New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
TEACHERS Nay SUE THE CITY
THERE SEEMS 40 WAY OF MEETING THE ID
uUENCY Is THE SALARY FUND.

THERE SEEMS no WAY OF MEETING TIE III
urENCY IL THE SALARY FUND.
The school teachers OF Ncw-York CITY are In state
Of perturbation over the prospect OF having "'r
salaries cut down for want Of funds with when 10
nav them The cause Of the anxiety Is mi'nnder-
standing between tie Board Of Education and Ia"
BOARD OF Estimate and Apportionment 10y which The
fund for salaries Of school teachers Is about S'"""p
short \ week ago general meeting OF u" s'ho"i
teachers was held In the chapel 0i III" '"il'E' VI '
CITY Of Ncw-York The meeting was called 10y inc
scbool Teachers Mutual Benefit Association. II was
decided 10 ask twenty five Of the principals Z" w"
school, Ia meet and appoint a commi''"" I" see W.
controler or other city officials and learn II the
Iuv salary at least. would be paid to the teachers
The needing Of the principals was held MONDAY III
| the chapel 81 the City College. and the following
wore appointed the committee: Henry T. oN"ll'
prjncipal Of Grammar school No. l. Matthew d. RI
gas of Grammar School NO 80, and Mis- Henrietta
woodman Of Grammar school No. II. on Tuesday
This committee waited upon Controller Myers. They
said that the teachers we're exceedingly anxious ahont
their salaries.
| controller MYERS assured them that the June and
JrIv salaries would be paid on June 20, ana 'hat
cvery effort would he made To meet the u'hc!'hcS
II thi, deficiency Is not met, per cent "i IN.
teachers, salaries for November and December VIII
| ,oyo IN be deducted Besides this. many teachers
h ,re entitled 10 an Increase Of $50 for fourteen
,o,rs, service must walt for this additional sum.
| rur,hermorr the Board Of Education VIII not DE-
able 10 pay teachers the time they ar" absent
| II the Board Of Estimate does not meet TINS de-
f,ioncv the teachers will hold mass meeting hpd
will engage Frederic r. toudert ana Joseph H.
rbca,c IN manage their cases for them ana probably
IN sue the city for all back salaries. similar case
bappened In this city ago. and the tchcer'
sucd the city and got the full amount OF their salaries
meeting Of directors OF the school Teachers Mutla
| Benefit Association will be- held at o'clock TUESDAY
afternoon In the chapel OF the City College to hear
the report Of the committee That waited on 'oh'roif
| MYERS and to decide what further action the
| teachers shall take.
| i, is difficult to understand. however. now thiS
deficiency IS 10 be met. Commissioner O'Brien pointed
| out that there deficiencies In other items oi
| the Board OF Education. such one OF Sl2,ooo III
| tho Nautical school account and heavy one III
| the account OF corporate schools.
| Commissioner Lummis said to Tribune reporter
II would be unfair charge the BOARD OF EDUCATION
| with extravaganza in the management OF nc puDhc
| school system. In fact We have conducted the
system so economically that there have already Deet
| many complaints. The fault Hes with the Board o
| Estimate which las down our appropriation mhhS
thousands Of dollars below the amount we ASKED Tor
They allowed us less mOrey for the irauol
the public schools In this city this year IMAM they
| did I'm 1885,