The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-02
URGE ONE HEAD FOR
NEW YORK SCHOOLS
Bills Offered by Ex-Tcachers
Would Abolish Board of
Education.
OTHER RADICAL CHANGES

ALBANY, Feb. 1.--Senator Hamilton
and Assemblvman Fertig Of The Bronx.
both ex-teachers in New York city
schools, introduced bill tonight abol-
ishing the present Board Of Education in
New York city and substituting a com
missioner OF education at SIS. 900 a year.
with Ave deputies. retaining local school
boards to connect the commissioner di-
rectly with the people.
The bills abolish the Board OF Ex-
aminers and transfer their duties 20 the
Municipal civil Service Commission. The
powers and duties Of the City Superin.
tendefr and the Associate Super1ntend-
ents are vested in the Commissioner OF
Education and those offices are abolished
only graduates Of colleges are to be per.
mitted 10 teach. city training schools
and the Hunter College are abolished
Special subjects are to be taught by
special teachers directly, and not
through instruction to teachers
Assemblyman Feinberg Introduced a
resolution In the Assembly appropriat-
Ing $4,000 for an investigation of the
alleged duplication Of inspection by
state and New York city departments
IN factories and other buildings The
OBJECT OF the investigation In "to de-
ternine whether useless effort and eX-
pense on the part Of the State aud the
corporations and business affected il
being caused, with a view to ascertain
ing what changes, H. any, should he
made In such overlapping departments
The committee, which liz to consist OF
three Senators and Ave Assemblymen,
Is to make report to the Legislature
IN 1915. IL Is to have all the au-
thorlty OF an investigating committee,
including power to compel the attend
ance of public officials and State and
city books and documents
Asemb.yman William $. Evans,
Democrat, or The Bronx. introduced "A
resolution appropriating $4,000 for an
investigation OF the acts of the State
ana all municipal Civil Service Commits
siohs with view to recommending
legislation to prevent Jobs being made
available in wholesale lots for political
patronage. The resolution went to the
ways and Means Committee.
The Senate passed resolution offered
by Majority Leader Brown providing
Tor the printing Of $500 copies of tho
report of the State Civil Service Com
mission on the Investigation OF the New
YORK city civil Service Commission
Assemblyman Humans bill abolish
h-, the Fire Marshal's office was adj
vanced TO a third reading. and will
be passed in the Senate on Wednesday.
senator Boylan says that more than
elshty real estate associations In New
YORK city are i'm favor OF bill he in
troduced tonight making the Torrens
land title law less expensive and easier
OF operation In New York city.
senator Cristnan of Herklmer in
PRODUCED bill transferring the State
Automobile Bureau, which has charge
or licensing autos and chauffeurs. from
tho Secretary Of States office b the
state Highway Department
Assenrblyman r. f. Cotter Demo-
crat, OF New York, introduced a bill
fixing maximum charge Of 3 cent,
FOR telephone calls of five minutes dura-
ton In all cities. towns and villages
and making big reductions in the rates
which IdH ov ,haisvi 81 toll c5,is
Senator Wagner Introduced bill
providing that all employees In the Ad-
jutant-Gereral's Department shall be
appointed from civil service lists COM
piled as n result of competitive exami-
nations after March Is.
Senator Brown called Mr. Wagner's
attention TO the fact that employees OF
the Adjutant-Gcneral's Office are In the
military and not the civil service Of
the state and ought not to be placed
in the civil service
we want fighters, not squealers, In
that department" said Mr. Brown,
"and If you think YOU can save the jobs
OF half dozen Democrats by this bill
you will find you have picked a particu-
larry unfortunate time, for the people
of the state want all of the Demo-
Gratis put right out
Assemblymap Kennedy Of Erie intro
duced bill appropriating S2j, 900 10
secure radium for use in experimental
ton at tho cancer laboratory in Buff
falo