New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-02
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS MAKE CH1H"hS'

LIVELY DEBATE. AT THE NEL!iN" Of 49,"
noAEp OF EDUCATlOX-NEW CoNMiIIAL''
rbora vas n lively debate at the regular h'eeu"s
=, ,he Bond Of Education yesterday afternoon ""ci
Commissioners Gugscnhclmcr ard "cGau H''i"'''0
that the commissioners employed III wv 'o'' -
uon Of property for school purposes were 0'''e'''e
-, much for their services. The dF'r' S""s' "
tho discussion was IA motion TO request the L'b''
l,,rre 70 provide some means Dy which the costs o'
eoudcuniug property for school purposes could pc
r.,u,.A missioner GuggeBh"imcr saii tha' !"
the case Of lot No. 3d. in West Thirty hih-s'' WHO"
WAS worth only $4,000. the cost 81 co''u'"''''"
had been So 10. TIE commissioners ia" l''ou Wv
value Of the lot at slo,2j0 Instead OF si'""' -
that the total cost Of the lot TO the Guy "o"'" -
400 40 Commissioner GugccnhclIncr t"oug"l '''
charges Of condemnation too heavy. ala Ocn'''1
that The case should bc brought before Inc Les'S'',
co,,ni. .i,ner harris endeavored 10 defend the
oeicc nj t,e CORPORATION Counsel and said that no
blame Should In any way be attathei u It, iI''
announcement brought Commissioner 'cTAr" ~ ms
feet and In ,cathina terms he arTashcu t"c ~ SV'
of c"ldcmnlng property. lie sala N!'' II WIS "'
20 appeal 10 that sacred INSTITUTION 'he Ds''"
lure for relief as n similar measure hal been "lanS"'o
cutr ,f thc Assembly last year. lie accused the
commissioners OF cond ,mnati0n of holding too snort
so.sicu. OF adIourninc soon. and Of nH"une 100
often and said that the business might DC nOhc H'
much less time. 49, $500,
commissioner Harris then sprang to his feet ""d'
walking down the aisle. said that he Desired 10 ""'
rupt the Commissioner Is lie didn't thihR IL hc'e,N'
n lmpu,c improper motive, 10 the Department o ''o
Corror,tlon Counsel Commissioner Gerard. paylho
M attention 10 the interruption and slahlpS his "Hci
NJ Commissioner Harris. sharply Tc'cT'cd' Al"
want tlc gentleman to undcIs; that not the c'''
Of the economy that is called for IN TINS 'o''c'"''
could be prac,iscd right IN tie Committee on sites anu
New schools (of which Mr. Harris IS a member.
II was finally decided 10 petition TIC Lcssm,"'c ..
devise some means BY which lot worth Si''ovo oo"u
be condemned for school purposes without tile TAX
pavcrs being compelled 10 pay S2Oi21 Tor H.
In his Inaugural address before the Board, President
Sanger announced tic policy lie would advocate IL
president lie recommended the creation OF ne"
standing committee to be known a. tOmh''''eo OH
school system, whose purpose VIII be To 'ohs'ucf
complaints against the present sch''l SYSTEM "'N."Ss
remedies. and To listen to tie advice ana counsel oi
c>p,rieuccl educators !, f. also to act medium
betvcen the superintendent and the principals OF the
schools Another change advocated by lTe''u'A'
sanger Is the establishment 81 an eligible ll't' rom
which teachers shall BE- selected and appointed ly The
trustees "accorilng 10 merit The adoption o' IN
pan MIR sanger believes. Will secure competent III
.trnctors whose appointment viii hc founded upon
merit aud adaptabity. ipstcad ~ favoit>m or I'F'
sonal inAucIcc." Mr. sanger said also hat tho
present system OF paying teachers should he "DAi-
doncd.
After some opposition resolution to create 4
Committee on school system WAS pass d. I"r W'-l
dent then announced the standing committee i"'
Iso1: Finance Committee COminl, sI0n"Ts Lul''h'>'
chairman. Wchrnm Hopper. Van Mdale st'Hna' :
committee on teachers Commissioners Hunt chniF
man. Moriarty, Wchmm. strauss. Livingston com
mi,fc. on building -Commi.sionct- MacAv. CHAIRMAN
IIoppcr. Crosby OIrcn. I.ummis. Mcnarron, Living
sion committee on supplic-C commissioners MoraiN
chairman GRAY, Hopper. Mcliarron G0uId"h au'i'"s
cuu.mi tee commissioner, Gray. CHAIRMAN ~
barron. HINT Holt. Hopper cohnll''e
ON Sites and new schoOl'-Coniili' 'I"'''
CioSby Chairman. Harris. Gray, liOW"l ,'"nIu'u
committee on course Of study and school lo"hs ON
mI..ioncrs larT1s. chairman: lumIhl' non, Nchh'
sir,,i,,: Committee school iufiu"- "mhl "'''!
Hummer chairman: MOriItty, G"uld"n. 'uE-chh'H''
Muciny committee evening ~ opl, COMMISSIONER
OBIien chairman Crosby. Huercnh"iIrf, M'hTI"h'
Livingston: committee hN laws oilnlls-I,ll'i
Knox chairman: Lummis, Gerard. Hunt, linbbci
executive committee Nautical school, oH!ihS
| ,lourrs Crosby. chairman. o'Biicn. Nni NsuhIr'
Nnclny. ,icrnd cOnInit"" on library anu annual re-
nor (nmmlS ~oncfs Ms.irum. Chairman, '"rHrh,
livingston knox Van trsdll", committee" ola noniIa
ou Of trustees -COmmie >Oucrs tuggrnhrlHrr chair
man: Gray Knox. Crosby. MclMnon. NoriaritN,
OI,rIen. .Iarris Wchrnm, committee On school y
| tenn Ommis ,ioners strauss, chairman Lnnms.
| O,Brlen. Wehrum. Iubb"n. Gould"n Hunt; special
committee OH legislation Commissioners Goulden.
| chairman: lIorri- Van Arsdnlc. Gerard Hubboll.
Strauss, II0l'.