The New York herald., 1878-09-26
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

A special meeting OF tho Board OF Education was
hold yesterday afternoon for the purpose of taking
action upon the report from the Finance Commitiee
submitting the annual estimate Tor 1872 Al Inc oe-
ginning OF the session, which was long one, Com
missioner Watson offered number OF amendments
reducing the Appropriation TO $l06,00 Three OIL
these amendments wero adopted, making reduction
of $4,000 in the total. lengthy ana lively d,s na
cussion was held the subject OF ,he
nautical school appropriation, which was Soo,ooo'
This itsm IN the budget was passed almost unahi-
mously during the absence OF Cominissioner walker
from the room, but his return ne asked Tor re-
consideration Of the vote which request was granted
He then made long speech against the hau'loai
school as a branch OF the Board oil Education and
moved the appropriation be reduced 10 So ooo "nlcn
was re piled TO bv Mr. Welmore chairman OF the Nau-
tica school Committoe. President Wood leit tne
chair TO speak Ia opposition 10 the applopFa.,1a
state oil tho Finance Coumittee rs amenaeu ana
ESTIMATE, 1879.
For salaries OF teachers IN grammar ana . o.. ooo
primary schools % ooo'oo"
For salaries OF jantors OF grammar and ,or aoo
primary schools. ..-........ io''ooS
For salaries OF professors, teachers ana
others in the Normal College and training o, nan
For salaries OF teachers and isnitors in tho
coored schools, day and evening. ....... ooooo
For salaries OF teachers and janit0rs ID the a. ooo
For salaries OF tho city superin.sndents OF
schools, clerks and other employees OF the 80.
Board OF Education. ou..................-... '1'oW
The use Of The schools oIs................... 10000
board. - ~. ......... 10000
Board . 10000
For rents OF school uremises .......... 10000
For incidental expenses OF ward schools,
allowances to trustees for incidental re-
pairs 10 buildings, furniture &c, ana ior 40.
expense OF clerks to Boards OF Trustees. oo,0oo
For Incidental expenses OF the Board "I
Education; printing, advertising, station - .a.
cry, postage repairs OF hail. &c, &c.,. Zo,ooO
For incidental expenses OF the Normal Col
lege ana Training Department, including
current repairs 70 the buildings furni-
ture, &c... ......................' ''oo'
For incidental expenses oil evening schools,
printing repairs, furniture, &c. 1oo0
For Incidental expenses OF coored SCHOOLS,
printing, &C., and all repairs 10 buildings,
furniture, &c.......... ..............-'.. S,ooo
For workshop, wages and materials. ....... o,0oo
For the enforcement OF tue act, entitled
can act to secure to children the benefits
OF an elementary education" passed May
H. 1874. ........................ $1,000
.aDlisned py ac, OF 24.h April, 1873 10000
For pianos Tor ward schools. .............. 1000
For purchasing. leasing and procuring sites
for erecting buildings, and for altering,
hitting up, enlarging and repairing the
buildings ana promises under the charge
OF the Board oil Education, and Tor alter
ing ana repairing the furniture aud heat
ing apparatus; Ior tho support OF schools
which shall have been organized since tho
last annual apportonment OF thc scnool
moneys made by the Board. 1873, 600
For the Corporate schools, per special acts
Of the Legislat Observation-Disclosures. 11O, 600
Tctal... ,Vou