New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
PUBLIC SCHOOL INFRINGEMENT.
HOW MONEY IS TO he sAyED-AN APPEAL TO BE
MADE To THE IEGISLATURR.


MADE TO THE LEGISLATURE.
At meeting of the Board of Education
yesterday a protest read against the proposed
method OF reducing tho salaries, signed by 10 OF the
trustees OF the schools from different wards Another,
signed by ZIG principals and viceprincipas was also
read requesting that they be allowed to share In any re-
duction that 1t s necessary to make The report OF the
majority OF the bylaw committee submitted, recon-
mendne the adoption Of the plan proposed by the COM
mitee salaries and economy and published recently
in THE TRIBUNE Commissioner West submitted a mi
nOrty report himself opposing the adoption OF the
report These and all other papers bearing upon the sub
Ject referred TO tho committee OF the whole The
board then resolved itself into the committee of the
whole, Commissioner WetmOrc in the chair, and the re-
port discussed item by item
Commissioner Walker opposed the reduction OF the
Janitors salaries than 10 per cent Commissioner
Watson thought thata rate OF payment averaging Slooo
year. with house and fuel free eyorbitan pay,
the positions being desirable which could be easily
ncd and he moved that instead OF per cent 20 per
cent DO taken from their pay Commissioner Wheeler
moved amendment that the reduction be ID per cent
he 10 per cent reduction however carried, saving
81 100 81 long discussion took place over the prop
Oon reduce tie salary Of the engineer OF the board
from $4,000 to $500, but adopted. Ir. Herman,
tho clerk Of the board asked to have 10 per cent taken
of his salary, which is $4,000, but it voted down
by the board, his salary being considered by all as too
small for the laborous services he renders II pro-
posed reduce the salary OF the porter OF tho board
from 81 800 TO $1,000, which WAS lost The
item providing for the abolition OF special teach
ers Of science and philosophy In the schools
Of the Fifteenth Ward adopted saving 5000. The
item Ting the leaves of absence Of TIE teacber5
probably SAVING the city IS 900 year, was adopted
Althol4l proposed reduction Of the salaries 81 the
instructor, employed Ill the oatuida! SESSIONS % 'no
Normal College 80 per cent was strongly opposed ny
President Wood IL adopted, the saving 20 the CITY
briu - Dol H. The consolidation OF the junior auI
senior departments %? Grammar SCEnOl 30. ~ ilJci
Septcmbcr next, saving ~ 900, WIS aPpfONcd, Ah3lHer
hitch occurred when the evening schools were reaehed
President Wood Thought them an excuse Tor nOst OF lIc
ab,cuCcs to be away from home during the evening lie
stated tine abscntccism - be about % per cent hdt %
the day schools being per cent. He Advocated the s
pension the evening school, dlrn- the dileI part OF
this year, 1t would save HbO,OOO. lie tnougnO
s|I,0 900 might also be saved Dy ecOnOmZ
iny in books and these two ljCmi would
make matters smooth AMI tic teachers salaries III
the day schools. the salaries OF me teachers IN lno
evening schools, however reduced, saving fOf9O
Commissioner Watson, who followed MI WOOD IN an OPP
speech in almost every luotdhCt TOOK occasion 10
advocate the abolition OF all but English branches III the
schools saying IL would save the city -sU,oOO, Ihe
to reduce the salaries ol tne pIClpdl anu
over. The Itom suspcndns Evening schools NOS.
43 G3 and 90 adopted the pIOpaJr SAVING DtuS
300. Here the Committee Of the Whole rose ana re-
ported progress D. the board.
Commissioner Walker offered resolution dcductlng
3l2 per from all The salaries OF tLt employees Of tue
board to returned if the finance Of the board permit,
arguing that the month should not De- entered upon
provision to meet TIC deficiency. IIcs-
aud offered amendment suspendlug all aChOn ulti
the Of the Legislature with regard 10 me salaries
of cy's employees should be known. This was lost,
and tho original motion was adopted commissioner
Walker was appointed committee 10 visit Albany ana
present the Of the board TO the Legislature Tor
applying for a transfer OF moneys for school purposes