Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-22

teach to grant us, at least, a respectable living
While we speak, of course. principally for our
selves, we would also beg leave to suggest that
we, in justice TO ourselves, believe that all the
salaries should be increased and equalized II
the board will give this, our petition, careful
CONSIDERATION, we shall consider ourselves
under mahJ obligations to them.
-lSlened hy the teachers of the schools
| DIR. N. d. I4arner, from the committee on i'm
| rrovements, reported the bill providing foT
| vanltjng the streets aud avenues and asked II
! I'M dIate consideration.
Mr shepherd urged that the hack bill be
Mr.. N d. Larner asked that the vaulting bill
| he put on its passage, as there were numbers
of psrstrs waiting tor the bill to pass in order
| been Te1erred to the Cor orporation Attorney, who
hac not Yet given his opinion.
| Wr. ID Shepherd said where there was one
| lerson interested in the vaulting Law there
| weIe thousands Interested in the hack bill. AS
Il = aiting for The Corporation Attorneys opin-
| ioE, he considered tnat there was no necessity
| therefor the time had come when the Corpo-
| ratft u should act on their own judgment ani
not on legal opinions and try the matters In
| court. -s.rs-.. r..
| The consideration of the bill was postponed
| 10 MonGay next-yeas g, nayss.
| MIR. Canf1eld, from The committee police,
| reported bill TO license pistol galleries and
| bagatrlle tables at ten dollars per annu N each
| win pc fnaity OF ten dollars for each viola
| tioE OF the act.
| had vote fer the license at five dollars per
| annum and moved the bill be so amended.
| Ien-rin alley including schufiie boards paid
| Mr.. y. d. Larner explainei that bagateiie
tstIes were Tor whisky drinking, and ten pin
! alley Tor exercise. . ..-
| Mr.. CaDfiefd's amendment was lost, an the
| bin passed.
| Mr. NO, es from the committee on schools, 70
| whom was referred the petition OF the teachers
| Of he public schools for Increase of salary,
| ported bill providing that after he first Of
| January, 1861, tie salaries of the teachers in
| the public schools shall be as follows:
! rirr IL, of Mata IN
| mum: Principal of Female Grammar, 900 per
| aInnm; Principal OF Male Intern ediate, 2651
ler annnm; PLlnrdral OF Female Intermediatn,
$3.50 rer annum Principal of Secondary, Si5O
| Ter atnGm; Principal OF Primary, SiD0 per
| al i um,
Mr.. NJ Larner moved that the bill be uost
| rCE9d. Lost-yeas 3, nays ~,
| MIR McCathran hoped that there was not one
n' nihtr OF the Board who would vote against
the till, ana he would be surpri-ed IL auy one
| advocated the Aidernens' bill, which ga We a
portion OF the tsachers an increase of S5D par
| arhum' Here were ladies receiving $500 per
| annum-scarcely enough 10 pay their hoard-
| and hP was surprised that they would allow
! iht IN 10 " ear their sonis out 1T such prIce.
| He would like to see all teachers salaries in
creased fifty per cent; but was willing to nee,
| the upper Board hat way.
Mr.. NJ. LarEsr said that ha was willing 20
| give II reasonable ipcTca-e e on the present pay
say TN per cent on The larst stsalaries. II the
| bill vas 10 pass he was i'll favor OF limiting it
10 twelve months, IOT il is a great dp,Ii easier
| 10 increase :. salary than to decres Sc it, He
would like 10 ask y hat the prices paid 10 Phti-
attlphia We're
Mr.. Noy.s said that whatever had been the
pay OF teach. rs in Philadelphia they had found
It 1t cessary to increase them lately over fifty
Per cErt.
Mr.. Larner send in some of the best priya.e
hools OF this city the teachers did not receive
Mr. Ellis said that the principals of some OF
the priv schools received an income of at
least S3,tIG per annum; and they were not
more Deserving than the public school lea hers.
Mr.. Larrer said he referred more especially
TO ne ait teachers In the private schools,
al d he fnstan ced the case OF Mr. Young's school
MIR. NoSes could not see why the principals
OF onr grammar schools should not RANK with
The principals Of the private schools. They
were their equals in atrainmen. s, experience,
taCt and all the qualities that make good
teachers. In the case of Mr.. Young, he was
s., 0C0.
Mr. n. n. Larner thought that the salaries of
ali the teachers should BE- equaliZed as mach
as possible, for IL was Just as hard for teacher
10 teach the b C's as To teach higher bran ches
and IT cost them as much 10 live as it did the
higher teachers. He moved that the salaries
be made at $3.50 per annum.
MIR. Shepherd argued that the tea hers were
the poorest paid class of persons. This was n
matter Of bread and meat, and all were alike
Ill this respect. If a man was qualified az a
teacher OF a grammar school he was qualified
for almost anything. Compared TO other sala-
rles, the pay OF the school teachers was uu-
justly low
Mr.. {. Wilson thought it proper 10 grade the
as tney mat clerks. He
opposed 10 biz Jumps, for We might lump and
tail backwards. He thought the living of nine
1enths of the female teachers did not cost them
anything, as they resided with their parents or
friends.
MIR. n. ID. Larner remarked that nine ten.hs
OF the teachers had 10 support families, some
their parents and others orphan children. Soma
of the best teachers had left because Georgetown
had stepped In and offered better salaries.
The amendment making the salaries of Female !
intermediate, Secondary and Primary $3.50 per
annum, vas adopted. |
MI. Shedd moved to make the sub as Sist tant's |
salary S20I; adopted.
The vote coming up on the bill il was passed |
by the following vote: Yeas IL, nays I.
Mr.. G. Wilson called up the Aldermen's bill |
Tor the appointment OF a harbor master, (same |
as passed by Council, excepting that there is no |
provision made for deputies-Rep.;I which wss |
passed.
The following bills from tile Board OF Alder. |
men were referred :--Grantng certain priyi- |
leres to Stephen ID. Castleman; for cross gutter |
on Maryland ayenne, at 1st street east; gravel !
tcotwalk on Il street south, between 18th and 9Th |
east Tor the erection OF fire plugs; relief Of ;.
A. Blau; 10 Increase the salaries OF primary and
secondary school teachers; for wooden trunk !
on b street north and LIST street east. |
The bill for the relief OF NJ. NJ. White. and |
AUTHORIZING the Mayor to pay for the he PBfsl e. e.
,iin,, me nf the Mayor to $4,000 per annum, was |
snsen up, and after some debate adopted
The bill increasing the salary Of the teacher |
Of music in the public schools was taken up, |
THE music teacher cow receives $500 and the |
proceeds OF four concerts per year, but this cii
debars him from giving pay concerts, and fixes |
his compensation at 81 ,GU0 per annum-Rrpl !
Mr. &. Wilson moved torefer TO schools COM |
mittee
Mr.. n. D. I1arner mo we'd 10 lay the bill on the
table. There was considerable doubt about the
loyalty of Mr.. Daniel
Mr Ellis SAID that MIR. Daniel had denounced
copperhes dsm in his presence. He tDaaieD
had visited the hospitals, and though unfortn-
nate with some members OF his family, he Mr..
E. believed him 10 be loyal.
Mr n. D. Lafner had never heard him ac-
cused of being loyal before, and he could not
believe that he WAS Does not his children sit
in his house and sing the songs of Dixie? As
Tor man taking the oath, that is nothing. He
Lad been a follower OF the noted Bill Smith.
son, who had been sent TO Il little fort where he
should have been long since.
Mr., Foyes said the bill did not in effect in-
crease The salary of the music teacher, hut
changed the form of 1t. The bargain with him
heretofore had been that he sheuld receive n
certain amount of salary and the prooeeas Oh
four concerts per year: the sum reailzea py