New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
HAYORALTY CAMPAIGN, Tribune Oiiies. NeH-York.

scne administrative difficulties experienced in the
last three years Briefly. the system proposed Is
The, borqagh boards are to be abolishsd; the the
brs 81 b1 the sEo IS IS 10 Be in antIe
charge Of the educational system, excepting 50 far
local school boards in small districts The mem;
eers OF the Beard OF Education are 10 ne seecIta
from tbs several boroughs in about the same pro-
portion n Which deiegstes are now sent oS % tas
boards The Board of Education is 70 divide the
city into forty-six local school beard districts IN
B6srd Of E5,isetgop t be assigned by the presi-
assigned by the City Superintendent. are TO
constitute a local school board. The local
school boards are have in addition 70 the powers
now eonisrTed upon sSno1 IL i f 70 erafn
matters peculiarly the subject for local admins
Important changes are recommended in the sys-
TEN Of school supervision. The City superln-
tional administration. There are to be six asso-
ciate city superntendents. who. with the City su-
tendents having large powers in relation to all
educational matters Inis BoaTd rs 70 9oIa rnrI se
Of study; make rules for the supervision OF the
tionai policy Of the city subject in all matters to
the approval Of the Board Of Education The more
the hands Of ffteen district superintendents, not
constituting board but each assigned oy tne Sliy
local school board districts and assigned to an
local soaooI boards Of the districts to which they
assigned. with the right 10 speak, but not 10
The Commission recommends that the salary
schedule Of the so-caled Davis law be repealed
teaehers Continue GT until July l. 1901 There will
thus be about three months @ curing Wh6h tf9 t9
prepare another schedule for presentation TO the
s2a5d adoPo6 OF # IN July " 1872 aG shall
not be adopted. the salaries Of teachers are to 6e
paid at the rates prevailing on December 81, 1888
The Commission reeomImends , the repeal OF sne
( aries Of the supervising and teaching stan an
fi6 6 al fO real u and personal property Subject TO
J taxation within the city.
| other changes suggested are the following:
/ (a) Children under six years of age are only to
number of kindergartens is increased, this change
w 60 far 70 make room @ for many shdEsn rem over S
schools and Is JUSTIFIED upon the ground that II Is
sis; years Of age than those older =. -, 1,ou,
: of Education is made Ave years and so arranged
( that the terms Of only about a fifth Of the Board
it is believed viii add stability and avoid the in
ioJ The management Of the finances of the De-
partnaent is restored 10 the Finance Department.
SALARIES AND TENURE OF OFFICE.
In respect TO subordinate officials we have con-
Civil Service ccmmission In furthefance Of the
same purpose, namely to remove the city officials
as far as can be done by legislation, tron the inru
en9e Of loehl faetISEs ana TO prohibit their & ac-
are employed and paid by the taxpayers Of the
city, we have extended the existing provisions OF
OF the Police aad FIRE depaIt tnents from member
We have not only extended them SO as TO embrace
the members Of the Health and Street Cleaning
departments, and the heads Of the departments il
question. but also 10 the supervising and teaching
staff in the Department OF Education.
The Commission further recommends a general
provision affecting all officers, sabordlnates and
employees of the city, foroidding them 10 be mem
beTs OF any political party committees or to be
delegates to party conventions.
We have recommended that the powers already
conferred upon the Board OF Estimate and Appor-
tionment and the Municipal Assembly shall be ex-
tended that il snail no longer 5e merely within
the power Of the city iegsla ture but 1t shall also
oc its duty, 70 fix the salary Of every person who
draws pay from the city OF New-YOrk. We pro-
pose To take away absolutely from every head OF
department the power X the salaries Of his own
subordnates-a power which has led TO hagrani
abuses in the past.
These provisions coupled with the abolition oi
the Board of Public improvements and the present
costly system Of deputies and branch offices IN the
various boroughs. should. believe. lead to early
and substantial reductions IN salaries, and an
intelligent classification Of subordinateS throughout
the whole city. Even II IL does not the voters oi
the city will know upon whom to place the blame
and they will have full power ana authority. II
they choose, 10 secure through change of admin.
istration a change Of policy in this regard