The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-09
SOME IMPENDING CHANGES.
An AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENT UPON THE
hoard OF EDUCATION.


school Commissioner Record Formally
Cited 10 Answer Charges-A Step
Against President Walker ConteIn-
plaaed-.The New City superint endent
Mayor Cleveland has cited Mr.. Record.
of the Board of Education. before him to
show cause why he should not be removed
from his position. Edward A. Dugans
affidavit charges that be had not, at the
time Of his appointment by Mayor Collins,
been for three years a resident of the city,
as required by the charter. The act which
makes the Board appointive instead of cleo
tive leaves the Mayor master of the situa-
ton He has absolute power of removal,
and the removed member is without ap-
peal. Mr.. Records citation was served
upon him last Monday evening; and as the
Mayor is required by the act to give him
two weeks notice, the hearing will prob
ably take place on Monday or Tuesday of
next week. 1t is broadly limited that the
Mayor intends to serve a similar notice
upon President John A. Walker. Mr.
Walker is Republican. Mr.. Record is
said to be Democrat, but he made himself
conspicuous during the Spring canvass as
an advocate of the reelection of Mayor
Collins. The removal of Mr.. Record,
which is said TO be foregone conclusion,
is to be followed BY other changes in the
Department. The four members of the old
Board are in favor of the retention. Of
School Superintendent A. W. Edison; the
three new members Of the Board are said
to be in favor Of new man. If Mr.. Record
is removed, 1t is broadly asserted that he
will be supp lapted by some one who will
act with the three new members. and it is
among the probabilities that Mr.. Edison
may be removed. No one questions The
perfect fitness of Mr. Edison for his duties,
and the movement for his decapitation will
be conducted on the plea that, like Mr..
Record, he had not been resident of the
city for three years at the time of his APP
pointment. This qualification, under the
city charter, applies to all city officers,
Doubt is expressed whether, within the
legal acceptation of the term, Mr.. Edison is
a city officer. He came to this city on
three-year contract with the Board of Edu-
cation, and, if he is removed, be will prob
ably insist that he is mere seryantof the
Board of Education, and upon the payment
of his salary for the full term of his con-
tract. AS Principal Poland. of the High
School, is open to the same obi. ction with
the School Superintendent, it is not un-
likely that the removal of the latter will be
followed by an attempt to remove him also.
In the event of vacancies being declared in
these two berths. local school principals
will probably be appointed to fill them.
The removal from his position of Clerk
Mark Curley was accomplished by the
votes of the three new members, aided by
that of Mr.. Sherwood, one of the four hold
overs. Bernie Westervelt, the new Clerk,
was chief clerk under County Register
GERRY" Cleveland, and, since the change
In that Office, clerk with Mr.. Sherwood.
He is capable and diligent, and viii doubt
less fill the bill to the satisfaction of every
body. It was originally understood that
Mr.. Sherwood was to supersede Mr.. Walker
In the Presidency of the Board, and his
own vote was to do it. At the last moment
he weakened as to that point of the pro-
gramme, but adhered to his promise to vote
for Mr.. Westervelt.
The developments in the Board of Edu-,
cation matter viii be watched with eager
public interest during the next few weeks.