New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-28
PLANS FOR CITY REFORM
Recommendation BY sUB-COMNHTTEES
OF THE SEVENTY
THEIR PROPOSALS IN REGARD TO THE SCHOOLS
GARBAGE AND CIVIL SERVICE rNA%i-
MOTsLY ADOPTED BY THE
EXEsT-TIXl. COMMITTEE.


from ,uh-cOmm,tiees anl transact other business
OF importance Mosi az the men. bers were present
ana az me cosc ~ ;hc meeting /; was sad that all
the reports presented had been accepted unanimous
IT, The report OF the Committee on Legislation
winch has Il. hand proposed measures in CONNECTION
with municipal reform. was not ready to be sub
miiel. D,li TIM reports un the PubAc school, SYSTEM
Garbage Dispose. and Municipal Civi1 service were
presented The first mentioned report calls for
sweeping changes ~ the pubic schoo' SYSTEM anu
recommends with few alterations. the Diii pre-
pared by the commission appointed oy Mayor Vilioy
I'm 1856 This BIZ presented to the last Legs
lature bul was Ut ted upon. TIE Sub-Cominttee
Garbage Disposal reported that in It's opinion inc
dumping ~ refuse H., the harbor should be prohiD-
tied and that seipropelling boats be used 10 trans
port the city's refuse {, place where IT "ond DE
disposed Of by reduction process producing fert'l-
izcr and commercial crease. The Civil Service re-
port recommended that the employees OF the city
departments who are exempt from civil Ser
vice rules excepting seventythree officers should
be subject to the competitive examinations as pro-
vided by the civil service rules.
DIR. PARKHURsT's EARNEST APPEAL
The following letter from DR. Parkhurst to MI
Larocque was received by the committee ana feae'
II probably IL not necessary for me to express 10
You my appreciation OF the magnificent work mt
ras been done by the Committee Of sevehty nur
son. ana II IS nothing more than wnat u unI ~
yourself and associates DO not Know your iren
bat / trust that you Will none OF YOU. be in haste
comn,tcc belongs the credit OF bringing order on.
Of disorder and concentrating the dNetgrM aai
contradictory sentiments Of men upon sinsis mn
nlcipa ticket which the rest Of us nave lollru VIII
you Ia getting That work has been zone c ana
temratrg tho resut, You arc at prns,nS enssS b
IN tne CONSIDERATION II bills TO b" Drought 2.of' ne
Legislature IT'S approaching session. ana me w.se
ad.i,v win witch your best Efforts have BIN
pros,c,,:'a areurs weu FOR the thoroughn'ss and
ssrac''y with which this secon iaGr "{ N"1t pu1
BE service Will b" consummated PA MI you PEI
r,,nf. f'ai taerc t. a third service which ~ AM
your ,orn,,te. can render. and whca believe.
Other body OF men can render 50 vel ,
~ now passing through very orlu,al
Immense ,ictc-y has been won ar tn polls II IS
natural ihoi mon Who 20 rot ihnk 'air,"IIy tI i,
49, -, ...,rne his duties n Mayor aud give Us
: s..i S.ty 5dr'lni.tra,icn it took work 10 wiz
work n.rs,stercy and genius All combinei 10 make
mat victor, available IN all the funess Of It's pos
-ofh.r have. nchiev"d the success but It would
r,uuirc only % fcr men who are half in earnest '"
fe}rai ,irto.y aud dissipao the toilsomo earnings
of the last three morths and lsst ih'ee year
Me-, 49, il seems 20 ne. which your committee san
s,ntimcni AZ the high kcv which has been main
tnncd during the campaign so ihai men men VINO n"r'
no higher ambition than 10 MAKE caIltal ior 'n'in
scl.e. or their party out o; or common N''oiS
may he comrcllo1 Dy The pressure o! pu'iic s"'S'
aut publ cons .i'uco. 10 shape 'h''t l,''"'S ~
uirs ~ principle rather than hy those - eN-
medicine, What has been accom- i.s'e'l Up 10
lsie has been achcved by The procure OF ,onrr1 .
..,fous o. simple roctitud" ana there - no sur
way ~ cancelling what has been done than to NIX
nt~grity with policy. ana cninpose - n,'u.c 'o
is TOO reputable TO be cNhlty rNpenG,n, ' IL
urgently iinportani that the work nov IN the
hands % the Senate Investigating Coninil,"e
sn9Jd eo ' Sa rot dny bec1usc OF The disastrous
onerfs that would be Wrought here by symptoms
yeenine offcci that would be- produced upon pros
pcctN" legislation at Albary The tone III VIM, MN
clui. II the tore in which legislation AT Albhny
viii he inia,ei II h%s iA know to fi GrnT The
community 10 ~ present attitude o; thought ana
tcm,cf 81 feeling and anything which even looks
IN "a. direction Of A compromise policy anything
which Is even suggestive OF anything short Of ahso
h,t. ttoroughness II 80 much accomplishing io"at'
irv,llinting results that have been reached SAP
ping the virlity Of he legisai'" 10 uo. ana u,s
irs back 10 again the ~" 81 root hg.'ns.
small men and small measures which Was at ~
fool on the Gih of No'cmber hesSins MAY you
,iu aitrihu,. he direc tnes~ Of the terms "hich
have "mpoled not to SPIN 90 m ,ho common TU
rause which you aud have 20 heavily at h'Ar'
am etc.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
The report ~ the Sub-Commi'"e on the Public
school system Was IN part a. follows
Tho wisr and progressive aImnistratol ~ a nv
niripli school sysi.m requires crar.y drnnch p g",
crs ad rospor sbiliues on ne part o. mos marx
form AMI Improvement may hon De addres''i ="
such authorities VIII tne Ger 'Any tn"' ," nm
H.. Inc denni,e., 2xeL Th,J surn clearly defined
m The pTi.-. ioo system u tht city ~ Ne" York
is w'!i-NnnHn iIcl. an' th* ~ liss"i l'f'l'.T
,r,,ney dfncult or even impossible" ,nc re'or rn
contemplated By the Committee Of ; ,Vtny me
first step then must BE- to s"crrr -i,h los-lI..1"
~ VII Simplify the existing system o. a'mn'sua-
civ have not been sryis"l ~ nearly N.Y. Ieara
In 1893 IN ACT Va. Pass, p'yiInS iL'' .nT M.'p,
sh uil appoint . minis % prepare ana report
t. the Legislature" comprehend" lryis'"h VI ~.
laws affecting coum'n schools and pubic riucttph
in the city 81 NewYork. n'!udns such attentions
Ia existing laws ard -leh 49," 'l, th.i,s - ny
might deem necessary ami to the advantage 81 III"
The iii Of ne Commission wa Examined by
the BonrI OF Educauon, AMI several afn,ndm"ntS
to the nreslature OF l.ei, but 50 late IN the So
sion that il received no cons'deration II" iulu1-
mental me rT"g' ~ folo ppSn winch '"' '
The maintenance OF Board Of Education Of
mnd.rate He appointed By the Mayor without ~.
gard to political considerations or local po"l'"'
The creation In the Board of suIterntendenis;
OF a permanent dlgnihed and responsib,S body . OF
t ttan,eu Naturalization anni Of the schools.
The provision tha' prncpais AMI gafnSas
ents from an eligible list. admission to which VIII
involve adequate examlnaIGn oo'h IN s6n he
appointed only on such nomination by the Board
The complete separation of the business from
the educational administration, ana the , assign
3 The abolition OF the present inspectors of schools
and OF the present powers o, the Wafn ams u.
progressive and efficient Administrations. ana both
being relies OF a system long since oulHroWn me
bill recommended herewith contains the PROVISION
as 10 trustees originally framed by Mayor Giiroy
Commission. and not that put into the amended pm
as the result OF conference with the BOARD OF ru
cation This is the material feature In which
he bill recommended herewith differs rom that
approved by the Board Of Education III April hsl
II IL proper to add that the change maze IN me
commission's bill at the request Of the board OF
Education probably had no motive except the dc- !
sire 10 prevent opposition the part Of the !
trustees to the other features OF the BILL Ain, /
f. orr propo-al that the trustees u" retained
with powers OF visitation and inspection We pro. |
vide FOR their appointment In districts. each OF
which il TO contain three schools. and once relieved
from III. unnecessary and inappropriate dulies /
hat now devolye upon them. these boards or rus
tees may reasonably be expected To attract 10 |
their membership intelligent men ana women, /
whose frequent presence In the schools ana con
staut assoc aton with the teachers ana pupils |
would be- OF great public benefit
.rIIL, GARiAGE OIL ESTION