New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-01

On the motion Of Mr Dowd, 500, 900 was added
for gen sral repairs This let about $4,000 to be
proyijed for ana to means OF meeting thus doh-
cheney the attention Of the Board WAS gwen yes
terday The points discussed we the abolition OF
IN, teaching of French. German, music aud drawing
IN the public schools the disconuuuance OF coiored
schools tie reduction Of the amounts appropriated
for fuei gas, supplies etc; IL short the Commits
sioncr> found it necessary 10 sean the whole list OF
expenses COSBY and propose roduc ions here and
cuttine down there IN tn earnest desire TO make
holm g ads meet As one way OF cutting the Cor
dian knob. MI TamseD moved that the Board APP
peal 10 the l. gIsaiure TO authorize the payment
OF $3.50 900 extra to met the contingency. Ibis
raised the irst storm and led 10 ong and vehr
men: disc II ION. The opposition rdls d tine point
that ~ wouid be unbecO ling t'r the Boa Il 10 make
such en pr Il 10 tie lie -is.a ure at ID present
time wien bill was pen ini TO Ieg laie Ia III our
of Office Nr OJd sad hat he did no care At
the Le;lda uT ar...I put IN eIq the Leai ne
latme wish "a 10 cut of tn'u eads Il might have
that plivIege. Whatever tho legislature InIg {
do or whatever IT might inteId to do, he believed
that the aud most sensible wa OF sc ting the
mater wOuli be 90 tine Legislature, ate
the pre- lcanent in which tue board of AD'
portioamen .. nad left he Comm. ssloners, aud theE
asa that Dody to heip them odt Of their dIihculty
VITA the 100000 Mr. Hansen said th1t II hs
moIOn prcyaio. the SALARIES o. the teachers could
be tenpOraFIiy reduce i've pei mt and II should
be understood that when tue @I50, 900 was secured
the ieachcrs would bs re.mDursed The opposition
Thought hat tns would be counting chickens be-
iors Iiey were iatche,I, and Nh Tamsen's motion
was iost Dy Yot Of 10 20 /.
Iheq es,ion of aUOisnIng the special teachers
wa, LLeu considered aud this led to "a long contrO-
gersy Tue COnmis 'lOners who favored sp cal
teachers IN German. F.ench. music and
drawing, especially "a the ,wo iangqases
ing over OF French and German to the
regular teachers. Their opponents urged that ut
The BIS viItae must be IN dc of necessity; they
. tha ~
by ihe regular TEACHERS precisely as well as by
sIeoI las ructors. A vOte was not reached
until after prolonged srgumeni, and then the
mo .oI TO DISC ,utlnue speCial teachers on March
" 40 carn d. 1t explained an understood That
this ,o viii not all CT the teaching OF these four
biudIes Du. Ina, alter SIared they va Do taught
by the iegui A teachers. his ebected ID reduction
Ia expen-es Of aoout $oI 600.
so much difficulty. The MAN obj ion raised
that ger toIOIe urged VIII never the natter had
beeu broug up: that there was doubt
aDout the legality Of the abolition of such
sclo is SIR ID wd had SAID that school No. 3,
which was opened in virtue OF aspeclat apprOprla-
uOn o. $4,000 by tn Legislaturo IN 1857 could
not be ajUnshei Dy the Board. Those opposed to
tins uterpreted the natter differently asserting
that he DOATa could abolish any school II III tbeT
judg nent IL was necessary AID proper. Inc mOtlon
10 aDOiish the CO UTrd school at length carried
anO Il VIII 20 into effect Oh May j. rsduction OF
81 :, 900 thus brought about. ms made me
reduction 80 Ear $4,000. reduc ION 9l SZloo9
Education, aud u few minor changes were provided
for
The reduction of teachers salaries was then
taken mp In, action oil tho Icachcrg Association
Oh HORGay IA app0iI ting committee OF seven to
pfo.est az unsG IL reduction OF salaries had been
talked over beforehand, and some OF the
stat nent maae at tue teachers meeting re-
gaIuIng extravagaLt and uselo expenditure III
repairs were said 10 90 without tOundauon; lac
FI,sance committee. consisting OF hessrs D0wd,
BeaTdsloc, Bell, Kelly aud Schln, reported IN favor
OF reduction ia pei cent On teachers salaries
! his viii make a SAYING or ABOUT
500. 600 Some OF the Beard favored
reduction OF only per cent. 1t was generally
conceded that some reduc ion must lie made. Inc
BOaid had declined au H. peal TO the Legislature
anu def rnine1 10 throw The responsibility on Tine
Board OF App, rtiounent Ii was ii o'clock before
the last "hgurag Ob The result" between ana "a
per coat was made, and then the Commissioners
the 81 AIRY Of each teacher, from the president or
the orinai College down to the lowest, INC udlDg
Inc lamtOis" Inc amount thus saved was about
FsoOOO he reduction ehected by the abonton |
OF special teachers and coIored schOo o. and by d.
Sl%5 900.
j.. Inc amount required for teachers wages by the |
nnsi agreement OF the Board will DO about
I1,Sos,|o0; Tor JanItors sal4res, about $lO3 l63
loI expenses tOi tde board of Education, $1,000;
lvr eAp;Lsos for The Normal College. $4,000 Tor
oIAs 70 ward trustees, @2.4lZ-maklng total OF
s soout $3 eIISo. he present estimate " Tor
epocia repairs to buildings, furniture aud
te s apparatus and for other school purposes
S~'i'ooo' Inc Board expec, 10 make this about