, 1879-03-01
THE COUNCIL.
Prospects, for an Enormous Sew.
erage Appropriation.
Discussing New Bchools, German In
struotion, and Other Topics.


.truotion, and Other Topics.
Tho City Council net yesterday afternoon,
md resumed tho consideration Of tle Appro-
pfIntion bill, as recommended by tho Ftnanet
Committee. Aid. McCaffrey prcslded. AMI ali
the members wcto present but Aid. Tuley, Tul.
1y, Oliver, and Jonas.
'rhs first matter considered was the approprl-
ntion Of $4,000 for
NEW sC1ooL.BulLptHos.
AID Turner moved to Increase the amount to
$4,000. AID staubcr wanted It placed at
100000, md Ald. Knopf got In substitute to
maAu 1t t75,000.
the Finance Committee was liberal enough.
Aid. Stnubcr argued In favor Of q large appfo.
ptIatton.
Aid. Thsoop fayored Aid. stauber's motion.
and aaid TINT The action Of tho Council In doub-
ling tho amount given for tt,e school sites should
be rcscindcl. iIc wanted to aec nine TOW
ecloOt.huuscs erected tho ensuing year, and
Thousands Of children now deprived Of school.
aceo!1moaations Tonld thus be provided fur.
Aid. LaWlcr moved suhlt1tutn for tho Item,
making IL read for "ncw primary nr.l grammar
srlools,n and tl,c amount tt0o,000. Tic thon
seized the opportunity to reply to so'no Ho*h-
Aid. Cary ,sns opposed to such Modification
Of tho itefn. but rather than defoat larEc ap-
proprintEou lie would vote for AID. Lawcr's
| suatltuto.
Thr Council Wal OF similar opinion. aud
aduptcd AID, Lawlcr's substitute.
The following items Wero ,,assed upon with.
out acr!ous objection: Archtrct's services,
soy; sewer construction, $l,b0o; easti filling
uni ossiiHE 81 grounds s fsns as .o fId' ik
carueiltcr work atst labor, etc.. 81 cotnpet.
ing Elizabeth strcet school, 10, ,0OU; ses,ool fur
ttnre for new buildings, $e.dIi: oycn!lB schools,
$5,ooo, school sinking tunti, $i.Nn. .,oo
| Gi0 for
TEACnEHB' aALAnins
was taken up, and tho same gentleman also
moved to nad 10 Tic amount $1,000 to provide
incrcased thc ealarIce Of soinc other employees,
a,,l tiln tcarsrs sl1ould be similarly treated.
Tllc AiJcrfnn,, wae informed that tic amount
contained Sas,o0o 10 offset the scrip discount,
n,,i be Withdrew bis motion.
AI' W rnloT'op, @ To- lie lc 90 aa d. had suited that It IN.
eludcd ovcr ,sioooo for teaching music md
nraW, UNI ,ns Gonncl s''ou'o Wall "ns'' l"o
AID. LnwIer wanted 4 postpoucmcnt Of tho
coneornE u NJ MI lie e css % oi ra masi t' md drawing
Xid. Throop read ii.c estimate submitted by
| pense Of tcncNlnr German, music, ntjd drawing
III Tic pul,lic echpys was not ns great N had
bccn stated Tie Aaartl nskod for t53i, i,g4o for
teachers' salaries, n5t tcudIng tic cattnato for
sasnres OF specill teac4ors Of GeT1ran, music,
| nlsl dsnwlng. TO tllnt the Finance Commstteu
| Ind added $4,0G1 for spec!al teachers Of tho
branches Inst above iuentioncs, n1.l $50, 900 to
cover tllo discount on scrip. making tln totnl
SIa 040t as II Rupcarcd In thu report Indcr con.
sldcratIon. Tl1c cost Of German, music, anl
drawing was only. 81. 600.
Aid. DAILY made a statement regarding the
| ngurcs submitted by inspector English at tiie
last meeting ot tha Hoard Of Education.
Aid, 8tnyth wanted to know how much time
Of oaell day was given to mus'e and draW Ing j.
AID. DAILY sald from i've 70 ten minutes, and
Aid, Smyth withdrew ILLS motion TO postpnsiu.
AID. Cullc1ton came into tile Council Cham
l~ber at thts stagn Of tho proceeas, alid, us'o9
learning Tho action OF tl!e Aldermen. renewed
| the motion to po6tnone, and It was lost-ycae,
l@;nayht i6t-AiHs. feafsohs, nallafu, CaFf1 w
bert Mallory, BEltilGr, Stnyth+ ElsztIer, GnOk,