, 1879-01-10
EDUCATIONAL.
The City Board Wrangling Over
Some Salaries.
Reroft Il The Sthool Aeent...-Transaelfea u
Nfssellautous Business.


rh. reor,tar semJ-uontb1y mcrt,no NJ the Ct,v
po,rd ot Education was held lass evening. pres-
t1.n, w.,t, IN ,hc chnIr
CONCENTRATIONS.
communication In reference IN f,catInv anl
n,no...n "n. s..,,,a. ~ .a,.sss :. .s"x IT,"
tc''taa.'"*t "''a "A''''''' ~ ''''isn'. W so
burning apparntue, was read aud referred to the
co.nnl.tee on na'l.''nes ara efoon9s. ..,. sox,,
Ato"n'un'catoh WAS 3eau 'fo'l l'oub sete',
representing tliat an oyercoats Achl cup, anu
eloycs, tho property OF his sou, AMI vaiuct at
$50, had been stolen from the Brown sclool
eotne weeks sgo Tile communication act forth
tha. The stealing was the result o. tho teachers
violating the rules Of the Duort In failing to
keep the clothes closets locked, etc. and Mr..
terer asked tint he be allowed damages.
The nroposl,!un was a new one, clicttcl soma
a,.,.,,,,, .rJ m. rno,Ir ,lIsnosch uf hy t,cinr
oseas' sna was ,na,y 'sp!s.% I,.,,a :" ~ ~ De's
fcseffeu 10 the eoH,nhtte' Va 1.,''es va" "s*"'
lations. with Instruction to insest'aatc.
The School Agent submitted hfs monthly re-
nort. and Il vas referred. 1t showed TINT there
', ."u ., ~ WI" -. ta.. rcnl',t ,os. ann that Tho
"hs o'' aa"u ~ ,',. sn, oca ~, .ho o.,,.,,a.
facetpss s'hcc ha4 nec" eo'ho~'' Oh" .nc .Ape""''
lures elel.67y. The total an'oant ot delinquent
renss, Jan. i, VIVA reported rs s23,e ,e31.
IN no.'o" .s. y. '.s' 49, ""at, ~. .s.' ."o SutI W
been adopted at tho Inst meeting was rcconsld-
1,,,ch s.st, had crcn, IN. ''' ''A'''
WIZ 1s..''... ' rr,,t.,, oco..,, ~. +,,,.,,,
!uspeeeos t.''a"a" u"ete" 'le .ol'o"'nR os
substitute for te estimate |" reference to sala-
It,oir<d, That this Daara respec,fntv renuctt
The City Council 10 appropriate Tor saiafies rncli
an amoans AZ vii, net in monthly cash payments
70 tho teachers nMi en'n!o}es c s,larlss hxcd for
the past ye9s, nnl to the bead of tho dGparimest
the tsme .a!afy "a ttas ot Inc Aeha of lilo po'sce
anu f'fo Depa.tnsn's'
lie spoke 10 ''s resolution at some length,
ma IN shape to advance salaries, at tho same
.,n :. .v,. rorv reoQo,,1,,a y, ,,or, I'd ~, ,,
,,'s..,as, n.,.r,,,,,,,,. .br,,,a , w., -"~s 49, w
Ed"cat'ona! pepaf'n'"n' Shou'' ne put on MI
resolution, he said, was intended rs q snEges-
lion 10 the Council, and he huped It wuuI be
nlurtcd.
Inspector 1losz was oppo.cd to the resolution,
md though. thai the l'oar'l tnoaa send to tlr
md not tcarc item 10 adjust The sa,aries. a.
wns practically proposed.
inspectors Psilsa!ng and Frankcutl,al agreed
with Inspector iIutz. atltl willie they we're WILL
iur u advance the eaarr of tile Slpcftutcu,rnt,
thew wur,teI lie estimate to co to ttv Council
ia .io,ars aud cents.
aries OF lnaktug the estimates thrrctUr, it
was necessary to take into consitlcra-
tton tho losscs in collection, etc., und
tho general financial nutlouk ot The
clty, ol which tho Board kucw comparatively
nothing. Tho Finance Committee OF the Co,1,l-
I'll ctuid estimate tic prubnbIo josscs. aud tic
prospective value Of city scrip. but the pnRrd
could not, l,rpco 1t woulI have to work In tho
dark. Tile Doard could show shut thu e1pupscs
Ind losses Ind been last year, and cos,ld thus
render the Council some sctylce that would be
valuable In 'tuallng III the cstinlatr.
Illspcctor PrussnE wnntcu definite figures
ecut to the Council. II II was probai,r that city
scrip would be sold at q discount OF Is per cent
thc coming year, tic Dnard should add per
rent to the salaries of last year. 10 III tho ercnt
of the teachers henH paid IN scrip tbry wuuli
receive In cash the satne amount received last
wear. THIS, lie thought, would hp tic butter wny
of carrying uut the ideas OE Inspector English.
inspector Yoke was iti fayor Of the resoln-
tiou, and Thought 1t Should bu adopted The
Council had every iaeIitty for mating tilo cstt-
mates, and the resolution simply n,sgECstc that
The tcarhers bo guarded aganAt uily loss on ac-
count Of city scrip. No one could ut present es-
Innate what tho deficiency would be, llencu tho
wislo,n OF tlo resolution. ''''''' 80
Inspector Bartlett offered rs an amendment
tu strike out the words "tho saiartes liked for
The past ye1T,H ~ anl insert tllc words "thc sata-
rlcs ccntemplatrd iu the Estimate adopted by
thla DoarL.''
The amendment was discussed at eo1nc length
And WIS finally voted down, an! tHG resolution
vi its adoptlon met the sauna fatu by Il vote Ut
4to5.
lnsocctor English MGrctl US u substitute for
the original e4tiEnate 30 nlllrh Ut lila resolution
ns contemplated Lie 1,aylg uf tearlGrk, III csl
tie saunu salaries " Ius. year, aud t!is, tou WIS
lost.
INSPECTOR Hotx sail, BY mistake In tho origi-
nal estimate, only 3lI as+stunt tearl,rrs tatl
should hayu been ina1e inr :is4 teachers, am.
moved TINT It bc 81 amended. Tho amendment
prevailed.
Inspector Iloyue moved l,at tho $500 niltlct
in ftc original schedule Tor gal;Irra to Brccul
teaeicrs 10 deducted from tho estimate, which
VIII lost.