Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-30
PRETTY GOOD PAY.
A SCALE OF SALARIES ADOPTED BY
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Bids Opened for Enlarging School House
and for Stationery-The Board Fail to
Adopt the Retrenchment Plan.

The board of education met last night
in the council chamber. of the city hall.
After the usual roll call and reading of
the minutes, bids were opened for the
adding of four rooms each to the Breed
and Temple street schools. There were
bids from w. B. Johnson, Mulford &
Lane, F. +. Green, w. r. Phelps,
Charles M. Anthon, Anthem 4 Springler,
and w. Kenzler. Bids ranged from 5000
to $7640 on Temple-street, and $6245 to
$1,000 on the Breed-street school. The
bids were all referred to the building
committee.
Bids on stationery and printing were
received from H. M. Lee & Bro, E. I.
Cook, Evening Express Co., Hirschfeld
& Co., w. B. Carter, E. H. Freeman,
Stoll & Thayer, R.Y. Mcbride, and He'll
man & Waldeck. Referred to committee
on supplies.
Several other communications were
referred to appropriate committees.
f. M. Hamilton rendered his resigna-
ton as teacher, which was accepted.
Miss Margaret X. Scott, principal OF
Eighth-street school, also resigned, she
being about to accept a position IN
Brazil. Her resignation was accepted
and resolutions OF regret passed by the
board.
The council communication as to the
scale OF salaries they wished adopted was
referred to the teachers committee
without reading. The scale as sent in
by the council reads as follows
Superintendent, per annum, $2lO0;
deputy superintendent, $l25 per month
for months, $1125; principal high
school, $125 per month for 8 months,
$1125 drawing teacher, $125 per month
for 9 months, $1l25; principal Spring
street school, $110 per month for 8
months, 5000; two teachers, $11O per
month for 9months, $3.50; two teachers,
$105 per month for 8 months, $lS9O;
three teachers, 500 per month for 8
months, $2700; twenty-three teachers,
$95 per month for 8 months, 1865;
one teacher, $S5 per month for9 months,
$3.50; one teacher, $50 per month for 8
months, $3.50; two teachers, $75 per
month for months, $3.50; eighty-ninel
teachers, $40 per month for 8 months,
$56,O70; twenty-eight teachers, $3.50
per month for 8 months, $lS,90O J;
eighteen teachers, $65 per month for 8
months, 11,700; nine teachers, 500 per
month for 8 months, $4,000; one teacher,
$25 per month for nine months, $225
total, $126,475.
Various demands for money, ap-
proved by the finance committee,
passed the inspection of the board.
Finally tho taachars' committee Dre-
sented schedule of salaries, which,
after various corrections, was adopted,
as follows:
Superintendent of schools, per month. 5000 90
Assistant superintendent of schools,
per month";. ..............-..... 10 w
Clerk, per month ...... ................ oO w
The clerk to do also janitor work, formerly
costing $40. -
Teachers of high school, 800 to. ....,.. 125 90
Principal of Spring street school !33 ~ ~
Principals of eight-room schools ....; l2O 90
Principals of eight-room schools Will mere
after also teach classes. "
Principals of four-room schools. -...... 100 90
Teachers, SECOND and third grades. per y, %,
Teachers, all other grades, per month - 80
supf. of sindergartens per month . 70 90
Teachers, kindergartens, per monlh' 90 90
Teacher of drawing ......... 13U 90
1,escber of mnsic - 125 90
Teacher of penmanship. ..............., lzo W "
Teacher of night school. ................ 9O W "
tssg;s+sn+ - 80 90
6srdennr 6s9isennr nor dav .. 2 so
Jsnitor Of High School. per month ~ 125 90
'an11o6 Month 6i spring su'e. ''''4.. oon p 20 90
All other janitors, per room, per month w
The council estimated that by their
scale there would be saving OF $50, ,0l5,