New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-31

VAN WICK NOT LIKELY TO TOUCH WE
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

, DrcTsrOv TO THAT Effect SAID u" nav"
rrrv m,p,, LAST WEEK -TAMNANY WANTS
10 GET CONTROL. But HASN'T THE POWER
At PRESENT PROBABLE AcrIoH OF
THE poRorGu SCHOOL BOARD.
rhis j.. tbc las, day on which Mayor Van wye"
can exercise the power OF removal J"
member Of the Board Of Education "h''" I'm
lie advisors h,vc informed him that ho posS'SS'S
The point has been much IN doubt h"' '"'' ,,
been no doubt that The Mayor wou'o NV 80 -.
of all The presoni Commissioners. WIN p''
half = dozen exceptions shortly after ne 'o'N VIZ
If he had felt sure Of his ground. inc MAJ
thoroughly gone over ~ Lakewood ","'
ri,o, cur, was being held there before the pres
,ut administration took office. ana ~ ON '''.
Tar1rnanyites fci, sure that the cntr' '"'"''
,ocnbers Of the Board would have 10 so AZ
though an agreement 30 that effect was p'o'',''"
ally reached further counscls change" ''' -.
ton AMI it was decided To make aasui""'0 '''''
before action was taken. .i
The anxiety Of tho Tammany crowd 70 S'' 'o'''''
of the schools was indicated hy the crcu''S,"''
tn, tho nrst b,il introduced IT Albany hy ih' Dem
ocra;ic leader I'm the Assembly. Mr. Donn'ly' pro
,.i..d for the extension Of the Mayors power o.
removal 50 as 10 include member" ol 'o,,'' ~
Education and School Boards Governor i.',
prompt assertion thai h. woul@ not "pN'o'
,.is amending the charter for partisan pnIPos''
ffsf ar $
,ho scbools into Tammauy hands. tn" mos '.7-
,ia.r, thing connected with His measure ""s l''
introduction for that was cohl'SS'"" -,
doub. as TO the Mayors power OF removal ,"''.
the charter was 80 great that the aH'h'ilN ''''''
certainly did moi exist. ,. t,r
Another indication 10 the same efec' "'' WI
Wished bv the Mayors outbursi az the 'me o. ','
,si, ,,,do "a his office two or three weeks ago 10y
President IIuhhen and Commits slonfr l'ir VIZ
Van WICK gave his case away in'n 'F S'H''S
he would remove tho members OF the ho''" ~
had the power and that II he found ne on "'' '"'
Tho mower he would be- sorry. inc i''S""s
which he tried 10 give Precedent Iuhh"n last week
,.,s snother r-oof that he had abandoned me ZOE"
- re.ti,g rid If tho school Commissioners 10y re-
moving them.
~ late tho rr-vaii,ng idea has been that al
though tho Mayor would not attempt 10 refno'' -"
the members Of tho Board. he had mao" mp Ms
mind to apnoiut other men m the places 81 inc
go, amounted hv MAYOR Strong last November
"a take office on January +. on the gionn" mat
,b.sa arnoinfrlerf. were illegal. and lisf o' me
seer men for whom places we're 10 ee made mas
h4er published within the last day or i"o
While positive Information on the suhlec' ooul'
M. he obtained Yesterday II vas believed hy we'll
informed persons that The proposed attack ON ''
Board Of Education had been abandoned "iose ther'
Th,-e I'm the confidence " the nnor circle or tam
many Han and the pomocrl'c club had fheir lips
sealed ON the subject. Nevertheless. y was le'rne'
on what IS considered good authority tnai ~
,neetin,s held AZ the Democratic club one evening
q ouf the middle 81 the week ~ was de'f'n 'i''
-, .,,ta H.. 5oro The question OF removing
the Police Justices in BROOKLYN was also under
consideration and IT is understood mat an al
verse decision was reached in both cases
J. Is not from any lack OF u'sro9i''O" V
the heads Of these officials that has been decided
IA tako no action bur because the lawyers who
10 IAN "' ..tte,. l,,,. reached the
nave p"en eNhHlHlNS Tue H't'J.~' -
conclusion that removals would not ne uphtd 10y
IN. courts I'm both cases the removed oinclals
have heen ur4uared 10 make good fight As pos
e,,o nro~esBines ~ rs. The rigli Of the new ap
soir,aae IN fh.ir places
rbe o,esticr ~ removals ~ members Of the !
T2osrd ~ dit.a lion is OF special imporarco. he
rafSee .b. PoarI of Education hy the provisions Of
th. charter D.. comes tomorrow tho school Board
-, the hor,i,an- of Manhattan and The Bronx. and
~ 10 H.. .rst irfios of that poiy when i meets
~ =. go, ,l,, DELEGATES 10 tho BOARD of Educa-
-, - 49, rt,,. of \avy-Yorx which viii hereafter
'D,. ~ ~, ,,rsr,.,eor an the schools Of inc en-
- e.. ,,d Nh confrol over tho subjects Of
~ i,,;i5r~e as vol ,s Of he Normal col
.,5 ,fa coii.oe of .h4 civ OF %ev-York This !
80 r'' p,s IN loci 3, III. sup-rnrerdent Of
49,. %, northumberland Of S.hool ,rldings a
I,oard ,vi ia.o niu,oo members and the repre-
t.n,, .f,.os ~ Manhattan ana rhe Bronx eleven nm
,,rr,brr VII d.. ia control Yrookyn is 10 have six
.'',,,,.,s and Queens and Richmond on.
In 100
can. =, ,l,.., fate. tho, bas ,yfs.c4 re~,r5 /
o"ins 10 Ute IN fi 'a. ,r~ nj rsr,o,.,7 -
lng M" Mayor 1,'s'' 49, ~. ~. ~.
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