New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-31
NO NEED TO FEAR REMOVAL.
rAMMANY SCHEME TO CONTROL THE
SCHOOLS WILL NOT SUCCEED.
r,.,vs MAY RE PICKED IN THE CHARTER. FIT
Irs INTENT is PERFECTLY PLAlN-MhMbEiE'
or THE BOARDS Or EDUCATION IN NEW
YORK AND BROOKLYN WILL SERVE
OUT rHETE TERMs-A
LAWYERS OPINION.


OUT rHsrg TERMs-A
LAWYERS OPINION.
The people Of New-York are. as rue 700 wen
Informed 10 he deceived by the Tammany CRY unit
the reform administration OF Mayor strong "aS
been extravogant IN It's expenditures 1or s."oo
houses II Is true that q large amount OF pohos
for this purpose has been issued IN the last uie'
YEAR. hut large expenditures were necessary De-
.,ss ~ tho neglect OF the children OF The CITY
which rammany Hall was guilty OF Tor y years 10.
the purpose 81 making a false sho" OF e0'
and giving the people low TAX rare ~ %,
,eonlc do not object 20 large expenditures ,O
,.cssssrv nurposes and nothing Is more seheid''S
recognized than the need Of enough schoois - i'e
all demands made on them ,.
,-ha need has not been fully met yet, and despite
the large amount paid for the rentals OF ouiioine7
IN which schools be carried on. there are s''''
number of children for whom no room can Eo' 10
800 II NAV be said in passing, however thd'
nv December l the Board OF Educauon zen,
TINT by means Of halliday classes ana ~ ci''''"e
tho children together moro than j. Hesr"ple eNS,!
chus in the city will have a place maze ior II ~
sohool In a year two more, II inc P.ess"'
o,,cy e. adhered TO- az /; certainly VIII De il MI
Low is elected Mayor the supply o. schoo.io'0.9
MIL eoual the demand, and thereafter II WIN o'''
bs necessary to keep pace VIII the sro"'" .. Wv
civ or rather with the growth OF the bo'o"s'' VI
Manhattan and the Bioh% - ,ao,r
getting It's clutches on the schools ana u'e
20 aood government should bear IN MIND that TIE
N,svor elected on Tuesday viii hold once lo' 'o"
x.ars and In that time viii have the power a."
mako all the School Boards IN the s'e@''' -
xy I'm ,n foct have the initial appointment or the
r,erohor. OF the boards TO be csiaoIsHeu al 60"
and Richmond ana the terms OF the ineiiD'I9 -
49,. poarAs Of Education in Brooklyn and the preS-
ont New-YorlI expire he will name ',e" -,
sors the terms Of ell these ohciaiS 1S""e "
-,rco wears But there are not lacAlhS 77'' w
cras,,,o,y will not wait tor the slow process OF
,ba explrat!oH II three-year terms III o'Ne' ~ g.
Gee clptcNos n, the school system and restore 'ne
ahuses which have happily. been swept away, ou'
,hot :, Mr. Van Wycl1 10 elected Mayor he WI" NJ
,.n,t N remove members Of the present bo"'u
ond name their successors Immediately
vIcyyAM LAWYERS AT WORK
,~,ot eucb p course is forbidden by the terms OF
the charter Is no obstacle TO 'he i"'"''"y
scherners The Nigwam lawyers nave "''"
a,o,..red ,oophole I'm the charter that they say
will allow the power Of removal to Apply 10 ,'e",
,ors ~ tia BOARD OF Education, but II - oli'V"''
% f,a Just how the plain language Of the chor'e'
oan lie so twisted as to justify any sucH me-
prstation The Wiswamites however , ,',o -
nosed to ask What Is & little th'hs "No ~
.hort,r between friends?' and If Tammahy WI" ,Te
there Is good reason 20 expect an attack OH '''
schools at an sary oH,f torreenurn or hiatus Of a
-,onfh after the charter takes effect. on JanuiS -
before the present Boards of Educaao M RoroIgh
t s1 ah poaTs ana there question in thf mines
status will be during thad un nHarter Without per
read the language or we C"t ~ thot instrument
ce.i.s ' scboo machinery OF the TWO greater dVis-
ions Of the big CRY shall so on without @ Tbm!s
wy 80 drs Mace there IS distinct anu 49, .,
,skaSie restriction placed on The MtyorS Poweib hat
removing public officers SeeIqm 20 sfteT the com
az any 1t' of his term OF once the Mayor electso
Tor fun term: gay va reouire. remove office
any public officer holding ofhce py pSoard OF
frSn tho aG choo boards also n
diciaI officers for whose removal o''''
made by me s1tipey Gear bus it IS possible to
raise aue6e a.io1 70 a5 NE schooi BoaTds When
,b, ars Mayor OF Greater 2w-lori. S9,HeS III he
once there WI o o9 Bas 9 Of Education is meant tho
Central Board Of the gJeati f S no central Board
ilntI the middle Of February peth2gsns a.w
v"i might argue plausbly that the Mayor , Wa
70 Enca 10 THIN NewYcrk and Broohyn me Ian
g,are az the charter would have heen more speN'"'
p mo section which has been quoted III part
ALI. DOUBT CLEARED Up.
,. $780,. r.era any room for doubt here. however.
,ha moaning OF the charter is made perfectly clear
y, ssotion 1osl which provides for the several
sebool Rosrda This section says in reference to
the Boroughs Of Manhattan and the Bronx:
The Board OF Education Of the city OF New YORK,
- constituted prior to the passage OF this act sha
he the School Board in and for the said boroughs
and the members OF said Board Of Education snail
serve out. members Of the School bo2Td, t ,as
terms FOR which they were respectively hpPol. eu
as members Of tho Board OF Education Of the Guy
of New-York. Their powers; duties enc I9ncuons
and tbcir moves. duties and functions Schoo
ycard under this act shall commence on the hrs'
H1acty SIMILAR s9guage is USED regard an d h
BROOKLYN Board Of Educs don; and there s me ado
eessors 10 the members OF the school Board OF IN
Borcughs Of Manhattan and the Bronx and OF tht
Scno O Borough
terms shall respectively expire
on I'M me oUesIo9 raised IN the interest Of Tsmman,
Hall could be obtained and It was said mat ~ Wa'
the policy of me oinee not to pass On matters INA
official opinion II Wa eXpaingd Ja9t r9s cues s
Maror Sfter january / should attempt % remove
members Of the Board Of Education or inquire as t'
''s rweli.lsnowa lawyer who has given close atten
The sections concerning the powe. or removal an(
the constitution % the new Schooi boaraS, ex
+ DO rot rot see now there is the sigh;est groun,
FOR holding that me nC92s Mayor can nSo
hiblted in terms from doing 20 hy Section %. th
an r." Is not as specific as Il might be made TIT
further provision about menDers Or mo boards o
as members Of the school BOARDS the terms TO
which they were aNqonted clears me mater ~
he way that b ss s19 r d Ing P 70 re
mOyaT Is eat e BASED w IN ISIS for the osndnt
Mayor Strong save that the words except member
O., . w. There can be no question az the inten
OF the trainers Of the charter.
FULL CONFIDENCE ~ Mr. LOW.
II is conceded by all that if Mr.. Low IS the mex
Mayor the school system which he was largely In
strumentai IN having Incorporated in the charte
WIN be continued without change or question; tina
faithful and efficient members OF the Boards Of Edu
cation viii be retained In Office and that ever.
effort to improve the schools and raise The stand
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