The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-12-30
y upon the following points,

Il. Whether the legislative plan for
securing retirement annuities for invalid
teachers as provided for by article XIV.
of the school law. if properly enforced
and generally supported by the teachers
of the State, is calculated to insure the
establishment Of sound and practical
system for the retirement Of such teach
ers upon the conditions prescribed in the
act.
%. Whether such legislative plan is
being enforced in all its parts by those
charged with the duty of enforcing it.and
whether its provisions are being obeyed
by those upon whom they have become
obligatory
.. In what respect, if any, the said
legislative plan for the teachers annui-
ties can be strengthened and improved by
amendment, supplementary legislation, or
otherwise.
a. To inquire into generally the ben
efts to the public school system of a
teachers, retirement annuity system.
IS. To discover on what basis teach
ers'annuity systems in the various states
and cities are organized, and how ad-
ministered
'6. To make such recommendations
in regard to the New Jersey law as the
commission may deem proper; and be it,
further,
Resolved, That the board of trustees
of the Teachers Retirement fund be re-
quested to place at tile disposal of the
commission such information and data
as may bear ON the questions coming be-
fore it, and that such trustees of the
Teachers Retirement fund be invited TO
be represented before the commission by
counsel or otherwise and to give the com
mission the benefit of its views and of
any recommendations it may have in the
premises; and be it further
Resolved, That this association here
by appropriates $3.50 for the clerical and
other expenses of such commission, and
such commission be appointed forthwith
and proceed with all convenient speed
and report its conclusions and findings
to the executive committee of this as
sociation at a meeting to be held May,
1905, that date to be fixed by the presi-
dent of the association
The original resolution included two
paragraphs authorizing the commission
to inquire and report upon the origin of
the attacks made upon the fund and
if possible to have the authors of these
attacks brought before court of law.
J. D. Burks, of Paterson, moved that
these two paragraphs be stricken out
as he did not think the purpose of the
fund would be furthered if inquiry along
the line as to who the authors of the
attacks were. A vote was taken and the
Objectionable paragraphs were stricken
out.
The paragraphs we're
ssTo inquire and report upon the origin,
source and motive of the various attacks
which have been made upon the fund and
to what extent, if at all, its operations
have been obstructed thereby.
"If it shall be found that any of said
attacks have transcribed the limits OF
legitimate criticism and that the fund
has been damaged thereby, to consider
and report whether such damage consti-
tutes legal injury cognizable by court
of law and for which the authors can be
held responsible
It was first moved that the report OF
Miss Allen be accepted and her accom-
panying resolution adopted. This was
followed by another motion that the two
be acted upon separately, and by third
that the report be accepted, but moi
printed. A general inclination to discus
sion being imminent, Mr.. Burke, of Jer
sey City, moved that all personalities or
the floor be ruled out of order and this
was carried Then Mr.. Bissell came for
ward to defend himself
"Hang it ALL was his expressive com
ment, Il am not opposed to this fund
did not come here to stir up trouble
1t makes no difference to me whether
the report Of Miss Allen, with her resolu
tions, too, is printed. | shall bring nc
| personalities into my remarks. I wan1
to say here, however, that did not joir