New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
GRACE AFTER MORE PLACES.
HE WANTS COLONEL MONROE TO BE
MADE TAX COMMISSIONER.
HEARING; AT TIE CITY HALL on THE SCHOOL

HEARING AT TIE CITY HALL on THE sChooh
BOND BILL.
Mavor s,rongs visitors Yesterday included Speak
or Hamilton Fish James Phillips, )r anu Sc
eral members OF the Assembly. The Mayor sal"
Yesterday that he had not yet had 'he ''''.
read very closely Governor Morton's meho' a"
filed with the West Troy Police Dill bu' ne Wv
no, think that II had any bearing Whatever U" w
Governors views relating to police legislation io'
New-York city.
No announcement OF appoin tments OF Flre 'oI"
,nissioners need be expected for some days Inc
latest slate for the Fire Board contains the nam,
OF James r. Sheffield, ex-Assemblyman OF inc
XIth District: General q. H. La Grange, thifh vice
president of the Anti-Machine Republican Ut
ganizaton. and Austin r. ford o. Inc '''"
World.
The German n American Reform Union Is In the
field with a schedule OF candidates for places ana
in IL Theodore Sutro appears as a candidate TOT
Tax Commissioner and Dr. II. A. c. Anderson Tot
the Board of Charities and Correction. Ex-Mayor
Grace has a candidate for Tax Commissioner IN
Colonel Robert G. Monroe OF the Grace ontnt
Of Young ncutenants. Colonel Monroe has been
mentioned for several Federal offices since Cieve-
lands reelection. and at one time was supposed
TO be sure of either Naval Officer or surveyor Oh
the Port His friends say that he was offered the
Mace of Commissioner OF Patents In the Depart
ment OF the Interior, but declined 1t. Mr. Grace
was reported yesterday as having determined 10
bring about Mr. Monroe's appointment for the lax
Board and when the Mayor really wants any
thin ,'ity Hall politicians have come to look upon
the man Mr. Grace recommends as n sure winner
Mayor Strong gave public hearing yesterday on
tho hill which has passed both branches OF the Leg
isIature allowing the city 10 issue 100000 Schoo!
bonds the proceeds to be expended for new school
buildings Several speeches were made In favor NJ
the bill and no one opposed II. After the hearing
the Mayor affixed his signature to the' certificate
of approval and returned the bill to Albany.
Commissioner Robert Maclay. the first speaker.
of the Board OF Education. said that l2"li children
were denied admission TO the schools OF New-fork
last year because of insufficient accommodations
This prevented the enforcement OF the law re-
curing all children between seven and twelve
years old to attend school. Mayor Strong asked
where increased school accommodations were most
needed commissioner Maclay replied that ne
seventh. Tenth. Twelfth. Thirteenth, Nlnel"ch'h
and Twonty-third wards wer" most IN h"ed OF
or The s5.NN0oo appropriation by the bill Mr.
new sites and buildings. The remainder must go
for repairing buildings now; Owned by the cry -.
the Bonr1 OF Education had received bad treatment
mate. II the 81 Go60o asked for last year had
is now hcapel upon The Board Of Education. The
s s5SSG' y EoH'''''" was increasing d" the '"
!. Augustus Johnson. representing the Good Gov
methods in vogue for acquiring school sites. lie
said 1t took three years 10 acquire the property
ecloctcd. Tie favored the E.coc" appropriation
which experts declared was The smallest sum whi,h
would rcli"V" the congest"d condition oi ih'
statistics prepared hy the Board Of Education
there In the school building OF this CIV
lsl3e) sptings. while there are 1900 pupils res
tered, and the average ATTENDANCE ia 9s. ms
table showed that there was an excess OF NSb over
the registry AMI .6.lN over The ATTENDANCE