New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

EXPENSES OF THE BOARD OF EDuCAlloN
TIE CHARGES or TIE COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS
DENIED AND EXpLAISED-THE APPROPRIATION
TOR NEXT YEAR.
The estimate of the Board of Education
for 1878 was considered yesterday 10y the Board oi Ls
mate and Appointment The amount originally askeu
for was s39ig 900 and this it is claned can DO re-
dueed 10 s3j53 OOO President Wood OF tie Board OF
Education claimed that the department could
NOT ret along with the amount, as reduced ;
II wond make it necessary TO close somo OF
rho scboolq and would otherwise be detrimental
10 the cause Of public education Even no"
there were not schools enough To aceommona" all ch
dren Economy, he admitted, might be necessary o.'
efficiency was more essential. In the primary Schoo'
at was especially required, about two-hirds 81 the
children never entered tie higher grades inc study OF
Freucb and German ne considered unnecessary thor
on II knowledge Of Latin was ihVaiuSoi no 'so 0o"
t,rod maj rio study of music waa advisable.
commissioner Wickham said that he was preaenl 70
answer The charges OF tho Comnisioner3 OF Ac9@unts
III % Tic ncmbrrs OF the board lad good reason to-
f. g,rieyed a. tie Corporation Counsel had nlofuea
tho Commi ,.d a OF un nSg Contor kelly said
that he did not think that The Coulnssi,neI
OF Accounts would wiiuily attack the Board
~ Idpcatiou Tho subject could not be dis
cussed until an opinion wa recover lind = az
I'M, moment f. Mayor Ely, which ncl0shi tAe op.hVh
In question II also Gc0scd the printed "Pn.on srnt TO-
H. COMMISSION rs Of Accounts In July last. the man
MONT of which Il repeated IN the letter from torora"h
C,mns.I Wulpev In this he says mat while the con
siIerations advanced In the comnuhicatloh 10
the Board Of -ApporlionmeEt were i1IeioS h,p pr
sented after carefully reviewing the suiJec.,
nc sill considers that his former opinion pa
Inc matter was correct IN CONCLUSION, he saili me
Limitation Of II prr pupi taught. found IN the Act :"
IsjI has been supplemented 10y TIC genera SyA,om
fouud i'm the charter OF 1873, by which iu hiscreuo
over the subject Of apptOpHatlons mas peVn 'o''
uuon the Board ~ AppOrtiOnWent.' ,.,.-. ,..t-, .,
Controller Kelly said that TIE board ga not desire 20
impair tue efficiency OF the public Schools iho h',e
ara proud of their present condition There was h'N9
burden however, upon the taApaIeI. Ne, - W. 80
sary retrruc Oh everywhere ana j." ti"hSii.
items ia tue estimate OF tue bo"t" VI h''''''
that could be- reduced. -, ....ori.,
Ar The N, ctng ~ the Board Of Education ye7terdN
afternoon after the Superintendent h0d rcputu ~
tbr services OF some teachers ia schools Sos ~ ana a.
cnuld M diSpepgod with Commissioner walker ROSE 10
uogou of nrivIiocc He said the Commissioners OF Nc
couns had presented the Board ~ Estimate am az
ucrI,onuci, statement charging that tne b"drn 90 hl
canon had obtained S46jp,OuO more IMAM We
amount 10 which 30 had right lEean WIZ
s.f ,a charges. 1--WE charged" he sal'
vitu sustcry torturing the law Tor our own behtht
and me Board Of Estimate, who have All These year re-
cciyrd and considered demands are chirEed WIN
imbecility. We criminals, ana tAr HghDelS vi
the Board Of Estimates are im0eclies. ieI, t''3,
r,c,lypi the report OF the mm's-"ners Oh
Aarnuuls! Now. IN july OF TINS year
lie Commissioners Of Accounts asked tie tOipotaton
Counsel n the statute Oi l-jl, hNirg tue per ca' ~
lowaucr for school money! was stu ln f"ice. ~ =
printed opinion, ihc Cooperation Counsel UI II tHth
at IL was not This fact shows tna ms botfI was &c
cuSrd malfrpsauce, and the article was picd4tu ~
fine Cammis soncrs OF Accounts, AFTER ahd ID th iH' Oh
me CORPORATION Counsel, opinion. These IiflS were
brought ou oniy by the persistence Of Commissioner
Wirrhan ut The conference TO day. We ai'Nu'd ihl'
meeting only to explain our poSlton nut aiSp tuc
manner in which we raise money"