The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-14

PREPARED 70 commence the work of educating ana
sion e un s ss scis b ana pracse Of nav ga
East River at the foot Of fweny.third street is re-.
REQUIRED exa%nsSn This Of
n1i Ss Tsssrded in any respect reiormatory nst
men Of lnquestona6e character ier service in our
pupil Who ss SSnS Srns e wi
The goSa r It hoPed that
pneT Ss whose future greatness and glory must depend
prise directly Tor the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or her peculiar
be So r ana 'as mat the good rssas 0m this viii
upon It's tr9ea1 an or an increased attendance
The mater mater Of the school building in the
h men sesn IN ssu b and saon early
Without the nS m ana ,n n
cam DC made snie and suitable for occupation by our
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS
sr sssosn Of viii be held by the people to
system and win possible 10 shirt any portion Of
'asi q Of qSv puzzle
see s AND public school system" Of this city Il must
s Sas
ec BY this Board and themselves sc removaSie
VIII sds 1 SHr a sosrd
o' huucauon IL remiss IN the Performance OF its duty
Under such rules ani as the Board
to e sasnaa e aTe h
in their respective wards while upon the Board OF
ahs The o. Rs
Of say q saaaa
Or 6e for the TO MI
wss THIS f BSs S Yer to apron, IS absolute
iaSs,SSsy; %paftlaiIy a5%iy Any dsIieaey When
appointments OF principals or wee principals utilities
it Board Of ducs Jon In making these appoint
ments ward lines should not be regarded The person
the city parts OF one system entitled
other course snail preserve the unity system
place our schools under the best management and
au1uAL o"r esD Srl
year some OF you found that labor care of the
past year sngaossd much Of your nme and, and tnoush
probably md still more exaeing in its emands, but the
and sacridee When we meet 10 Consult deliberate and
eec,de upon matters which may come before us our
uon ofthoe who are do the worA may widely
not be Nile to adopt that same charity in judgment
which shall sheeraly accord a, g them and md
office which has been your gift Pespsak your
eress perform its functions. Trusting that whatever
NAV be our differences o. Judgment ana our honest CON
viii be impaired. and asking tor each one OF you
consideration l crave tor myself, now invite you to
proceed 10 the business OF the year.
The remarks OF the President, on motion Of Mr.
WEST, were ordered TO be printed on The minutes
NIX. HERMAN BLECTBD CLERK.
On motion OF Ar. FAIR the Board next pro-
ceeded to the election OF q Clerk, aud Messrs Farr
and jenkins were appointed teliers. The ballots
having been taken Mr.. Farr announced that the
count 8 ood For Lawrence ID. Herman 49, and
there were four blanks. Ine President then de-
clsired Mr. Herman elected Clerk OF the Board.
OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mr.. FAIR moved that the Board proceed to elect
an Auditor and superintendent OF Public Build
lngs
planning that the monuments OF these Offices had
never been elected by the Board, having been.
Office, he tnought 1t was ONLY proper that formal
election should be entered into. This was finally
consented TO, and Messrs. west and Matthewson
were appointed tellers
The result OF the voting was that nineteen votes
had been cast. oil which John Davenport, the pres
ent incumDent, received eighteen lor Auditor;
blank one and that David i. stage, present in
cumbent received eighteen Tor superintendent OF
Pubic Buildings, and tour ballots were blank
IL was resolved that the rules and regulations
OF last years Board be continued Tor the present.
and that the business before the committees OF
last year be considered as before the committees
oi this year.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. NAN made personal explanation in re-
gard TO a mlslnterpretauon concerning his In
dorsepent OF the expenditures on the school
building Ia the Twenty fourth ward He had only
concurred with District Attorney that the
mortgage on the building SHOULD be paid OF.
communication rom Judge Fancher was re-
lerred to the Committee on Bylaws, the subject
being The announcement that Epnralm Hoibrook,
who died several years ago, had made several
requests which were TO be disposed OF on the de-
cease oil his widow, and she died last month at
Morrstown, n. J. The sums bequeathed were
$3.50 TO the trustees OF eacn OF the ward schools,
provided that IN said wards there would be q
school above a primary school, the moneys to be
applied TO the purchase OF books lor school libra
rleS.
The resignation OF John Stevenson, Trustee OF
the Twenty first ward school, was ald ON The table
The Committee on Nautical SCHOOL were en-
powered to make all the necessary arrangements
TO procure supplies Ior the Nautical Scnool and
the schoolship 81. Mary's.
THE TRUANCY QUESTION.
The Committee on Bylaws, Elections and Quail
feations, having charge Of Jne subject OF truancy
resolutions concerning which had passed by
the Boaro December L. 1874, and had been since
submitted TO Judge Noah Davis, oi the supreme
Court Tor approval, reported that the resolutions
mad been IN part approved by the Judge and In
part objected to. He had required certain modlf-
cations TO be made, upon the completion OF winch
he VIII sanction all tue Boards regulations. A re-
solution was submitted by this committee TO the
effect that the Board snail IN January, each year.
appoint superintendent OF Truancy Tor the whole
city OF New YORK, and an Agent OF Truancy for
each OF the eight school districts into wnich the
CITY was divided before June /, 1874 The COMMIT
tees report was adopted.
THE COMMITTEES UNCHANGED.
The Committee on Bylaws reported adversely
to any cnange In the number or the standing com
gentlemen composing them. Mr.. Patterson
increased 80 nine, but after considerable dlscus-
sion the committees report was sustained, as it
was on point raised by Mr.. Patterson Tor
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