Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-22
The Public schools,
TIE PAY OF JANITORS AS ADJUSTED n
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TIE PAY OF JANIToRs AS ADJUSTED BY
THE BOARD OF TkUsTEES.
An adjourned meeting OF the Board of
Trustees was held last evening-Mr. Curtis
In The chair, Mr.. Brooks secretary, and all
Inc members present except MesSrs. Brown,
Brooks, Hart, Mof1att, Ryder and Smith.
The chairman said the business for the
evening was the compensation OF janitors.
Mr.. Packard, from the special committee
on The subject, submitted the report aud
called attention to the contingent aud Incl
dental expenses of the cQlored schools being
more than those OF the white schools, and
also read a statement of such expenses OF
the colored schools Numbering S0) compared
win expenses of the same kind of the first
and second district white schools numbering
49,.
Mr.. Brooks explained that the larger bills
charged against the colored schools were for
work done before the consolidation of the
boards.
Mr.. Packard said that he took the figures
from the official papers, and he had no means
OF determining whether the amounts were
paid on old or new accounts. He read figures
from number of cities showing the cost of
care OF rooms from S3i.67 in Cincinnati to
ST % in st. Louis for the school year.
The report fixes the pay of janitOrs of the
franklin, Sumner, Jefferson, Stevens, Wal
ZACH, SeatOn, Lincoln, Curtis, Abbott, and
CTanch schools at 5000 each, and of the Nc
Cormick at S225. Firemen are allowed in
number of the buildings and also allowances
for sweeps. The janitors are also charged
with rent, fuel, and lights when occupying
rooms In the school building which makes
the proposed pay, including sweeping, &c,
as follows: Franklin, 1902; Sumner, 1892;
Jefferson. Al ,OI7; Stevens, $3.50; Wallach,
SIS2; Seaton and Lincoln, s762 each; Curtis
SIi2i Abbott, SOP; CTanch, $500; Mccormick
S225. The total proposed pay for the school
year is $1,000; present, 81 s9s; net reduction
on buildings heated by stoves, II ,09S; net re-
ductlon OF buildings heated by steam, : Go;
total reduction, 50 1873.
Mr.. Johnson, of the committee, presented
minority report dissenting from the report
OF The majority, for the reason that the
schedule submitted, so far as IL relates to the
scale OF prices paid for the same labor In the
several large school buildings heated by
steam, is unfair and inequitable. and because
OF the further inequality when applied to the
seventh district, (the colOred schools,) for
the reason that no additional expense is in
CURED In those schools by the employment
of mechanical janitOr at large. TIE mi
Doflty favored an equalization of salaries OF
ianitors when the circumstances admit of the
same, and favored retrenchment when not
detrimental TO the public interest
Mr.. Johnson urged the adoption of his
report, claiming that there would be no
economy for the cOlored school janitors to be
PAID Tor extras, as the majority report pro-
poses.
Mr.. Hovey spoke in favor OF the report,
and explained the difficulty the commit tee
had in accepting scale. As il was, the pro-
posed compensation was in excess OF other
places, and TO test the sense OF the board he
movea that reduction of ten per cent. be
made on the proposed salaries; lost, yeas
Messrs. Brooks and Hovey-2. Nays, 10.
Mr.. Mitchell moved that so much OF the re-
port as reduces the salary of the janitor of
the Lincoln building for allowance of quar-
tiers be stricken out; agreed TO.
The question on the majority report as a
whole as amended, was then taken, aud it
was adopted by the following vote: Yeas
Messrs. Champlin. Curtis, DERRICK, Dyer
French, Hoyey. Lloyd, Mitchell, Randolph,
Packard-10. Nays-Messrs. Brooks, Fergu-
son, JOhnsOn-3.
Mr. Derrick offered a resolution, which was
adopted, THAT the janitor of the Franklin
school building shall be paid a compensation
OF 500 per anDum for his services as messen-
ger 10 the superintendent and the board of
trustees, and the ianitor of the Sumner
building shall in like manner be allowed
compensation of $3.50 for his services as mes
senger of the superintendent of colored
schools and of the sub board of the It'll dis
trict, in addition 10 their salaries as jani-
tors"