New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-20

mCnt, declared that ppltI'dI influences III
creased the expense of the management of the
parks. Joseph Bumenthal described the diff
ficdlty of removing street distractions.
PARTICULARS OF The INQUIRY.
The inquiry was conducted in the Iayor's priv
office Many spectators wc:e present, aud Senator'S
Mccarthy, Strahan, Baker and Bixby, Of the COM
mittce Frederick G. Gedney, Civil Justice Of the
Eighth District testified IN regard 70 the cost OF dis
possession proceedings in the cIvll cOngts. His
statements were substantially rs follows:
The clerks somewhat IA DOUBT as to whether OF
not there were any fees IN dlfposeioh cases. 0orpos
uOn Counsel Whitney gave al opinion thh the ices
senator MeCarlhy-Nr Bliss charged here that the
C.Yl Justices came together during the summer and
resolved TO continue their ctl eXacton or thr.e ees
anow nothing about that was absent In Europe
Il there or = there not an outside person connected
with your court who receives sgcl feesi
far my knowledge goes there - 10 such person.
he ashaPs mau may receive some JmQcnsltiOn, DuS
know nothug about H.
Henry G.. Leask clerk Of Justice Geduey's court,
said:
Trerc s no person. not on The liz, Of employees,
who cxacts fees FOR issuing proc edngs
II there dnJ fees asked Il must D. % Tue harslafs
senator McCarthy-Mr. Bliss said that the Civil Jus
tees determined not 70 receive any fees ts such'
Senator Srauau-Wc, II l. evident thlt tIey are not
asked IN Tins court
Joseph B.umenthal. SuDerintentcnt OF Incum-
brauces gave testimony about Illegal lAcumbrances
in the streets follows:
Some incumo RANGES are apthouzed-those within thu
street line. such wagon, and slgI Tor which they
receive a permit from the Mayors " rshal We often
come into collision IN these permits Of the Mayor;
system itself is abused. TIE class of subj cts
for which permits are issued - not clearly defined; 50
that tie person receiving d permit doesn't Know
rhe mits OF H. THIS confusion adds 10 ia' expense %
our Department Complaints are mlie 70 lie that such
and such permit has Dcen abused II the permit ls re-
voked remove the intumDrau"e. ine popular theory
about department seems 10 be t1at tae more 40
the worse run TIE department Whr tit 'ess u9 lhc
more popular am In sequence 9tthls theoty an
given very small appropriations ana can only atend
therefore, 10 he more ueehl Ci % n o,, V.,nn
Of the streets. Ny appropriation Is OnN SJVoO owing
to this insuicieGcy my department j. regular farce
can ouiy attend 10 me urg NJ coMpalnti' II cue rer
Int Bureau and my Bureau Were cUus0ldated at leas.
- 900 could b. saved TO ie CITY, Ile ovsiness would
be transacted better There are IJ'JO wagons IA
the streets 1000 or these have permission from the
Mayor obstguc the streets nk mat al these city
offices which give PERMISSION o. ~ various things III the
streets might well he cOUs0Hta' q.
senator Nc, ,arthyCouid tni~ husuess wisely be in
trusted to the Police Depirtuentl
Yrs and the police c,ui properly Inspect these yari
Gus affairs aud give assistance To ,NcI2 bureau.
TUE BOARD or EDUCATION.
William II. Nelson, an cX-plcsdent Of the Board
of Education gave his views concerning the schools.
In substance he said
Tired 10 the salaries Of the teachers properly
adjusted but there were always 80 many local inter.
scheme that / failed. The ultimate effect OF
adjustment would be, reduction of salaries;
|
OF salaries the aggregate Of them is too large In some
eases mink salary $1,000 TO principals Is
too too Attest hi saaTss TG% There IS far as to
affect tue expenses OF the scIoois some lnfuentla
commissioner had friend employed In tne schools and
des red tue wages lie couldn't increase the
salary of one teacher without is.ailg ,ne pay ., az ~
were raised. increasing the expenses ot the cy
senator McCarthy-Does politics Influence the
Oh YES IN many wavs. There has been good deal of
~ "A hp q
ing o. schools unnecc ssay. The Board 81 !ucailon
CONTROLS its appropriation gros, the Board OF Ap.
the think before building Is torn down and
should ne a survey Of ;he bu!iding b, some other
Official persons than employees Of the Board
in the lower part of the city ought
TO be consolidated. Taere aFe too many grammar
schools 10 parts OF the city where te cui dren are TOO
poor To continue long a school PrDar} schools should
b. substituted There ought 10 DC very LARGE dimnl,
rou OF the number OF grammar schools Children should
also be kept longer the primary departments tDan
Iuev are now. 1t that there should De an
az he carried further than the two lowest
classes OF the grammar schools. In this way great
deal of money could be saved aud more children w'a.i
| be eiuoated-st east In the primary branches a
quarter or million of dollars might De Savra she clIy 1
salaries OF teachers lh's reduction si9uu aect 'ue
salaries OF future appontces at .ast lO per cehl OF
lhe teachers retire every year from serTlse 50
tnat the reduction would take enect rapidy'
think Normal College "a al * l'nslNe Institution
the effect OF the expense !, ir an tnr"uI "a Or cuoo's
II very BEAUTIFUL Tut II IS iXiry sipernuliy.
think 20 per cent might De saved IN le expenses OF
81 4
the purchase Of boots and SUPPLIES winch IS made ~
the Commit supplies. 1nat comm ttee, thihs'
dlG their work honestly.
THE PARK DEPARTNENr.
| Henry G. Ste5bns. ex president OF the Park De
partment testified rs follows:
the principal Of the expense NJ the Park Depart
m+nt is its fusion with 20 ltict system Employees
should be selected for then efficiency The more com
rnssiopers have the more .N.tious You have and
tue greater is the expense The .Aaetohs pave Decon:
vory great. You should have skilled people, efficient
| responsible only to lin. In that case ihlhs
wore satisfactory to the peop Even during the tine
| l was There persons w0ult come and 0cLdhl patron
are The parks hould be teate 80 works of art. put
m the hands of competent man. aud taken on, of the
nolitca system the whole design 0f the parks Is mn
Nd consciousness while there many persons were
on the pay-ros who did work for thc political sys
Senator McCarthy-Then you would favor having
only one bead TO this department ..,, ~. .,,, >,
respOnsOlc for the management; lie uid cail IN com
| peent men to help him.
Senator Strahai-Suppose Sucl Il hth were chos-h io
political reasons - NJ,
| would rather take the risk VITA one man tMn Will
| four. -, .,, -. -.
Len ,turc III An ,mpt tO take tiN department ou
Oi sppoat"r po sranan- Ion't know but that would
| Mr steODin,-i have always regretted tn& the con
| hands OF the Park Department T.us introduced poll
| tics docsiyely into the department.
| The committee here went INTO Executive session
| Some of the Senators favored closing the nvestigi
| ton in the coming week. Others argued that thi
| action would not give time to make Il thorough IN
| spection of all the departments lt was finally re
| solved to extend the time, even if 1t should tax
three weeks and comp ctc the task IN thorough man
ner IL was resolved to send subcommlttecs iuto tn
| several departments aud e. have t-eir books exam
| ined. The committee then adjourned until Iuesda
| next
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