The sun., 1897-01-01


and may. appoint more II the Municipal Assem-.
bly, and the BOARD of Estimate and Apportion-
must DO assigned to tho Brooklyn office. lie
Is also empowered to appoint auoh superin-
tendents; wardens. and other subordinate ofi-
GERS ana assistants nR are necessary to ell
,ient service. .Duputies assigned to horoughs
will have all the powers Of the Commissioners
within the borough. The Commissioner may
delegate to tine superiDtendents OF the peni-
tentiaries under his control power 10 appoint
their subordinate officers
Tho Commissioner Is to have Jurisdiction
over all penal institutions in the greater city
except the jais in charge of sheriffs or the
Provision is made for tho commitment Of per-
sons convicted OF yagrancy. intoxication. or
part OF the new city to the Blnckwells Island
workhouse The Commissioner is empowered
70 transfer them to any other branch work.
house In the city.
Mpst Of the provisions Of The present Con-
solidation act relative To the existing Depart
ment OF Correction are retained.
Chapter xvuI.-Depnrtn-nt OF Education.
Title to all property now used or hereafter to
be acquired FOR school purposes In the city OF
Now York ia vested IN the city and placed un-
der the management Of the Board of Educa-
borouzhs.
All offices connected with tho present educa-
abolished and their powers are lodged In tho
new boards created by the charter. Ths
Two school funds are provided for, one o
special fund to be- administered by the Board
".
eral fund. TO be distributed to the several
boroughs and administered therein 10y the
school boards Of the boroughs, The special
fund 10 to contain all money raised for sites,
the erection and repair OF buildings or their
purchase or lease, for the purchase OF school
the board. The general fund will embrace tho
item OF salaries OF teachers and all others not
covered in tho special FUND. II is 10 be appor-
toned to the boroughs on the basis OF the mum.
per OF teachers and the aggregate days at
The Board OF Education is TO be com posed
OF thirteen members, including the five Presi-
dents Of the borough school boards. forr dele
Manhattan. three from the school board of
brooklyn. and one from that of the Bronx.
Members ME will serve one year Whenever CEN
oughs has increased in population 900, 600 or
more. It will be entitled to an additional repre-
Education will organize on the third Monday
OF February by eleetinR President from Its
the board::may hold any othcr ofiice. They
serve the public gratuitously. The board may
sue and be sued as a corporation. II will have
Of Education at Elm ard Grand streets. and
may make provision for housing the borough
school boards, with the consent of the Bo Ard
OF Estimate and Apportionment.
In the Central Board 4. lodged the power Of
acquiring property for school purposes. 1t may
appoint q secretary and other clerical subor-
dinates. n SUPERINTENDENT OF School Build
inRs. who must be an architect. for a term Of
plies. one o. more auditors and a City Superin-
tendent OF Schools. Any OF these officials
be by tTg1TGs vote The
Superintendent OF School Supplies are EN-.
powered TO appoint deputies and other subor-
dinates. and establish bureaus in the several
borouEhs. The Superintendent OF Buildings 10
also TO appoint all janitors. and the Superin-
pots in the boroughs when authorized by the
board.
fix the salaries OF all borough and associate
suuerintcndcnts. principals. and teachers. as
we'll as those of It's immediate employees. The
salaries OF suparintendents and teachers need
not necessarily he uniform througl out the
whole city. or throughout the same borough.
The present places and salaries will remain
without change till the new order OF things
can be established. which Is not contemp PLATED
till the first OF 1900. Salaries OF teachers and
principals may not be raised or cut without
the recommendation Of the school board OF
the borough affected.
right OF visitation to all the schools Of the city.
tions into the systems Of education EN- oloyed
terfere with tho conduct OF tho schools. how.
ever. That IL n matter wholly within the con-
tsndents. The City superintendent is TO bo
appointed for q term OF six years. and is 10
have sea. and voice in the Board OF Educa-
ton. but no vote. Ho may appoint such sub
ordinates as are necessary TO tho proper con-
duct OF his Office. Iiis main office must be In
vene tho Borough Superin tendcnts and the
Associate Supcr.ntendents for consultation at
any time.
The Beard Of Education Is empowered TO fx
a minimum requirement for certificates to be
Issued by the City Superintendent to princi-
quiremcnt for course. of study in the various
grades. No license is to Re issued to u teacher
or principal for any borough where tho per-
SON to whom IL is TO be issued Is not certified
by:the Borough Superintendent az having met
the standard ct onsg borough reSorrmsn'T 1r
borough is authorized 10 fix its own stand.
ards for teachers aud OF grade advancement
the Roard OF Education. All candidates for
places ms principals or teachers must be taken
suocrintendent Licenses to teach VII be
granted from year 70 year for three years. and
then may be made perm0nent.
a new feature 90 far as the present city OF
New York ia concerned is the provision pen:
sioning faithful teachers who have grown old
ment fund ia provided Tor to consist OF penalties
in The us .ure OF salaries forfeited for any rea-
son and any donation. gift, legacy. or devise.
teachers who, after thirty years service. have
become incapacitated are TO be retired ON half
years service. In no case is the annuity TO
be more than 81 600. This provision does not
somewhat similar isnd established l.st year
Yea-ly contracts with teachers mnde in anv
Members of the Board of Education or the
School Boards may be removed by the Mayor.
e ~ the BSroush School Boards are to
be appoin.edb by the Mayor on the third wednes-
day OF January. 1898. and will take o1ice
Feb. /. They arc TO be residents OF tho bor-
oughs for which they are appointed. Manhat-
tan and BROOKLYN are to hay o boards OF nfte.n
members. and the other three boroughs boards
OF Ave each. These boards will organize on
the second Wednesday OF February. when they
will each choose \ President from their own
number and elect delegates to tho poard OF
Education. These School Boards are to have
charge OF the educational administration OF
the schools. tho purely physical admtnistrn-
ton being lodged In the Central Board. Tho
borough boards choose all sites for schools.
and attend To- all matters OF school consolida-
tlon. They are 10 make bylaws for the conduct
OF the Borough Superin tendents and Associate
Super intendents. tho PRINCIPALS and all teach
ers. Thoy may establish kindergartens. manual
training. trades, and truant schools, and spe-
cial classes for tho education OF foreigners;
also one or more high schools.
The present system of school inspection in
Manhattan and the Bronx Is to be continued.
II may 90 extended II the school boards OF the
other borouGhs see ht. when the Mayor will
appoint school Inspectors for such boroughs.
Besides tho borough superintendents, there
are u he in each borough associate supcrin
tendonts, the number OF whom is to he deter
mined BY the number OF teachers in the bOr-
ough that is, one for the first 700 teachers
and ono for every additional $50 or majority
fraction thereof: There must be at least two