New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-03
MANDS OF GERMAN DEMOCRATS.

regulate the affairs OF the city will all be held inf,
week. The Board Of supervisors, which constitutes
the Comfy legislature, will hold its annual mec,in,
on Tuesday afternoon and transact such bushes. as
may properly come before IT, In tho absence Of
superviSorat-Largc KretzSchmar. who has left his
Ofcial dnic, for season 10 s0lOurn In Europe the
task of presiding the Board will dcvolve upon
Supervisor Richard Baisley. Of Fatlauds. Mr. Bats.
eys election % tile important place Of president pro
tem OF the Board was due in the first instance to
determination to defeat Supervisor John y. McKane
for the place. and because Mr.. Baisey possessed
any qualifications for the place above his fellow Demo.
Gratis in the Board. lie has obeyed the wishes Of tho
powers that be- in his party in the appointment Of
the committees Of the Board, one of his principal
duties, and is serving his second term. Affairs
! relating 70 the County Farm will come before the
Board at this meeting, and the County Trcasurer.
Mr. Adams will present the ANIMAL report Of finances
the fiscal year begins with August /. II is probable
that the raising of salaries Of subordinate officers, DO
gun az the last meeting. will be continued.
The Board OF Education will likewise hold It's August
meeting on Tuesday afternoon. The members
recently appointed by Mayor Chaplin will attend for
the first time and assume their duties. As the ma
orty of the fifteen members appointed this year are
thalr own Successors there will he little for them %
learn. President Hendrix will appoint the standing
committees and number of changes in chairmanshps
are likely q be made An animated debate will take
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sented. This committee. Of which John H. Creery Is
chairman has formulated report in regard to The
rules for marking and promoting pupils. The pro
posed change, are aimed 10 secure uniformity OF syL
tenn in all the schools and 10 make the work more SCI
cntlnc and accurate II is proposed TO have the oach-
es mark the pupils merit in their studies upon inc basis
If q months work. instead Of a weeks, and man
this the basis Of promotions. Instead OF absolute
mower in promotions being left in the hands OF the
nrncpals if will be divided among the class teachers
under the new system. The time for eNahnhauons
Wi be limited to two weeks IN term whereas IN
some schools six weeks now devofed 10 eAamihs
tions every SIX months With Uniform stancaN
I'm all the schools il will he possible 10 put cmdrca
In tbe same grade when they remove from one pat
81 the city to another and are forced TO change
schools By the rules, also, power viii be given
IN thc Superintendent TO transfer cmd 70 another
school when there is not room enough lot us pro-
motion in the school in which 1t belongs
The new scheme is advocated by superintendent
Maxwell but about thirty Of tie principals are Up
posed 90 IT, and have signed petition 10 'he TOM
r,it.oo ON Studies asking a hearing, but they are nd
likely TO get it, They will. however. have spoKeshen
In the Board vigorously TO oppose the changes pro-
nosed II Is probable that the question VIII Oe 90
lated at several special meetings. In order tia'
NAV be settled before the opening OF the IAN 'ern]
The midsummer meeting Of the Board of Aldermen
Is set down for Thursday, and NUMBER Oh quesuVn'
are likely 10 be acted upon, as II Is not proodOe '
tho R,rd will meet again before the last THURSDAY IN
soptcmber The members. who serve without S"lah
are not anxious to meet often in the heated term am
nc ,bev did not begin their vacation untll near ua
middle Of Julv il Will be prOtraced a. late as poS
silIe Action will probably be taken upon the 20
tition Of the two electro light companies i'r i'
chi,es 10 put up poles and wires Inc Aas"s' 'ee"s
/ ~ the Brooklyn Bridge trustees VIII oe ''eu "
No,dov ~ next week II a quorum attend some
Doc,fn
a committee Of the trustees and the Boari OF hApe''
recently appointed TO pass upon the plans FOR new
| Bridge terminals.
There is much interest among real estate men 70
cardng the appointment of appraisers To Value l"'
lands 10 be sold by the Government to the city iOe
the use Of the Wallabout markctmen Ihres a''
70 be named by Secretary Tracy. and 1t Is SAID 'nas
he has decided upon the men 10 be naneh' oul wiz
not make them known until he has returned rom Ills
cruise in the Despatch A variety Of valnafon'
/ have been fixed for the property, when mclhde'
/ 900 city lots besides the streets some b'oohpu
pcople think that the Government, not being III 'i''
land speculation business. should sell the properly
for what il cost with interest for the score or o's
Of year, II has been owned. as the added mcrcnch'
Of value is due the building mp OF the CITY I'D "''
| uoichlorhood some Washington people hold u u
! said that the land j. worth S2.OOo,O)O. Inc oPhoa
f. attributed - The SecrctIry that II is worth Sl"V''
900 other authorities say that II Is worth eJ""Vo
or 5000 900 One-half Of per cent upon any ="
| ,rc v,luotions 10 be divided between the three
! appraisers would well pay them for the work
! 4 good start in the work Of making known 's
rev system OF voting TO Republicans was maze ="
the srecal committee Of the Republican General
| committee last week As soon as sample election
hth, can he procured and the other things necessary
f,r exhibiting the system the educational work VIII
,o1n The members of the subcommittee WIZ
represent each ward and town. VIII hrSt SC" Nv
method Of voting. and then Instruction VIII Dc r"0
To the General Committee ana TO the He"'uc'S ="
each ward and association. ana all oteI 'o'e'
,,, may desire - know In advance Of election Day
how 70 handle their ballots But there Is not bea'p
20 much need for lnstucting the Republican Vocer'
49, D.,oer,tic ones, and the managers Of the Demo'
cotic Marty have found this out. They are m'Nn'
specia efforts 10 instruct the uneducatcd eSpc'"v
those Of foreign birth, in the use OK the PaS''
ballot which Governor Hin devised. II Is sal' "
say that I'm the strongly Democratic wards tc oA'''
Twelfth and Fourteenth. for example inc nu'F
lge bottle in the ballot booths Will be uSed ia' "o'
than the pencils provided by law. At the recent e..
hibtion Of the voting knderCarten by the Dem 'crSs
| the uuc~tion was raised which has been eierFcu "
the Acknowledgement Of the state, whether -
who spcils hi, set of ballots and gets IL" O 49,.
entitled 10 the full ten minutes FOR preparn- ~
second set that the law allows voter WIN ''V 'Y.
80, II the full time is allowed one man might occupy
,,,h forty minutes, a. four sets Of ballots are
u,,uI hv purpo,cly spelling three of them. and my
man c,uld occupy the six booths at any one po""s
,a, Cor the whole ten or twelve hours the polls As
omen and di,fanchi,e the remaining $50 voters In
district The decision Of the Attorney 'enera T"
awaited with interest Chairman Kcnna' oil the pci'V
cratic Campaign Committee, holds that No'c' - ~
titled to the full time for each set OF ballots. , .
The suggestion is made that sumner eAnol'oH
nain,incs in a loan collection from the galleries ="
wealthy men should be made for the benent oil peop'
who stay at home In the city. The men VINO p 49,
choice paintings like John J. Martin NEim . Ia
,nr and others leave their houses Tor Two ol 80
mnnths and rheir pictures hang unseen Tor ti, ~,
a. their houses are closed II tneN were nniSa IA
10 valI. Of the Art Association Hall tleE "oulu
enuaIlv we'll cared for could be insured iot MA
etncnSo and would be seen with deught U9 onrss II
ui, have few opportunities for examining "a
arr and who have leisure. WITH s'a'! IL, ~
half holidays In summer than at any 3.c t ~ work