The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-18
REDUCING THE EXPENSES.
School Trustees Make a New Sched-
ulsFof Salaries for En-
ployes
The Saving Will Aggregate Some
thing Over Three Thousand
Dollars
Schools VIII Open the First Monday II
observation-disclosures Allowed ON
the Browdwatsr schsui.

the BroRdwatsr Schsui.
The meeting Of The board Of education
last night WAS one Of the most important
held Ia some time. Those present were
Chairman LanahotnN and Trustees Walker.
Gamer, Klsinsohmidt and Greenfield. the
absentess being Trustees Cox and Parohen.
The most important question that was
considered was how to reduce the running
expenses Of the schools, without impSirina
their efficiency and ~ the Same time deal.
ing justly BY the teachers. Trustee Greer
field offered the following resolution. sx-
planning that IL was his idea ~ to how .
considerable saving could be made. He
offered IL. he said. for tho consideration Of
the boa d. and hoped Tint whatever action
vas taken would be unanimous. The rsso-
luton was 40 follows:
Whereas, II is the almost unanimous de-
sire Of tho Taxpayers OF Helena school dis
trict No. l, Lewis and Clarke county. Mon
tana, a. expressed in public meetings. that
the expense Of running tho schools be 70.
duced to the lowest limit consistent with
the best results, and without impairinR
their efficiency; mi whereas. the trustees
Of Helena district believe that In the past
the sal ries paid employees were not excess
sivs, but were graded according to living
expenses; and whersas, there has BEEN and
will be such reduction in living expenses a.
will justify a reduction in salaries for tho
ensuing year; therefore be 10
Resolved. That for the school year begin.
ming Sept. 4. 1893. the following salaries be
paid: Superintendent Of schools. 81. 400
rer annum princis al high school, 81, 800;
high school teachers, $50 per month; p'im-
ary teachers. 1856 per month; second grade
teachers, $50 per month. eighth grade
teachers. $50 per month; teachers Ia other
grades than those specified to receive $76
per month. That all ward principals re-
ceivs IS per mont in addition TO their
salaries as teachers. That the head ~janitor
Sos 20, month. That the teacher Of music
receive 800 per month. the teacher Of writ
ing 300 per month, the teacher Of drawing
800 per month. the clerk of the board $25
pc month. W MI l,,ktY.
Resolved. That the clerk DO Instructed to
notify all employees. In writing, OF the above
changes in salaries.
Resolved. That all teachers who have
been notified of their selection a. such for
the school year beginning Sept. 4. 1893. be
retained.
In explaining the resolution, Mr.. Green
field said the aggregate saving in salaries
was So. TOO for the school year, and yet he
did not think in any case the salaries pro-
posed in the resolution wsre below the liv-
ing point, or that they were loss than paid
in other northwestern cities of like ropula-
tion. The greatest cut was made in the
because while snch cities a. San
Francisco. 81. Louis, Portland. Ore.
o enly ps'a q ;s.c% s1' a A%, ssss e T shsi.
superintendents. he did not think Helena
should pay so much: He fully recognized
the Helena schools. ind he believed that
gentleman would realize the necessities of
the case and accept the reduction in the
same spirit in which it was made. The
resolution reduced the snlaties of the ma
jority of the teachers only S. a month and
ward principals. the same. He wanted to
retain every teacher and every ianitor who
had been engaged In the spring.
The proposed reductions mot general ap-
probation, except that In relation TO tho
superintendent and the head ~ianitor. Supt.
ing to stand a reduction II necessary. but
thought that 5000 At one slice was too
much. He said 10 was willing TO accept a
reduction OF $4OO. Trustee Gamer favored
n $500 cut and Trustee Kleinschmidt ia
vored a $500 reduction. Finally 1t was put
TO a vote, on motion OF Trustee Gamer.
that the salary of the superintendent be
g. 500 per mum. Mr.. Kleinschmidt
amended by making 1t 1900. and the
amendment carried, klsinschmidt. Gamer
and Walker voting for and Greenfield
against.
By unanimous consent the salary Of the
head jRnitor was made $50 n month, $40
sropa Ahnn ppopnaod In the rAaOlnti0n INT
a ,sduction Of $40 in the salary now paid.
The salary OF Prof. Harsh. teacher OF
writing. was also by unanimous consent
Lett at the iRu,e J aid last year.. The other
salaries as fixed by the resolution were
allowed to ema unanimously. The
passed 10 $685. per annum.
Chairman L1nghorne snid he had no
doubt the teachers would realize the
necessities Of the case md would accept
the reductions proposed. but as the teachers
had been r%e-engnQed in the spring for the
was but fair that the t~rustees and teache,s
should meet; that the situation should be
explained to them, and that they be asked
to consent to the reductions proposed. In
conformity with this view the following
resolution was passed. to take the place of
the resolution proposed by Trustee Green
field, Immediately after the preamble:
Resolved. That the tenchers and en-
plo,cs OF school districs No. l. Helena, be
and are hereby requested to meet thu trus-
tees at the high school. Saturday. Sept. 2,
at three p. M. to consider the following re-
vised schedule Of salaries, necessitated by
the strinaenoy of the times, to be In sffeo,
Sept. 4. 1893.
The resolution was adopted unanimously,
rnd then tho trustees discussed for some
time how to reduce expenses In other dirsc.
tions.
Chairman Lanphornc reported thnt he had
examined the school finances. and no had
found that IL would be 1 ossiblo to open the
rchuo!s on timc. On motion OF Trustee
Greenfield II wns decided that the schools
d, Q n Sept. 4. that the morning be devoted
to assigning purils. and that There BE- no
school In the afternoon. 40 II was labor DAY.
The matter of the advisability Of an ap-
PEAL in the high school case was referred "a
n special committee. OF which M. Lang.
horne ia tho chair man. to consult with the
county attorney and with power to act.
Ex-Gov. b. p. Carpenter presented a bill
for services in the high school CASE of RI. 600,
which was referred TO tho finance commit
tee.
Sander & Carlson. contractors on The
Brondwater school. were allowed -, 1863 d
the hrst payment on that building.
Gave 10 per cent on dry goods and fancy GOOD
By buying 1t The Bee Hive this week.
Inv Rat. In ~ ynuis H.