New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-19
P1ows IN A BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Tho BOARD of Directors of Education in Jersey
City held secret meeting Tuesday night 20 i's s
gate charges of incompetcnCy PTeieIrSu aHon' thn
principa of the school. The charge was MADE. IL Is
alleged at the nstigation of Mr. lnse, the rrincl-
pal of the school, whose resignation mas since pecn
accented 10 take effect on February !. Miss Speer
friends allege that Mr.. Hulse was plqucd by bliss
Speer's refusal TO permit him % escort her nome on
one occasion, ana that for TINS reason hc PiohP'u
Miss Lewis TO prefer the charges: ..uo
The Board organized itself into committee OF ne
whole and excluded everybody from the room eA-
cept the accused woman, the complainant, anu .lle
witnesses Director Murphy was elected chairman;
and Director Finck clerk. The clerk ecHah 10 i ~.
the charges. when Director Crlnge, iiehd ol tiio
accused woman who manifested great excitement
raised an objection and made so muCh noise III pre-.
scnting il TO the meeting that tue business cOuLH NOV
90 on In a short time Director flhcK TclILeu iiun
the erk>hip III disgust ana Director BOyu ~ us
own suggestion. was selected for the place'
Director Boyd then began 10 read the charges Win
Director Cringle resumed his Interruptions. WIN,
ont wasting any time IN argument, CIorK boyI
struck Director Crnglc n blow In the race aiIu
knocked him down. A great upToar sinlnGula ls
cnsued, the women who were pIesehS w.
screaming at the top of their voices and endeaNoTins
10 escape from the room while the other nelhpcIS
of the Hoard gathered around the belligerens ana
separated them When peace was restored 4rGc'Tt
CrinClc retired land the investigation vent ON; IL
was finally decided to postpone actOh unlll 'i9 w
semi-annual examination, when, If the average on
Miss Specrs class Is mp to the marx, enc VIII w
retained, and ii not she will be dismissed
DISCUSSING WATER FRONT INTERESTS.
Several communications from the Corporation
Counsel in answer 10 resolutions. were received by
the Dock Commissioners yesterday. In regard 10
the titles TO certain pieces of property on the wafer
front he sand that the questions arising IN Wa.PI
front titles were complicated and trouhlesomc' anu
that these questions were in litigation cS
now IN his office; and, in many cases, questions OF
title would necessarily have to await inc 4e-
cision of pending suits. lle approved inc
present system OF investigating these cases.
The Corporation Counsel, i'll answer to the request
of the Commissioners to bring sult to acquire inc
title of the property claimed by the Rhinclander
estate between piers Nos SO and "a. North RIVER,
suggests that before a new suit be begun 1t VIII De
necessary to ask the owners 10 name n price LOT
which they are willing to sell the property. II suIh
price cannot he agreed upon then the SUIT IS TO DC
brought. -,
In obedience to resolution of the Board az the
last meeting, Commissioner NanderpOcl, treasurer
of tie Board submitted detailed statement OF the
receipts and liabilities and Of the contractors VINO
have failed to comply with the terms of Their con-
tracts from Nav l. 1881, to date. The tota' amount
of receipts was $500, 10 81, including S1556fI ~
for rents under leases and permits, S21o1l ~
from wharfagcs and SJi3 IS from sales
of old material. The amount of wharfage accrued
and uncoected is IL 234 90 the claims imposed
by the Board, uncollcctcd, amount to @l,39O 3"'
and the penalties imposed upon contractors, lncol-
Icctcd amount to 81 100. All rents duc prior TO
February / are paid, except the amount turned
over 10 the Corporation Counsel for collection ana
an item OF 300 due from the Twenty-tllird Street
Railway Company awaiting The result OF an lu-
junction. The treasurer VIII hereafter make Il
weekly report.