The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-22

without enp~1saffC-. Re believed that
would - > good Thing. providing the rswhr
MAJ could = found. Some ore remarked
that e would necessarily have 70 - a
man Of wealth Ex-Nsyor Lssry ted
what was done during hts terri az mayor.
s1t these remarks were net vita ths
statement thai times had charged coz
sissrably IN the interim
The County Clerks ONCE.
The committee asked Thomas " Cor
don his opinion as to rerrenchTnent 81 the
county clerks Office TIE ex-cserk stated
inst 10 ID nor believe Il possible 70 cor
cact the Office al ssas expense than u
was at present costing The receipts q
the Office IN fees run from $3.50 % 600
FnoHfa. and fas expenses amount 20
about 8. 80. which nos Only makes TIE
Office seif-sustainlnz but gives a surplus.
AS % TIE employment Of Dati!ds II the
eogrts. Mr. Gordon thought that ore
hsiiin IA the criminal department. Instead
% three. and one "a the ctyA Instead Of
Two. was sufficient. In regard 20 the sal
aries paid the school teachers. he dia not
believe they acre receiving too much. as
the work Is iaborfous and trying.
James Harr 5astics % the peace az
Christopher precinct and prominent far
ner ia that section made a number Of
valuable suggestions TO the COMMITTEES on
the Hne % retrenchment In court fees.
witness fees, fees 70 election officers. as
sessmeutz % zeal and personal property
and the adjustment OF one OF tire depart
nents Of the superior court. This. ne
claimed. could be accomplished BY ex-
tending the Jurisdiction OF the justice
courts. Mr.. Harris remarks were clear
The committee VIII meet again today
aud lister 70 suggestions from other vel
known citizens and property owners.
As to the schools.
Mayor Wood. IN bis remarks before the
general committees OF this Tax an1 Re-
trenchmeat Association Tuesday. stated
that among the items OF expense which
slsoefs De cSlrtaIled Was the school DEPART
nent. where there had been but little
easnge Ia salaries for number OF years
and where = salary Is now worth = per
cent. more than IL was a few years ago.
Superintendent OF Schools Frank J Bar
narf denies Theses assertions, with al due
respect to me mayor. who, though sincere
n his statements. Is evidently not fully
posted on ths matter. Superintendent Bar
nara has the following 10 say OF the sub
Jeet;
When I read the mayors remarks In
the Post-Irfe.ligeucer Wednesday morning
] knsw that ne had either been misln-
formed or 9as speaking from what ne
understood 70 Be the.fac. The truth OF the
matter Is that ne most rigid retrencnment
has been going on IN the schools during
the past two or three years. and any one
connected vita ths inside working ma
chiHsry could have 40 Informed the mayor.
Several cuts aave been made in salaries
and a Number % special teachers have been
done aWay win entirely. u has been the
aim o. the school directors and myself 20
run tie schools with as nigh degree OF
efficiency and AZ as low cost a. possible,
and In booking over the records I believe
9 sseEfH In IS.
fion
Ny reasons for answering the remarks
OF the mayor are for the purpose OF plac-
tng the true facts as they exist before the
people 50 that they may know just what
has been done in the matter or retreneh-
ment during the past few years. IN order
10 do this / have prepared the following
aguFes. which speak for themselves.
On May the salaries OF the grammar
and primary grade teachers were reduced
from $40 10 $50 maximum. and from 500
to $500 minimum. 70 $3.50 minimum for those
Of no experience. making q reduction In
these departments OF IS per cent. On May
o. 1895. the teachers receiving the maxi
mum at that time were reduced from $50
10 sss5: those including al teachers below
the maximum. from $50 10 $500. and on
May Z, 1855. all OF those from $3.50 20 $500
or in all from $50 10 $3.50. making a per-
centRge OF IS.
on May I. 1885,. the high school teach
ers were reduced from $3.50 to 1900. and
on May 20 1885. from 81. 900 TO sSie, or from
1000 to $50. making q percentage Of 22s4.
''on May =. 1855. the special teachers.
who were receiving 500 were abolished
making saving in this case OF leo per
cent.
ION May H. ise4. the salary OF the Sec
rotary was reduced from $500 to s.. 60
making a percentage OF 20.
~.
superintendent was reduced from 1880 to
s2.5sa. and on September 3 1885. from 50 $50
20 s.. 500 or from $3.50 20 s., go. making a
percentage OF -.
The reductions on the salaries OF the
school principals we're as follows; Cas-
SADIE. Columbia and n. +. Day. in June.
1894. were reduced from 81 Go 20 81 0o0
and in June. iss5. from, si.ooo to 500. or
from si.zQ9 TO 500. making a percentage
OF 2. Central in June. 1894 from so
20 81 GO for vice principal. and IN June.
1896. 10 nothing. that place having been
declared vacant, making a percentage Of
foo Denny--In June. ls94 from 81, No to
sl.soa, and IN June. 1895. from S.5e0 TO
s. ,e6N. or from 81 80 20 81. 30 making a
percentage Of ~ Latona--Tn June 1884.
from LOCO 70 500, and in June. iSS, from
5000 TO $50 or from 81 600 10 $50 making
a percentage Of ~. Mercer. Rainier and
South--in june, iS94, from sl.eoe - $3.50.
and IN June. $50. from S,EaJ 10 N.l2o, or
from 81 80 II st1s5. making a percentage
OF -. Minor and Pacidc-Iu June. ise4.
from 81. So 20 81 s5a and in June 1885. from
s. $50 10 81, Is. or from 81 900 20 s. i2S. max
Ing a percentage Of IL. High school-in
June iSsa from s2.0oo 20 S.1so and IN
June 1895. from $3.50 20 sl.550. OF from
s2.ooo 60 s.sso. making a percentage OF
sea.
4 HtR Reduction.
Beside these the following significant
figures place considerable light on tha
question: on September 81 1855. the
board asked the county commissioners for
s2sn Gaa. or a tax % ~ mills 20 ran the
schools fer the year ending June ISIS.
On October % last year the board asked
for sl2o 90. or tax % SIS mills for the
year ending June. 1887 making a differ
cncc. as you see. OF 80 mills. or a. per
cent For the year 1895 the county tax
was Sal mills. and FOR 1855 was 2 mills.
making a reduction OF 81 mills. OF which
the schools contributed a saving Of 50
mills or a per cent. OF the total re-
ductian
II believe these facts are conclusive evil
dencs that the schools have been conduct