The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-04
TO THE AID Of
THE TEACHERS
Supervisor Smith Wants
to See Their Sala-
ries Paid.
Introduces a Resolution to That
Effect at the Board
Meeting.
Or. Clinton S4ys the Cut in Water
Rates Must Be- Made a Hori.
zontal One.

Supervisor Smith came within one vote
at the meeting of the Board of Super
visors yesterday of getting through reso-
luton that would have settled the vexed
question of the payment of teachers sal
aries. Near the close of the meeting he
introduced the following measure:
WHEREAS, In the tax levy of the present
fiscal year allowance was made for the sum OF
$947 900. to be used in the payment Of sal
aries each month on demand OF teachers and
other School Department EN- ployes; and where
as, at the same time an allowance OF $2942
was made for buildings, supplies and otEer
Incidental expenses of the School Depart
ment for this fiscal year; and whereas, notwith-
standing this fact, the Woodworking school,
teachers have been deprived of their salaries
for the period of fifteen days; and whereas,
publications in the daily press indicate that
the salary demands OF the teachers will be
withheld during the month of June by the
Board of Education for the purpose of further
ing the payment of demands for supplies pur-
chased in excess of the amount allowed in the
tax levy by the Board OF Supervisors; there
fore be it
Resolued, That we deem it the duty of the
Board of Education to issue each month 8
salary demand to each teacher and employe OF
con tenn plated by the Board OF Supervisors in
making up the tax levy for the fiscal year
1S96-97.
Resolved, That it is the duty of the Board of
Education to forthwith pay all back salaries to
teachers in preference to the payment of ex-
cessive supply demands
ReS0lped, That the clerk is hereby instructed
to transmit copy of this resolution to the
Board of Education.
DR.. Clinton wanted the matter put over
a week. He said that previous School
Boards had found 1t necessary to temper
arily withhold the pay of teachers in Or
der to tide over financial difficulties, but
that the instructors had always been paid
in the end. He questioned the authority
of the Board of Supervisors to interfere
with the Board of Education.
Supervisor Smith declared it was the
duty of the Board of Supervisors 20 see
that the teachers were paid. The Super
visors furnished the funds for the School
Department and the Supreme Court h ad
recently decided that teachers must be
paid no matter who else had to wait.
Supervisor Britt wanted the matter
with the School Directors. The motion to
lay over a week was defeated by a vote Of
Ito 5. A motion by Supervisor Britt to
lay the motion on the table was defeated
by the same vote.
A motion by Supervisor Clinton to refer
the matter to the Finance Committee was
carried by vote of to 5.
Supervisor Lackman demanded to know
what had become of the water rata CUES
not rendered e report.
He reminded the board that the matter
had been under consideration q long time
and that the rate-payers were growing
anxious. He called on Supervisor Clinton,
chairman of the committee. The latter
stated that the committee was still seek
ing information. That the water COM
pany's books were of such a character the
expert of the board could make no head
nor tail of them, and that it seemed as
though the cut in rates must be made q
horizontal one. He thought the commit
tee would call a meeting within a few
days.
Supervisor Rottanzi's high hat ordi-
nance was laid over for four weeks much
to the doctors disgust.
The matter of transferring the annual
Fourth of July appropriation to the boule-
ward fund was laid over a week. A com-
munica ton from the Chamber of Com
merce, requesting that the transfer be
made, was placed on file.
A resolution introduced by Supervisor
Delaney. that the positions of James
Loney and Thomas Denahy in the Fire
Alarm and Police Telegraph be declared
vacant and William Castleman and John
Reynolds be appointed to fill them, was
laid over for two weeks, Supervisors De.
laney, Britt and Morton voting against the
postponement