnished the Board Of Aldermen,
required By section 2 OF chapter @ OF the Laws Of 1878
ATTENDANCE SCHOOLS
The next business IN order was the reading Of com
munication from City Superintendent Kiddc referring
TO the OF the public schools aud the number in
attendance at their opening after the vacation The
substance Of the report was as ollows:-
CITY suPERHTENDENT's OFEicEl
NEW YORK. Sept 10, 1875.
To THE HONORABLE THE BOARD oP EDUcATIoN:-
GEXrLEMEN-I have the honor to report that the
eral schools under the Of your Board with the
cepton Grammar Schools Nos. 80 3S and O. recon-
menccd their the 9th inst Since that date
all these schools have under the direction Of the under
signed been visited by the assistant superinendents
and inspection made Of their attendance, discipline
and organization, and the conditions OF the school
buildings and promises.
The made show that the schools closed the
% day OF July last for the with an |
aggregate attendance Of So 222 pupils and that al the
opening session, the 9th inst there present Ia
all the schools 81 0l3 pupils, distributed fOlows
In the primary and grammar schools, 9O524; IN the
colored Schools 709; in the Model school, $50
At the opening session last year the attendance at
these schools 90. $40 which shows increase in
attendance this year OF 0S4 Had all the schools re-
sumed their sessions the aggregate attendance above
reported would probably have been 600 greater which
about equal 70 the attendance Of schools that failed
reopen last September.
The condition Of the school buildings and premises
to repairs and cleanliness Is reported generally very
satisfactory.
considerable number Of the schoolrooms
crowded, especially among the primary departments;
and In the Eleventh, Seventeenth, Nineteenth and
Twenty second wards more than loo pupils
fused admission for the want OF Accommodations In
some OF the schools OF these wards will be necessary
70 transfer pupils from the primary The grammar