New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-08
THOSE UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
MANY CHILDREN WITHOUT SCHOOLS.
r. d. HARRIs, TILE NEW coMMIssIoSEE-Ex.
PENsEs FOR NEXT YEAR.

Il. d. HAERIs, TILE NEW CoMMIssIoSER~EZ.
PENsEs FOR NEXT YEAR.
A special meeting Of the trustees of the Normal
College was held Yesterday afternoon J. l.. ". Hunt
announced that Il. ID. Harris had been appointed
School Commissioner by Mayor Grant in the place Of
J. F. Mosher, resigned The appointment to CON-
missonershlp mnde Mr. Harris trustee Of the Normal
College. The Executive Committee reported that In
their opinion the Board OF Trustees had no right to
discriminate between the admission OF girls who wished
to become teachers and those who did not. The re-
mort was received and approved. The report Of the
Executive Committee to the Board OF Estimate and
Apportionment, putting the amount needed for the
college for 1892 at 5000, was read and approved.
The Board Of Trustees Of the College Of the City d
New York met Immediately afterward Mr.. Harris also
becomes a trustee OF the City College. The chairman
OF the committee Commissioner Holt, offered for sp
prevail the resolution Df the committee to appoint
tutors Charles A. Bonner at salary of l,4Oo Ernest
II. Perrine 81 900 Frank H. Eagan, 81 900. motion
TO amend the report by crossing out the name OF Mr.
E.gan was passed and the report was then adopted
The report OF the Executive Committee 10 the Board
Of Estimate and Apportonment asking for $4,000
for the college for the following year was adopted
The Board Of Education then called to order, and
Mr. Hunt read communication from the Mayor ap
pointing Leopold L. Hayman inspector Of public schools
in the With District, IN place Of Charles q. f. Wahia
resigned. President Hunt said he had visited several
schools In the With District and the principals had tod
him that the inspectors never came to their schools
except when they wished TO urge the appointment Of
protege The president recommended that q resolution
be passed asking every board Of inspectors to report
to the Board the condition OF all the school budinss
The report Of the Official survey OF Schools No. %
No. 60 West Thrteenth-st. No. z, No. go Chrystest,
and No. %, Ninthst. and Frst-ave was read. The
engineers declared them all to be unsafe. Mr.. Hunt
said he had ordered the schools closed as soon a.
he had received the report His action va
approved and the three schools were ordered TO remain
closed until arrangements could be made for then
continuance
report Of the Finance Committee recommending IN
increase in the salaries OF the 1anitors Of all the
schools, was referred to the Committee on Bylavs
and instructions TO amend the bylaws as to allow
OF the increased salaries. A communication from the
Mayor was then read. IL in regard TO the resoa
ton of the Board Of Aldermen asking the board Of
Education why the schools were closed and why
suitable provision was not made for the pupils 10
was referred TO the Buildings Committee Mr. Lummis,
chairman of the Finance Committee, read long repon
on the subject OF the three condemned school build
ings 1t was TO the effect that the committee moved
that No. % and No. be abandoned and new buildings
he erected and that No. 80 be repaired. This report
was laid over until the next meeting, wednesday,
October Ia.