Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-25

of this bill gave the superintendent 81 800,
out Of which he paid all bis expenses,
while under the present statute be has 81 100
and the State paid his expenses. But az he
read the statute it gave him 81 100 exclusive
Of travelling and all necessary expenses, aad
this bill reads exactly the sane in that re-
psct Which shall be exclusive Ct travel
ing expenses az now provided BY laE.
This bill was, therefore, nothing more THAI
an increase Of 800 and an increase Of $500
for the CLERK. They never had had any
difficulty in getting anybody TO serve a.
sgperintend ent Of Common Schools. There
are thousands Of men all over this STATE Of
more capacity than any clerk can have, sho
have TO pay taxes. and receive less than
500 year and have la-ze families to sup
port. The lawyers Of this State to-day re-
aeiye lea. than 5000 a year OF an average,
after they pay all expenses. He would ven
,ure to predict that in the city Of Bangor a
large majority Of the book keepers receive
lsss Than 5000 a year, and b. thought i
would be unfair to pass the bib lie sas
opposed to il on general principles and op
posed 70 it specially. aad proposed TO b. re
corded on the negative side of the question.
tApplaase.
Mr. French Of Cheservills, moved that
when the vote be taken il be taken by yeas
and nay.
Mr. Talbot sishet to inquire whether il
ras thu Intention of the committee that the
: Iperinteudrnt Of Schools should be paid
0 800 year and all his travelling expen-
SEES
Mr. GoodTin said for the committee that
they had Examined into the matter very
carefully and very fully, AMI every member
Of the committee came to the cOuclu'iOn
that the increase In salary was a Ja.t one
lie hat 10 !Ouht they could get mao to fill
'ue 0fiic for one half The salary that is paid.
but they had taken into consideration the
actual value Of tAi. Office 10 the people of
the STATE, and thet thought that the salary
o. every public officer should be commensu
rate riih the actual work of the Office, and
Us dignity and requirements. Thu. Office Of
state Superintendent Of Schools vas one OF
the most important that the state had TO do
sith, AID il required of executive
ability ard force and when they obtained 4
man 10 I'll that po.tlon they should give him
a salary commemorate With his duties
From lsG7 to l.7G lhe salary vas ST 800,
and The pay Of h. clerk 81 POO From
lssG 10 l819, 81 500, and the pay Of hs
clerk 81 900 Then ia the great cut down
that took place whom The GreeGbackers came
.
vas reduced To 6 900. and that OF his clerk.
/, 5000 10 l--5 they raised has salary to
: 400 apl IA clerk -to , % 'fhe average
for he p,st tsrn'y yeas va. most s 500,
and they III ugh. It right To strike the aver
az ana ..ee A. important Office Ike this 4
'-.lary IN pr portion 10 the duties and re
gutr-tnents II the same
Another dang shich had weight With the
comm itge, though they did not have any
llea of patierning after other states, was
whtt other states in the Union paw their
-uperiut. ntrnts. Massachusetts paid her
official 81 500, New Hampshire, 50 800
Vermont, 50 900, Connecticut, - 900
Rhode island 81 900, and they had their
trA,f Hing expenses And clerk hire, as he
Gnler.tood it There va. no State in New
England that paid lts Superintendent Of
Schools only 81 500 year and he thought
that they .honlI have at least within $500 as
much s. the little State of Rhode Island.
( Mr. . Brien of Thomaston thought 1t was
time to apply the brakes to these Increases
Of salary. lie did not believe in giving the
superintendent of common school. S. day
lust So more than any member of the legis-
laturc receives
Mr. Talbot of East Machia. said that a.
he understood the bill il included $500 and
travelling EXPENSE. Tie wished Tor inform
atom as 70 the average amount OF travelling
expenses
Mr. Peak' sad that the chairman OF the
Committee on Education on the part OF the
Senate had told hum that the travelling eI-
peuses of the superintendent last GEAR were
about 81 100 The statute provides Tor s1Wl'
tins OH provides Tor the whole oil the 'raNei'
'nk expenses and Sl1oo. 1t looked to MN
a. though thr ball we're drawn up to get $500
or s'uo extra lor travelling expenses
Mr. Burleigh of Vassalboro moved that
the bill lie on the table I'LL Wednesday
f,h II
Ihs motion va. lost on A viva vnce vote
Mr. Cla.on of Gardiner said that the sal
ary of many of our high school teachers i.
considerably more than that of The -up,rln-
terleut In his own city, which hpl popu
lailon of i've or SIX thousand, the pr ncipal OF
their hish school received $3.50 The super
int ,ndent of schools TO whom the :. tchtrs of
iur school. look for advice, shoulI receive
a least A. much paw a. they TIL, fahr.ts
# tin, sitprrinteullrn-. # the otl.- +titos in
N,s Eogland had been ALLUDED ~. Four of
those states are not as large as our own.
An nc. had pas..d that morning giving the
t,,y,rnor A private secretary who is to re-
r.iys sI2oo. lie thought that the clerk of
the superintpudent had quite az much to do
a. the priyate secretary. He was in favor
nf th, Inn