The New York herald., 1878-01-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
FINANCIAL rxHIBrr FOR 1877, INCLUDING
BALANCES PROM PRECEDING yEARs-EEoR'

FINANCIAL rxHIBIT FOR 1877, INCLUDING
BALANCES PROM PRECEDING yEARs-REoR-
GASIzArIoN.
AT the eeIns OF the Board Of Education yesterday
afternoon the opinion Of Corporation Counsel Whit
ncy read upon the question referred to him AZ the
last meeting as to whether the rules aud bylaws OF
1877 were binding upon ahe present Board the
opinion says that they are not binding upon tho
present Board It's successors. Mr. Watson thought
that the law was not good one, and wantod II laid
the table. He furthermore thought that shore
were members Of The Board whose opinions on thc
matter OF law good that Of the Corporation
Counsel There was some difference OF opinion on
this subject. and finally Commissioner aIker offered
a resolution that the opinion OF the Corporation
Counsel pe printed the minutes, which was
carried.
Comm issioner Walker offered another resolution to
the effect that there Is u surplus oil 1900 In tho
city treasury the credit OF the Board OF Education
that this should DO divided pro rata among tho
teachers whose salaries were cut down last year
This was adopted by unanimous vote.
Tho bylaws wcro laid over untii the next meeting.
Commissioner Wheeler read IRON pamphlet
Issued by the publishers Of Browns Grammar, VINO
claimed that the Commissioners had voted against
Browns grammars 'to gra,iiy tho personal caprice
oil Commissioner Walker, and that the proceeding
was unjust and arbitrary confusing 10 the tcnehers
uuiair 10 the pupis and expensive 10 tho taxpayo
TmE FINANCIAL srAyxMESr.
Tho Clerk then read the financial statement OF tne
Board tho year 1871 embracing tho TRANSACTIONS
during this year Tor account OF tho years 1879 ana
1876. which wus as follows
Balance Tor account OF 1874, with the Comp o,,..
trollcr per last report. $vAooa
Balance ior account o 1875, with the Comp
troer per last report. loooo
Balance Tor account of 1915, with the Comp
troller per last report. Zooovs
Total balances 1874, 1875. 1876. ....... $3ol, ,76l
Amount apportioned by the boaru OF Esti-
mato ana Apportiopmcnt for tho purposes
viz, ior salaries Of teachers ana Others. . 27ooOoo
Supplies, rents, luel, gas, current repairs,
furniture, heating apparatus, incidentals,
compulsory education aud nautical school, l50,o0
Pu.cuasipg leasing aud procuring stes,
buildings, eniarging buildings &c........ soo,OOO
School moneys apportioned u tho corpor.
ate SCHOOLS. l03 Uoo
Total resources for tho liabilities OF 1874
1875 1876 and 1877 Ola 751
Payments
For account OF 1875. ...................... $7.lo2
For account OF 1876. ............. l0a,s77
For account OF 1871, Wal
PRIMARY schools 2273,oa2
primary schools. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l2o,aSa
For salaries vi professors. tutors ana Janitors
III Normal College and traiuing schools. 81 7,103
For salaries OF teachers ana JapiOrs In tven-
ing schools. ...................~..... s3,597
For salaries oil teachers ana janitors In col
orcd schools. 80. oss
For supcrintendents, clerks and other en-.
ployos OF the Board. 76 554
Supplies, books, maps. states and stationery
Tor all tho schools .................... loo, 22l
Fuel for all the schools and the hall OF tho
Board. ...."................... 81, ,s1l
Gus or all the schools and tie nall Of the
Board. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 12,440
Rents OF school premises. Al, 135
Workshop-wagesa anu materials. ........... 3,035
Pianos. 1885
Compulsory educnt0n-agcnts, &c......... 1878
support OF tho Nautical school........... 25,0OS
incidental expenses OF the Board OF Educa.
uon-printing, advertising, stationery, sur
vey'ns postage, supply deliveries, 3D.. 1o.144
Incidentul expenses or the Normal College
repairs 70 buildings, chemicals, appara.
tus, printing anu sundrios. .............. A7so
Incidental expenses oi coiorod schoo!s...... 616
Incidental expenses ot evening sch oois. .... 6Il
Special appropriations, payments ON con.
tracts, &c.--vix, repairing buildings, al
terng aud enarging same. c................ 1l5 $3.50
Heating apparatus and repairs Of ~ n 22O
Furniture anu repairs Oh. l4,0l5
Corporate schools. amount apportoned by
the Board ot Estimate and Apportion-
lnent loss the Siato apportonm ont 81 l9S l03 600
Total payments account 1877 So 3ld ss0
Total payments for 1876, 1876 and 1871 So 5IS 020
AcatLa6ie Bdidnces
Available for liabilities VI tue years named:-
Balance Of fund for 1S74............. .... 500 664
Balance OF iund for 1875 lS75................. IL l26
Balance OF iund for 1875. Observation-Disclosures. SIS 500
Balance Of fund for 1871. lS77................2 230 ITO
Total balance with the Comptroller. :. $395, ,s22
Tho standing committees for 1873 are Virtually the
same those OF the past year.
Commissioner W'cknam mado q motion to adjourn
early ana TO meet again on Wednesday next tor the
special purpose OF considering tho question oil tho
finances OF The Board. which was carried