The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-29

the L n1fUef Will NOT Kermit IL
Inspectors Decide to Ask $4,000
More Than They Received Last
Yenr-FaIk of Cutting Down
Some of the Higher Salaries.
The school board at a special meet
ing yesterday afternoon turned down
the proposition to make the school year
correspond with the fiscal year of the
city, and made up budget to be pre-
scented to the mayor and the city coun-
ell along the same lines as that pre-
Sented last year, with the exception of
an increase of $41, 900 over the amount
required to run the public school SyS-
TEN this year. The conclusion was not
arrived at until the board had Wrestled
with the question pro and con, finally
deciding to make an estimate which
would maintain the present efficiency
OF the school system.
Secretary Healy reported the distri-
button of the funds expended by the
board this year as follows:
Teachers salaries Observation-Disclosures 1927 $40
Other salaries Observation-Disclosures. 43 $50
General expenses ....... .. 1910
Total 1890. ......... ............ .S420 900
The board decided to recommend the
following budget for the school year
1898 and 1899:
Teachers salaries 900. ....... 1854 6SS
Other salaries ...... 49,. ........ AZ $50
General expenses ....... ......... 80 coo
Total 800. ............. ........... $461 SIS
The above allows an increase of ST.
37e for teachers salaries, and out of
this increase the per diem of thirty
three new teachers will have to be
paid, in addition to the $50 per year an
nual increase for teachers, provided for
by law, applying to those who have
served over one year. The above also
carries with it an increase in the re-
pair fund of $13,624 Aside from this
there is no material difference in the
distribution OF the school POUNDS, as
compared with this year.
The board, in making the estimate,
felt that the additional SAL 900 asked
Tor would be very conservative esti-
mate Of the amount required for the
next school year, when the increase in
the teaching force was considered.
Changes in the force and a distribu
ton of Ike amount paid in salaries on.
more equal basis was taxed over.
but the matter was left until the coun-
ell should have passed upon the bud
get. The council wiz act upon the asti
mate of the board within the next ten
days, then, if indications do not fail.
there may be change in some of tne
teaching stats, brought about for the
purpose of increasing the salaries Of
some of the grade teachers. The pres
ent board, 1t is said, inclines to more
equal distribution Of salaries than is
now paid. and will proceed to put into
effect its sentiments in the matter lust
as soon as the council straightens out
the appropriation.
When the board came to order in The
secretary's office at 4:50 p. m. yester-
Gay letter was read from Corporation
Attorney Markham which put a oui-
etus upon the proposed change in the
school year Mr.. Markham, in his let
ter, went into the charter regulating
the st. Paul public schools He said
that the board would have no author
ny 10 change the year, as the charter
proNiued that the school year should
run from July to July, and any action
which they might take would be in
valid. III
=. - zimmerman wanted to know
Just now much would be available.
ana now much the board could figure
on spending. In reEly Mir CORNING
asked Mr.. Zimmerman if he knew of
any ore who knew just how much the
city would have to spend for the
schools. Mr.. Corning further asserted
that the beard should make an esti-
mate OF the amount required to run
the schools, and leave the matter of
ways and means to the city council
Mr.. McNair urged the necessity of a
liberal amount to be appropriated for
the rep=ir of school buildings. 1t was
lalSe economy to try to curtail ex-
pense in this direction as every month
the repairs were neglected lust increas-
= ed the amount which would ultimately
nave to be expended
Pres ds ut Bernard Zimmerman was
in favor of cutting the high salaried
teachers and raising the pay of the
Teachers receiving $500 or less, S. Der
month.
Mr. My said that he would decline to
enter any combination at the expense
of the teachers or ianitors of the
= schools They Were laid little enough
Mr. May thought they should make I'm
a BUDGET in busiress-like manner, and
pres Mt 1T to the council fair and SQUARE
as their estimate of the amount reouir-
ed 10 run the schools.
President Zimmerman did not favor
asking the council for more than they
knew they could give.
Mr.. Franklin thought that expenses
could be curtailed in some direction
and the salaries of teachers put on a
more equal basis. In some Of the
schools principles were receiving Just
twice the salary of the eighth grade
teachers. This, he thought, was un-
lar. In order to increase the salaries
Of the small salaried teachers 81 ner
month, it would take about $11 600. This
could be met by doing away with the
assistant superintendent Of schools and
the four supervisors
Several me mbers of the board thou h
that that would cripple the efficiency of
the schools.
Mr.. Corning thought that the suner-
Visors were essential.
Mr.. May moved that the schedule as
printed above be recommended To tn
mayor and the city council. The mo
ton prevailed.
The matter of the superintendencv os
schools was not discussed.