Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-14

city be called the spine OF the city. 1t
Is believed that the erection of tho
new postofIloe near the Pennsylvania
railroad terminal and Of another post.
Office, near Grand Central station, will
have a tendency to favor the forma-
ton OF additional business centers,
which would undoubtedly relieve, at
least to some extent. the high pres.
sure In tho lower part of town. The
completion OF the subway and the new
bridges to Brooklyn Is also believed
to be an important fnctor. as 1t will
have strong tendency to divert n
conslderabl portion of the residence
population of Manhattan to the SUBJ
urhs and thus materially affect the
conditions existing In some parts of
The city that have remained practical
ly without change Tor nearly half a
century.
The court of appeals recently decid.
ed that the board of education has no
right to discharge teacher or princl-
pal In any Of the schools because sho
enters Into the state OF matrimony.
The women teachers of New York are
iubilant and are very proud OF the vic
tory OF Mrs. Hickey-Murphy, who
fought the case through the courts
until the court OF appeals decided In
her faveor and not only upheld her,
but gave her a judgment for her full
salary Tor the past Two years, wnfcn
had been withheld by the school board.
1t Is doubtful whether 1t Will be poasi-
Ole to frame law In such a way as
ly those wbe get married while they
are In the employ of the school board.
from the ranks of teachers, but an at
tempt Will undoubtedly be made to
frame such law, that VIII overcome
The objections to the present law.
There are two sides to that question,
and II seems that the teachers are on
ly able to see one or do not care TO
see the other, The law Just now de-
cnred Unconstitutional was not passed
for spite, but because clear-headed
men appreciated the necessity for such
law. The question IL one which
cannot very well be publicly discuss
ed. but 1t may be said that there arre
a great many weighty ethical and
aosthetcal reasons that make such a
law desirable.
The numerous milllonaires OF New
York evidently do not believe In life
insurance. at least not TO such an ex-
tent as their colleagues OF Philadei-
phia. George w. Vanderbilt is the on.
ly man in this city whose life is insnr-
ed for $1,000 900. while Philadelphia
boasts OF Rodman Wanamaker, who is
Insured for s2.00000o. and the elder
WanamalIer. who Is insured for a mil
Ion and half, not to mention John
v. Mack, who carries an insurance Of
one million and fifty thousand, and
| quite a number whose Insurance runs
between one million and five hundred
thousand. Among the New York mill
ionaires there are only August Bel
mont. Henry n. Gennerich. George Z.
Tarbell, John A. Mccall, Gen. +. v
Greene anu Senator Depew who carry
ave hundred thousand or more.
sss
II is very doubtful whether there
10 any other city In the United STATES
that can boast OF surplus OF eight
million dollars in its treasury. like
New York. The recent announcement
Of that fact BY Comptroller Grogt
cause1 considerable surprise, as dur
Ing tho last campaign a great deal had
boon said and written about the ex.
trayagnnco Of tho Low administration.
I Everybody thought that the city was
on the verge of bankruptcy and no
body would have suspected that Flu
ther Kniekerbocker was really unpra-
!. ceaently flush"