The sun., 1897-06-24
Woxr OPPOSE WAR1NG,s STABLE
Tho school Commissioners Decide. By q Vote or
q to 2, Not to Flight.


Col. waring was present at tho meeting of the
Board Of Education yesterday afternoon to
meet the objection of the board to tho establish
ment of a stable for his department In West
Eighty-ninth street. He declared that he had
had representations from livery men of the city
who declared that his stables were kept in better
condition than any Of theirs The projected
stable would occupy the site which a livery
stable now occupies lie had lively discussion
with Commissioners Little and Ketchun. Com
missioner Montant supported Col. Warning. Mr.
Little presented petition against the location
of a stable opposite tho school site signed, he
said, by 900 OF the neighbors, and Commissioner
James Spoyer offered guarantee that he could
get 800 signatures there to petition declaring
that the schoolhouso would be nuisance" the
samonunUs, very likely, toO he said, "if the
word stable were left out Of the petition
The end of IL all was victory for Col. War
ing, the board adopting, by a vote of to "a
resolution In answer to an inquiry from the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment, setting
forth that, in the opinion OF tho Board Of Edu-
cation, a stable under the charge Of the Street
Cleaning Department was no moro objections
bile than livery stable OF the same size under
the charge OF a private individual.
Cuban speechmakinR in Grammar School 81 on
June q reported disapproyal of the practice Of
granting permission to citizens to make ad.
dresses to pupils In school hours on subjects not
strictly germane to their scholastic pursuits,
and suggested that international questions
should not be touched upon in any addresses
made during hours devoted to school exercises.
and that a bylaw be adopted embodying these
recommendations.
The board authorized the appointment of this
year s graduates of the Normal College az sub
stitute teachers for the remainder of the month.
The Boston road site instead of Cedar Park
was selected for the location Of the new trans
Harlem High School. on the general representa-
ton that the trend OF northward immigration in
the city Is rather to the east than to the west
side.
The Commissioners, sitting with the addition
OF President Webb of the College Of the City Of
New York as the Board of Trustees of the col
lege convened In special meeting to discuss the
purchase OF a new site. and TO consider Mayor
Strong's letter recommending the purchase of
the old site Of Columbia University Tor the col
lege President Hubbell was instructed to in
form tho Mayor that IT was the sense OF the
board that the suggestion was not practicable
for adoption.
Mr.. Kotchum, as Chairman OF the special COM
mittee on the purchase Of site. offered tenta-
lively q contract drawn up providing for the
purchase of all or three-quarters Of the Convent
avenue site, the lesser portion for $469, 200, or
all for less than 100000. he said; but on Mr..
Speyer's demand for a specific, businesslike pro.
posal or contract, so that the trustees might
know exactly what was contemplated. instead
of there being possible chance for misunder-
standing, the whole matter went over, after
President Webb had read report setting forth
the needs of the college in the matter OF floor
space, until week from to-day at A:30 =. NJ.