National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-04-18

Mee,ins Of the Trustees Yesterday-EstI-
mates for the Ensuing Ycnr-The Teach
eru Ask an Inc case Of snlary-Nyhat Mr..
Keen ThInks Of His seryIres

MeetInG Of the Trustees YesterdRy-EstI-
mates for the Ensuing Ycnr-The Teach
err Ask an Iuc case Of sHlary-Nvbat Mr..
Keen ThInks Of His services.
An adjourned meeting OF the trustees of
county schools was held al their rooms, over the
National Metropolitan Bank, yesterday after.
noon; Mr.. J. 3, Brown (presidcnp In tho chair.
The hour appointed for the meeting OF the
board Is Gso ?: m, but although quorum was
present AZ that hour, the board was not called to
order until forty-hye mlnutea afterwards, the In
termedlate time being wasted In general CONVEX
satlou by portion OF the members, thus pre-
venting those DESTROYS OF transacting business
MI. Mitchell reported that pupil Of school
In his district named Margaret Washington had
been suspended for dlaObedlence and impotence
TO the teacher. lie said that the mother had
made Efforts to have her relnstatcd, but finding
no announcement she threatened to carry the
matter into court, hut was dssuaded from doing
so by outside parties lie brought the matter
before the board for any action or Investigation
they might choose TO make.
Messrs. fOlliet Mitchell and Drown were APP
pointed a committee TO inqulre into the matter
and report TO the board.
Mr.. Brown, from the committee on finance,
reported that they had examined the accounts
Of the secretary for the quarter ending Novem-
her 30, 1871 and found them TO be correct. Also,
from the same committee, reported an estimate
Tor the expenses OF the schools for the next
nsCal year, a. follows; For salaries 10 teachers,
furniture, fuel, &C., f2o $50 for deficiencies IN
last years appropriation, t2i,i5o; total, t5l0oO.
~ Hlttt Nnlb tNVtuht tue lNN IOT tlt TtHulAT
appropriation will he 90 cents on every 500, and
for the deaciency IS cents on the 500, making q
total tax for school purposes Of 50 cents on every
500.
MI. Keen, from a committee conslstIng Of
Messrs. J. X. Keen, d. Janney, J. n, VOORHEES,,
II. $. Petty and VIII. HARRISON behalf Of the
teachers, made q statement TO the board that
they felt that these salaries were insufficient,
and asked the board to appoint committee to
wait on the District Legislature and solicit the
passage OF special act for the increase Of their
anlAFipa. thew felt that w
entirely too small for the labor performed. The
lowest pay TO q Government clerk was tt 200,
nd hs was .na ss mat ssS teachers wers more
greater pay than themselves. lie proposed
making teaching q life business, because his
heart was In 4, and he urged the board to take
the action solicited by them.
lie contended that t2,OO) per year would not
more than pay him for his work, and II he was TO
receive 1900 year for the next three years II
would not repay him for the work done In the
county. lie hoped the committee would be APP
pointed TO confer with them on the subject.
Mr.. II, =. retty colncidsd with the remarks Of
the previous speaker. Tho salary OF 300 was
inadequate for them TO clpthc themselves and
Mr.. Burr, while thinking the teachers were not
well enough paid, believed u to be an absnrdlty
ask for an Increase In the present condition Of
the county debt. He should protest against the
matter
Mr.. brown believed that many Of the teachers
should have their salaries increased as a mere
matter OF Justice, while there were others not so
deserving. Some Of the schools were now below
the minimum number, and under the rules liable
to be dropped or the salary VI those teachers re.
duced.
Nj. Slick offered the following
Resolved, That the board Of county school
trustees request the honorable Legislative As
sembly at their next meeting TO Increase the
salaries OF teachers rs recommended, and
adopted by the board In 1871, viz The principal
teachers salary TO be increased 500 per annum
until their salerics reach 81 900 per annum, (un-
der which agreement the teachers entered upon