The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-25
SCHOOL BOARDS PLAN FOR MEET
Ing THE COUNCILS DICTUM
AS TO FUNDS.
WILL NOT CUT THE SALARIES
INSPIl LTUR YOEHtG SAYS HE THINKS
THE BOARD WILL STAND
PAT.
1t Is Said the Council COmmitte e
Was Not ObIiviOus to Party
Considerations.

President Zimmerman, of the school
board, seen yesterday, did not care to
discuss the action of the council COM
m1ttee in reducing the total amount for
school expenditures from 1927, 900 to
$4O0OOO, as reported in the G o b e.
President Zimmerman said the council
was the doctor in the case and the
board, or at least, he, as president Of
the body, did not care to express an
opinion as to the wisdom of the treat
ment prescribed.
Inspector Anthony Yoerg was not as
reticent regarding the action of the
committee as was Mr.. Zimmermann
Nv nat will the board do If the council
passes the ordinance allowing $400, 900
for the school year," said Mr.. Yoerg,.
repeating the question put to him by
a reporter for the Globe. "Weu. 7
can only speak for myself, but so far
as am concerned, there will be no
further reduction in teachers salaries,
and in this 1 think the other members
will support me. If the council chooses
to pass the ordinance fixing the amount
to be expended during the school wear
at 100000, the chances are very good
for the schools being closed in April
or May, or at such time as the money
necessary to run the schools is exhaust
ed. If the public desire the schools
run for the ten months, as has been
zone IN the past the amount asked for
IN the budget will have to be appro-
pr1ated to do it. The next meeting of
the board will be held Aug 4, and if
in the meantime the council passed the
ordinance, as contemplated, the board
would at that time consider the oues-
ticn."
1t was stated yesterday that there
was considerable politics mixed up in
the reduction as proposed by the coun-
Gil committee. The council representa-
tiVes from the First and Second wards
are interested only in getting new
school buildings, and while they talk
about the necessity of giving all the
children accommodations In the schools.
II is admitted by them and other mem
bers of the council, that even if the
new buildings, and additions are erect
ed the fund is so reduced that it will
be impossible to either furnish the
buildings or hire teachers to take
charge CT the pupils. A gentleman, who
has given the school question consider
able study, said yesterday that as far
SOAi0
be only anxious to make a record for
themselves, which would appeal to the
voters of the wards and result in their
reelection.
One of the members of the council,
IN discussing the action of the COM
zmfttee, stated that the teachers salar-
les could be reduced the $17,31O as
recommended by the committee, with
out any difficulty. The city father said
he had been informed bV the nrasidanf
OF the Teachers association, that. the
PRINCIPALS of the several schools had
decided that they would stand cut in
salaries of 20 per cent The board of
school inspectors had made reductions.
but in no instance was the reduction as
much as was expected by the teachers
before the budget was made up. For
this reason the councilman thought
there would be no trouble in the board
readjusting the salary lists so as to
make the reduction. which the council
committee had suggested