St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-03
CRIPPLE the SCHOOLS
The Aldermanic Board Agree
to the School Appropria-
ton Slice.
Expert Sehupman Materially
Reduces the Job Printers
Bills.
Aldermen Come to a Dead
lock Over a Clerks
Salary.
A Big Grist of Business Of
Interest to Every
Citizen.


the call for the meeting, when the board
evening. AT the last meeting only seven
members were present, and it was not
possible to pass any measures looking
to the expenditure of money. The delay
last evening was caused by the failure
of Aid. Warren to put in an appearance.
his vote being necessary to pass such
measures. Telephone messages were
sent to him, and when the alderman
from the Eighth ward came in he eX-
planned lie was delayed by the bob-tail
service on the Como avenue line. The
session was a lengthy one, it being
nearly midnight when all adjournment
was taken.
The principal business was the pas
sage of the ordinance reducing the
school board expenditures 5000.
The special committee appointed to
consider the report and estimate of the
board of education. together with the
recommendation of the mayor, SUBJ
mitted the following report:
The tax levy, for the fiscal year 1892, for
expenses of the public schools of the city.
was two mills OH the dollar of the assessed
valuation, which will produce Cf all-col-
leetedi, about $4,000: In the present finan-
ciai condition of the city your committee can
The fiscal year 1853. levy for that year, at
the same rate, and on the same valuation,
Will give an equal sum. The school year, ex-
tending to July LIST, 1885, covers, part of
age receipts from the tax levy for the two
years. and applicable to the school year
under consideration will be- in round num-
bers. S347,O GOO. The amount coming from the
81 af nv nNr Nolf.
as appears by the statement furnished US by
the city comptroller, Will be as follows:
March apportionment, received. S43,91S 90
october apportlonment ESTIMATED
from October apportionment of
loSO Observation-Disclosures. 139. 100 IS
iOtoi. SlcO.OdS 80
The receipts from this source for the fiscal
year 1888 can only be matter of conjecture.
For the school year 0aking. as before part
OF each of the two fiscal years. we cannot
count on an amount exceeding SiS5.000.
That, with the sat, 900 city tax, will give a
total Of S432,000 TO cover all ex-
penses of the schools for the
is $4,000 less than the amount estimated by
the board of inspectors as necessary to pay
salaries of teachers and other employees, and
leaving no provision ior supplies, repairs and
contingent fund. Both the board of inspec-
tors and the city council are expressly pro-
hlblted from using other funds of the city for
defraylng expenses OF the schools. Hence re-
ductlon becomes an absolute necessity. Your
committee fully appreciates the fact that the
board of school inspectors is composed of
men of superior ability and integrity, and we
confidently believe they have acted carefully
and conscientiousiy with the one object Of
giving the city the best schools possible,
and we are unwilling to do anything that
can be fairly construed as emanating from
feeling of Indifference on our part
or from want of due appreciation of the
Importance of maintaining for the schools
the highest possible standard A recommen-
oatlon of any reduction is from necessity,
not from choice; and we have no doubt that
the members of the board of inspectors will
on investigation, heartily cooperate with
the councilin an effort to keep the expenses
of maintaining the schools within the amount
obtainable for paving the same.
Your committee, therefore, recommend the
passage OF the accompanying ordinance re-
duclng the total amount of the salaries for
the ensuing school year by deducting from
the salaries of teachers the sum of S4S, $50,
and from the salaries of other employees the
sum of $4,000. That will give, for salaries
and other empl( yes the sum of 1892 000 leav-
ing only $4,000 Ior supplies, contingent fund
and repairs, which the board OF inspectors
estimate to require the sum of $4,000
Neither your committee nor the council
has authority to dictate, or even suggest,
how the deductions shall be apportioned.
That is within the exclusive control of the
board of inspectors For the use and benefit
of the council, in your action on this
report, your committee will state that
in determining the amounts above rec
commended for deductions we have es-
timated that by deducting the $4,000 esti-
mated for Kindergarten teachers; the 81, 460
for manual training teachers; $1,000 of the
SIG. 800 estimated for extra teachers not yet
needed, and all average of 10 per cent on
salaries of teachers now fixed at $500 and
over, will give the suggested $500 without
disturbing the salaries of teachers now re-
ceiving less than $780, and by ju1iciously re-
ducing the salaries of some of the officers and
reducing the number of janitors and other
employees where the same can be done with
out impairing the service, the deduction of
5000 can be apportioned without change
of salary of any of the janitors. But the ap
portionment of any deductions ordered by
the council rests exclusively in the wisdom
and prudence of the board of inspectors and
your committee entertain no doubt that the
duty will be faithfully discharged.
Aid. Montgomery thought the com.
mittee had gone too far in reducing the
salaries of teachers. He wanted the
teachers salaries reduced only $50, 900 in.
stead of $4,000. as recommended by the
committee, and the other salaries re-
duced $4,000 instead of $1,000. Aid
Hickman explained at length the
work of the committee, and the
amendment of Aid. Montgomery was
lost. only Aid. Zimmerman and Mont.
gomery voting for it. The ordinance
reducing the salaries of teachers S4S, COO
| and other employees $1,000 was passed
under suspension of the rules. the
eight aldermen voting in favor of its