Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-05-19
CENTRAL FALLS.
The Present school Muddle- Democratic
Caucases Tonight-Notes.

The Present school MuddIe-Democratic
Caucases Tonight-Notes.
There Is no question now in the minds
OF the people, in regard to the present
trouble between the teachers and school
committee, that the committee must either
recede from the position it has taken in
reducing the salaries OF all the teachers
but one, or get into a series of difficulties
IL does not seem fair To anyone, and it is
not fair, that the contracts made by the
trustees with the school teachers can be
broken ant their salaries reduced while
one contract, also made by the trustees,
with teacher, cannot be broken.
When the present Board OF Trustees was
elected in April it made contracts for the
ensuing year with the teachers and the
latter held the same. The trustees con-
cluded that Mrs. Patt should not be paid
any more than any other teacher, as she
was doing the same work.
Then the Republicans raised a howl and
said Mrs. Patt had contract that expired
in June and that she could collect her
salary until that time. The trustees made
the contract with Mrs. Patt, they said.
When the district system was abolished
at the special town meeting the School
Committee sent Mr.. Robbins, the heavy
salaried superintendent, around to notify
the teachers that their contracts expired
In June and that from that time (when
they were notihed) they would receive
only $50 a day. Thus the committee at
tempted to break the contracts made by
the trustees which, only few weeks
before, it said, in the case OF Mrs. Patt,
could not be broken.
The reason that Mr.. Robbins was sent
to notify the teachers was probably be-
cause the committee wanted TO save the
amount that the doughty colonel secre-
tary OF the committee, would send i'm his
bill for, were he detailed to do the Job.
The colonel is not the kind of man to do
any extra work without bill to follow
very closely.
work without orders but he got $3.50 just
the same.
The trustees are all right in this posi-
tion. They had a perfect right to make
contracts as they were the governing lady
OF Union schc oil district. The committee
had no juristictiction i'm the matter what
ever and has not now as the contracts are
made.
Democratic Caucuses Tonight.
This evening the Democratic district
caucuses for the election of five delegates
TO the town convention and the nomina-
tion OF a Moderator and Clerk for each
district will be held. There are seven
Councilmen to be elected, therefore there
will be one from each district.
Let the voters OF each district turn out
in force, select a candidate, instruct the
delegates and see that every man votes in
June.
BY holding district caucuses a fairer ex-
preston OF the voice Of the people may
be had and there is no reason why every
section may not be satisfied.
Interesting Items.
An entertainment was given at the
Broad Street Baptist Church last evening.
Clerk Crawford was in attendance at the
Court OF Common Pleas today.
All the district caucuses but No. 5 will
be held tonight. No. will he held to-
morrow night.
Jack Dempsey was given one year at the
State Farm this morning as common
drunkard.
The Republican caucus will not be held
this evening, but the Republican Town
Committee will meet tomorrow evening
to fix the date for the caucaus.
The Stars have games arranged ahead
for three weeks. Next Saturday they
play the Pascoags and ON Decoration Day
the Foxes in Fisherville. The Stars
would like to see the amateur State
League form as they and their friends
believe that they could hold their own
and more too.