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stitgtions. They are TO be required 20 adept
pupils from all parts of the greater city. SO
teScSers. The msmbers Of the School Boe I'd
Of Manhattan are named as trustees of 1he
College ,, q tho City of New York and the Npr-
No school in which sny religious doctrine Is
taught is to receive school moneys. The Bible
taton. The Board OF Education may not do
eide what version of the Bible shall be used in
The private schools which now participate
In the common school fund are still TO partici-
pale. The nautical school is retained.
o.%oosed oi Seth Low; siias 3. PateSef:
and Gen. wooiford dissented in many
particulars from tho draft prepared by Mr.;
Low. They think that the school boards should
have q larger membership. They are in favor
Of forGy-iye members for the BROOKLYN hoard.
With such a board they. contend that big
force OF salaried superin ntendents Is unneces-
sary. They want the PRINCIPALS appointed by
tho school boards. and teachers to be appoint.
ed oh nominations Of the principals. They
oppose the inspection system.
Mr.. Low sustained his draft In q report to
the full committee. in which he SAYS. among
I'm the various parts Of tho territory TO bo
consolidated. educational systems exist that
i"rs Each system ssom IN its Way Is
of tho characteristics OF tho community in
which IL exists. Each system is dear to the
tenn with which they. are familiar. Clearly.
proposition to consolidate the various school
towns that are TO be consolidated into the
Greater New York involves considerations
that do not appertain 70 any other part OF the
problem is to he solved by centralizing the con-
troll Of the physical side OF the school system.
and by desentrellzing & the control of the edu-
Regarding the provision for various sand
ards for teachers In the several borouRhs. Mr..
by this means It is hoped to mako the best
borough OF the fve. whichever that may DO. .
borough. for it is believed that the citizen.
OF no borough In the Greater New York will
be content to have teachers teaching in their
IN other parts of tho city,"
OF the other proposition that salaries shall
1T is clear that in different parts Of the ,ity
the cost OF living varies greatly. and that.
,hherefore' he here Is oasi; FOR difference m In
tice."
The best expert opinion. he declares. favors
syrtem of small school boards. and large
and efficient corps Of trained superintendent
Tho full Greater New York Commission will
Commttes on Draft and to make lax % final arrange. m
mcnts for the public hearings which are to
begin In tho Common Council chamber on
Every one who has applied to Secretary Pin
ney for leave to be heard has received a reply to
for there were too many who wanted to be heard
GENERALLY" and did not specify particularly y
what they wanted TO talk about, Others had
TO sond briefs.
Many OF those who applied for q hearing arc
OF the professional reformer class. some VINO
have been slated to be heard are: Police Com
mlssioners Roosevelt: Parker. and Andrews; u
representative Of the Reform Club. John Sabi n Q
smith for the Republic Club; Edward NJ.
Shepard and Ex-May or Schieren Of Brooklyn the
Manufacturers' Association. Col. George Bliss.
the Con federated Council OF Good Government
Clubs. the Flushing Village Association. the
League for Political Education. tho women's
Auxiliary Civ:l Service Reform Association.
Erastus wiman. the Democratic League OF
Kings County, the County Medical society,
sociation. the workinEmen's Political League,
7. Is. Wakeman. Mary Putnam jacob, the
United Hebrew Charities. the New York Tax
Reform Association. and tho Department of
Public Instruction OF Brooklyn.
The first chapter of the proposed charter to
be heard and the one which is expected to come
than any other is that relating to the Police De-
partment. The advocates of single head for
that department will have their inning on
Monday.
A sample OF the reform suggestions which
the charter makers have been favored with is
the following from Dormau B. Eaton. Mr..
Eatons suggestion. that Mayor strong he con-
tinued as Mayor for two years more. the COM
mittee consider interesting:
An Assembly consisting OF q single body, its mem.
bers not to exceed eighty. and onehaf to DO elected
Nomination. for members OF the Assembly to be
aud no other Termination should DO required or
The present havor of New York to he Mayor Of the
city. his term being extended for two years from
January 1898, Tho Mayor of Brooklyn to be Speaker
All subssauent Mayors to be elected by the Assem-
bly, from among its own members.
der the form OF PROPOSED by the cnarter
would party sSyeInme6t ~ tns city ana
from city factions and parties impossible.